Index: include/atomic
===================================================================
--- include/atomic
+++ include/atomic
@@ -561,6 +561,27 @@
 # define __cpp_lib_atomic_is_always_lock_free 201603L
 #endif
 
+
+#if __has_attribute(__enable_if__) && __has_attribute(__unavailable__)
+# define _LIBCPP_CHECK_ATOMIC_MEMORY_ORDER
+# define _LIBCPP_CHECK_LOAD_MEMORY_ORDER(__m)                                 \
+    __attribute__ ((__enable_if__(__m == memory_order_release                 \
+                               || __m == memory_order_acq_rel, "")))          \
+    __attribute__ ((__unavailable__("memory order argument to atomic operation is invalid")))
+
+# define _LIBCPP_CHECK_STORE_MEMORY_ORDER(__m)                                \
+    __attribute__ ((__enable_if__(__m == memory_order_consume                 \
+                               || __m == memory_order_acquire                 \
+                               || __m == memory_order_acq_rel, "")))          \
+    __attribute__ ((__unavailable__("memory order argument to atomic operation is invalid")))
+
+# define _LIBCPP_CHECK_EXCHANGE_MEMORY_ORDER(__s, __f)                        \
+    __attribute__ ((__enable_if__(__f == memory_order_release                 \
+                               || __f == memory_order_acq_rel, "")))          \
+    __attribute__ ((__unavailable__("memory order argument to atomic operation is invalid")))
+#endif
+
+
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
 typedef enum memory_order
@@ -934,6 +955,21 @@
     bool compare_exchange_strong(_Tp& __e, _Tp __d,
                                  memory_order __m = memory_order_seq_cst) _NOEXCEPT
         {return __c11_atomic_compare_exchange_strong(&__a_, &__e, __d, __m, __m);}
+#if defined(_LIBCPP_CHECK_ATOMIC_MEMORY_ORDER)
+    void store(_Tp __d, memory_order __m) volatile _LIBCPP_CHECK_STORE_MEMORY_ORDER(__m);
+    void store(_Tp __d, memory_order __m) _LIBCPP_CHECK_STORE_MEMORY_ORDER(__m);
+
+    _Tp load(memory_order __m) const volatile _LIBCPP_CHECK_LOAD_MEMORY_ORDER(__m);
+    _Tp load(memory_order __m) const _LIBCPP_CHECK_LOAD_MEMORY_ORDER(__m);
+    bool compare_exchange_weak(_Tp&, _Tp, memory_order __s, memory_order __f) volatile
+        _LIBCPP_CHECK_EXCHANGE_MEMORY_ORDER(__s, __f);
+    bool compare_exchange_weak(_Tp&, _Tp, memory_order __s, memory_order __f)
+        _LIBCPP_CHECK_EXCHANGE_MEMORY_ORDER(__s, __f);
+    bool compare_exchange_strong(_Tp&, _Tp, memory_order __s, memory_order __f) volatile
+        _LIBCPP_CHECK_EXCHANGE_MEMORY_ORDER(__s, __f);
+    bool compare_exchange_strong(_Tp&, _Tp, memory_order __s, memory_order __f)
+        _LIBCPP_CHECK_EXCHANGE_MEMORY_ORDER(__s, __f);
+#endif
 
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
 #ifndef _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_DEFAULTED_FUNCTIONS
@@ -1345,6 +1381,46 @@
     return __o->compare_exchange_strong(*__e, __d, __s, __f);
 }
 
+
+#ifdef _LIBCPP_CHECK_ATOMIC_MEMORY_ORDER
+template <class _Tp>
+void atomic_store_explicit(volatile atomic<_Tp>*, _Tp, memory_order __m)
+_LIBCPP_CHECK_STORE_MEMORY_ORDER(__m);
+
+template <class _Tp>
+void atomic_store_explicit(atomic<_Tp>*, _Tp, memory_order __m)
+_LIBCPP_CHECK_STORE_MEMORY_ORDER(__m);
+
+template <class _Tp>
+_Tp atomic_load_explicit(const volatile atomic<_Tp>*, memory_order __m)
+_LIBCPP_CHECK_LOAD_MEMORY_ORDER(__m);
+
+template <class _Tp>
+_Tp atomic_load_explicit(const atomic<_Tp>*, memory_order __m)
+_LIBCPP_CHECK_LOAD_MEMORY_ORDER(__m);
+
+template <class _Tp>
+bool atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(volatile atomic<_Tp>*, _Tp*, _Tp,
+                                           memory_order __s, memory_order __f)
+_LIBCPP_CHECK_EXCHANGE_MEMORY_ORDER(__s, __f);
+
+template <class _Tp>
+bool atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(atomic<_Tp>*, _Tp*, _Tp,
+                                           memory_order __s, memory_order __f)
+_LIBCPP_CHECK_EXCHANGE_MEMORY_ORDER(__s, __f);
+
+template <class _Tp>
+bool atomic_compare_exchange_strong_explicit(volatile atomic<_Tp>*, _Tp*, _Tp,
+                                             memory_order __s, memory_order __f)
+_LIBCPP_CHECK_EXCHANGE_MEMORY_ORDER(__s, __f);
+
+template <class _Tp>
+bool atomic_compare_exchange_strong_explicit(atomic<_Tp>*, _Tp*, _Tp,
+                                             memory_order __s, memory_order __f)
+_LIBCPP_CHECK_EXCHANGE_MEMORY_ORDER(__s, __f);
+
+#endif
+
 // atomic_fetch_add
 
 template <class _Tp>
Index: test/libcxx/atomics/diagnose_invalid_memory_order.fail.cpp
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ test/libcxx/atomics/diagnose_invalid_memory_order.fail.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+//                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
+//
+// This file is dual licensed under the MIT and the University of Illinois Open
+// Source Licenses. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+// The attributes used to diagnose incorrect memory order inputs is clang
+// specific.
+// UNSUPPORTED: gcc
+
+// <atomic>
+
+// Test that invalid memory order arguments are diagnosed where possible.
+
+#include <atomic>
+
+int main() {
+    std::atomic<int> x(42);
+    volatile std::atomic<int>& vx = x;
+    int val1 = 1;
+    int val2 = 2;
+    // load operations
+    {
+        x.load(std::memory_order_release); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        x.load(std::memory_order_acq_rel); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        vx.load(std::memory_order_release); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        vx.load(std::memory_order_acq_rel); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+    }
+    {
+        std::atomic_load_explicit(&x, std::memory_order_release); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        std::atomic_load_explicit(&x, std::memory_order_acq_rel); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        std::atomic_load_explicit(&vx, std::memory_order_release); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        std::atomic_load_explicit(&vx, std::memory_order_acq_rel); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+    }
+    // store operations
+    {
+        x.store(42, std::memory_order_consume); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        x.store(42, std::memory_order_acquire); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        x.store(42, std::memory_order_acq_rel); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        vx.store(42, std::memory_order_consume); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        vx.store(42, std::memory_order_acquire); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        vx.store(42, std::memory_order_acq_rel); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+    }
+    {
+        std::atomic_store_explicit(&x, 42, std::memory_order_consume); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        std::atomic_store_explicit(&x, 42, std::memory_order_acquire); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        std::atomic_store_explicit(&x, 42, std::memory_order_acq_rel); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        std::atomic_store_explicit(&vx, 42, std::memory_order_consume); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        std::atomic_store_explicit(&vx, 42, std::memory_order_acquire); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        std::atomic_store_explicit(&vx, 42, std::memory_order_acq_rel); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+    }
+    // compare exchange weak
+    {
+        x.compare_exchange_weak(val1, val2, std::memory_order_seq_cst, std::memory_order_release); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        x.compare_exchange_weak(val1, val2, std::memory_order_seq_cst, std::memory_order_acq_rel); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        vx.compare_exchange_weak(val1, val2, std::memory_order_seq_cst, std::memory_order_release); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        vx.compare_exchange_weak(val1, val2, std::memory_order_seq_cst, std::memory_order_acq_rel); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+    }
+    {
+        std::atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(&x, &val1, val2, std::memory_order_seq_cst, std::memory_order_release); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        std::atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(&x, &val1, val2, std::memory_order_seq_cst, std::memory_order_acq_rel); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        std::atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(&vx, &val1, val2, std::memory_order_seq_cst, std::memory_order_release); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        std::atomic_compare_exchange_weak_explicit(&vx, &val1, val2, std::memory_order_seq_cst, std::memory_order_acq_rel); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+    }
+    // compare exchange strong
+    {
+        x.compare_exchange_strong(val1, val2, std::memory_order_seq_cst, std::memory_order_release); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        x.compare_exchange_strong(val1, val2, std::memory_order_seq_cst, std::memory_order_acq_rel); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        vx.compare_exchange_strong(val1, val2, std::memory_order_seq_cst, std::memory_order_release); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        vx.compare_exchange_strong(val1, val2, std::memory_order_seq_cst, std::memory_order_acq_rel); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+    }
+    {
+        std::atomic_compare_exchange_strong_explicit(&x, &val1, val2, std::memory_order_seq_cst, std::memory_order_release); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        std::atomic_compare_exchange_strong_explicit(&x, &val1, val2, std::memory_order_seq_cst, std::memory_order_acq_rel); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        std::atomic_compare_exchange_strong_explicit(&vx, &val1, val2, std::memory_order_seq_cst, std::memory_order_release); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+        std::atomic_compare_exchange_strong_explicit(&vx, &val1, val2, std::memory_order_seq_cst, std::memory_order_acq_rel); // expected-error {{operation is invalid}}
+    }
+}