diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Basic/LangOptions.h b/clang/include/clang/Basic/LangOptions.h
--- a/clang/include/clang/Basic/LangOptions.h
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Basic/LangOptions.h
@@ -487,6 +487,10 @@
   /// forward slash (/) elsewhere.
   bool UseTargetPathSeparator = false;
 
+  // Indicates whether we should keep all nullptr checks for pointers
+  // received as a result of a standard operator new (-fcheck-new)
+  bool CheckNew = false;
+
   LangOptions();
 
   /// Set language defaults for the given input language and
diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Basic/LangOptions.def b/clang/include/clang/Basic/LangOptions.def
--- a/clang/include/clang/Basic/LangOptions.def
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Basic/LangOptions.def
@@ -466,6 +466,8 @@
         "avoid tearing the Lexer and etc. down). Controlled by "
         "-fincremental-extensions.")
 
+BENIGN_LANGOPT(CheckNew, 1, 0, "Do not assume C++ operator new may not return NULL")
+
 #undef LANGOPT
 #undef COMPATIBLE_LANGOPT
 #undef BENIGN_LANGOPT
diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td b/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
--- a/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
@@ -5038,7 +5038,11 @@
 // ignore it for now to avoid breaking builds that use it.
 def fdiagnostics_show_location_EQ : Joined<["-"], "fdiagnostics-show-location=">, Group<clang_ignored_f_Group>;
 
-defm fcheck_new : BooleanFFlag<"check-new">, Group<clang_ignored_f_Group>;
+defm check_new : BoolOption<"f", "check-new",
+  LangOpts<"CheckNew">, DefaultFalse,
+  PosFlag<SetTrue, [], "Do not assume C++ operator new may not return NULL">,
+  NegFlag<SetFalse>, BothFlags<[CC1Option]>>;
+
 defm caller_saves : BooleanFFlag<"caller-saves">, Group<clang_ignored_gcc_optimization_f_Group>;
 defm reorder_blocks : BooleanFFlag<"reorder-blocks">, Group<clang_ignored_gcc_optimization_f_Group>;
 defm branch_count_reg : BooleanFFlag<"branch-count-reg">, Group<clang_ignored_gcc_optimization_f_Group>;
diff --git a/clang/lib/AST/ExprCXX.cpp b/clang/lib/AST/ExprCXX.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/AST/ExprCXX.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/AST/ExprCXX.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@
 }
 
 bool CXXNewExpr::shouldNullCheckAllocation() const {
+  if (getOperatorNew()->getLangOpts().CheckNew)
+    return true;
   return !getOperatorNew()->hasAttr<ReturnsNonNullAttr>() &&
          getOperatorNew()
              ->getType()
diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp
@@ -6149,6 +6149,9 @@
                    Triple.hasDefaultEmulatedTLS()))
     CmdArgs.push_back("-femulated-tls");
 
+  Args.addOptInFlag(CmdArgs, options::OPT_fcheck_new,
+                    options::OPT_fno_check_new);
+
   if (Arg *A = Args.getLastArg(options::OPT_fzero_call_used_regs_EQ)) {
     // FIXME: There's no reason for this to be restricted to X86. The backend
     // code needs to be changed to include the appropriate function calls
diff --git a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDecl.cpp b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDecl.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDecl.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDecl.cpp
@@ -16127,7 +16127,11 @@
   //   indicates failure by returning a null pointer value. Any other allocation
   //   function never returns a null pointer value and indicates failure only by
   //   throwing an exception [...]
-  if (!IsNothrow && !FD->hasAttr<ReturnsNonNullAttr>())
+  //
+  // However, -fcheck-new invalidates this possible assumption, so don't add
+  // NonNull when that is enabled.
+  if (!IsNothrow && !FD->hasAttr<ReturnsNonNullAttr>() &&
+      !getLangOpts().CheckNew)
     FD->addAttr(ReturnsNonNullAttr::CreateImplicit(Context, FD->getLocation()));
 
   // C++2a [basic.stc.dynamic.allocation]p2:
diff --git a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaExprCXX.cpp
@@ -3157,7 +3157,8 @@
     // Global allocation functions should always be visible.
     Alloc->setVisibleDespiteOwningModule();
 
-    if (HasBadAllocExceptionSpec && getLangOpts().NewInfallible)
+    if (HasBadAllocExceptionSpec && getLangOpts().NewInfallible &&
+        !getLangOpts().CheckNew)
       Alloc->addAttr(
           ReturnsNonNullAttr::CreateImplicit(Context, Alloc->getLocation()));
 
diff --git a/clang/test/CodeGenCXX/fcheck-new.cpp b/clang/test/CodeGenCXX/fcheck-new.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/CodeGenCXX/fcheck-new.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// NOTE: Assertions have been autogenerated by utils/update_cc_test_checks.py
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -fcheck-new -triple x86_64-linux-gnu -S -disable-O0-optnone \
+// RUN: -emit-llvm -o - %s | FileCheck %s
+//
+
+struct A { A(); };
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: @_Z5test0v(
+// CHECK-NEXT:  entry:
+// CHECK-NEXT:    [[CALL:%.*]] = call noalias noundef ptr @_Znwm(i64 noundef 1)
+// CHECK-NEXT:    [[NEW_ISNULL:%.*]] = icmp eq ptr [[CALL]], null
+// CHECK-NEXT:    br i1 [[NEW_ISNULL]], label [[NEW_CONT:%.*]], label [[NEW_NOTNULL:%.*]]
+// CHECK:       new.notnull:
+// CHECK-NEXT:    call void @_ZN1AC1Ev(ptr noundef nonnull align 1 dereferenceable(1) [[CALL]])
+// CHECK-NEXT:    br label [[NEW_CONT]]
+// CHECK:       new.cont:
+// CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP0:%.*]] = phi ptr [ [[CALL]], [[NEW_NOTNULL]] ], [ null, [[ENTRY:%.*]] ]
+// CHECK-NEXT:    ret ptr [[TMP0]]
+//
+A *test0() {
+  return new A();
+}
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: @_Z5test1v(
+// CHECK-NEXT:  entry:
+// CHECK-NEXT:    [[CALL:%.*]] = call noalias noundef ptr @_Znwm(i64 noundef 4)
+// CHECK-NEXT:    ret ptr [[CALL]]
+//
+int *test1() {
+  return new int;
+}
diff --git a/clang/test/Driver/clang_f_opts.c b/clang/test/Driver/clang_f_opts.c
--- a/clang/test/Driver/clang_f_opts.c
+++ b/clang/test/Driver/clang_f_opts.c
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@
 // RUN:     -fno-reorder-blocks -freorder-blocks                              \
 // RUN:     -fno-schedule-insns2 -fschedule-insns2                            \
 // RUN:     -fno-stack-check                                                  \
-// RUN:     -fno-check-new -fcheck-new                                        \
 // RUN:     -ffriend-injection                                                \
 // RUN:     -fno-implement-inlines -fimplement-inlines                        \
 // RUN:     -fstack-check                                                     \