diff --git a/lib/libpmcstat/libpmcstat_image.c b/lib/libpmcstat/libpmcstat_image.c
--- a/lib/libpmcstat/libpmcstat_image.c
+++ b/lib/libpmcstat/libpmcstat_image.c
@@ -390,19 +390,21 @@
 pmcstat_image_get_elf_params(struct pmcstat_image *image,
     struct pmcstat_args *args)
 {
-	int fd;
+	int fd, dfd;
 	size_t i, nph;
 	const char *path, *elfbase;
 	char *p, *endp;
 	bool first_exec_segment;
 	uintptr_t minva, maxva;
-	Elf *e;
+	Elf *e, *de;
 	GElf_Ehdr eh;
 	GElf_Phdr ph;
 	enum pmcstat_image_type image_type;
 	char buffer[PATH_MAX];
 	char buffer_modules[PATH_MAX];
-	char *chosen_buffer;
+	char buffer_debug[PATH_MAX];
+	char buffer_debug_modules[PATH_MAX];
+	char *chosen_buffer, *chosen_buffer_debug;
 
 	assert(image->pi_type == PMCSTAT_IMAGE_UNKNOWN);
 
@@ -419,27 +421,51 @@
 	/*
 	 * Look for kernel modules under FSROOT/KERNELPATH/NAME and
 	 * FSROOT/boot/modules/NAME, and user mode executable objects
-	 * under FSROOT/PATHNAME.
+	 * under FSROOT/PATHNAME. Also look for debug files in the
+	 * equivalent FSROOT/usr/lib/debug/.../NAME.debug.
 	 */
 	if (image->pi_iskernelmodule) {
 		(void) snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%s%s/%s",
 		    args->pa_fsroot, args->pa_kernel, path);
 		(void) snprintf(buffer_modules, sizeof(buffer_modules),
 		    "%s/boot/modules/%s", args->pa_fsroot, path);
+		(void) snprintf(buffer_debug, sizeof(buffer_debug),
+		    "%s/usr/lib/debug%s/%s.debug", args->pa_fsroot,
+		    args->pa_kernel, path);
+		(void) snprintf(buffer_debug_modules,
+		    sizeof(buffer_debug_modules),
+		    "%s/usr/lib/debug/boot/modules/%s.debug",
+		    args->pa_fsroot, path);
 	} else {
 		(void) snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%s%s",
 		    args->pa_fsroot, path);
+		(void) snprintf(buffer_debug, sizeof(buffer_debug),
+		    "%s/usr/lib/debug%s.debug", args->pa_fsroot, path);
 	}
 
 	e = NULL;
+	de = NULL;
+	dfd = -1;
 	if ((fd = open(buffer, O_RDONLY, 0)) >= 0) {
 		chosen_buffer = buffer;
+		dfd = open(buffer_debug, O_RDONLY, 0);
+		if (dfd >= 0)
+			chosen_buffer_debug = buffer_debug;
+		else if (args->pa_verbosity >= 2)
+			warnx("WARNING: Cannot open \"%s\".",
+			    buffer_debug);
 	} else if (!image->pi_iskernelmodule) {
 		warnx("WARNING: Cannot open \"%s\".",
 		    buffer);
 		goto done;
 	} else if ((fd = open(buffer_modules, O_RDONLY, 0)) >= 0) {
 		chosen_buffer = buffer_modules;
+		dfd = open(buffer_debug_modules, O_RDONLY, 0);
+		if (dfd >= 0)
+			chosen_buffer_debug = buffer_debug_modules;
+		else if (args->pa_verbosity >= 2)
+			warnx("WARNING: Cannot open \"%s\".",
+			    buffer_debug_modules);
 	} else {
 		warnx("WARNING: Cannot open \"%s\" or \"%s\".",
 		    buffer, buffer_modules);
@@ -526,8 +552,23 @@
 			endp = p+1;
 	image->pi_name = pmcstat_string_intern(endp);
 
+	/* Also add symbols from the debug file if present. */
+	if (dfd >= 0) {
+		de = pmcstat_image_open_elf(image, args,
+		    chosen_buffer_debug, dfd, NULL);
+		if (de == NULL)
+			goto done;
+		if (!pmcstat_image_scan_elf_sections(image,
+		    chosen_buffer_debug, de, NULL, NULL))
+			goto done;
+	}
+
 done:
+	if (de != NULL)
+		(void) elf_end(de);
 	(void) elf_end(e);
+	if (dfd >= 0)
+		(void) close(dfd);
 	if (fd >= 0)
 		(void) close(fd);
 	return;