diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/netdata.nix b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/netdata.nix
index 621d686512d..e43241eea89 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/netdata.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/netdata.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ let
     mkdir -p $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d
     ln -s /run/wrappers/bin/apps.plugin $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/apps.plugin
     ln -s /run/wrappers/bin/freeipmi.plugin $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/freeipmi.plugin
+    ln -s /run/wrappers/bin/perf.plugin $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/perf.plugin
     ln -s /run/wrappers/bin/slabinfo.plugin $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/slabinfo.plugin
   '';
 
@@ -182,6 +183,14 @@ in {
       permissions = "u+rx,g+rx,o-rwx";
     };
 
+    security.wrappers."perf.plugin" = {
+      source = "${cfg.package}/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/perf.plugin.org";
+      capabilities = "cap_sys_admin+ep";
+      owner = cfg.user;
+      group = cfg.group;
+      permissions = "u+rx,g+rx,o-rx";
+    };
+
     security.wrappers."slabinfo.plugin" = {
       source = "${cfg.package}/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/slabinfo.plugin.org";
       capabilities = "cap_dac_override+ep";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/netdata/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/netdata/default.nix
index 1179db00e52..c4001e8c50b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/netdata/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/netdata/default.nix
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # rename this plugin so netdata will look for setuid wrapper
     mv $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/apps.plugin \
        $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/apps.plugin.org
+    mv $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/perf.plugin \
+       $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/perf.plugin.org
     mv $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/slabinfo.plugin \
        $out/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/slabinfo.plugin.org
     ${optionalString withIpmi ''