diff --git a/3rdparty/perfparser b/3rdparty/perfparser
index ceab7edc3..0a5547f2b 160000
--- a/3rdparty/perfparser
+++ b/3rdparty/perfparser
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ceab7edc34d70c948a61360feb99b620d7e10f83
+Subproject commit 0a5547f2bd730cd4a1aafe2dc6c944c1f8650318
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 71ffd1be4..692bb4535 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget* parent)
         settings->setKallsyms(m_settingsDialog->kallsyms());
         settings->setArch(m_settingsDialog->arch());
         settings->setObjdump(m_settingsDialog->objdump());
+        settings->setPerfMapPath(m_settingsDialog->perfMapPath());
     });
 
     connect(settings, &Settings::sysrootChanged, m_resultsPage, &ResultsPage::setSysroot);
diff --git a/src/parsers/perf/perfparser.cpp b/src/parsers/perf/perfparser.cpp
index 7b9d3a8b8..f5efdd569 100644
--- a/src/parsers/perf/perfparser.cpp
+++ b/src/parsers/perf/perfparser.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <QBuffer>
 #include <QDataStream>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QDir>
 #include <QEventLoop>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
@@ -751,6 +752,9 @@ class PerfParserPrivate : public QObject
                 commands.names[threadStart.pid][threadStart.pid] = parentComm;
                 thread->name = parentComm;
             }
+            // check if perf-$pid.map file exists
+            perfMapFileExists |= QFile::exists(QDir::tempPath() + QDir::separator()
+                                               + QLatin1String("perf-%1.map").arg(QString::number(thread->pid)));
             break;
         }
         case EventType::ThreadEnd: {
@@ -1388,6 +1392,7 @@ class PerfParserPrivate : public QObject
     qint32 m_schedSwitchCostId = -1;
     QHash<quint32, quint64> m_lastSampleTimePerCore;
     Settings::CostAggregation costAggregation;
+    bool perfMapFileExists = false;
 
     // samples recorded without --call-graph have only one frame
     int m_numSamplesWithMoreThanOneFrame = 0;
@@ -1518,6 +1523,10 @@ bool PerfParser::initParserArgs(const QString& path)
         if (!arch.isEmpty()) {
             parserArgs += {QStringLiteral("--arch"), arch};
         }
+        const auto perfMapPath = settings->perfMapPath();
+        if (!perfMapPath.isEmpty()) {
+            parserArgs += {QStringLiteral("--perf-map-path"), perfMapPath};
+        }
         return parserArgs;
     };
 
@@ -1564,6 +1573,7 @@ void PerfParser::startParseFile(const QString& path)
             emit eventsAvailable(d.eventResult);
             emit frequencyDataAvailable(d.frequencyResult);
             emit threadNamesAvailable(d.commands);
+            emit perfMapFileExists(d.perfMapFileExists);
 
             if (d.m_numSamplesWithMoreThanOneFrame == 0) {
                 emit parserWarning(tr("Samples contained no call stack frames. Consider passing <code>--call-graph "
diff --git a/src/parsers/perf/perfparser.h b/src/parsers/perf/perfparser.h
index cd49bd606..21ef39053 100644
--- a/src/parsers/perf/perfparser.h
+++ b/src/parsers/perf/perfparser.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class PerfParser : public QObject
     void progress(float progress);
     void debugInfoDownloadProgress(const QString& module, const QString& url, qint64 numerator, qint64 denominator);
     void stopRequested();
+    void perfMapFileExists(bool exists);
 
     void parserWarning(const QString& errorMessage);
     void exportFinished(const QUrl& url);
diff --git a/src/resultspage.cpp b/src/resultspage.cpp
index a3dc53bff..b76e88a3b 100644
--- a/src/resultspage.cpp
+++ b/src/resultspage.cpp
@@ -179,6 +179,14 @@ ResultsPage::ResultsPage(PerfParser* parser, QWidget* parent)
         m_filterBusyIndicator->setVisible(false);
     });
 
+    connect(parser, &PerfParser::perfMapFileExists, this, [errorWidget = ui->errorWidget](bool exists) {
+        if (exists) {
+            errorWidget->setText(tr("Perf Map file detected. Consider exporting in the perfparser format or copying "
+                                    "it to another location to keep all backtraces"));
+            errorWidget->show();
+        }
+    });
+
     {
         // create a busy indicator
         m_filterBusyIndicator = new QWidget(this);
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 9bbb47e63..dc2adcc66 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ void Settings::setObjdump(const QString& objdump)
     emit objdumpChanged(m_objdump);
 }
 
+void Settings::setPerfMapPath(const QString& perfMapPath)
+{
+    m_perfMapPath = perfMapPath;
+    emit perfMapPathChanged(m_perfMapPath);
+}
+
 void Settings::setCallgraphParentDepth(int parent)
 {
     if (m_callgraphParentDepth != parent) {
@@ -221,6 +227,7 @@ void Settings::loadFromFile()
         setKallsyms(currentConfig.readEntry("kallsyms", ""));
         setArch(currentConfig.readEntry("arch", ""));
         setObjdump(currentConfig.readEntry("objdump", ""));
+        setPerfMapPath(currentConfig.readEntry("perfMapPath", ""));
     }
 
     setPerfPath(sharedConfig->group("Perf").readEntry("path", ""));
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index 9021cd14c..065a7fa7a 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ class Settings : public QObject
         return m_objdump;
     }
 
+    QString perfMapPath() const
+    {
+        return m_perfMapPath;
+    }
+
     int callgraphParentDepth() const
     {
         return m_callgraphParentDepth;
@@ -166,6 +171,7 @@ class Settings : public QObject
     void appPathChanged(const QString& path);
     void archChanged(const QString& arch);
     void objdumpChanged(const QString& objdump);
+    void perfMapPathChanged(const QString& perfMapPath);
     void callgraphChanged();
     void lastUsedEnvironmentChanged(const QString& envName);
     void sourceCodePathsChanged(const QString& paths);
@@ -185,6 +191,7 @@ public slots:
     void setAppPath(const QString& path);
     void setArch(const QString& arch);
     void setObjdump(const QString& objdump);
+    void setPerfMapPath(const QString& perfMapPath);
     void setCallgraphParentDepth(int parent);
     void setCallgraphChildDepth(int child);
     void setCallgraphColors(const QColor& active, const QColor& inactive);
@@ -214,6 +221,7 @@ public slots:
     QString m_arch;
     QString m_objdump;
     QString m_sourceCodePaths;
+    QString m_perfMapPath;
 
     QString m_lastUsedEnvironment;
 
diff --git a/src/settingsdialog.cpp b/src/settingsdialog.cpp
index 426cb41e2..ac2baec53 100644
--- a/src/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ QString SettingsDialog::objdump() const
     return unwindPage->lineEditObjdump->text();
 }
 
+QString SettingsDialog::perfMapPath() const
+{
+    return unwindPage->lineEditPerfMapPath->text();
+}
+
 void SettingsDialog::addPerfSettingsPage()
 {
     auto page = new QWidget(this);
diff --git a/src/settingsdialog.h b/src/settingsdialog.h
index 36ad2a22f..eaa274f6c 100644
--- a/src/settingsdialog.h
+++ b/src/settingsdialog.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class SettingsDialog : public KPageDialog
     QString kallsyms() const;
     QString arch() const;
     QString objdump() const;
+    QString perfMapPath() const;
 
     void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event) override;
 
diff --git a/src/unwindsettingspage.ui b/src/unwindsettingspage.ui
index 9e0a4d862..5c0441357 100644
--- a/src/unwindsettingspage.ui
+++ b/src/unwindsettingspage.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>505</width>
+    <width>556</width>
     <height>656</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -198,6 +198,20 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="10" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="perfMapPath">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Custom perf-$pid.map directory:</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="10" column="1">
+    <widget class="KUrlRequester" name="lineEditPerfMapPath">
+     <property name="mode">
+      <set>KFile::Directory|KFile::ExistingOnly|KFile::LocalOnly</set>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>