diff --git a/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-extract.rst b/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-extract.rst
--- a/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-extract.rst
+++ b/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-extract.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
  bitcode.  All global variables matching the regular expression will be
  extracted.  May be specified multiple times.
 
+**--keep-constinit**
+
+ Preserve the values of constant globals.
+
 **-help**
 
  Print a summary of command line options.
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Transforms/IPO.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Transforms/IPO.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Transforms/IPO.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Transforms/IPO.h
@@ -84,10 +84,12 @@
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 /// createGVExtractionPass - If deleteFn is true, this pass deletes
 /// the specified global values. Otherwise, it deletes as much of the module as
-/// possible, except for the global values specified.
+/// possible, except for the global values specified. If keepConstInit is true,
+/// the initializers of global constants are not deleted even if they are
+/// unused.
 ///
 ModulePass *createGVExtractionPass(std::vector<GlobalValue*>& GVs, bool
-                                   deleteFn = false);
+                                  deleteFn = false, bool keepConstInit = false);
 
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 /// This pass performs iterative function importing from other modules.
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/ExtractGV.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/ExtractGV.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/ExtractGV.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/ExtractGV.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
   class GVExtractorPass : public ModulePass {
     SetVector<GlobalValue *> Named;
     bool deleteStuff;
+    bool keepConstInit;
   public:
     static char ID; // Pass identification, replacement for typeid
 
@@ -61,8 +62,9 @@
     /// Otherwise, it deletes as much of the module as possible, except for the
     /// global values specified.
     explicit GVExtractorPass(std::vector<GlobalValue*> &GVs,
-                             bool deleteS = true)
-      : ModulePass(ID), Named(GVs.begin(), GVs.end()), deleteStuff(deleteS) {}
+                             bool deleteS = true, bool keepConstInit = false)
+      : ModulePass(ID), Named(GVs.begin(), GVs.end()), deleteStuff(deleteS),
+        keepConstInit(keepConstInit) {}
 
     bool runOnModule(Module &M) override {
       if (skipModule(M))
@@ -83,7 +85,8 @@
       for (Module::global_iterator I = M.global_begin(), E = M.global_end();
            I != E; ++I) {
         bool Delete =
-            deleteStuff == (bool)Named.count(&*I) && !I->isDeclaration();
+            deleteStuff == (bool)Named.count(&*I) && !I->isDeclaration() &&
+            (!I->isConstant() || !keepConstInit);
         if (!Delete) {
           if (I->hasAvailableExternallyLinkage())
             continue;
@@ -156,6 +159,6 @@
 }
 
 ModulePass *llvm::createGVExtractionPass(std::vector<GlobalValue *> &GVs,
-                                         bool deleteFn) {
-  return new GVExtractorPass(GVs, deleteFn);
+                                         bool deleteFn, bool keepConstInit) {
+  return new GVExtractorPass(GVs, deleteFn, keepConstInit);
 }
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-extract/keep-constinit.ll b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-extract/keep-constinit.ll
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-extract/keep-constinit.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+; RUN: llvm-extract -func foo -keep-constinit -S < %s | FileCheck %s
+
+; CHECK: @cv = constant i32 0
+
+@cv = constant i32 0
+
+define i32 @foo() {
+  %v = load i32, i32* @cv
+  ret i32 %v
+}
diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-extract/llvm-extract.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-extract/llvm-extract.cpp
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-extract/llvm-extract.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-extract/llvm-extract.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
                               cl::desc("Delete specified Globals from Module"),
                               cl::cat(ExtractCat));
 
+static cl::opt<bool> KeepConstInit("keep-constinit",
+                              cl::desc("Keep initializers of constants"),
+                              cl::cat(ExtractCat));
+
 static cl::opt<bool>
     Recursive("recursive", cl::desc("Recursively extract all called functions"),
               cl::cat(ExtractCat));
@@ -333,7 +337,7 @@
   {
     std::vector<GlobalValue *> Gvs(GVs.begin(), GVs.end());
     legacy::PassManager Extract;
-    Extract.add(createGVExtractionPass(Gvs, DeleteFn));
+    Extract.add(createGVExtractionPass(Gvs, DeleteFn, KeepConstInit));
     Extract.run(*M);
 
     // Now that we have all the GVs we want, mark the module as fully