diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-timechart.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-timechart.txt
index 3ff8bd4..4373144 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-timechart.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-timechart.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@
 
   Written 10.2 seconds of trace to output.svg.
 
+-n::
+--proc-num::
+        Print task info for at least given number of tasks.
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkperf:perf-record[1]
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
index bb21e57..c352be4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #define SUPPORT_OLD_POWER_EVENTS 1
 #define PWR_EVENT_EXIT -1
 
+static int proc_num = 15;
 
 static unsigned int	numcpus;
 static u64		min_freq;	/* Lowest CPU frequency seen */
@@ -955,7 +956,7 @@
 	do {
 		count = determine_display_tasks(thresh);
 		thresh /= 10;
-	} while (!process_filter && thresh && count < 15);
+	} while (!process_filter && thresh && count < proc_num);
 
 	open_svg(filename, numcpus, count, first_time, last_time);
 
@@ -1102,6 +1103,8 @@
 		       parse_process),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "symfs", &symbol_conf.symfs, "directory",
 		    "Look for files with symbols relative to this directory"),
+	OPT_INTEGER('n', "proc-num", &proc_num,
+		    "min. number of tasks to print"),
 	OPT_END()
 	};
 	const char * const timechart_usage[] = {