Index: cfe/trunk/lib/Sema/SemaTemplate.cpp
===================================================================
--- cfe/trunk/lib/Sema/SemaTemplate.cpp
+++ cfe/trunk/lib/Sema/SemaTemplate.cpp
@@ -9173,10 +9173,8 @@
     if (!HasNoEffect) {
       // Instantiate static data member or variable template.
       Prev->setTemplateSpecializationKind(TSK, D.getIdentifierLoc());
-      if (PrevTemplate) {
-        // Merge attributes.
-        ProcessDeclAttributeList(S, Prev, D.getDeclSpec().getAttributes());
-      }
+      // Merge attributes.
+      ProcessDeclAttributeList(S, Prev, D.getDeclSpec().getAttributes());
       if (TSK == TSK_ExplicitInstantiationDefinition)
         InstantiateVariableDefinition(D.getIdentifierLoc(), Prev);
     }
Index: cfe/trunk/test/SemaCXX/attr-on-explicit-template-instantiation.cpp
===================================================================
--- cfe/trunk/test/SemaCXX/attr-on-explicit-template-instantiation.cpp
+++ cfe/trunk/test/SemaCXX/attr-on-explicit-template-instantiation.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -emit-llvm %s -o - | FileCheck %s
+
+// PR39118
+// Make sure that attributes are properly applied to explicit template
+// instantiations.
+
+#define HIDDEN __attribute__((__visibility__("hidden")))
+#define VISIBLE __attribute__((__visibility__("default")))
+
+namespace ns HIDDEN {
+    struct A { };
+    template <typename T> struct B { static A a; };
+    template <typename T> A B<T>::a;
+
+    // CHECK: @_ZN2ns1BIiE1aE = weak_odr global
+    // CHECK-NOT: hidden
+    template VISIBLE A B<int>::a;
+}
+
+struct C { };
+template <typename T> struct D { static C c; };
+template <typename T> C D<T>::c;
+
+// CHECK-DAG: @_ZN1DIiE1cB3TAGE
+template __attribute__((abi_tag("TAG"))) C D<int>::c;