diff --git a/lld/test/wasm/mutable-global-exports.s b/lld/test/wasm/mutable-global-exports.s
--- a/lld/test/wasm/mutable-global-exports.s
+++ b/lld/test/wasm/mutable-global-exports.s
@@ -3,18 +3,17 @@
 # Should fail without mutable globals feature enabled.
 # RUN: not wasm-ld --export-all %t.o -o %t.wasm 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-ERR %s
 # RUN: not wasm-ld --export=foo_global %t.o -o %t.wasm 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-ERR %s
-#
-# RUN: wasm-ld --features=mutable-globals --export=foo_global %t.o -o %t.wasm
+
+# RUN: wasm-ld --extra-features=mutable-globals --export=foo_global %t.o -o %t.wasm
 # RUN: obj2yaml %t.wasm | FileCheck %s
 
 # Explcitly check that __stack_pointer can be exported
-# RUN: wasm-ld --features=mutable-globals --export=__stack_pointer %t.o -o %t.wasm
+# RUN: wasm-ld --extra-features=mutable-globals --export=__stack_pointer %t.o -o %t.wasm
 # RUN: obj2yaml %t.wasm | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-SP %s
 
-# RUN: wasm-ld --features=mutable-globals --export-all %t.o -o %t.wasm
+# RUN: wasm-ld --extra-features=mutable-globals --export-all %t.o -o %t.wasm
 # RUN: obj2yaml %t.wasm | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-ALL %s
 
-
 .globl _start
 .globl foo_global
 
@@ -25,6 +24,14 @@
   .functype _start () -> ()
   end_function
 
+# Add a target feature and ensure that it is preserved when --extra-features is
+# used above.
+.section  .custom_section.target_features,"",@
+  .int8 1
+  .int8 43
+  .int8 7
+  .ascii  "atomics"
+
 # CHECK-ERR: mutable global exported but 'mutable-globals' feature not present in inputs: `foo_global`. Use --no-check-features to suppress
 
 #      CHECK:  - Type:            EXPORT
@@ -86,3 +93,12 @@
 # CHECK-ALL-NEXT:        Kind:            GLOBAL
 # CHECK-ALL-NEXT:        Index:           7
 # CHECK-ALL-NEXT:  - Type:            CODE
+
+# CHECK-ALL:         Name:            target_features
+# CHECK-ALL-NEXT:    Features:
+# CHECK-ALL-NEXT:      - Prefix:          USED
+# CHECK-ALL-NEXT:        Name:            atomics
+# CHECK-ALL-NEXT:      - Prefix:          USED
+# CHECK-ALL-NEXT:        Name:            mutable-globals
+# CHECK-ALL-NEXT: ...
+
diff --git a/lld/wasm/Config.h b/lld/wasm/Config.h
--- a/lld/wasm/Config.h
+++ b/lld/wasm/Config.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
   llvm::SmallVector<llvm::StringRef, 0> searchPaths;
   llvm::CachePruningPolicy thinLTOCachePolicy;
   llvm::Optional<std::vector<std::string>> features;
+  llvm::Optional<std::vector<std::string>> extraFeatures;
 
   // The following config options do not directly correspond to any
   // particular command line options.
diff --git a/lld/wasm/Driver.cpp b/lld/wasm/Driver.cpp
--- a/lld/wasm/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/wasm/Driver.cpp
@@ -469,6 +469,13 @@
       config->features->push_back(std::string(s));
   }
 
+  if (auto *arg = args.getLastArg(OPT_extra_features)) {
+    config->extraFeatures =
+        llvm::Optional<std::vector<std::string>>(std::vector<std::string>());
+    for (StringRef s : arg->getValues())
+      config->extraFeatures->push_back(std::string(s));
+  }
+
   // Legacy --allow-undefined flag which is equivalent to
   // --unresolve-symbols=ignore + --import-undefined
   if (args.hasArg(OPT_allow_undefined)) {
diff --git a/lld/wasm/Options.td b/lld/wasm/Options.td
--- a/lld/wasm/Options.td
+++ b/lld/wasm/Options.td
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@
 def features: CommaJoined<["--", "-"], "features=">,
   HelpText<"Comma-separated used features, inferred from input objects by default.">;
 
+def extra_features: CommaJoined<["--", "-"], "extra-features=">,
+  HelpText<"Comma-separated list of features to add to the default set of features inferred from input objects.">;
+
 // Aliases
 def: JoinedOrSeparate<["-"], "e">, Alias<entry>;
 def: J<"entry=">, Alias<entry>;
diff --git a/lld/wasm/Writer.cpp b/lld/wasm/Writer.cpp
--- a/lld/wasm/Writer.cpp
+++ b/lld/wasm/Writer.cpp
@@ -445,6 +445,11 @@
     allowed.insert("mutable-globals");
   }
 
+  if (config->extraFeatures.has_value()) {
+    auto &extraFeatures = config->extraFeatures.value();
+    allowed.insert(extraFeatures.begin(), extraFeatures.end());
+  }
+
   // Only infer used features if user did not specify features
   bool inferFeatures = !config->features.has_value();