diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 7a571fb..f8ab125 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -1494,6 +1494,8 @@
 int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 {
 	bool show_full_info = false;
+	bool header = false;
+	bool header_only = false;
 	char *rec_script_path = NULL;
 	char *rep_script_path = NULL;
 	struct perf_session *session;
@@ -1532,6 +1534,8 @@
 	OPT_STRING('i', "input", &input_name, "file", "input file name"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('d', "debug-mode", &debug_mode,
 		   "do various checks like samples ordering and lost events"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "header", &header, "Show data header."),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "header-only", &header_only, "Show only data header."),
 	OPT_STRING('k', "vmlinux", &symbol_conf.vmlinux_name,
 		   "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "kallsyms", &symbol_conf.kallsyms_name,
@@ -1748,6 +1752,12 @@
 	if (session == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	if (header || header_only) {
+		perf_session__fprintf_info(session, stdout, show_full_info);
+		if (header_only)
+			return 0;
+	}
+
 	script.session = session;
 
 	if (cpu_list) {
@@ -1755,9 +1765,6 @@
 			return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (!script_name && !generate_script_lang)
-		perf_session__fprintf_info(session, stdout, show_full_info);
-
 	if (!no_callchain)
 		symbol_conf.use_callchain = true;
 	else