Index: clang/include/clang/Driver/CC1Options.td
===================================================================
--- clang/include/clang/Driver/CC1Options.td
+++ clang/include/clang/Driver/CC1Options.td
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@
            "frontend by not running any LLVM passes at all">;
 def disable_llvm_optzns : Flag<["-"], "disable-llvm-optzns">,
   Alias<disable_llvm_passes>;
+def disable_lifetimemarkers : Flag<["-"], "disable-lifetime-markers">,
+  HelpText<"Disable lifetime-markers emission even when optimizations are "
+           "enabled">;
 def disable_red_zone : Flag<["-"], "disable-red-zone">,
   HelpText<"Do not emit code that uses the red zone.">;
 def dwarf_column_info : Flag<["-"], "dwarf-column-info">,
Index: clang/include/clang/Frontend/CodeGenOptions.def
===================================================================
--- clang/include/clang/Frontend/CodeGenOptions.def
+++ clang/include/clang/Frontend/CodeGenOptions.def
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 CODEGENOPT(DisableLLVMPasses , 1, 0) ///< Don't run any LLVM IR passes to get
                                      ///< the pristine IR generated by the
                                      ///< frontend.
+CODEGENOPT(DisableLifetimeMarkers, 1, 0) ///< Don't emit any lifetime markers
 CODEGENOPT(ExperimentalNewPassManager, 1, 0) ///< Enables the new, experimental
                                              ///< pass manager.
 CODEGENOPT(DisableRedZone    , 1, 0) ///< Set when -mno-red-zone is enabled.
Index: clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenFunction.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenFunction.cpp
+++ clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenFunction.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 /// markers.
 static bool shouldEmitLifetimeMarkers(const CodeGenOptions &CGOpts,
                                       const LangOptions &LangOpts) {
+  if (CGOpts.DisableLifetimeMarkers)
+    return false;
+
   // Asan uses markers for use-after-scope checks.
   if (CGOpts.SanitizeAddressUseAfterScope)
     return true;
Index: clang/lib/Frontend/CompilerInvocation.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang/lib/Frontend/CompilerInvocation.cpp
+++ clang/lib/Frontend/CompilerInvocation.cpp
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@
     Opts.EmitLLVMUseLists = A->getOption().getID() == OPT_emit_llvm_uselists;
 
   Opts.DisableLLVMPasses = Args.hasArg(OPT_disable_llvm_passes);
+  Opts.DisableLifetimeMarkers = Args.hasArg(OPT_disable_lifetimemarkers);
   Opts.DisableRedZone = Args.hasArg(OPT_disable_red_zone);
   Opts.ForbidGuardVariables = Args.hasArg(OPT_fforbid_guard_variables);
   Opts.UseRegisterSizedBitfieldAccess = Args.hasArg(
Index: clang/test/CodeGen/lifetime2.c
===================================================================
--- clang/test/CodeGen/lifetime2.c
+++ clang/test/CodeGen/lifetime2.c
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 // RUN: %clang -S -emit-llvm -o - -O2 %s | FileCheck %s -check-prefixes=CHECK,O2
+// RUN: %clang -S -emit-llvm -o - -O2 -Xclang -disable-lifetime-markers %s \
+// RUN:       | FileCheck %s -check-prefixes=CHECK,O0
 // RUN: %clang -S -emit-llvm -o - -O0 %s | FileCheck %s -check-prefixes=CHECK,O0
 
 extern int bar(char *A, int n);