diff --git a/lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c b/lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c
index db72f47d..48e69850 100644
--- a/lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c
+++ b/lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ struct tracecmd_output {
 	bool			quiet;
 	unsigned long		file_state;
 	unsigned long		file_version;
-	size_t			options_start;
+	tsize_t			options_start;
 	bool			big_endian;
 
 	struct list_head	options;
@@ -1212,6 +1212,7 @@ int tracecmd_output_set_version(struct tracecmd_output *handler, int file_versio
  */
 int tracecmd_output_write_init(struct tracecmd_output *handler)
 {
+	unsigned long long offset;
 	char buf[BUFSIZ];
 	int endian4;
 
@@ -1245,6 +1246,14 @@ int tracecmd_output_write_init(struct tracecmd_output *handler)
 	endian4 = convert_endian_4(handler, handler->page_size);
 	if (do_write_check(handler, &endian4, 4))
 		return -1;
+	if (HAS_SECTIONS(handler)) {
+		/* Write 0 as options offset and save its location */
+		offset = 0;
+		handler->options_start = do_lseek(handler, 0, SEEK_CUR);
+		if (do_write_check(handler, &offset, 8))
+			return -1;
+	}
+
 	handler->file_state = TRACECMD_FILE_INIT;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1313,7 +1322,7 @@ tracecmd_add_option_v(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
 	 * We can only add options before tracing data were written.
 	 * This may change in the future.
 	 */
-	if (handle->file_state > TRACECMD_FILE_OPTIONS)
+	if (!HAS_SECTIONS(handle) && handle->file_state > TRACECMD_FILE_OPTIONS)
 		return NULL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
@@ -1326,8 +1335,7 @@ tracecmd_add_option_v(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
-
-	option = malloc(sizeof(*option));
+	option = calloc(1, sizeof(*option));
 	if (!option) {
 		tracecmd_warning("Could not allocate space for option");
 		free(data);
@@ -1390,7 +1398,7 @@ int tracecmd_write_cpus(struct tracecmd_output *handle, int cpus)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int tracecmd_write_options(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
+static int write_options_v6(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
 {
 	struct tracecmd_option *options;
 	unsigned short option;
@@ -1408,7 +1416,7 @@ int tracecmd_write_options(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
 
 	if (do_write_check(handle, "options  ", 10))
 		return -1;
-
+	handle->options_start = do_lseek(handle, 0, SEEK_CUR);
 	list_for_each_entry(options, &handle->options, list) {
 		endian2 = convert_endian_2(handle, options->id);
 		if (do_write_check(handle, &endian2, 2))
@@ -1432,11 +1440,83 @@ int tracecmd_write_options(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
 		return -1;
 
 	handle->file_state = TRACECMD_FILE_OPTIONS;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int write_options_v7(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
+{
+	struct tracecmd_option *options;
+	unsigned long long endian8;
+	unsigned short endian2;
+	unsigned int endian4;
+	bool new = false;
+	tsize_t offset;
+
+	/* Check if there are unsaved options */
+	list_for_each_entry(options, &handle->options, list) {
+		if (!options->offset) {
+			new = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!new)
+		return 0;
+	offset = do_lseek(handle, 0, SEEK_CUR);
+	/* Append to the previous options section, if any */
+	if (handle->options_start) {
+		if (do_lseek(handle, handle->options_start, SEEK_SET) == (off64_t)-1)
+			return -1;
+		endian8 = convert_endian_8(handle, offset);
+		if (do_write_check(handle, &endian8, 8))
+			return -1;
+		if (do_lseek(handle, offset, SEEK_SET) == (off_t)-1)
+			return -1;
+	}
+	offset = out_write_section_header(handle, TRACECMD_OPTION_DONE, "options", 0, false);
+	if (offset == (off_t)-1)
+		return -1;
+	list_for_each_entry(options, &handle->options, list) {
+		/* Option is already saved, skip it */
+		if (options->offset)
+			continue;
+		endian2 = convert_endian_2(handle, options->id);
+		if (do_write_check(handle, &endian2, 2))
+			return -1;
+		endian4 = convert_endian_4(handle, options->size);
+		if (do_write_check(handle, &endian4, 4))
+			return -1;
+		/* Save the data location */
+		options->offset = do_lseek(handle, 0, SEEK_CUR);
+		if (do_write_check(handle, options->data, options->size))
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	endian2 = convert_endian_2(handle, TRACECMD_OPTION_DONE);
+	if (do_write_check(handle, &endian2, 2))
+		return -1;
+	endian4 = convert_endian_4(handle, 8);
+	if (do_write_check(handle, &endian4, 4))
+		return -1;
+	endian8 = 0;
+	handle->options_start = do_lseek(handle, 0, SEEK_CUR);
+	if (do_write_check(handle, &endian8, 8))
+		return -1;
+	if (out_update_section_header(handle, offset))
+		return -1;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int tracecmd_append_options(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
+int tracecmd_write_options(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
+{
+	if (!HAS_SECTIONS(handle))
+		return write_options_v6(handle);
+	return write_options_v7(handle);
+}
+
+
+static int append_options_v6(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
 {
 	struct tracecmd_option *options;
 	unsigned short option;
@@ -1487,6 +1567,13 @@ int tracecmd_append_options(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int tracecmd_append_options(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
+{
+	if (!HAS_SECTIONS(handle))
+		return append_options_v6(handle);
+	return write_options_v7(handle);
+}
+
 static struct tracecmd_option *
 add_buffer_option(struct tracecmd_output *handle, const char *name, int cpus)
 {
