diff --git a/lld/COFF/Config.h b/lld/COFF/Config.h
--- a/lld/COFF/Config.h
+++ b/lld/COFF/Config.h
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@
   bool swaprunNet = false;
   bool thinLTOEmitImportsFiles;
   bool thinLTOIndexOnly;
+  bool autoImport = false;
+  bool pseudoRelocs = false;
 };
 
 extern Configuration *config;
diff --git a/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp b/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
--- a/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/COFF/Driver.cpp
@@ -1580,6 +1580,10 @@
   config->debugDwarf = debug == DebugKind::Dwarf;
   config->debugGHashes = debug == DebugKind::GHash;
   config->debugSymtab = debug == DebugKind::Symtab;
+  config->autoImport =
+      args.hasFlag(OPT_auto_import, OPT_auto_import_no, config->mingw);
+  config->pseudoRelocs = args.hasFlag(
+      OPT_runtime_pseudo_reloc, OPT_runtime_pseudo_reloc_no, config->mingw);
 
   // Don't warn about long section names, such as .debug_info, for mingw or when
   // -debug:dwarf is requested.
@@ -1841,9 +1845,11 @@
   // Needed for MSVC 2017 15.5 CRT.
   symtab->addAbsolute(mangle("__enclave_config"), 0);
 
-  if (config->mingw) {
+  if (config->pseudoRelocs) {
     symtab->addAbsolute(mangle("__RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC_LIST__"), 0);
     symtab->addAbsolute(mangle("__RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC_LIST_END__"), 0);
+  }
+  if (config->mingw) {
     symtab->addAbsolute(mangle("__CTOR_LIST__"), 0);
     symtab->addAbsolute(mangle("__DTOR_LIST__"), 0);
   }
@@ -1901,7 +1907,8 @@
     while (run());
   }
 
-  if (config->mingw) {
+  if (config->autoImport) {
+    // MinGW specific.
     // Load any further object files that might be needed for doing automatic
     // imports.
     //
diff --git a/lld/COFF/Options.td b/lld/COFF/Options.td
--- a/lld/COFF/Options.td
+++ b/lld/COFF/Options.td
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
   def _no : F<name#":no">, HelpText<help_off>;
 }
 
+// Same as B<> above, but without help texts, for private undocumented
+// options.
+multiclass B_priv<string name> {
+  def "" : F<name>;
+  def _no : F<name#":no">;
+}
+
 def align   : P<"align", "Section alignment">;
 def aligncomm : P<"aligncomm", "Set common symbol alignment">;
 def alternatename : P<"alternatename", "Define weak alias">;
@@ -184,6 +191,8 @@
 def help_q : Flag<["/??", "-??", "/?", "-?"], "">, Alias<help>;
 
 // LLD extensions
+defm auto_import : B_priv<"auto-import">;
+defm runtime_pseudo_reloc : B_priv<"runtime-pseudo-reloc">;
 def end_lib : F<"end-lib">,
   HelpText<"Ends group of objects treated as if they were in a library">;
 def exclude_all_symbols : F<"exclude-all-symbols">;
diff --git a/lld/COFF/SymbolTable.cpp b/lld/COFF/SymbolTable.cpp
--- a/lld/COFF/SymbolTable.cpp
+++ b/lld/COFF/SymbolTable.cpp
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
     if (name.contains("_PchSym_"))
       continue;
 
-    if (config->mingw && handleMinGWAutomaticImport(sym, name))
+    if (config->autoImport && handleMinGWAutomaticImport(sym, name))
       continue;
 
     // Remaining undefined symbols are not fatal if /force is specified.
diff --git a/lld/COFF/Writer.cpp b/lld/COFF/Writer.cpp
--- a/lld/COFF/Writer.cpp
+++ b/lld/COFF/Writer.cpp
@@ -969,11 +969,11 @@
   if (config->guardCF != GuardCFLevel::Off)
     createGuardCFTables();
 
-  if (config->mingw) {
+  if (config->autoImport)
     createRuntimePseudoRelocs();
 
+  if (config->mingw)
     insertCtorDtorSymbols();
-  }
 }
 
 // Create .idata section for the DLL-imported symbol table.
@@ -1722,6 +1722,15 @@
     sc->getRuntimePseudoRelocs(rels);
   }
 
+  if (!config->pseudoRelocs) {
+    // Not writing any pseudo relocs; if some were needed, error out and
+    // indicate what required them.
+    for (const RuntimePseudoReloc &rpr : rels)
+      error("automatic dllimport of " + rpr.sym->getName() + " in " +
+            toString(rpr.target->file) + " requires pseudo relocations");
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (!rels.empty())
     log("Writing " + Twine(rels.size()) + " runtime pseudo relocations");
   PseudoRelocTableChunk *table = make<PseudoRelocTableChunk>(rels);
diff --git a/lld/MinGW/Driver.cpp b/lld/MinGW/Driver.cpp
--- a/lld/MinGW/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/MinGW/Driver.cpp
@@ -295,6 +295,16 @@
   else
     add("-opt:noref");
 
+  if (args.hasFlag(OPT_enable_auto_import, OPT_disable_auto_import, true))
+    add("-auto-import");
+  else
+    add("-auto-import:no");
+  if (args.hasFlag(OPT_enable_runtime_pseudo_reloc,
+                   OPT_disable_runtime_pseudo_reloc, true))
+    add("-runtime-pseudo-reloc");
+  else
+    add("-runtime-pseudo-reloc:no");
+
   if (auto *a = args.getLastArg(OPT_icf)) {
     StringRef s = a->getValue();
     if (s == "all")
diff --git a/lld/MinGW/Options.td b/lld/MinGW/Options.td
--- a/lld/MinGW/Options.td
+++ b/lld/MinGW/Options.td
@@ -20,7 +20,15 @@
   HelpText<"Add a directory to the library search path">;
 def Bdynamic: F<"Bdynamic">, HelpText<"Link against shared libraries">;
 def Bstatic: F<"Bstatic">, HelpText<"Do not link against shared libraries">;
+def disable_auto_import: F<"disable-auto-import">,
+    HelpText<"Don't automatically import data symbols from other DLLs without dllimport">;
+def disable_runtime_pseudo_reloc: F<"disable-runtime-pseudo-reloc">,
+    HelpText<"Don't do automatic imports that require runtime fixups">;
 def dynamicbase: F<"dynamicbase">, HelpText<"Enable ASLR">;
+def enable_auto_import: F<"enable-auto-import">,
+    HelpText<"Automatically import data symbols from other DLLs where needed">;
+def enable_runtime_pseudo_reloc: F<"enable-runtime-pseudo-reloc">,
+    HelpText<"Allow automatic imports that require runtime fixups">;
 defm entry: Eq<"entry", "Name of entry point symbol">, MetaVarName<"<entry>">;
 def exclude_all_symbols: F<"exclude-all-symbols">,
     HelpText<"Don't automatically export any symbols">;
@@ -94,7 +102,6 @@
 def: F<"build-id">;
 def: F<"disable-auto-image-base">;
 def: F<"enable-auto-image-base">;
-def: F<"enable-auto-import">, HelpText<"Ignored; listed for libtool compatibility">;
 def: F<"end-group">;
 def: Flag<["--"], "full-shutdown">;
 def: F<"high-entropy-va">;
diff --git a/lld/test/COFF/autoimport-refptr.s b/lld/test/COFF/autoimport-refptr.s
--- a/lld/test/COFF/autoimport-refptr.s
+++ b/lld/test/COFF/autoimport-refptr.s
@@ -4,13 +4,20 @@
 # RUN: llvm-mc -triple=x86_64-windows-gnu %t-lib.s -filetype=obj -o %t-lib.obj
 # RUN: lld-link -out:%t-lib.dll -dll -entry:DllMainCRTStartup %t-lib.obj -lldmingw -implib:%t-lib.lib
 
-# RUN: llvm-mc -triple=x86_64-windows-gnu %s -filetype=obj -o %t.obj
+# RUN: llvm-mc -triple=x86_64-windows-gnu %s -defsym listptrs=1 -filetype=obj -o %t.obj
 # RUN: lld-link -lldmingw -out:%t.exe -entry:main %t.obj %t-lib.lib -verbose
 
 # RUN: llvm-readobj --coff-imports %t.exe | FileCheck -check-prefix=IMPORTS %s
 # RUN: llvm-objdump -d %t.exe | FileCheck --check-prefix=DISASM %s
 # RUN: llvm-objdump -s %t.exe | FileCheck --check-prefix=CONTENTS %s
 
+## Check that we can autoimport these variables with pseudo relocs disabled.
+# RUN: llvm-mc -triple=x86_64-windows-gnu %s -defsym listptrs=0 -filetype=obj -o %t.noptrs.obj
+# RUN: lld-link -lldmingw -runtime-pseudo-reloc:no -out:%t.exe -entry:main %t.noptrs.obj %t-lib.lib
+
+## Check that we can't autoimport them with autoimport disabled.
+# RUN: not lld-link -lldmingw -auto-import:no -out:%t.exe -entry:main %t.noptrs.obj %t-lib.lib 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=NO-AUTOIMPORT %s
+
 # IMPORTS: Import {
 # IMPORTS-NEXT: Name: autoimport-refptr.s.tmp-lib.dll
 # IMPORTS-NEXT: ImportLookupTableRVA: 0x2050
@@ -36,6 +43,8 @@
 # CONTENTS:  140003000 08200040 01000000 08200040 01000000
 # CONTENTS:  140003010 2a000000
 
+# NO-AUTOIMPORT: error: undefined symbol: variable
+
     .global main
     .global localvar
     .text
@@ -47,9 +56,11 @@
     ret
 
     .data
+.if listptrs==1
 relocs:
     .quad __RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC_LIST__
     .quad __RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC_LIST_END__
+.endif
 localvar:
     .int 42
 
diff --git a/lld/test/COFF/autoimport-x86.s b/lld/test/COFF/autoimport-x86.s
--- a/lld/test/COFF/autoimport-x86.s
+++ b/lld/test/COFF/autoimport-x86.s
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 # RUN: llvm-mc -triple=x86_64-windows-gnu %t-lib.s -filetype=obj -o %t-lib.obj
 # RUN: lld-link -out:%t-lib.dll -dll -entry:DllMainCRTStartup %t-lib.obj -lldmingw -implib:%t-lib.lib
 
-# RUN: llvm-mc -triple=x86_64-windows-gnu %s -filetype=obj -o %t.obj
+# RUN: llvm-mc -triple=x86_64-windows-gnu -defsym listptrs=1 %s -filetype=obj -o %t.obj
 # RUN: lld-link -lldmingw -debug:symtab -out:%t.exe -entry:main %t.obj %t-lib.lib -verbose
 
+# RUN: llvm-mc -triple=x86_64-windows-gnu -defsym listptrs=0 %s -filetype=obj -o %t.noptrs.obj
+# RUN: not lld-link -lldmingw -runtime-pseudo-reloc:no -debug:symtab -out:%t.exe -entry:main %t.noptrs.obj %t-lib.lib 2>&1 | FileCheck --check-prefix=DISABLED %s
+
 # RUN: llvm-readobj --coff-imports %t.exe | FileCheck -check-prefix=IMPORTS %s
 # RUN: llvm-objdump -d %t.exe | FileCheck --check-prefix=DISASM %s
 # RUN: llvm-objdump -s %t.exe | FileCheck --check-prefix=CONTENTS %s
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@
 # the symbol table.
 # SYMBOLS-NOT: variable
 
+# DISABLED: error: automatic dllimport of variable in {{.*}}/autoimport-x86.s.tmp.noptrs.obj requires pseudo relocations
+
     .global main
     .text
 main:
@@ -54,6 +59,8 @@
     .data
 ptr:
     .quad variable
+.if listptrs==1
 relocs:
     .quad __RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC_LIST__
     .quad __RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC_LIST_END__
+.endif
diff --git a/lld/test/MinGW/driver.test b/lld/test/MinGW/driver.test
--- a/lld/test/MinGW/driver.test
+++ b/lld/test/MinGW/driver.test
@@ -223,3 +223,21 @@
 
 RUN: not ld.lld -m i386pep 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix NO_INPUT_FILES %s
 NO_INPUT_FILES: error: no input files
+
+RUN: ld.lld -### -m i386pep foo.o | FileCheck -check-prefix ENABLE_AUTO_IMPORT %s
+RUN: ld.lld -### -m i386pep foo.o --disable-auto-import --enable-auto-import | FileCheck -check-prefix ENABLE_AUTO_IMPORT %s
+RUN: ld.lld -### -m i386pep foo.o -enable-auto-import | FileCheck -check-prefix ENABLE_AUTO_IMPORT %s
+ENABLE_AUTO_IMPORT: -auto-import{{ }}
+
+RUN: ld.lld -### -m i386pep foo.o --disable-auto-import | FileCheck -check-prefix DISABLE_AUTO_IMPORT %s
+RUN: ld.lld -### -m i386pep foo.o -disable-auto-import | FileCheck -check-prefix DISABLE_AUTO_IMPORT %s
+DISABLE_AUTO_IMPORT: -auto-import:no
+
+RUN: ld.lld -### -m i386pep foo.o | FileCheck -check-prefix ENABLE_RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC %s
+RUN: ld.lld -### -m i386pep foo.o --disable-runtime-pseudo-reloc --enable-runtime-pseudo-reloc | FileCheck -check-prefix ENABLE_RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC %s
+RUN: ld.lld -### -m i386pep foo.o -enable-runtime-pseudo-reloc | FileCheck -check-prefix ENABLE_RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC %s
+ENABLE_RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC: -runtime-pseudo-reloc{{ }}
+
+RUN: ld.lld -### -m i386pep foo.o --disable-runtime-pseudo-reloc | FileCheck -check-prefix DISABLE_RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC %s
+RUN: ld.lld -### -m i386pep foo.o -disable-runtime-pseudo-reloc | FileCheck -check-prefix DISABLE_RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC %s
+DISABLE_RUNTIME_PSEUDO_RELOC: -runtime-pseudo-reloc:no