diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/LTO/Config.h b/llvm/include/llvm/LTO/Config.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/LTO/Config.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/LTO/Config.h
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@
   /// with llvm-lto2.
   std::unique_ptr<raw_ostream> ResolutionFile;
 
+  /// Plugins to be loaded by PassManager.
+  std::vector<std::string> PassPlugins;
+
   /// Tunable parameters for passes in the default pipelines.
   PipelineTuningOptions PTO;
 
diff --git a/llvm/lib/LTO/LTOBackend.cpp b/llvm/lib/LTO/LTOBackend.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/LTO/LTOBackend.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/LTO/LTOBackend.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "llvm/MC/SubtargetFeature.h"
 #include "llvm/Object/ModuleSymbolTable.h"
 #include "llvm/Passes/PassBuilder.h"
+#include "llvm/Passes/PassPlugin.h"
 #include "llvm/Passes/StandardInstrumentations.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Error.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/FileSystem.h"
@@ -177,6 +178,17 @@
   PassBuilder PB(TM, Conf.PTO, PGOOpt, &PIC);
   AAManager AA;
 
+  // Load pass plugins if available
+  for (auto &P : Conf.PassPlugins) {
+    auto PassPlugin = PassPlugin::Load(P);
+    if (PassPlugin) {
+      PassPlugin->registerPassBuilderCallbacks(PB);
+    } else {
+      report_fatal_error("Unable to load pass plugin '" + P + "': " +
+                         toString(PassPlugin.takeError()));
+    }
+  }
+
   // Parse a custom AA pipeline if asked to.
   if (auto Err = PB.parseAAPipeline(AA, "default"))
     report_fatal_error("Error parsing default AA pipeline");
diff --git a/llvm/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp b/llvm/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp
--- a/llvm/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/gold/gold-plugin.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "llvm/Object/Error.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/CachePruning.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/CommandLine.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/DynamicLibrary.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/FileSystem.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/ManagedStatic.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/MemoryBuffer.h"
@@ -207,6 +208,8 @@
   static std::string stats_file;
   // Asserts that LTO link has whole program visibility
   static bool whole_program_visibility = false;
+  // List of new PM pass plugins
+  static std::vector<std::string> pass_plugins;
 
   // Optimization remarks filename, accepted passes and hotness options
   static std::string RemarksFilename;
@@ -306,6 +309,14 @@
       RemarksFormat = std::string(opt.substr(strlen("opt-remarks-format=")));
     } else if (opt.startswith("stats-file=")) {
       stats_file = std::string(opt.substr(strlen("stats-file=")));
+    } else if (opt.startswith("load=")) {
+      std::string Error, Path(opt.substr(strlen("load=")));
+
+      if (sys::DynamicLibrary::LoadLibraryPermanently(Path.c_str(), &Error))
+        message(LDPL_ERROR, "Unable to load plugin: %s", Error.c_str());
+    } else if (opt.startswith("load-pass-plugin=")) {
+      pass_plugins.push_back(
+          std::string(opt.substr(strlen("load-pass-plugin="))));
     } else {
       // Save this option to pass to the code generator.
       // ParseCommandLineOptions() expects argv[0] to be program name. Lazily
@@ -941,6 +952,8 @@
   Conf.UseNewPM = options::new_pass_manager;
   // Debug new pass manager if requested
   Conf.DebugPassManager = options::debug_pass_manager;
+  // Pass plugins to load
+  Conf.PassPlugins = std::move(options::pass_plugins);
 
   Conf.HasWholeProgramVisibility = options::whole_program_visibility;