Index: include/lld/ReaderWriter/ELFLinkingContext.h
===================================================================
--- include/lld/ReaderWriter/ELFLinkingContext.h
+++ include/lld/ReaderWriter/ELFLinkingContext.h
@@ -152,11 +152,14 @@
 
   void setTriple(llvm::Triple trip) { _triple = trip; }
   void setNoInhibitExec(bool v) { _noInhibitExec = v; }
+  void setExportDynamic(bool v) { _exportDynamic = v; }
   void setIsStaticExecutable(bool v) { _isStaticExecutable = v; }
   void setMergeCommonStrings(bool v) { _mergeCommonStrings = v; }
   void setUseShlibUndefines(bool use) { _useShlibUndefines = use; }
   void setOutputELFType(uint32_t type) { _outputELFType = type; }
 
+  bool shouldExportDynamic() const { return _exportDynamic; }
+
   void createInternalFiles(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<File>> &) const override;
 
   /// \brief Set the dynamic linker path
@@ -283,6 +286,7 @@
   uint64_t _baseAddress;
   bool _isStaticExecutable;
   bool _noInhibitExec;
+  bool _exportDynamic;
   bool _mergeCommonStrings;
   bool _runLayoutPass;
   bool _useShlibUndefines;
Index: lib/Driver/GnuLdDriver.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/Driver/GnuLdDriver.cpp
+++ lib/Driver/GnuLdDriver.cpp
@@ -372,6 +372,10 @@
       ctx->setAllowRemainingUndefines(true);
       break;
 
+    case OPT_export_dynamic:
+      ctx->setExportDynamic(true);
+      break;
+
     case OPT_merge_strings:
       ctx->setMergeCommonStrings(true);
       break;
Index: lib/Driver/GnuLdOptions.td
===================================================================
--- lib/Driver/GnuLdOptions.td
+++ lib/Driver/GnuLdOptions.td
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@
 def rpath_link : Separate<["-"], "rpath-link">,
      HelpText<"Specifies the first set of directories to search">,
      Group<grp_dynlibexec>;
+def export_dynamic : Flag<["--"], "export-dynamic">,
+     HelpText<"Add all symbols to the dynamic symbol table"
+              " when creating executables">,
+     Group<grp_main>;
+def alias_export_dynamic: Flag<["-"], "E">,
+      Alias<export_dynamic>;
 
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 /// Dynamic Library Options
Index: lib/ReaderWriter/ELF/ExecutableWriter.h
===================================================================
--- lib/ReaderWriter/ELF/ExecutableWriter.h
+++ lib/ReaderWriter/ELF/ExecutableWriter.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         _runtimeFile(new CRuntimeFile<ELFT>(context)) {}
 
 protected:
+  virtual void buildDynamicSymbolTable(const File &file);
   virtual void addDefaultAtoms();
   virtual bool createImplicitFiles(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<File> > &);
   virtual void finalizeDefaultAtomValues();
@@ -41,6 +42,25 @@
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 //  ExecutableWriter
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+template<class ELFT>
+void ExecutableWriter<ELFT>::buildDynamicSymbolTable(const File &file) {
+  for (auto sec : this->_layout.sections())
+    if (auto section = dyn_cast<AtomSection<ELFT>>(sec))
+      for (const auto &atom : section->atoms()) {
+        const DefinedAtom *da = dyn_cast<const DefinedAtom>(atom->_atom);
+        if (!da)
+          continue;
+        if (da->dynamicExport() != DefinedAtom::dynamicExportAlways &&
+            !this->_context.isDynamicallyExportedSymbol(da->name()) &&
+            !(this->_context.shouldExportDynamic() &&
+              da->scope() == Atom::Scope::scopeGlobal))
+          continue;
+        this->_dynamicSymbolTable->addSymbol(atom->_atom, section->ordinal(),
+                                             atom->_virtualAddr, atom);
+      }
+
+  OutputELFWriter<ELFT>::buildDynamicSymbolTable(file);
+}
 
 /// \brief Add absolute symbols by default. These are linker added
 /// absolute symbols
Index: lib/ReaderWriter/ELF/OutputELFWriter.h
===================================================================
--- lib/ReaderWriter/ELF/OutputELFWriter.h
+++ lib/ReaderWriter/ELF/OutputELFWriter.h
@@ -179,15 +179,6 @@
 template <class ELFT>
 void OutputELFWriter<ELFT>::buildDynamicSymbolTable(const File &file) {
   ScopedTask task(getDefaultDomain(), "buildDynamicSymbolTable");
-  for (auto sec : this->_layout.sections())
-    if (auto section = dyn_cast<AtomSection<ELFT>>(sec))
-      for (const auto &atom : section->atoms()) {
-        const DefinedAtom *da = dyn_cast<const DefinedAtom>(atom->_atom);
-        if (da && (da->dynamicExport() == DefinedAtom::dynamicExportAlways ||
-                   _context.isDynamicallyExportedSymbol(da->name())))
-          _dynamicSymbolTable->addSymbol(atom->_atom, section->ordinal(),
-                                         atom->_virtualAddr, atom);
-      }
   for (const auto &sla : file.sharedLibrary()) {
     if (isDynSymEntryRequired(sla))
       _dynamicSymbolTable->addSymbol(sla, ELF::SHN_UNDEF);
Index: test/elf/export-dynamic.test
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ test/elf/export-dynamic.test
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+# Tests the --export-dynamic (-E) flag. When creating a dynamic executable and
+# receiving this flag, the linker should export all globally visible symbols in
+# its dynamic symbol table.
+
+#RUN: yaml2obj -format=elf %s -o=%t.o
+#RUN: lld -flavor gnu  -target x86_64 -E %t.o -e=main -o %t1
+#RUN: llvm-readobj -dt %t1 | FileCheck -check-prefix CHECKSYMS %s
+
+#CHECKSYMS: myfunc1@
+#CHECKSYMS: main@
+#CHECKSYMS: myvar1@
+
+# The object file below was generated with the following code:
+#
+# (command line clang -c prog.c -o prog.o)
+#
+# int myvar1 = 22;
+#
+# static int mysecretvar = 11;
+#
+# int myfunc1() {
+#   return 23;
+# }
+#
+# static int mysecretfunc() {
+#   return 42;
+# }
+#
+# int main() {
+#   return mysecretfunc() + mysecretvar;
+# }
+---
+FileHeader:      
+  Class:           ELFCLASS64
+  Data:            ELFDATA2LSB
+  OSABI:           ELFOSABI_GNU
+  Type:            ET_REL
+  Machine:         EM_X86_64
+Sections:        
+  - Name:            .text
+    Type:            SHT_PROGBITS
+    Flags:           [ SHF_ALLOC, SHF_EXECINSTR ]
+    AddressAlign:    0x0000000000000010
+    Content:         554889E5B8170000005DC30F1F440000554889E54883EC10C745FC00000000E81C000000030425000000004883C4105DC36666666666662E0F1F840000000000554889E5B82A0000005DC3
+  - Name:            .rela.text
+    Type:            SHT_RELA
+    Link:            .symtab
+    AddressAlign:    0x0000000000000008
+    Info:            .text
+    Relocations:     
+      - Offset:          0x0000000000000027
+        Symbol:          .data
+        Type:            R_X86_64_32S
+        Addend:          4
+  - Name:            .data
+    Type:            SHT_PROGBITS
+    Flags:           [ SHF_WRITE, SHF_ALLOC ]
+    AddressAlign:    0x0000000000000004
+    Content:         160000000B000000
+  - Name:            .bss
+    Type:            SHT_NOBITS
+    Flags:           [ SHF_WRITE, SHF_ALLOC ]
+    AddressAlign:    0x0000000000000004
+    Content:         ''
+Symbols:         
+  Local:           
+    - Name:            mysecretfunc
+      Type:            STT_FUNC
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+      Value:           0x0000000000000040
+      Size:            0x000000000000000B
+    - Name:            mysecretvar
+      Type:            STT_OBJECT
+      Section:         .data
+      Value:           0x0000000000000004
+      Size:            0x0000000000000004
+    - Name:            .text
+      Type:            STT_SECTION
+      Section:         .text
+    - Name:            .data
+      Type:            STT_SECTION
+      Section:         .data
+    - Name:            .bss
+      Type:            STT_SECTION
+      Section:         .bss
+  Global:          
+    - Name:            main
+      Type:            STT_FUNC
+      Section:         .text
+      Value:           0x0000000000000010
+      Size:            0x0000000000000021
+    - Name:            myfunc1
+      Type:            STT_FUNC
+      Section:         .text
+      Size:            0x000000000000000B
+    - Name:            myvar1
+      Type:            STT_OBJECT
+      Section:         .data
+      Size:            0x0000000000000004