diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h b/llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
@@ -3510,9 +3510,34 @@
 void LLVMDisposeBuilder(LLVMBuilderRef Builder);
 
 /* Metadata */
+
+/**
+ * Get location information used by debugging information.
+ *
+ * @see llvm::IRBuilder::getCurrentDebugLocation()
+ */
+LLVMMetadataRef LLVMGetCurrentDebugLocation2(LLVMBuilderRef Builder);
+
+/**
+ * Set location information used by debugging information.
+ *
+ * To clear the location metadata of the given instruction, pass NULL to \p Loc.
+ *
+ * @see llvm::IRBuilder::SetCurrentDebugLocation()
+ */
+void LLVMSetCurrentDebugLocation2(LLVMBuilderRef Builder, LLVMMetadataRef Loc);
+
+void LLVMSetInstDebugLocation(LLVMBuilderRef Builder, LLVMValueRef Inst);
+/**
+ * Deprecated: Passing the NULL location will crash.
+ * Use LLVMGetCurrentDebugLocation2 instead.
+ */
 void LLVMSetCurrentDebugLocation(LLVMBuilderRef Builder, LLVMValueRef L);
+/**
+ * Deprecated: Returning the NULL location will crash.
+ * Use LLVMGetCurrentDebugLocation2 instead.
+ */
 LLVMValueRef LLVMGetCurrentDebugLocation(LLVMBuilderRef Builder);
-void LLVMSetInstDebugLocation(LLVMBuilderRef Builder, LLVMValueRef Inst);
 
 /* Terminators */
 LLVMValueRef LLVMBuildRetVoid(LLVMBuilderRef);
diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
@@ -3006,6 +3006,17 @@
 
 /*--.. Metadata builders ...................................................--*/
 
+LLVMMetadataRef LLVMGetCurrentDebugLocation2(LLVMBuilderRef Builder) {
+  return wrap(unwrap(Builder)->getCurrentDebugLocation().getAsMDNode());
+}
+
+void LLVMSetCurrentDebugLocation2(LLVMBuilderRef Builder, LLVMMetadataRef Loc) {
+  if (Loc)
+    unwrap(Builder)->SetCurrentDebugLocation(DebugLoc(unwrap<MDNode>(Loc)));
+  else
+    unwrap(Builder)->SetCurrentDebugLocation(DebugLoc());
+}
+
 void LLVMSetCurrentDebugLocation(LLVMBuilderRef Builder, LLVMValueRef L) {
   MDNode *Loc =
       L ? cast<MDNode>(unwrap<MetadataAsValue>(L)->getMetadata()) : nullptr;
@@ -3022,7 +3033,6 @@
   unwrap(Builder)->SetInstDebugLocation(unwrap<Instruction>(Inst));
 }
 
-
 /*--.. Instruction builders ................................................--*/
 
 LLVMValueRef LLVMBuildRetVoid(LLVMBuilderRef B) {