diff --git a/lld/MachO/Config.h b/lld/MachO/Config.h
--- a/lld/MachO/Config.h
+++ b/lld/MachO/Config.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
   bool printWhyLoad = false;
   bool searchDylibsFirst = false;
   bool saveTemps = false;
+  bool adhocCodesign = false;
   uint32_t headerPad;
   uint32_t dylibCompatibilityVersion = 0;
   uint32_t dylibCurrentVersion = 0;
diff --git a/lld/MachO/Driver.cpp b/lld/MachO/Driver.cpp
--- a/lld/MachO/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/MachO/Driver.cpp
@@ -845,6 +845,11 @@
 
   config->saveTemps = args.hasArg(OPT_save_temps);
 
+  config->adhocCodesign =
+      args.hasFlag(OPT_adhoc_codesign, OPT_no_adhoc_codesign,
+                   config->target.Arch == AK_arm64 ||
+                   config->target.Arch == AK_arm64e);
+
   if (args.hasArg(OPT_v)) {
     message(getLLDVersion());
     message(StringRef("Library search paths:") +
diff --git a/lld/MachO/Options.td b/lld/MachO/Options.td
--- a/lld/MachO/Options.td
+++ b/lld/MachO/Options.td
@@ -566,11 +566,10 @@
      HelpText<"Print the linker version and search paths in addition to linking">,
      Group<grp_rare>;
 def adhoc_codesign : Flag<["-"], "adhoc_codesign">,
-     HelpText<"Write an ad-hoc code signature to the output file.">,
-     Flags<[HelpHidden]>,
+     HelpText<"Write an ad-hoc code signature to the output file (default for arm64 binaries)">,
      Group<grp_rare>;
 def no_adhoc_codesign : Flag<["-"], "no_adhoc_codesign">,
-     HelpText<"Do not write an ad-hoc code signature to the output file.">,
+     HelpText<"Do not write an ad-hoc code signature to the output file (default for x86_64 binaries)">,
      Group<grp_rare>;
 def version_details : Flag<["-"], "version_details">,
      HelpText<"Print the linker version in JSON form">,
diff --git a/lld/MachO/Writer.cpp b/lld/MachO/Writer.cpp
--- a/lld/MachO/Writer.cpp
+++ b/lld/MachO/Writer.cpp
@@ -725,8 +725,7 @@
   unwindInfoSection = make<UnwindInfoSection>(); // TODO(gkm): only when no -r
   symtabSection = make<SymtabSection>(*stringTableSection);
   indirectSymtabSection = make<IndirectSymtabSection>();
-  if (config->outputType == MH_EXECUTE &&
-      (config->target.Arch == AK_arm64 || config->target.Arch == AK_arm64e))
+  if (config->adhocCodesign)
     codeSignatureSection = make<CodeSignatureSection>();
 
   switch (config->outputType) {
diff --git a/lld/test/MachO/adhoc-codesign.s b/lld/test/MachO/adhoc-codesign.s
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lld/test/MachO/adhoc-codesign.s
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# REQUIRES: x86, aarch64
+
+# RUN: rm -rf %t
+# RUN: split-file %s %t
+
+
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=arm64-apple-macos -o %t/main-arm64.o %t/main.s
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-apple-macos -o %t/main-x86_64.o %t/main.s
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=arm64-apple-macos -o %t/foo-arm64.o %t/foo.s
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-apple-macos -o %t/foo-x86_64.o %t/foo.s
+
+# Exhaustive test for:
+# (x86_64, arm64) x (default, -adhoc_codesign, -no_adhoc-codesign) x (execute, dylib, bundle)
+
+# RUN: %lld -lSystem -arch x86_64 -execute -o %t/out %t/main-x86_64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers %t/out | FileCheck --check-prefix=NO-ADHOC %s
+# RUN: %lld -arch x86_64 -dylib   -o %t/out %t/foo-x86_64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers  %t/out| FileCheck --check-prefix=NO-ADHOC %s
+# RUN: %lld -arch x86_64 -bundle  -o %t/out %t/foo-x86_64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers  %t/out| FileCheck --check-prefix=NO-ADHOC %s
+
+# RUN: %lld -lSystem -arch x86_64 -execute -adhoc_codesign -o %t/out %t/main-x86_64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers %t/out| FileCheck --check-prefix=ADHOC %s
+# RUN: %lld -arch x86_64 -dylib   -adhoc_codesign -o %t/out %t/foo-x86_64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers %t/out| FileCheck --check-prefix=ADHOC %s
+# RUN: %lld -arch x86_64 -bundle  -adhoc_codesign -o %t/out %t/foo-x86_64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers %t/out| FileCheck --check-prefix=ADHOC %s
+
+# RUN: %lld -lSystem -arch x86_64 -execute -no_adhoc_codesign -o %t/out %t/main-x86_64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers %t/out| FileCheck --check-prefix=NO-ADHOC %s
+# RUN: %lld -arch x86_64 -dylib   -no_adhoc_codesign -o %t/out %t/foo-x86_64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers %t/out| FileCheck --check-prefix=NO-ADHOC %s
+# RUN: %lld -arch x86_64 -bundle  -no_adhoc_codesign -o %t/out %t/foo-x86_64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers %t/out| FileCheck --check-prefix=NO-ADHOC %s
+
+
+# RUN: %lld -lSystem -arch arm64 -execute -o %t/out %t/main-arm64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers %t/out | FileCheck --check-prefix=ADHOC %s
+# RUN: %lld -arch arm64 -dylib   -o %t/out %t/foo-arm64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers  %t/out| FileCheck --check-prefix=ADHOC %s
+# RUN: %lld -arch arm64 -bundle  -o %t/out %t/foo-arm64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers  %t/out| FileCheck --check-prefix=ADHOC %s
+
+# RUN: %lld -lSystem -arch arm64 -execute -adhoc_codesign -o %t/out %t/main-arm64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers %t/out| FileCheck --check-prefix=ADHOC %s
+# RUN: %lld -arch arm64 -dylib   -adhoc_codesign -o %t/out %t/foo-arm64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers %t/out| FileCheck --check-prefix=ADHOC %s
+# RUN: %lld -arch arm64 -bundle  -adhoc_codesign -o %t/out %t/foo-arm64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers %t/out| FileCheck --check-prefix=ADHOC %s
+
+# RUN: %lld -lSystem -arch arm64 -execute -no_adhoc_codesign -o %t/out %t/main-arm64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers %t/out| FileCheck --check-prefix=NO-ADHOC %s
+# RUN: %lld -arch arm64 -dylib   -no_adhoc_codesign -o %t/out %t/foo-arm64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers %t/out| FileCheck --check-prefix=NO-ADHOC %s
+# RUN: %lld -arch arm64 -bundle  -no_adhoc_codesign -o %t/out %t/foo-arm64.o
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --macho --all-headers %t/out| FileCheck --check-prefix=NO-ADHOC %s
+
+# ADHOC:          cmd LC_CODE_SIGNATURE
+# ADHOC-NEXT: cmdsize 16
+
+# NO-ADHOC-NOT:          cmd LC_CODE_SIGNATURE
+
+#--- foo.s
+.globl _foo
+_foo:
+  ret
+
+#--- main.s
+.globl _main
+_main:
+  ret