diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Basic/CodeGenOptions.def b/clang/include/clang/Basic/CodeGenOptions.def
--- a/clang/include/clang/Basic/CodeGenOptions.def
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Basic/CodeGenOptions.def
@@ -472,6 +472,10 @@
 /// Whether to emit unused static constants.
 CODEGENOPT(KeepStaticConsts, 1, 0)
 
+/// Whether to emit all variables that have a persistent storage duration,
+/// including global, static and thread local variables.
+CODEGENOPT(KeepPersistentStorageVariables, 1, 0)
+
 /// Whether to follow the AAPCS enforcing at least one read before storing to a volatile bitfield
 CODEGENOPT(ForceAAPCSBitfieldLoad, 1, 0)
 
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
@@ -1697,6 +1697,10 @@
   CodeGenOpts<"KeepStaticConsts">, DefaultFalse,
   PosFlag<SetTrue, [CC1Option], "Keep">, NegFlag<SetFalse, [], "Don't keep">,
   BothFlags<[NoXarchOption], " static const variables if unused">>;
+defm keep_persistent_storage_variables : BoolFOption<"keep-persistent-storage-variables",
+  CodeGenOpts<"KeepPersistentStorageVariables">, DefaultFalse,
+  PosFlag<SetTrue, [CC1Option], "Enable">, NegFlag<SetFalse, [], "Disable">,
+  BothFlags<[NoXarchOption], " keeping all variables that have a persistent storage duration, including global, static and thread local variables, to guarantee that they can be directly addressed">>;
 defm fixed_point : BoolFOption<"fixed-point",
   LangOpts<"FixedPoint">, DefaultFalse,
   PosFlag<SetTrue, [CC1Option], "Enable">, NegFlag<SetFalse, [], "Disable">,
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGDecl.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGDecl.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGDecl.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGDecl.cpp
@@ -469,6 +469,9 @@
   else if (D.hasAttr<UsedAttr>())
     CGM.addUsedOrCompilerUsedGlobal(var);
 
+  if (CGM.getCodeGenOpts().KeepPersistentStorageVariables)
+    CGM.addUsedOrCompilerUsedGlobal(var);
+
   // We may have to cast the constant because of the initializer
   // mismatch above.
   //
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
@@ -2198,12 +2198,14 @@
   if (D && D->hasAttr<UsedAttr>())
     addUsedOrCompilerUsedGlobal(GV);
 
-  if (CodeGenOpts.KeepStaticConsts && D && isa<VarDecl>(D)) {
-    const auto *VD = cast<VarDecl>(D);
-    if (VD->getType().isConstQualified() &&
-        VD->getStorageDuration() == SD_Static)
-      addUsedOrCompilerUsedGlobal(GV);
-  }
+  if (const auto *VD = dyn_cast_if_present<VarDecl>(D);
+      VD &&
+      ((CodeGenOpts.KeepPersistentStorageVariables &&
+        (VD->getStorageDuration() == SD_Static ||
+         VD->getStorageDuration() == SD_Thread)) ||
+       (CodeGenOpts.KeepStaticConsts && VD->getStorageDuration() == SD_Static &&
+        VD->getType().isConstQualified())))
+    addUsedOrCompilerUsedGlobal(GV);
 }
 
 bool CodeGenModule::GetCPUAndFeaturesAttributes(GlobalDecl GD,
@@ -3084,12 +3086,14 @@
   if (LangOpts.EmitAllDecls)
     return true;
 
-  if (CodeGenOpts.KeepStaticConsts) {
-    const auto *VD = dyn_cast<VarDecl>(Global);
-    if (VD && VD->getType().isConstQualified() &&
-        VD->getStorageDuration() == SD_Static)
-      return true;
-  }
+  const auto *VD = dyn_cast<VarDecl>(Global);
+  if (VD &&
+      ((CodeGenOpts.KeepPersistentStorageVariables &&
+        (VD->getStorageDuration() == SD_Static ||
+         VD->getStorageDuration() == SD_Thread)) ||
+       (CodeGenOpts.KeepStaticConsts && VD->getStorageDuration() == SD_Static &&
+        VD->getType().isConstQualified())))
+    return true;
 
   return getContext().DeclMustBeEmitted(Global);
 }
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
@@ -7294,6 +7294,8 @@
 
   Args.addOptInFlag(CmdArgs, options::OPT_fkeep_static_consts,
                     options::OPT_fno_keep_static_consts);
+  Args.addOptInFlag(CmdArgs, options::OPT_fkeep_persistent_storage_variables,
+                    options::OPT_fno_keep_persistent_storage_variables);
   Args.addOptInFlag(CmdArgs, options::OPT_fcomplete_member_pointers,
                     options::OPT_fno_complete_member_pointers);
   Args.addOptOutFlag(CmdArgs, options::OPT_fcxx_static_destructors,
diff --git a/clang/test/CodeGen/keep-persistent-storage-variables.cpp b/clang/test/CodeGen/keep-persistent-storage-variables.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/CodeGen/keep-persistent-storage-variables.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -fkeep-persistent-storage-variables -emit-llvm %s -o - -triple=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu | FileCheck %s
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -fkeep-persistent-storage-variables -emit-llvm %s -o - -triple=powerpc64-ibm-aix-xcoff | FileCheck %s
+
+// CHECK: @_ZL2g1 = internal global i32 0, align 4
+// CHECK: @_ZL2g2 = internal global i32 1, align 4
+// CHECK: @tl1 = thread_local global i32 0, align 4
+// CHECK: @tl2 = thread_local global i32 3, align 4
+// CHECK: @_ZL3tl3 = internal thread_local global i32 0, align 4
+// CHECK: @_ZL3tl4 = internal thread_local global i32 4, align 4
+// CHECK: @g5 = global i32 0, align 4
+// CHECK: @g6 = global i32 6, align 4
+// CHECK: @_ZZ5test3vE2s3 = internal global i32 0, align 4
+// CHECK: @_ZN12_GLOBAL__N_12s4E = internal global i32 42, align 4
+// CHECK: @_ZZ5test5vE3tl5 = internal thread_local global i32 1, align 4
+// CHECK: @_ZN2ST2s6E = global i32 7, align 4
+// CHECK: @llvm{{(\.compiler)?}}.used = appending global [12 x ptr] [ptr @_ZL2g1, ptr @_ZL2g2, ptr @tl1, ptr @tl2, ptr @_ZL3tl3, ptr @_ZL3tl4, ptr @g5, ptr @g6, ptr @_ZZ5test3vE2s3, ptr @_ZN12_GLOBAL__N_12s4E, ptr @_ZZ5test5vE3tl5, ptr @_ZN2ST2s6E], section "llvm.metadata"
+
+static int g1;
+static int g2 = 1;
+__thread int tl1;
+__thread int tl2 = 3;
+static __thread int tl3;
+static __thread int tl4 = 4;
+int g5;
+int g6 = 6;
+
+int test3() {
+  static int s3 = 0;
+  ++s3;
+  return s3;
+}
+
+namespace {
+  int s4 = 42;
+}
+
+int test5() {
+  static __thread int tl5 = 1;
+  ++tl5;
+  return tl5;
+}
+
+struct ST {
+  static int s6;
+};
+int ST::s6 = 7;
diff --git a/clang/test/Driver/fkeep-persistent-storage-variables.c b/clang/test/Driver/fkeep-persistent-storage-variables.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/Driver/fkeep-persistent-storage-variables.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// RUN: %clang -fkeep-persistent-storage-variables -c %s -### 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
+// RUN: %clang -fkeep-persistent-storage-variables -fno-keep-persistent-storage-variables -c %s -### 2>&1 | FileCheck %s -check-prefix=CHECK-NOKEEP
+
+// CHECK: "-fkeep-persistent-storage-variables"
+// CHECK-NOKEEP-NOT: "-fkeep-persistent-storage-variables"