diff --git a/src/perfrecord.cpp b/src/perfrecord.cpp
index a40d4d41..5576d10a 100644
--- a/src/perfrecord.cpp
+++ b/src/perfrecord.cpp
@@ -72,24 +72,22 @@ bool PerfRecord::runPerf(bool elevatePrivileges, const QStringList& perfOptions,
         m_perfRecordProcess->kill();
         m_perfRecordProcess->deleteLater();
     }
-    m_perfRecordProcess = new QProcess(this);
-    m_perfRecordProcess->setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::MergedChannels);
 
-    const auto outputFileInfo = QFileInfo(outputPath);
-    const auto folderPath = outputFileInfo.dir().path();
-    const auto folderInfo = QFileInfo(folderPath);
-    if (!folderInfo.exists()) {
-        emit recordingFailed(tr("Folder '%1' does not exist.").arg(folderPath));
-        return false;
-    }
-    if (!folderInfo.isDir()) {
-        emit recordingFailed(tr("'%1' is not a folder.").arg(folderPath));
-        return false;
-    }
-    if (!folderInfo.isWritable()) {
-        emit recordingFailed(tr("Folder '%1' is not writable.").arg(folderPath));
-        return false;
+    m_outputPath = outputPath;
+    m_userTerminated = false;
+
+    if (m_host->isLocal()) {
+        return runPerfLocal(elevatePrivileges, perfOptions, outputPath, workingDirectory);
+    } else {
+        return runPerfRemote(perfOptions, outputPath, workingDirectory);
     }
+}
+
+bool PerfRecord::runPerfLocal(bool elevatePrivileges, const QStringList& perfOptions, const QString& outputPath,
+                              const QString& workingDirectory)
+{
+    m_perfRecordProcess = new QProcess(this);
+    m_perfRecordProcess->setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::MergedChannels);
 
     connect(m_perfRecordProcess.data(), static_cast<void (QProcess::*)(int, QProcess::ExitStatus)>(&QProcess::finished),
             this, [this](int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus) {
@@ -123,9 +121,6 @@ bool PerfRecord::runPerf(bool elevatePrivileges, const QStringList& perfOptions,
         emit recordingOutput(output);
     });
 
-    m_outputPath = outputPath;
-    m_userTerminated = false;
-
     if (!workingDirectory.isEmpty()) {
         m_perfRecordProcess->setWorkingDirectory(workingDirectory);
     }
@@ -162,6 +157,61 @@ bool PerfRecord::runPerf(bool elevatePrivileges, const QStringList& perfOptions,
     return true;
 }
 
+bool PerfRecord::runPerfRemote(const QStringList& perfOptions, const QString& outputPath,
+                               const QString& workingDirectory)
+{
+    m_perfRecordProcess = m_host->remoteDevice().runPerf(workingDirectory, perfOptions);
+
+    auto output = new QFile(outputPath, m_perfRecordProcess);
+    if (!output->open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) {
+        emit recordingFailed(QStringLiteral("Failed to create output file: %1").arg(outputPath));
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    connect(m_perfRecordProcess.data(), &QProcess::readyReadStandardOutput, m_perfRecordProcess,
+            [process = m_perfRecordProcess, output] {
+                auto data = process->readAllStandardOutput();
+                qDebug() << data;
+                output->write(data);
+            });
+    connect(m_perfRecordProcess.data(), &QProcess::readyReadStandardError, m_perfRecordProcess,
+            [this] { emit recordingOutput(QString::fromUtf8(m_perfRecordProcess->readAllStandardError())); });
+
+    connect(m_perfRecordProcess.data(), static_cast<void (QProcess::*)(int, QProcess::ExitStatus)>(&QProcess::finished),
+            this, [this, output](int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus) {
+                Q_UNUSED(exitStatus)
+
+                output->close();
+                output->deleteLater();
+
+                const auto outputFileInfo = QFileInfo(m_outputPath);
+                qDebug() << exitCode << EXIT_SUCCESS << outputFileInfo.exists() << outputFileInfo.size();
+                if ((exitCode == EXIT_SUCCESS || (exitCode == SIGTERM && m_userTerminated) || outputFileInfo.size() > 0)
+                    && outputFileInfo.exists()) {
+                    if (exitCode != EXIT_SUCCESS && !m_userTerminated) {
+                        emit debuggeeCrashed();
+                    }
+                    emit recordingFinished(m_outputPath);
+                } else {
+                    emit recordingFailed(tr("Failed to record perf data, error code %1.").arg(exitCode));
+                }
+                m_userTerminated = false;
+            });
+
+    connect(m_perfRecordProcess.data(), &QProcess::errorOccurred, this, [this](QProcess::ProcessError error) {
+        Q_UNUSED(error)
+        if (!m_userTerminated) {
+            emit recordingFailed(m_perfRecordProcess->errorString());
+        }
+    });
+
+    connect(m_perfRecordProcess.data(), &QProcess::started, this,
+            [this] { emit recordingStarted(m_perfRecordProcess->program(), m_perfRecordProcess->arguments()); });
+
+    m_perfRecordProcess->start();
+    return true;
+}
+
 void PerfRecord::record(const QStringList& perfOptions, const QString& outputPath, bool elevatePrivileges,
                         const QStringList& pids)
 {
diff --git a/src/perfrecord.h b/src/perfrecord.h
index 9f000691..7767c94f 100644
--- a/src/perfrecord.h
+++ b/src/perfrecord.h
@@ -56,5 +56,10 @@ class PerfRecord : public QObject
     bool runPerf(bool elevatePrivileges, const QStringList& perfOptions, const QString& outputPath,
                  const QString& workingDirectory = QString());
 
+    bool runPerfLocal(bool elevatePrivileges, const QStringList& perfOptions, const QString& outputPath,
+                      const QString& workingDirectory = QString());
+    bool runPerfRemote(const QStringList& perfOptions, const QString& outputPath,
+                       const QString& workingDirectory = QString());
+
     bool runRemotePerf(const QStringList& perfOptions, const QString& outputPath, const QString& workingDirectory = {});
 };
diff --git a/src/recordhost.h b/src/recordhost.h
index 81a6e022..a2bb4475 100644
--- a/src/recordhost.h
+++ b/src/recordhost.h
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ class RecordHost : public QObject
     // list of pids to record
     void setPids(const QStringList& pids);
 
+    bool isLocal() const;
+
+    const RemoteDevice& remoteDevice() const
+    {
+        return m_remoteDevice;
+    }
+
 signals:
     /// disallow "start" on recordpage until this is ready and that should only be the case when there's no error
     void isReadyChanged(bool isReady);
@@ -120,7 +127,6 @@ class RecordHost : public QObject
 
 private:
     void checkRequirements();
-    bool isLocal() const;
 
     QString m_host;
     QString m_error;
diff --git a/src/recordpage.cpp b/src/recordpage.cpp
index 46eee770..c7bc01aa 100644
--- a/src/recordpage.cpp
+++ b/src/recordpage.cpp
@@ -82,11 +82,15 @@ void updateStartRecordingButtonState(const RecordHost* host, const std::unique_p
         return;
     }
 
+    // TODO: move stuff to RecordHost
     bool enabled = false;
     switch (selectedRecordType(ui)) {
     case RecordType::LaunchApplication:
         enabled = ui->applicationName->url().isValid();
         break;
+    case RecordType::LaunchRemoteApplication:
+        enabled = host->isReady();
+        break;
     case RecordType::AttachToProcess:
         enabled = ui->processesTableView->selectionModel()->hasSelection();
         break;
@@ -205,7 +209,7 @@ RecordPage::RecordPage(QWidget* parent)
 
     connect(ui->applicationParametersBox, &QLineEdit::editingFinished, this, [this] {
         ui->multiConfig->saveCurrentConfig();
-        m_recordHost->setClientApplicationArguments(KShell::splitArgs(ui->applicationParametersBox->text()));
+        m_recordHost->setClientApplicationArguments(KShell::splitArgs(ui->applicationParametersBox->text());
     });
 
     auto settings = Settings::instance();
diff --git a/src/remotedevice.cpp b/src/remotedevice.cpp
index 6ec7b496..c28cd7f7 100644
--- a/src/remotedevice.cpp
+++ b/src/remotedevice.cpp
@@ -186,3 +186,13 @@ QProcess* RemoteDevice::sshProcess(const QStringList& args) const
 
     return process;
 }
+
+QProcess* RemoteDevice::runPerf(const QString& cwd, const QStringList& perfOptions) const
+{
+    const auto perfCommand = QStringLiteral("perf record -o - %1 ").arg(perfOptions.join(QLatin1Char(' ')));
+    const QString command = QStringLiteral("cd %1 ; %2").arg(cwd, perfCommand);
+    qDebug() << command;
+    auto process = sshProcess({QStringLiteral("sh"), QStringLiteral("-c"), QStringLiteral("\"%1\"").arg(command)});
+
+    return process;
+}
diff --git a/src/remotedevice.h b/src/remotedevice.h
index 9c9de552..b91b2ed5 100644
--- a/src/remotedevice.h
+++ b/src/remotedevice.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class RemoteDevice : public QObject
     bool checkIfFileExists(const QString& file) const;
     QByteArray getProgramOutput(const QStringList& args) const;
 
+    QProcess* runPerf(const QString& cdw, const QStringList& perfOptions) const;
+
 signals:
     void connected();
     void disconnected();