diff --git a/lld/ELF/Config.h b/lld/ELF/Config.h
--- a/lld/ELF/Config.h
+++ b/lld/ELF/Config.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
   bool timeTraceEnabled;
   bool tocOptimize;
   bool undefinedVersion;
+  bool unique = false;
   bool useAndroidRelrTags = false;
   bool warnBackrefs;
   bool warnCommon;
diff --git a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
@@ -967,6 +967,7 @@
   config->splitStackAdjustSize = args::getInteger(args, OPT_split_stack_adjust_size, 16384);
   config->strip = getStrip(args);
   config->sysroot = args.getLastArgValue(OPT_sysroot);
+  config->unique = args.hasArg(OPT_unique);
   config->target1Rel = args.hasFlag(OPT_target1_rel, OPT_target1_abs, false);
   config->target2 = getTarget2(args);
   config->thinLTOCacheDir = args.getLastArgValue(OPT_thinlto_cache_dir);
diff --git a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/LinkerScript.cpp
@@ -680,24 +680,27 @@
 
   std::function<void(InputSectionBase *)> add;
   add = [&](InputSectionBase *s) {
-    if (s->isLive() && !s->parent) {
-      orphanSections.push_back(s);
-
-      StringRef name = getOutputSectionName(s);
-      if (OutputSection *sec = findByName(sectionCommands, name)) {
-        sec->recordSection(s);
-      } else {
-        if (OutputSection *os = addInputSec(map, s, name))
-          v.push_back(os);
-        assert(isa<MergeInputSection>(s) ||
-               s->getOutputSection()->sectionIndex == UINT32_MAX);
+      if (s->isLive() && !s->parent) {
+        orphanSections.push_back(s);
+
+        StringRef name = getOutputSectionName(s);
+
+        if (config->unique) {
+          v.push_back(createSection(s, name));
+        } else if (OutputSection *sec = findByName(sectionCommands, name)) {
+          sec->recordSection(s);
+        } else {
+          if (OutputSection *os = addInputSec(map, s, name))
+            v.push_back(os);
+          assert(isa<MergeInputSection>(s) ||
+                  s->getOutputSection()->sectionIndex == UINT32_MAX);
+        }
       }
-    }
 
-    if (config->relocatable)
-      for (InputSectionBase *depSec : s->dependentSections)
-        if (depSec->flags & SHF_LINK_ORDER)
-          add(depSec);
+  if (config->relocatable)
+    for (InputSectionBase *depSec : s->dependentSections)
+      if (depSec->flags & SHF_LINK_ORDER)
+        add(depSec);
   };
 
   // For futher --emit-reloc handling code we need target output section
diff --git a/lld/ELF/Options.td b/lld/ELF/Options.td
--- a/lld/ELF/Options.td
+++ b/lld/ELF/Options.td
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@
 defm undefined_glob: Eq<"undefined-glob", "Force undefined symbol during linking">,
   MetaVarName<"<pattern>">;
 
+def unique: F<"unique">, HelpText<"Creates a separate output section for every orphan input section">;
+
 defm unresolved_symbols:
   Eq<"unresolved-symbols", "Determine how to handle unresolved symbols">;
 
diff --git a/lld/docs/ld.lld.1 b/lld/docs/ld.lld.1
--- a/lld/docs/ld.lld.1
+++ b/lld/docs/ld.lld.1
@@ -553,6 +553,8 @@
 All symbols that match
 a given pattern are handled as if they were given as arguments of
 .Fl -undefined .
+.It Fl -unique
+Creates a separate output section for every orphan input section.
 .It Fl -unresolved-symbols Ns = Ns Ar value
 Determine how to handle unresolved symbols.
 .It Fl -use-android-relr-tags
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/unique-orphans.s b/lld/test/ELF/unique-orphans.s
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/unique-orphans.s
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# REQUIRES: x86
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64 %s -o %t.o
+
+.section .foo,"a",@progbits,unique,1
+.byte 1
+
+.section .foo,"a",@progbits,unique,2
+.byte 2
+
+.section .foo,"a",@progbits,unique,3
+.byte 3
+
+## We should have 3 instances of orphan section foo.
+## Test with -r
+# RUN: ld.lld %t.o -r -o %t.ro --unique
+# RUN: llvm-readelf -S %t.ro | FileCheck  %s
+## Test for execuable link
+# RUN: ld.lld %t.o -o %t.elf --unique 
+# RUN: llvm-readelf -S %t.elf | FileCheck %s
+
+# CHECK-COUNT-3: .foo
+# CHECK-NOT: .foo
+
+## Test that --unique does not affect sections specified in output section descriptions.
+# RUN: echo 'SECTIONS { .foo : { *(.foo) }}' > %t.script
+# RUN: ld.lld %t.o -o %t2.elf -T %t.script --unique 
+# RUN: llvm-readelf -S %t2.elf | FileCheck --check-prefix UNIQUE_SCRIPT %s
+# UNIQUE_SCRIPT: .foo
+# UNIQUE_SCRIPT-NOT: .foo