diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
index 72b7e7da85..bc99a5ee78 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
@@ -3476,6 +3476,230 @@ struct _virDomainStatsRecord {
  */
 # define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_BLOCK_SUFFIX_THRESHOLD ".threshold"
 
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_CMT:
+ *
+ * The usage of l3 cache (bytes) by applications running on the platform as
+ * unsigned long long. It is produced by the cmt perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_CMT "perf.cmt"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_MBMT:
+ *
+ * The total system bandwidth (bytes/s) from one level of cache to another as
+ * unsigned long long. It is produced by the mbmt perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_MBMT "perf.mbmt"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_MBML:
+ *
+ * The amount of data (bytes/s) sent through the memory controller on the
+ * socket as unsigned long long. It is produced by the mbml perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_MBML "perf.mbml"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_CACHE_MISSES:
+ *
+ * The count of cache misses as unsigned long long. It is produced by the
+ * cache_misses perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_CACHE_MISSES "perf.cache_misses"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_CACHE_REFERENCES:
+ *
+ * The count of cache hits as unsigned long long. It is produced by the
+ * cache_references perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_CACHE_REFERENCES "perf.cache_references"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_INSTRUCTIONS:
+ *
+ * The count of instructions as unsigned long long. It is produced by the
+ * instructions perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_INSTRUCTIONS "perf.instructions"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_CPU_CYCLES:
+ *
+ * The count of cpu cycles (total/elapsed) as an unsigned long long. It is
+ * produced by the cpu_cycles perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_CPU_CYCLES "perf.cpu_cycles"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS:
+ *
+ * The count of branch instructions as unsigned long long. It is produced by
+ * the branch_instructions perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS "perf.branch_instructions"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_BRANCH_MISSES:
+ *
+ * The count of branch misses as unsigned long long. It is produced by the
+ * branch_misses perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_BRANCH_MISSES "perf.branch_misses"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_BUS_CYCLES:
+ *
+ * The count of bus cycles as unsigned long long. It is produced by the
+ * bus_cycles perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_BUS_CYCLES "perf.bus_cycles"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND:
+ *
+ * The count of stalled cpu cycles in the frontend of the instruction processor
+ * pipeline as unsigned long long. It is produced by the
+ * stalled_cycles_frontend perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND "perf.stalled_cycles_frontend"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_STALLED_CYCLES_BACKEND:
+ *
+ * The count of stalled cpu cycles in the backend of the instruction processor
+ * pipeline as unsigned long long. It is produced by the stalled_cycles_backend
+ * perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_STALLED_CYCLES_BACKEND "perf.stalled_cycles_backend"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_REF_CPU_CYCLES:
+ *
+ * The count of total cpu cycles not affected by CPU frequency scaling by
+ * applications running as unsigned long long. It is produced by the
+ * ref_cpu_cycles perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_REF_CPU_CYCLES "perf.ref_cpu_cycles"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_CPU_CLOCK:
+ *
+ * The count of cpu clock time as unsigned long long. It is produced by the
+ * cpu_clock perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_CPU_CLOCK "perf.cpu_clock"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_TASK_CLOCK:
+ *
+ * The count of task clock time as unsigned long long. It is produced by the
+ * task_clock perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_TASK_CLOCK "perf.task_clock"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_PAGE_FAULTS:
+ *
+ * The count of page faults as unsigned long long. It is produced by the
+ * page_faults perf event
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_PAGE_FAULTS "perf.page_faults"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_CONTEXT_SWITCHES:
+ *
+ * The count of context switches as unsigned long long. It is produced by the
+ * context_switches perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_CONTEXT_SWITCHES "perf.context_switches"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_CPU_MIGRATIONS:
+ *
+ * The count of cpu migrations, from one logical processor to another, as
+ * unsigned long long. It is produced by the cpu_migrations perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_CPU_MIGRATIONS "perf.cpu_migrations"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN:
+ *
+ * The count of minor page faults as unsigned long long. It is produced by the
+ * page_faults_min perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN "perf.page_faults_min"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ:
+ *
+ * The count of major page faults as unsigned long long. It is produced by the
+ * page_faults_maj perf event.
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ "perf.page_faults_maj"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS:
+ *
+ * The count of alignment faults as unsigned long long. It is produced by the
+ * alignment_faults perf event
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS "perf.alignment_faults"
+
+/**
+ * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_EMULATION_FAULTS:
+ *
+ * The count of emulation faults as unsigned long long. It is produced by the
+ * emulation_faults perf event
+ *
+ * Since: 11.2.0
+ */
+# define VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_EMULATION_FAULTS "perf.emulation_faults"
+
 /**
  * virDomainStatsTypes:
  *
diff --git a/src/libvirt-domain.c b/src/libvirt-domain.c
index 8cc1a6e5b4..a10746344c 100644
--- a/src/libvirt-domain.c
+++ b/src/libvirt-domain.c
@@ -12291,72 +12291,8 @@ virConnectGetDomainCapabilities(virConnectPtr conn,
  *
  * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF:
  *     Return perf event statistics.
- *     The typed parameter keys are in this format:
- *
- *     "perf.cmt" - the usage of l3 cache (bytes) by applications running on
- *                  the platform as unsigned long long. It is produced by cmt
- *                  perf event.
- *     "perf.mbmt" - the total system bandwidth (bytes/s) from one level of
- *                   cache to another as unsigned long long. It is produced
- *                   by mbmt perf event.
- *     "perf.mbml" - the amount of data (bytes/s) sent through the memory
- *                   controller on the socket as unsigned long long. It is
- *                   produced by mbml perf event.
- *     "perf.cache_misses" - the count of cache misses as unsigned long long.
- *                           It is produced by cache_misses perf event.
- *     "perf.cache_references" - the count of cache hits as unsigned long long.
- *                               It is produced by cache_references perf event.
- *     "perf.instructions" - The count of instructions as unsigned long long.
- *                           It is produced by instructions perf event.
- *     "perf.cpu_cycles" - The count of cpu cycles (total/elapsed) as an
- *                         unsigned long long. It is produced by cpu_cycles
- *                         perf event.
- *     "perf.branch_instructions" - The count of branch instructions as
- *                                  unsigned long long. It is produced by
- *                                  branch_instructions perf event.
- *     "perf.branch_misses" - The count of branch misses as unsigned long
- *                            long. It is produced by branch_misses perf event.
- *     "perf.bus_cycles" - The count of bus cycles as unsigned long
- *                         long. It is produced by bus_cycles perf event.
- *     "perf.stalled_cycles_frontend" - The count of stalled cpu cycles in the
- *                                      frontend of the instruction processor
- *                                      pipeline as unsigned long long. It is
- *                                      produced by stalled_cycles_frontend
- *                                      perf event.
- *     "perf.stalled_cycles_backend"  - The count of stalled cpu cycles in the
- *                                      backend of the instruction processor
- *                                      pipeline as unsigned long long. It is
- *                                      produced by stalled_cycles_backend
- *                                      perf event.
- *     "perf.ref_cpu_cycles" - The count of total cpu cycles not affected by
- *                             CPU frequency scaling by applications running
- *                             as unsigned long long. It is produced by the
- *                             ref_cpu_cycles perf event.
- *     "perf.cpu_clock" - The count of cpu clock time as unsigned long long.
- *                        It is produced by the cpu_clock perf event.
- *     "perf.task_clock" - The count of task clock time as unsigned long long.
- *                         It is produced by the task_clock perf event.
- *     "perf.page_faults" - The count of page faults as unsigned long long.
- *                          It is produced by the page_faults perf event
- *     "perf.context_switches" - The count of context switches as unsigned long
- *                               long. It is produced by the context_switches
- *                               perf event.
- *     "perf.cpu_migrations" - The count of cpu migrations, from one logical
- *                             processor to another, as unsigned long
- *                             long. It is produced by the cpu_migrations
- *                             perf event.
- *     "perf.page_faults_min" - The count of minor page faults as unsigned
- *                              long long. It is produced by the
- *                              page_faults_min perf event.
- *     "perf.page_faults_maj" - The count of major page faults as unsigned
- *                              long long. It is produced by the
- *                              page_faults_maj perf event.
- *     "perf.alignment_faults" - The count of alignment faults as unsigned
- *                               long long. It is produced by the
- *                               alignment_faults perf event
- *     "perf.emulation_faults" - The count of emulation faults as unsigned
- *                               long long. It is produced by the
- *                               emulation_faults perf event
+ *     The VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_* constants define the known typed
+ *     parameter keys.
  *
  * VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_IOTHREAD:
  *     Return IOThread statistics if available. IOThread polling is a
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index a95a953aab..29c5a7df29 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -17603,11 +17603,44 @@ qemuDomainGetStatsPerfOneEvent(virPerf *perf,
                                virTypedParamList *params)
 {
     uint64_t value = 0;
+#define MAP(NAME) \
+    [VIR_PERF_EVENT_ ## NAME] = VIR_DOMAIN_STATS_PERF_ ## NAME
+
+    static const char *keys[] = {
+        MAP(CMT),
+        MAP(MBMT),
+        MAP(MBML),
+        MAP(CPU_CYCLES),
+        MAP(INSTRUCTIONS),
+
+        MAP(CACHE_REFERENCES),
+        MAP(CACHE_MISSES),
+        MAP(BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS),
+        MAP(BRANCH_MISSES),
+        MAP(BUS_CYCLES),
+
+        MAP(STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND),
+        MAP(STALLED_CYCLES_BACKEND),
+        MAP(REF_CPU_CYCLES),
+        MAP(CPU_CLOCK),
+        MAP(TASK_CLOCK),
+
+        MAP(PAGE_FAULTS),
+        MAP(CONTEXT_SWITCHES),
+        MAP(CPU_MIGRATIONS),
+        MAP(PAGE_FAULTS_MIN),
+        MAP(PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ),
+
+        MAP(ALIGNMENT_FAULTS),
+        MAP(EMULATION_FAULTS),
+    };
+#undef MAP
+    G_STATIC_ASSERT(G_N_ELEMENTS(keys) == VIR_PERF_EVENT_LAST);
 
     if (virPerfReadEvent(perf, type, &value) < 0)
         return;
 
-    virTypedParamListAddULLong(params, value, "perf.%s", virPerfEventTypeToString(type));
+    virTypedParamListAddULLong(params, value, "%s", keys[type]);
 }
 
 static void