diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/Local.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/Local.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/Local.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/Local.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,11 @@
       Dest1->removePredecessor(BI->getParent());
 
       // Replace the conditional branch with an unconditional one.
-      Builder.CreateBr(Dest1);
+      BranchInst *NewBI = Builder.CreateBr(Dest1);
+
+      // Transfer the metadata to the new branch instruction.
+      NewBI->copyMetadata(*BI);
+
       Value *Cond = BI->getCondition();
       BI->eraseFromParent();
       if (DeleteDeadConditions)
diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/SimplifyCFG/commondest-loopid.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/SimplifyCFG/commondest-loopid.ll
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/SimplifyCFG/commondest-loopid.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+; RUN: opt < %s -simplifycfg -S | FileCheck %s
+;
+; Ensure that the loop metadata is preserved when converting the
+; conditional branch to an unconditional.
+
+define void @commondest_loopid(i1 %T) {
+; CHECK-LABEL: @commondest_loopid(
+; CHECK: !llvm.loop !0
+; CHECK: !0 = distinct !{!0, !1}
+; CHECK: !1 = !{!"loopprop"}
+entry:
+        br label %loop
+
+loop:
+        br i1 %T, label %loop, label %loop, !llvm.loop !0
+}
+
+!0 = distinct !{!0, !1}
+!1 = !{!"loopprop"}