Index: test/tools/llvm-objcopy/keep-file-symbols-remove-section.test
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ test/tools/llvm-objcopy/keep-file-symbols-remove-section.test
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# RUN: yaml2obj %s > %t
+# RUN: llvm-objcopy --remove-section .text --keep-file-symbols %t %t2
+# RUN: llvm-readobj -symbols %t2 | FileCheck %s
+
+!ELF
+FileHeader:
+  Class:           ELFCLASS64
+  Data:            ELFDATA2LSB
+  Type:            ET_REL
+  Machine:         EM_X86_64
+Sections:
+  - Name:            .text
+    Type:            SHT_PROGBITS
+    Flags:           [ SHF_ALLOC, SHF_EXECINSTR ]
+    Address:         0x1000
+    AddressAlign:    0x0000000000000010
+    Size:            64
+Symbols:
+  Local:
+    - Name:     foo
+      Type:     STT_FILE
+      Section:  .text
+
+#CHECK: Symbols [
+#CHECK-NEXT:  Symbol {
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Name:
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Value: 0x0
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Size: 0
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Binding: Local
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Type: None
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Other: 0
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Section: Undefined
+#CHECK-NEXT:  }
+#CHECK-NEXT:]
Index: test/tools/llvm-objcopy/keep-file-symbols.test
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ test/tools/llvm-objcopy/keep-file-symbols.test
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# RUN: yaml2obj %s > %t
+# RUN: llvm-objcopy --strip-symbol foo --keep-file-symbols %t %t2
+# RUN: llvm-readobj -symbols %t2 | FileCheck %s
+
+!ELF
+FileHeader:
+  Class:           ELFCLASS64
+  Data:            ELFDATA2LSB
+  Type:            ET_REL
+  Machine:         EM_X86_64
+Sections:
+  - Name:            .text
+    Type:            SHT_PROGBITS
+    Flags:           [ SHF_ALLOC, SHF_EXECINSTR ]
+    Address:         0x1000
+    AddressAlign:    0x0000000000000010
+    Size:            64
+Symbols:
+  Local:
+    - Name:     foo
+      Type:     STT_FILE
+      Section:  .text
+
+#CHECK: Symbols [
+#CHECK-NEXT:  Symbol {
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Name:
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Value: 0x0
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Size: 0
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Binding: Local
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Type: None
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Other: 0
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Section: Undefined
+#CHECK-NEXT:  }
+#CHECK-NEXT:  Symbol {
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Name: foo
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Value: 0x0
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Size: 0
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Binding: Local
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Type: File
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Other: 0
+#CHECK-NEXT:    Section: .text
+#CHECK-NEXT:  }
+#CHECK-NEXT:]
Index: tools/llvm-objcopy/ObjcopyOpts.td
===================================================================
--- tools/llvm-objcopy/ObjcopyOpts.td
+++ tools/llvm-objcopy/ObjcopyOpts.td
@@ -88,3 +88,5 @@
                        HelpText<"Do not remove symbol <symbol>">;
 def K : JoinedOrSeparate<["-"], "K">,
         Alias<keep_symbol>;
+def keep_file_symbols : Flag<["-", "--"], "keep-file-symbols">,
+                      HelpText<"Do not remove file symbols">;
Index: tools/llvm-objcopy/llvm-objcopy.cpp
===================================================================
--- tools/llvm-objcopy/llvm-objcopy.cpp
+++ tools/llvm-objcopy/llvm-objcopy.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
   bool LocalizeHidden = false;
   bool Weaken = false;
   bool DiscardAll = false;
+  bool KeepFileSymbols = false;
 };
 
 using SectionPred = std::function<bool(const SectionBase &Sec)>;
@@ -374,8 +375,9 @@
     });
 
     Obj.removeSymbols([&](const Symbol &Sym) {
-      if (!Config.SymbolsToKeep.empty() &&
-          is_contained(Config.SymbolsToKeep, Sym.Name))
+      if ((!Config.SymbolsToKeep.empty() &&
+           is_contained(Config.SymbolsToKeep, Sym.Name)) ||
+          (Config.KeepFileSymbols && Sym.Type == STT_FILE))
         return false;
 
       if (Config.DiscardAll && Sym.Binding == STB_LOCAL &&
@@ -482,6 +484,7 @@
   Config.LocalizeHidden = InputArgs.hasArg(OBJCOPY_localize_hidden);
   Config.Weaken = InputArgs.hasArg(OBJCOPY_weaken);
   Config.DiscardAll = InputArgs.hasArg(OBJCOPY_discard_all);
+  Config.KeepFileSymbols = InputArgs.hasArg(OBJCOPY_keep_file_symbols);
   for (auto Arg : InputArgs.filtered(OBJCOPY_localize_symbol))
     Config.SymbolsToLocalize.push_back(Arg->getValue());
   for (auto Arg : InputArgs.filtered(OBJCOPY_globalize_symbol))