diff --git a/include/linux/trace_events.h b/include/linux/trace_events.h
index 9df3e2973626..0d496e2d1064 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_events.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_events.h
@@ -663,6 +663,11 @@ struct trace_event_file {
 	struct trace_subsystem_dir	*system;
 	struct list_head		triggers;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HIST_TRIGGERS
+	struct irq_work			hist_work;
+	wait_queue_head_t		hist_wq;
+#endif
+
 	/*
 	 * 32 bit flags:
 	 *   bit 0:		enabled
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 6ef29eba90ce..07ce5b024dd9 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -2965,6 +2965,20 @@ static bool event_in_systems(struct trace_event_call *call,
 	return !*p || isspace(*p) || *p == ',';
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HIST_TRIGGERS
+/*
+ * Wake up waiter on the hist_wq from irq_work because the hist trigger
+ * may happen in any context.
+ */
+static void hist_event_irq_work(struct irq_work *work)
+{
+	struct trace_event_file *event_file;
+
+	event_file = container_of(work, struct trace_event_file, hist_work);
+	wake_up_all(&event_file->hist_wq);
+}
+#endif
+
 static struct trace_event_file *
 trace_create_new_event(struct trace_event_call *call,
 		       struct trace_array *tr)
@@ -2996,6 +3010,10 @@ trace_create_new_event(struct trace_event_call *call,
 	atomic_set(&file->tm_ref, 0);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&file->triggers);
 	list_add(&file->list, &tr->events);
+#ifdef CONFIG_HIST_TRIGGERS
+	init_irq_work(&file->hist_work, hist_event_irq_work);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&file->hist_wq);
+#endif
 	event_file_get(file);
 
 	return file;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 6ece1308d36a..136d91139949 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -5314,6 +5314,9 @@ static void event_hist_trigger(struct event_trigger_data *data,
 
 	if (resolve_var_refs(hist_data, key, var_ref_vals, true))
 		hist_trigger_actions(hist_data, elt, buffer, rec, rbe, key, var_ref_vals);
+
+	if (hist_data->event_file && wq_has_sleeper(&hist_data->event_file->hist_wq))
+		irq_work_queue(&hist_data->event_file->hist_work);
 }
 
 static void hist_trigger_stacktrace_print(struct seq_file *m,
@@ -5593,15 +5596,36 @@ static void hist_trigger_show(struct seq_file *m,
 		   n_entries, (u64)atomic64_read(&hist_data->map->drops));
 }
 
+struct hist_file_data {
+	struct file *file;
+	u64 last_read;
+};
+
+static u64 get_hist_hit_count(struct trace_event_file *event_file)
+{
+	struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data;
+	struct event_trigger_data *data;
+	u64 ret = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(data, &event_file->triggers, list) {
+		if (data->cmd_ops->trigger_type == ETT_EVENT_HIST) {
+			hist_data = data->private_data;
+			ret += atomic64_read(&hist_data->map->hits);
+		}
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int hist_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
+	struct hist_file_data *hist_file = m->private;
 	struct event_trigger_data *data;
 	struct trace_event_file *event_file;
 	int n = 0, ret = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
 
-	event_file = event_file_data(m->private);
+	event_file = event_file_data(hist_file->file);
 	if (unlikely(!event_file)) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -5611,6 +5635,7 @@ static int hist_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 		if (data->cmd_ops->trigger_type == ETT_EVENT_HIST)
 			hist_trigger_show(m, data, n++);
 	}
+	hist_file->last_read = get_hist_hit_count(event_file);
 
  out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
@@ -5618,24 +5643,69 @@ static int hist_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static __poll_t event_hist_poll(struct file *file, struct poll_table_struct *wait)
+{
+	struct trace_event_file *event_file;
+	struct seq_file *m = file->private_data;
+	struct hist_file_data *hist_file = m->private;
+	__poll_t ret = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
+
+	event_file = event_file_data(file);
+	if (!event_file) {
+		ret = EPOLLERR;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	poll_wait(file, &event_file->hist_wq, wait);
+
+	if (hist_file->last_read != get_hist_hit_count(event_file))
+		ret = EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;
+
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int event_hist_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct seq_file *m = file->private_data;
+	struct hist_file_data *hist_file = m->private;
+
+	kfree(hist_file);
+	return tracing_single_release_file_tr(inode, file);
+}
+
 static int event_hist_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
+	struct hist_file_data *hist_file;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = tracing_open_file_tr(inode, file);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	hist_file = kzalloc(sizeof(*hist_file), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!hist_file)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	hist_file->file = file;
+
 	/* Clear private_data to avoid warning in single_open() */
 	file->private_data = NULL;
-	return single_open(file, hist_show, file);
+	ret = single_open(file, hist_show, hist_file);
+	if (ret)
+		kfree(hist_file);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 const struct file_operations event_hist_fops = {
 	.open = event_hist_open,
 	.read = seq_read,
 	.llseek = seq_lseek,
-	.release = tracing_single_release_file_tr,
+	.release = event_hist_release,
+	.poll = event_hist_poll,
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIST_TRIGGERS_DEBUG
