diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/SymbolInterfaces.td b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/SymbolInterfaces.td
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/SymbolInterfaces.td
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/SymbolInterfaces.td
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@
 // Symbol Traits
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
+// Op defines a global symbol.
+def GlobalSymbol : NativeOpTrait<"GlobalSymbol", [Symbol]>;
+
 // Op defines a symbol table.
 def SymbolTable : NativeOpTrait<"SymbolTable">;
 
diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/SymbolTable.h b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/SymbolTable.h
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/SymbolTable.h
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/SymbolTable.h
@@ -448,4 +448,22 @@
 /// Include the generated symbol interfaces.
 #include "mlir/IR/SymbolInterfaces.h.inc"
 
+namespace mlir {
+namespace OpTrait {
+/// A trait used to indicate that a symbol has a global scope. Operations using
+/// this trait must also adhere to the constraints defined by the `Symbol`
+/// trait.
+template <typename ConcreteType>
+class GlobalSymbol : public TraitBase<ConcreteType, GlobalSymbol> {
+  static LogicalResult verifyTrait(Operation *op) {
+    static_assert(ConcreteType::template hasTrait<ZeroResults>(),
+                  "expected operation must have zero results");
+    static_assert(ConcreteType::template hasTrait<SymbolOpInterface::Trait>(),
+                  "expected operation must inherit the `Symbol` trait");
+    return success();
+  }
+};
+} // namespace OpTrait
+} // namespace mlir
+
 #endif // MLIR_IR_SYMBOLTABLE_H
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Target/LLVMIR/ModuleTranslation.cpp b/mlir/lib/Target/LLVMIR/ModuleTranslation.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Target/LLVMIR/ModuleTranslation.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Target/LLVMIR/ModuleTranslation.cpp
@@ -694,7 +694,8 @@
 }
 
 /// Create named global variables that correspond to llvm.mlir.global
-/// definitions. Convert llvm.global_ctors and global_dtors ops.
+/// definitions. Convert llvm.global_ctors and global_dtors ops. Finally convert
+/// operations with the `GlobalSymbol` trait.
 LogicalResult ModuleTranslation::convertGlobals() {
   for (auto op : getModuleBody(mlirModule).getOps<LLVM::GlobalOp>()) {
     llvm::Type *type = convertType(op.getType());
@@ -797,6 +798,18 @@
     if (failed(convertDialectAttributes(op)))
       return failure();
 
+  // Convert operations having the `GlobalSymbol` trait.
+  {
+    llvm::IRBuilder<> llvmBuilder(llvmModule->getContext());
+    for (Operation &op : getModuleBody(mlirModule).getOperations()) {
+      if (!isa<LLVM::GlobalOp, LLVM::GlobalCtorsOp, LLVM::GlobalDtorsOp>(&op) &&
+          op.hasTrait<OpTrait::GlobalSymbol>() &&
+          failed(convertOperation(op, llvmBuilder))) {
+        return failure();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   return success();
 }
 
@@ -1437,6 +1450,7 @@
     if (!isa<LLVM::LLVMFuncOp, LLVM::GlobalOp, LLVM::GlobalCtorsOp,
              LLVM::GlobalDtorsOp, LLVM::MetadataOp, LLVM::ComdatOp>(&o) &&
         !o.hasTrait<OpTrait::IsTerminator>() &&
+        !o.hasTrait<OpTrait::GlobalSymbol>() &&
         failed(translator.convertOperation(o, llvmBuilder))) {
       return nullptr;
     }