bool       full_paths;
        bool       print_line;
        bool       skip_missing;
+       bool       has_br_stack;
        const char *sym_hist_filter;
        const char *cpu_list;
        DECLARE_BITMAP(cpu_bitmap, MAX_NR_CPUS);
        free(bi);
 }
 
+static int hist_iter__branch_callback(struct hist_entry_iter *iter,
+                                     struct addr_location *al __maybe_unused,
+                                     bool single __maybe_unused,
+                                     void *arg __maybe_unused)
+{
+       struct hist_entry *he = iter->he;
+       struct branch_info *bi;
+       struct perf_sample *sample = iter->sample;
+       struct perf_evsel *evsel = iter->evsel;
+       int err;
+
+       hist__account_cycles(sample->branch_stack, al, sample, false);
+
+       bi = he->branch_info;
+       err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&bi->from, sample, evsel->idx);
+
+       if (err)
+               goto out;
+
+       err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&bi->to, sample, evsel->idx);
+
+out:
+       return err;
+}
+
+static int process_branch_callback(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+                                  struct perf_sample *sample,
+                                  struct addr_location *al __maybe_unused,
+                                  struct perf_annotate *ann,
+                                  struct machine *machine)
+{
+       struct hist_entry_iter iter = {
+               .evsel          = evsel,
+               .sample         = sample,
+               .add_entry_cb   = hist_iter__branch_callback,
+               .hide_unresolved        = symbol_conf.hide_unresolved,
+               .ops            = &hist_iter_branch,
+       };
+
+       struct addr_location a;
+       int ret;
+
+       if (machine__resolve(machine, &a, sample) < 0)
+               return -1;
+
+       if (a.sym == NULL)
+               return 0;
+
+       if (a.map != NULL)
+               a.map->dso->hit = 1;
+
+       ret = hist_entry_iter__add(&iter, &a, PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH, ann);
+       return ret;
+}
+
 static int perf_evsel__add_sample(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
                                  struct perf_sample *sample,
                                  struct addr_location *al,
-                                 struct perf_annotate *ann)
+                                 struct perf_annotate *ann,
+                                 struct machine *machine)
 {
        struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(evsel);
        struct hist_entry *he;
        int ret;
 
-       if (ann->sym_hist_filter != NULL &&
+       if ((!ann->has_br_stack || !ui__has_annotation()) &&
+           ann->sym_hist_filter != NULL &&
            (al->sym == NULL ||
             strcmp(ann->sym_hist_filter, al->sym->name) != 0)) {
                /* We're only interested in a symbol named sym_hist_filter */
         */
        process_branch_stack(sample->branch_stack, al, sample);
 
+       if (ann->has_br_stack && ui__has_annotation())
+               return process_branch_callback(evsel, sample, al, ann, machine);
+
        he = hists__add_entry(hists, al, NULL, NULL, NULL, sample, true);
        if (he == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;
        if (ann->cpu_list && !test_bit(sample->cpu, ann->cpu_bitmap))
                goto out_put;
 
-       if (!al.filtered && perf_evsel__add_sample(evsel, sample, &al, ann)) {
+       if (!al.filtered &&
+           perf_evsel__add_sample(evsel, sample, &al, ann, machine)) {
                pr_warning("problem incrementing symbol count, "
                           "skipping event\n");
                ret = -1;
                if (he->ms.sym == NULL || he->ms.map->dso->annotate_warned)
                        goto find_next;
 
+               if (ann->sym_hist_filter &&
+                   (strcmp(he->ms.sym->name, ann->sym_hist_filter) != 0))
+                       goto find_next;
+
                notes = symbol__annotation(he->ms.sym);
                if (notes->src == NULL) {
 find_next:
                        nd = rb_next(nd);
                } else if (use_browser == 1) {
                        key = hist_entry__tui_annotate(he, evsel, NULL);
+
                        switch (key) {
                        case -1:
                                if (!ann->skip_missing)
        if (annotate.session == NULL)
                return -1;
 
+       annotate.has_br_stack = perf_header__has_feat(&annotate.session->header,
+                                                     HEADER_BRANCH_STACK);
+
        ret = symbol__annotation_init();
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out_delete;
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out_delete;
 
-       if (setup_sorting(NULL) < 0)
-               usage_with_options(annotate_usage, options);
-
        if (annotate.use_stdio)
                use_browser = 0;
        else if (annotate.use_tui)
 
        setup_browser(true);
 
+       if (use_browser == 1 && annotate.has_br_stack) {
+               sort__mode = SORT_MODE__BRANCH;
+               if (setup_sorting(annotate.session->evlist) < 0)
+                       usage_with_options(annotate_usage, options);
+       } else {
+               if (setup_sorting(NULL) < 0)
+                       usage_with_options(annotate_usage, options);
+       }
+
        ret = __cmd_annotate(&annotate);
 
 out_delete: