diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
index c17611fb5c0b..2fc1ba3a4680 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ static char callchain_list__folded(const struct callchain_list *self)
 	return map_symbol__folded(&self->ms);
 }
 
+static void map_symbol__set_folding(struct map_symbol *self, bool unfold)
+{
+	self->unfolded = unfold ? self->has_children : false;
+}
+
 static int callchain_node__count_rows_rb_tree(struct callchain_node *self)
 {
 	int n = 0;
@@ -196,11 +201,98 @@ static bool hist_browser__toggle_fold(struct hist_browser *self)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static int callchain_node__set_folding_rb_tree(struct callchain_node *self, bool unfold)
+{
+	int n = 0;
+	struct rb_node *nd;
+
+	for (nd = rb_first(&self->rb_root); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
+		struct callchain_node *child = rb_entry(nd, struct callchain_node, rb_node);
+		struct callchain_list *chain;
+		bool has_children = false;
+
+		list_for_each_entry(chain, &child->val, list) {
+			++n;
+			map_symbol__set_folding(&chain->ms, unfold);
+			has_children = chain->ms.has_children;
+		}
+
+		if (has_children)
+			n += callchain_node__set_folding_rb_tree(child, unfold);
+	}
+
+	return n;
+}
+
+static int callchain_node__set_folding(struct callchain_node *node, bool unfold)
+{
+	struct callchain_list *chain;
+	bool has_children = false;
+	int n = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(chain, &node->val, list) {
+		++n;
+		map_symbol__set_folding(&chain->ms, unfold);
+		has_children = chain->ms.has_children;
+	}
+
+	if (has_children)
+		n += callchain_node__set_folding_rb_tree(node, unfold);
+
+	return n;
+}
+
+static int callchain__set_folding(struct rb_root *chain, bool unfold)
+{
+	struct rb_node *nd;
+	int n = 0;
+
+	for (nd = rb_first(chain); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
+		struct callchain_node *node = rb_entry(nd, struct callchain_node, rb_node);
+		n += callchain_node__set_folding(node, unfold);
+	}
+
+	return n;
+}
+
+static void hist_entry__set_folding(struct hist_entry *self, bool unfold)
+{
+	hist_entry__init_have_children(self);
+	map_symbol__set_folding(&self->ms, unfold);
+
+	if (self->ms.has_children) {
+		int n = callchain__set_folding(&self->sorted_chain, unfold);
+		self->nr_rows = unfold ? n : 0;
+	} else
+		self->nr_rows = 0;
+}
+
+static void hists__set_folding(struct hists *self, bool unfold)
+{
+	struct rb_node *nd;
+
+	self->nr_entries = 0;
+
+	for (nd = rb_first(&self->entries); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
+		struct hist_entry *he = rb_entry(nd, struct hist_entry, rb_node);
+		hist_entry__set_folding(he, unfold);
+		self->nr_entries += 1 + he->nr_rows;
+	}
+}
+
+static void hist_browser__set_folding(struct hist_browser *self, bool unfold)
+{
+	hists__set_folding(self->hists, unfold);
+	self->b.nr_entries = self->hists->nr_entries;
+	/* Go to the start, we may be way after valid entries after a collapse */
+	ui_browser__reset_index(&self->b);
+}
+
 static int hist_browser__run(struct hist_browser *self, const char *title)
 {
 	int key;
-	int exit_keys[] = { 'a', '?', 'h', 'd', 'D', 't', NEWT_KEY_ENTER,
-			    NEWT_KEY_RIGHT, NEWT_KEY_LEFT, 0, };
+	int exit_keys[] = { 'a', '?', 'h', 'C', 'd', 'D', 'E', 't',
+			    NEWT_KEY_ENTER, NEWT_KEY_RIGHT, NEWT_KEY_LEFT, 0, };
 	char str[256], unit;
 	unsigned long nr_events = self->hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE];
 
@@ -237,7 +329,15 @@ static int hist_browser__run(struct hist_browser *self, const char *title)
 					   self->b.top_idx,
 					   h->row_offset, h->nr_rows);
 		}
-			continue;
+			break;
+		case 'C':
+			/* Collapse the whole world. */
+			hist_browser__set_folding(self, false);
+			break;
+		case 'E':
+			/* Expand the whole world. */
+			hist_browser__set_folding(self, true);
+			break;
 		case NEWT_KEY_ENTER:
 			if (hist_browser__toggle_fold(self))
 				break;
@@ -734,8 +834,6 @@ int hists__browse(struct hists *self, const char *helpline, const char *ev_name)
 		dso = browser->selection->map ? browser->selection->map->dso : NULL;
 
 		switch (key) {
-		case NEWT_KEY_F1:
-			goto do_help;
 		case NEWT_KEY_TAB:
 		case NEWT_KEY_UNTAB:
 			/*
@@ -752,13 +850,15 @@ int hists__browse(struct hists *self, const char *helpline, const char *ev_name)
 			goto zoom_dso;
 		case 't':
 			goto zoom_thread;
+		case NEWT_KEY_F1:
 		case 'h':
 		case '?':
-do_help:
 			ui__help_window("->        Zoom into DSO/Threads & Annotate current symbol\n"
 					"<-        Zoom out\n"
 					"a         Annotate current symbol\n"
 					"h/?/F1    Show this window\n"
+					"C         Collapse all callchains\n"
+					"E         Expand all callchains\n"
 					"d         Zoom into current DSO\n"
 					"t         Zoom into current Thread\n"
 					"q/CTRL+C  Exit browser");