Index: source/Plugins/SymbolFile/PDB/SymbolFilePDB.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/Plugins/SymbolFile/PDB/SymbolFilePDB.cpp
+++ source/Plugins/SymbolFile/PDB/SymbolFilePDB.cpp
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@
 #include "lldb/Symbol/TypeMap.h"
 
 #include "llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/GenericError.h"
+#include "llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/IPDBDataStream.h"
 #include "llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/IPDBEnumChildren.h"
 #include "llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/IPDBLineNumber.h"
 #include "llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/IPDBSourceFile.h"
+#include "llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/IPDBTable.h"
 #include "llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/PDBSymbol.h"
 #include "llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/PDBSymbolCompiland.h"
 #include "llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/PDBSymbolCompilandDetails.h"
+#include "llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/PDBSymbolData.h"
 #include "llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/PDBSymbolExe.h"
 #include "llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/PDBSymbolFunc.h"
 #include "llvm/DebugInfo/PDB/PDBSymbolFuncDebugEnd.h"
@@ -93,6 +96,10 @@
 SymbolFilePDB::~SymbolFilePDB() {}
 
 uint32_t SymbolFilePDB::CalculateAbilities() {
+  uint32_t abilities = 0;
+  if (!m_obj_file)
+    return 0;
+
   if (!m_session_up) {
     // Lazily load and match the PDB file, but only do this once.
     std::string exePath = m_obj_file->GetFileSpec().GetPath();
@@ -100,10 +107,46 @@
                                 m_session_up);
     if (error) {
       llvm::consumeError(std::move(error));
-      return 0;
+      auto module_sp = m_obj_file->GetModule();
+      if (!module_sp)
+        return 0;
+      // See if any symbol file is specified through `--symfile` option.
+      FileSpec symfile = module_sp->GetSymbolFileFileSpec();
+      if (!symfile)
+        return 0;
+      error = loadDataForPDB(PDB_ReaderType::DIA,
+                             llvm::StringRef(symfile.GetPath()),
+                             m_session_up);
+      if (error) {
+        llvm::consumeError(std::move(error));
+        return 0;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (!m_session_up.get())
+    return 0;
+
+  auto enum_tables_up = m_session_up->getEnumTables();
+  if (!enum_tables_up)
+    return 0;
+  while (auto table_up = enum_tables_up->getNext()) {
+    if (table_up->getItemCount() == 0)
+      continue;
+    auto type = table_up->getTableType();
+    switch (type) {
+    case PDB_TableType::Symbols:
+      // This table represents a store of symbols with types listed in
+      // PDBSym_Type
+      abilities |= (CompileUnits | Functions | Blocks |
+                    GlobalVariables | LocalVariables | VariableTypes);
+      break;
+    case PDB_TableType::LineNumbers:
+      abilities |= LineTables;
+      break;
+    default: break;
     }
   }
-  return CompileUnits | LineTables;
+  return abilities;
 }
 
 void SymbolFilePDB::InitializeObject() {
Index: unittests/SymbolFile/PDB/SymbolFilePDBTests.cpp
===================================================================
--- unittests/SymbolFile/PDB/SymbolFilePDBTests.cpp
+++ unittests/SymbolFile/PDB/SymbolFilePDBTests.cpp
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@
   EXPECT_NE(nullptr, symfile);
   EXPECT_EQ(symfile->GetPluginName(), SymbolFilePDB::GetPluginNameStatic());
 
-  uint32_t expected_abilities =
-      SymbolFile::CompileUnits | SymbolFile::LineTables;
+  uint32_t expected_abilities = SymbolFile::kAllAbilities;
   EXPECT_EQ(expected_abilities, symfile->CalculateAbilities());
 }