diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/BinaryFormat/XCOFF.h b/llvm/include/llvm/BinaryFormat/XCOFF.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/BinaryFormat/XCOFF.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/BinaryFormat/XCOFF.h
@@ -22,6 +22,20 @@
 enum { SectionNameSize = 8, SymbolNameSize = 8 };
 enum ReservedSectionNum { N_DEBUG = -2, N_ABS = -1, N_UNDEF = 0 };
 
+// Flags for the headers f_flag field
+enum HeaderFlags {
+  F_RELFLG = 0x0001,
+  F_EXEC = 0x0002,
+  F_LNNO = 0x0004,
+  F_FDPR_PROF = 0x0010,
+  F_FDPR_OPTI = 0x0020,
+  F_DSA = 0x0040,
+  F_VARPG = 0x01000,
+  F_DYNLOAD = 0x1000,
+  F_SHROBJ = 0x2000,
+  F_LOADONLY = 0x4000
+};
+
 // Flags for defining the section type. Used for the s_flags field of
 // the section header structure. Defined in the system header `scnhdr.h`.
 enum SectionTypeFlags {
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Object/COFF.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Object/COFF.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Object/COFF.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Object/COFF.h
@@ -1063,6 +1063,7 @@
                                   StringRef &PDBFileName) const;
 
   bool isRelocatableObject() const override;
+  bool isExecutableObject() const override;
   bool is64() const { return PE32PlusHeader; }
 
   StringRef mapDebugSectionName(StringRef Name) const override;
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Object/ELFObjectFile.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Object/ELFObjectFile.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Object/ELFObjectFile.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Object/ELFObjectFile.h
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@
   elf_symbol_iterator_range getDynamicSymbolIterators() const override;
 
   bool isRelocatableObject() const override;
+  bool isExecutableObject() const override;
 };
 
 using ELF32LEObjectFile = ELFObjectFile<ELF32LE>;
@@ -1198,6 +1199,10 @@
   return EF.getHeader()->e_type == ELF::ET_REL;
 }
 
+template <class ELFT> bool ELFObjectFile<ELFT>::isExecutableObject() const {
+  return EF.getHeader()->e_type == ELF::ET_EXEC;
+}
+
 } // end namespace object
 } // end namespace llvm
 
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Object/MachO.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Object/MachO.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Object/MachO.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Object/MachO.h
@@ -574,7 +574,8 @@
   static Triple getHostArch();
 
   bool isRelocatableObject() const override;
-
+  bool isExecutableObject() const override; 
+  
   StringRef mapDebugSectionName(StringRef Name) const override;
 
   bool hasPageZeroSegment() const { return HasPageZeroSegment; }
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Object/ObjectFile.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Object/ObjectFile.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Object/ObjectFile.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Object/ObjectFile.h
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@
 
   /// True if this is a relocatable object (.o/.obj).
   virtual bool isRelocatableObject() const = 0;
+  
+  /// True if this is an executable object.
+  virtual bool isExecutableObject() const = 0;
 
   /// @returns Pointer to ObjectFile subclass to handle this type of object.
   /// @param ObjectPath The path to the object file. ObjectPath.isObject must
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Object/Wasm.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Object/Wasm.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Object/Wasm.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Object/Wasm.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
   Triple::ArchType getArch() const override;
   SubtargetFeatures getFeatures() const override;
   bool isRelocatableObject() const override;
+  bool isExecutableObject() const override;
   bool isSharedObject() const;
 
   struct ReadContext {
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Object/XCOFFObjectFile.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Object/XCOFFObjectFile.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Object/XCOFFObjectFile.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Object/XCOFFObjectFile.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@
   SubtargetFeatures getFeatures() const override;
   Expected<uint64_t> getStartAddress() const override;
   bool isRelocatableObject() const override;
+  bool isExecutableObject() const override;
 
   XCOFFObjectFile(MemoryBufferRef Object, std::error_code &EC);
 
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Object/COFFObjectFile.cpp b/llvm/lib/Object/COFFObjectFile.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Object/COFFObjectFile.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Object/COFFObjectFile.cpp
@@ -1307,6 +1307,10 @@
   return !DataDirectory;
 }
 
+bool COFFObjectFile::isExecutableObject() const {
+  return getCharacteristics() & COFF::IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE;
+}
+
 StringRef COFFObjectFile::mapDebugSectionName(StringRef Name) const {
   return StringSwitch<StringRef>(Name)
       .Case("eh_fram", "eh_frame")
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Object/MachOObjectFile.cpp b/llvm/lib/Object/MachOObjectFile.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Object/MachOObjectFile.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Object/MachOObjectFile.cpp
@@ -4576,6 +4576,10 @@
   return getHeader().filetype == MachO::MH_OBJECT;
 }
 
+bool MachOObjectFile::isExecutableObject() const {
+  return getHeader().filetype == MachO::MH_EXECUTE;
+}
+
 Expected<std::unique_ptr<MachOObjectFile>>
 ObjectFile::createMachOObjectFile(MemoryBufferRef Buffer,
                                   uint32_t UniversalCputype,
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Object/WasmObjectFile.cpp b/llvm/lib/Object/WasmObjectFile.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Object/WasmObjectFile.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Object/WasmObjectFile.cpp
@@ -1537,6 +1537,11 @@
 
 bool WasmObjectFile::isRelocatableObject() const { return HasLinkingSection; }
 
+bool WasmObjectFile::isExecutableObject() const {
+  llvm_unreachable("Not implemented yet!");
+  return true;
+}        
+
 bool WasmObjectFile::isSharedObject() const { return HasDylinkSection; }
 
 const WasmSection &WasmObjectFile::getWasmSection(DataRefImpl Ref) const {
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Object/XCOFFObjectFile.cpp b/llvm/lib/Object/XCOFFObjectFile.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Object/XCOFFObjectFile.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Object/XCOFFObjectFile.cpp
@@ -329,6 +329,10 @@
   return Result;
 }
 
+bool XCOFFObjectFile::isExecutableObject() const {
+  return getFileHeader()->Flags == XCOFF::F_EXEC;
+}
+
 Expected<uint64_t> XCOFFObjectFile::getStartAddress() const {
   // TODO FIXME Should get from auxiliary_header->o_entry when support for the
   // auxiliary_header is added.