diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Object/COFF.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Object/COFF.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Object/COFF.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Object/COFF.h
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@
   }
 
   bool isCommon() const {
-    return isExternal() && getSectionNumber() == COFF::IMAGE_SYM_UNDEFINED &&
-           getValue() != 0;
+    return (isExternal() || isSection()) &&
+           getSectionNumber() == COFF::IMAGE_SYM_UNDEFINED && getValue() != 0;
   }
 
   bool isUndefined() const {
diff --git a/llvm/test/Object/coff-sec-sym.test b/llvm/test/Object/coff-sec-sym.test
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/Object/coff-sec-sym.test
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Check that section symbol (IMAGE_SYM_CLASS_SECTION) is listed as common symbol.
+
+# RUN: yaml2obj %s -o %t.obj
+# RUN: llvm-nm %t.obj | FileCheck %s
+
+# CHECK: 00000001 C foo
+
+--- !COFF
+header:
+  Machine:         IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_AMD64
+  Characteristics: [  ]
+sections:
+symbols:
+  - Name:            foo
+    Value:           1
+    SectionNumber:   0
+    SimpleType:      IMAGE_SYM_TYPE_NULL
+    ComplexType:     IMAGE_SYM_DTYPE_NULL
+    StorageClass:    IMAGE_SYM_CLASS_SECTION
+...