diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/OpenMP/OpenMPOps.td b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/OpenMP/OpenMPOps.td
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/OpenMP/OpenMPOps.td
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/OpenMP/OpenMPOps.td
@@ -349,6 +349,43 @@
   let assemblyFormat = "$region attr-dict";
 }
 
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+// 2.17.1 critical Construct
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+// TODO: Autogenerate this from OMP.td in llvm/include/Frontend
+def omp_sync_hint_none: I32EnumAttrCase<"none", 0>;
+def omp_sync_hint_uncontended: I32EnumAttrCase<"uncontended", 1>;
+def omp_sync_hint_contended: I32EnumAttrCase<"contended", 2>;
+def omp_sync_hint_nonspeculative: I32EnumAttrCase<"nonspeculative", 3>;
+def omp_sync_hint_speculative: I32EnumAttrCase<"speculative", 4>;
+
+def SyncHintKind: I32EnumAttr<"SyncHintKind", "OpenMP Sync Hint Kind",
+    [omp_sync_hint_none, omp_sync_hint_uncontended, omp_sync_hint_contended,
+     omp_sync_hint_nonspeculative, omp_sync_hint_speculative]> {
+  let cppNamespace = "::mlir::omp";
+  let stringToSymbolFnName = "ConvertToEnum";
+  let symbolToStringFnName = "ConvertToString";
+}
+
+def CriticalOp : OpenMP_Op<"critical"> {
+  let summary = "critical construct";
+  let description = [{
+    The critical construct imposes a restriction on the associated structured
+    block (region) to be executed by only a single thread at a time.
+  }];
+
+  let arguments = (ins OptionalAttr<FlatSymbolRefAttr>:$name,
+                       OptionalAttr<SyncHintKind>:$hint);
+
+  let regions = (region AnyRegion:$region);
+
+  let assemblyFormat = [{
+    (`(` $name^ `)`)? (`hint` `(` $hint^ `)`)? $region attr-dict
+  }];
+
+  let verifier = "return ::verifyCriticalOp(*this);";
+}
+
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 // 2.17.2 barrier Construct
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/OpenMP/IR/OpenMPDialect.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/OpenMP/IR/OpenMPDialect.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/OpenMP/IR/OpenMPDialect.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/OpenMP/IR/OpenMPDialect.cpp
@@ -974,5 +974,13 @@
   return success();
 }
 
+static LogicalResult verifyCriticalOp(CriticalOp op) {
+  if (!op.name().hasValue() && op.hint().hasValue() &&
+      (op.hint().getValue() != SyncHintKind::none))
+    return op.emitOpError() << "must specify a name unless the effect is as if "
+                               "hint(none) is specified";
+  return success();
+}
+
 #define GET_OP_CLASSES
 #include "mlir/Dialect/OpenMP/OpenMPOps.cpp.inc"
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Target/LLVMIR/Dialect/OpenMP/OpenMPToLLVMIRTranslation.cpp b/mlir/lib/Target/LLVMIR/Dialect/OpenMP/OpenMPToLLVMIRTranslation.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Target/LLVMIR/Dialect/OpenMP/OpenMPToLLVMIRTranslation.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Target/LLVMIR/Dialect/OpenMP/OpenMPToLLVMIRTranslation.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,45 @@
   return success();
 }
 
+/// Converts an OpenMP 'critical' operation into LLVM IR using OpenMPIRBuilder.
+static LogicalResult
+convertOmpCritical(Operation &opInst, llvm::IRBuilderBase &builder,
+                   LLVM::ModuleTranslation &moduleTranslation) {
+  using InsertPointTy = llvm::OpenMPIRBuilder::InsertPointTy;
+  auto criticalOp = cast<omp::CriticalOp>(opInst);
+  // TODO: support error propagation in OpenMPIRBuilder and use it instead of
+  // relying on captured variables.
+  LogicalResult bodyGenStatus = success();
+
+  auto bodyGenCB = [&](InsertPointTy allocaIP, InsertPointTy codeGenIP,
+                       llvm::BasicBlock &continuationBlock) {
+    // CriticalOp has only one region associated with it.
+    auto &region = cast<omp::CriticalOp>(opInst).getRegion();
+    convertOmpOpRegions(region, "omp.critical.region", *codeGenIP.getBlock(),
+                        continuationBlock, builder, moduleTranslation,
+                        bodyGenStatus);
+  };
+
+  // TODO: Perform finalization actions for variables. This has to be
+  // called for variables which have destructors/finalizers.
+  auto finiCB = [&](InsertPointTy codeGenIP) {};
+
+  llvm::OpenMPIRBuilder::LocationDescription ompLoc(
+      builder.saveIP(), builder.getCurrentDebugLocation());
+  llvm::LLVMContext &llvmContext = moduleTranslation.getLLVMContext();
+  llvm::Constant *hint = nullptr;
+  if (criticalOp.hint().hasValue()) {
+    hint =
+        llvm::ConstantInt::get(llvm::Type::getInt32Ty(llvmContext),
+                               static_cast<int>(criticalOp.hint().getValue()));
+  } else {
+    hint = llvm::ConstantInt::get(llvm::Type::getInt32Ty(llvmContext), 0);
+  }
+  builder.restoreIP(moduleTranslation.getOpenMPBuilder()->createCritical(
+      ompLoc, bodyGenCB, finiCB, criticalOp.name().getValueOr(""), hint));
+  return success();
+}
+
 /// Converts an OpenMP workshare loop into LLVM IR using OpenMPIRBuilder.
 static LogicalResult
 convertOmpWsLoop(Operation &opInst, llvm::IRBuilderBase &builder,
@@ -365,6 +404,9 @@
       .Case([&](omp::MasterOp) {
         return convertOmpMaster(*op, builder, moduleTranslation);
       })
+      .Case([&](omp::CriticalOp) {
+        return convertOmpCritical(*op, builder, moduleTranslation);
+      })
       .Case([&](omp::WsLoopOp) {
         return convertOmpWsLoop(*op, builder, moduleTranslation);
       })
diff --git a/mlir/test/Dialect/OpenMP/invalid.mlir b/mlir/test/Dialect/OpenMP/invalid.mlir
--- a/mlir/test/Dialect/OpenMP/invalid.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/Dialect/OpenMP/invalid.mlir
@@ -293,3 +293,13 @@
   }
   return
 }
+
+// -----
+
+func @omp_critical() -> () {
+  // expected-error @below {{must specify a name unless the effect is as if hint(none) is specified}}
+  omp.critical hint(nonspeculative) {
+    omp.terminator
+  }
+  return
+}
diff --git a/mlir/test/Dialect/OpenMP/ops.mlir b/mlir/test/Dialect/OpenMP/ops.mlir
--- a/mlir/test/Dialect/OpenMP/ops.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/Dialect/OpenMP/ops.mlir
@@ -369,3 +369,14 @@
   return
 }
 
+// CHECK-LABEL: omp_critical
+func @omp_critical() -> () {
+  omp.critical {
+    omp.terminator
+  }
+
+  omp.critical(@mutex) hint(nonspeculative) {
+    omp.terminator
+  }
+  return
+}
diff --git a/mlir/test/Target/LLVMIR/openmp-llvm.mlir b/mlir/test/Target/LLVMIR/openmp-llvm.mlir
--- a/mlir/test/Target/LLVMIR/openmp-llvm.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/Target/LLVMIR/openmp-llvm.mlir
@@ -466,3 +466,28 @@
  }
  llvm.return
 }
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: @omp_critical
+llvm.func @omp_critical(%x : !llvm.ptr<i32>, %xval : i32) -> () {
+  // CHECK: call void @__kmpc_critical_with_hint({{.*}}critical_user_.var{{.*}}, i32 0)
+  // CHECK: br label %omp.critical.region
+  // CHECK: omp.critical.region
+  omp.critical {
+  // CHECK: store
+    llvm.store %xval, %x : !llvm.ptr<i32>
+    omp.terminator
+  }
+  // CHECK: call void @__kmpc_end_critical({{.*}}critical_user_.var{{.*}})
+
+  // CHECK: call void @__kmpc_critical_with_hint({{.*}}critical_user_mutex.var{{.*}}, i32 2)
+  // CHECK: br label %omp.critical.region
+  // CHECK: omp.critical.region
+  omp.critical(@mutex) hint(contended) {
+  // CHECK: store
+    llvm.store %xval, %x : !llvm.ptr<i32>
+    omp.terminator
+  }
+  // CHECK: call void @__kmpc_end_critical({{.*}}critical_user_mutex.var{{.*}})
+
+  llvm.return
+}