diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
index e8b9aadbbfa5..c402e74172f6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt
@@ -344,7 +344,8 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -d::
 --data::
-	Record the sample virtual addresses.  Implies --sample-mem-info.
+	Record the sample virtual addresses.  Implies --sample-mem-info and
+	--data-mmap.
 
 --phys-data::
 	Record the sample physical addresses.
@@ -861,6 +862,11 @@ filtered through the mask provided by -C option.
 	Prepare BPF filter to be used by regular users.  The action should be
 	either "pin" or "unpin".  The filter can be used after it's pinned.
 
+--data-mmap::
+	Enable recording MMAP events for non-executable mappings.  Basically
+	perf only records executable mappings but data mmaping can be useful
+	when you analyze data access with sample addresses.  So using -d option
+	would enable this unless you specify --no-data-mmap manually.
 
 include::intel-hybrid.txt[]
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 2584d0d8bc82..cbfbd9bb1063 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1881,7 +1881,7 @@ static int record__synthesize_workload(struct record *rec, bool tail)
 						 process_synthesized_event,
 						 &rec->session->machines.host,
 						 needs_mmap,
-						 rec->opts.sample_address);
+						 rec->opts.record_data_mmap);
 	perf_thread_map__put(thread_map);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -2191,7 +2191,7 @@ static int record__synthesize(struct record *rec, bool tail)
 
 		err = __machine__synthesize_threads(machine, tool, &opts->target,
 						    rec->evlist->core.threads,
-						    f, needs_mmap, opts->sample_address,
+						    f, needs_mmap, opts->record_data_mmap,
 						    rec->opts.nr_threads_synthesize);
 	}
 
@@ -3006,8 +3006,9 @@ int record_opts__parse_callchain(struct record_opts *record,
 	ret = parse_callchain_record_opt(arg, callchain);
 	if (!ret) {
 		/* Enable data address sampling for DWARF unwind. */
-		if (callchain->record_mode == CALLCHAIN_DWARF)
-			record->sample_address = true;
+		if (callchain->record_mode == CALLCHAIN_DWARF &&
+		    !record->record_data_mmap_set)
+			record->record_data_mmap = true;
 		callchain_debug(callchain);
 	}
 
@@ -3686,6 +3687,9 @@ static struct option __record_options[] = {
 	OPT_CALLBACK(0, "off-cpu-thresh", &record.opts, "ms",
 		     "Dump off-cpu samples if off-cpu time exceeds this threshold (in milliseconds). (Default: 500ms)",
 		     record__parse_off_cpu_thresh),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN_SET(0, "data-mmap", &record.opts.record_data_mmap,
+			&record.opts.record_data_mmap_set,
+			"Record mmap events for non-executable mappings"),
 	OPT_END()
 };
 
@@ -4249,9 +4253,12 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
 		goto out_opts;
 	}
 
-	/* For backward compatibility, -d implies --mem-info */
-	if (rec->opts.sample_address)
+	/* For backward compatibility, -d implies --mem-info and --data-mmap */
+	if (rec->opts.sample_address) {
 		rec->opts.sample_data_src = true;
+		if (!rec->opts.record_data_mmap_set)
+			rec->opts.record_data_mmap = true;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Allow aliases to facilitate the lookup of symbols for address
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 9cd706f62793..ec6552a6f667 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -1445,10 +1445,11 @@ void evsel__config(struct evsel *evsel, struct record_opts *opts,
 		attr->inherit_stat = 1;
 	}
 
-	if (opts->sample_address) {
+	if (opts->sample_address)
 		evsel__set_sample_bit(evsel, ADDR);
+
+	if (opts->record_data_mmap)
 		attr->mmap_data = track;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * We don't allow user space callchains for  function trace
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/record.h b/tools/perf/util/record.h
index ea3a6c4657ee..93627c9a7338 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/record.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/record.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ struct record_opts {
 	bool	      record_cgroup;
 	bool	      record_switch_events;
 	bool	      record_switch_events_set;
+	bool	      record_data_mmap;
+	bool	      record_data_mmap_set;
 	bool	      all_kernel;
 	bool	      all_user;
 	bool	      kernel_callchains;