diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm-c/ExecutionEngine.h b/llvm/include/llvm-c/ExecutionEngine.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm-c/ExecutionEngine.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm-c/ExecutionEngine.h
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@
 
 uint64_t LLVMGetFunctionAddress(LLVMExecutionEngineRef EE, const char *Name);
 
+/// Returns true on error, false on success. If true is returned then the error
+/// message is copied to OutStr and cleared in the ExecutionEngine instance.
+LLVMBool LLVMExecutionEngineGetErrMsg(LLVMExecutionEngineRef EE,
+                                      char **OutError);
+
 /*===-- Operations on memory managers -------------------------------------===*/
 
 typedef uint8_t *(*LLVMMemoryManagerAllocateCodeSectionCallback)(
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngine.h b/llvm/include/llvm/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngine.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngine.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngine.h
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@
   /// getMangledName - Get mangled name.
   std::string getMangledName(const GlobalValue *GV);
 
+  std::string ErrMsg;
+
 public:
   /// lock - This lock protects the ExecutionEngine and MCJIT classes. It must
   /// be held while changing the internal state of any of those classes.
@@ -275,8 +277,20 @@
   /// object have been relocated using mapSectionAddress.  When this method is
   /// called the MCJIT execution engine will reapply relocations for a loaded
   /// object.  This method has no effect for the interpeter.
+  ///
+  /// Returns true on success, false on failure. Error messages can be retrieved
+  /// by calling getError();
   virtual void finalizeObject() {}
 
+  /// Returns true if an error has been recorded.
+  bool hasError() const { return !ErrMsg.empty(); }
+
+  /// Clear the error message.
+  void clearErrorMessage() { ErrMsg.clear(); }
+
+  /// Returns the most recent error message.
+  const std::string &getErrorMessage() const { return ErrMsg; }
+
   /// runStaticConstructorsDestructors - This method is used to execute all of
   /// the static constructors or destructors for a program.
   ///
diff --git a/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngineBindings.cpp b/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngineBindings.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngineBindings.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/ExecutionEngineBindings.cpp
@@ -308,6 +308,18 @@
   return unwrap(EE)->getFunctionAddress(Name);
 }
 
+LLVMBool LLVMExecutionEngineGetErrMsg(LLVMExecutionEngineRef EE,
+                                      char **OutError) {
+  assert(OutError && "OutError must be non-null");
+  auto *ExecEngine = unwrap(EE);
+  if (ExecEngine->hasError()) {
+    *OutError = strdup(ExecEngine->getErrorMessage().c_str());
+    ExecEngine->clearErrorMessage();
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 /*===-- Operations on memory managers -------------------------------------===*/
 
 namespace {
diff --git a/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/MCJIT/MCJIT.cpp b/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/MCJIT/MCJIT.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/MCJIT/MCJIT.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/MCJIT/MCJIT.cpp
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@
   // Resolve any outstanding relocations.
   Dyld.resolveRelocations();
 
+  // Check for Dyld error.
+  if (Dyld.hasError())
+    ErrMsg = Dyld.getErrorString().str();
+
   OwnedModules.markAllLoadedModulesAsFinalized();
 
   // Register EH frame data for any module we own which has been loaded