diff --git a/llvm/lib/LTO/LTOBackend.cpp b/llvm/lib/LTO/LTOBackend.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/LTO/LTOBackend.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/LTO/LTOBackend.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,12 @@
   CGSCCAnalysisManager CGAM(Conf.DebugPassManager);
   ModuleAnalysisManager MAM(Conf.DebugPassManager);
 
+  std::unique_ptr<TargetLibraryInfoImpl> TLII(
+      new TargetLibraryInfoImpl(Triple(TM->getTargetTriple())));
+  if (Conf.Freestanding)
+    TLII->disableAllFunctions();
+  FAM.registerPass([&] { return TargetLibraryAnalysis(*TLII); });
+
   // Register the AA manager first so that our version is the one used.
   FAM.registerPass([&] { return std::move(AA); });
 
@@ -302,6 +308,12 @@
   CGSCCAnalysisManager CGAM;
   ModuleAnalysisManager MAM;
 
+  std::unique_ptr<TargetLibraryInfoImpl> TLII(
+      new TargetLibraryInfoImpl(Triple(TM->getTargetTriple())));
+  if (Conf.Freestanding)
+    TLII->disableAllFunctions();
+  FAM.registerPass([&] { return TargetLibraryAnalysis(*TLII); });
+
   // Register the AA manager first so that our version is the one used.
   FAM.registerPass([&] { return std::move(AA); });
 
@@ -335,6 +347,8 @@
 
   PassManagerBuilder PMB;
   PMB.LibraryInfo = new TargetLibraryInfoImpl(Triple(TM->getTargetTriple()));
+  if (Conf.Freestanding)
+    PMB.LibraryInfo->disableAllFunctions();
   PMB.Inliner = createFunctionInliningPass();
   PMB.ExportSummary = ExportSummary;
   PMB.ImportSummary = ImportSummary;
diff --git a/llvm/test/LTO/X86/tli-nobuiltin.ll b/llvm/test/LTO/X86/tli-nobuiltin.ll
--- a/llvm/test/LTO/X86/tli-nobuiltin.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/LTO/X86/tli-nobuiltin.ll
@@ -11,6 +11,31 @@
 ; RUN: llvm-nm %t.o | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=LTO-FREESTANDING
 ; LTO-FREESTANDING: fprintf
 
+; Test -lto-freestanding option for LTOBackend & legacy PM.
+
+; RUN: llvm-lto2 run -r %t.bc,_fprintf,px -r %t.bc,_hello_world,px -r %t.bc,_percent_s,px  -r %t.bc,_foo,px %t.bc -o %t1.o 2>&1
+; RUN: llvm-nm %t1.o.0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=LTO
+
+; RUN: llvm-lto2 run -lto-freestanding -r %t.bc,_fprintf,px -r %t.bc,_hello_world,px -r %t.bc,_percent_s,px  -r %t.bc,_foo,px %t.bc -o %t2.o 2>&1
+; RUN: llvm-nm %t2.o.0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=LTO-FREESTANDING
+
+; Test -lto-freestanding option for LTOBackend & new PM.
+
+; RUN: llvm-lto2 run -use-new-pm -r %t.bc,_fprintf,px -r %t.bc,_hello_world,px -r %t.bc,_percent_s,px  -r %t.bc,_foo,px %t.bc -o %t1.o 2>&1
+; RUN: llvm-nm %t1.o.0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=LTO
+
+; RUN: llvm-lto2 run -use-new-pm -lto-freestanding -r %t.bc,_fprintf,px -r %t.bc,_hello_world,px -r %t.bc,_percent_s,px  -r %t.bc,_foo,px %t.bc -o %t2.o 2>&1
+; RUN: llvm-nm %t2.o.0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=LTO-FREESTANDING
+
+; Test -lto-freestanding option for LTOBackend & new PM with custom pipeline.
+
+; RUN: llvm-lto2 run -use-new-pm -opt-pipeline='default<O3>' -r %t.bc,_fprintf,px -r %t.bc,_hello_world,px -r %t.bc,_percent_s,px  -r %t.bc,_foo,px %t.bc -o %t1.o 2>&1
+; RUN: llvm-nm %t1.o.0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=LTO
+
+; RUN: llvm-lto2 run -use-new-pm -opt-pipeline='default<O3>' -lto-freestanding -r %t.bc,_fprintf,px -r %t.bc,_hello_world,px -r %t.bc,_percent_s,px  -r %t.bc,_foo,px %t.bc -o %t2.o 2>&1
+; RUN: llvm-nm %t2.o.0 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=LTO-FREESTANDING
+
+
 target datalayout = "e-m:o-p270:32:32-p271:32:32-p272:64:64-i64:64-f80:128-n8:16:32:64-S128"
 target triple = "x86_64-apple-macosx10.11.0"
 
diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-lto2/llvm-lto2.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-lto2/llvm-lto2.cpp
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-lto2/llvm-lto2.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-lto2/llvm-lto2.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@
     PassPlugins("load-pass-plugin",
                 cl::desc("Load passes from plugin library"));
 
+static cl::opt<bool> EnableFreestanding(
+    "lto-freestanding",
+    cl::desc("Enable Freestanding (disable builtins / TLI) during LTO"),
+    cl::init(false), cl::Hidden);
+
 static void check(Error E, std::string Msg) {
   if (!E)
     return;
@@ -269,6 +274,7 @@
 
   Conf.OptLevel = OptLevel - '0';
   Conf.UseNewPM = UseNewPM;
+  Conf.Freestanding = EnableFreestanding;
   for (auto &PluginFN : PassPlugins)
     Conf.PassPlugins.push_back(PluginFN);
   switch (CGOptLevel) {