diff --git a/include/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.h b/include/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.h
index 27ba89d..21f83e2 100644
--- a/include/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.h
+++ b/include/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ void tracecmd_unload_plugins(struct tep_plugin_list *list, struct tep_handle *pe
 char **tracecmd_event_systems(const char *tracing_dir);
 char **tracecmd_system_events(const char *tracing_dir, const char *system);
 struct tep_handle *tracecmd_local_events(const char *tracing_dir);
+struct tep_handle *tracecmd_local_events_system(const char *tracing_dir,
+						const char * const *sys_names);
 int tracecmd_fill_local_events(const char *tracing_dir, struct tep_handle *pevent);
 char **tracecmd_local_plugins(const char *tracing_dir);
 
diff --git a/lib/trace-cmd/trace-util.c b/lib/trace-cmd/trace-util.c
index b5aea39..ca32fcf 100644
--- a/lib/trace-cmd/trace-util.c
+++ b/lib/trace-cmd/trace-util.c
@@ -1119,43 +1119,25 @@ static int read_header(struct tep_handle *pevent, const char *events_dir)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * tracecmd_local_events - create a pevent from the events on system
- * @tracing_dir: The directory that contains the events.
- *
- * Returns a pevent structure that contains the pevents local to
- * the system.
- */
-struct tep_handle *tracecmd_local_events(const char *tracing_dir)
+static bool contains(const char *name, const char * const *names)
 {
-	struct tep_handle *pevent = NULL;
-
-	pevent = tep_alloc();
-	if (!pevent)
-		return NULL;
-
-	if (tracecmd_fill_local_events(tracing_dir, pevent)) {
-		tep_free(pevent);
-		pevent = NULL;
-	}
-
-	return pevent;
+	if (!names)
+		return false;
+	for (; *names; names++)
+		if (strcmp(name, *names) == 0)
+			return true;
+	return false;
 }
 
-/**
- * tracecmd_fill_local_events - Fill a pevent with the events on system
- * @tracing_dir: The directory that contains the events.
- * @pevent: Allocated pevent which will be filled
- *
- * Returns whether the operation succeeded
- */
-int tracecmd_fill_local_events(const char *tracing_dir, struct tep_handle *pevent)
+static int tracecmd_fill_local_events_system(const char *tracing_dir,
+					     struct tep_handle *pevent,
+					     const char * const *sys_names)
 {
+	int ret, failure = 0;
 	struct dirent *dent;
 	char *events_dir;
 	struct stat st;
 	DIR *dir;
-	int ret, failure = 0;
 
 	if (!tracing_dir)
 		return -1;
@@ -1189,7 +1171,8 @@ int tracecmd_fill_local_events(const char *tracing_dir, struct tep_handle *peven
 		if (strcmp(name, ".") == 0 ||
 		    strcmp(name, "..") == 0)
 			continue;
-
+		if (sys_names && !contains(name, sys_names))
+			continue;
 		sys = append_file(events_dir, name);
 		ret = stat(sys, &st);
 		if (ret < 0 || !S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
@@ -1217,6 +1200,58 @@ int tracecmd_fill_local_events(const char *tracing_dir, struct tep_handle *peven
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * tracecmd_local_events_system - create a tep from the events of the specified subsystem.
+ *
+ * @tracing_dir: The directory that contains the events.
+ * @sys_name: Array of system names, to load the events from.
+ * The last element from the array must be NULL
+ *
+ * Returns a tep structure that contains the tep local to
+ * the system.
+ */
+struct tep_handle *tracecmd_local_events_system(const char *tracing_dir,
+						const char * const *sys_names)
+{
+	struct tep_handle *tep = NULL;
+
+	tep = tep_alloc();
+	if (!tep)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (tracecmd_fill_local_events_system(tracing_dir, tep, sys_names)) {
+		tep_free(tep);
+		tep = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return tep;
+}
+
+/**
+ * tracecmd_local_events - create a pevent from the events on system
+ * @tracing_dir: The directory that contains the events.
+ *
+ * Returns a pevent structure that contains the pevents local to
+ * the system.
+ */
+struct tep_handle *tracecmd_local_events(const char *tracing_dir)
+{
+	return tracecmd_local_events_system(tracing_dir, NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * tracecmd_fill_local_events - Fill a pevent with the events on system
+ * @tracing_dir: The directory that contains the events.
+ * @pevent: Allocated pevent which will be filled
+ *
+ * Returns whether the operation succeeded
+ */
+int tracecmd_fill_local_events(const char *tracing_dir,
+			       struct tep_handle *pevent)
+{
+	return tracecmd_fill_local_events_system(tracing_dir, pevent, NULL);
+}
+
 /**
  * tracecmd_local_plugins - returns an array of available tracer plugins
  * @tracing_dir: The directory that contains the tracing directory
