diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/FileSystem.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/FileSystem.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/FileSystem.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/FileSystem.h
@@ -1168,6 +1168,53 @@
 /// means that the filesystem may have failed to perform some buffered writes.
 std::error_code closeFile(file_t &F);
 
+/// RAII class that facilitates file locking.
+class FileLocker {
+  int FD;   ///< Locked file handle.
+public:
+  FileLocker(int FD) : FD(FD) { }
+  FileLocker(const FileLocker &L) = delete;
+  FileLocker(FileLocker &&L) : FD(L.FD) { L.FD = -1; }
+  ~FileLocker() {
+    if (FD != -1)
+      sys::fs::unlockFile(FD);
+  }
+  FileLocker &operator = (FileLocker &&L) {
+    FD = L.FD;
+    L.FD = -1;
+    return *this;
+  }
+  FileLocker &operator = (const FileLocker &L) = delete;
+  std::error_code unlock() {
+    if (FD != -1) {
+      std::error_code Result = sys::fs::unlockFile(FD);
+      FD = -1;
+      return Result;
+    }
+    return std::error_code();
+  }
+};
+
+/// Tries to lock file represented by its descriptor.
+///
+/// Possible use of this function is as follows:
+///
+///   @code{.cpp}
+///   if (Expected<fs::FileLocker> L = fs::getLock(FD)) {
+///     // ... do action that require file to be locked.
+///   } else {
+///     handleAllErrors(std::move(L.takeError()), [&](ErrorInfoBase &EIB) {
+///       // ... handle lock error.
+///     });
+///   }
+///   @endcode
+inline Expected<FileLocker> getLock(int FD, std::chrono::milliseconds T) {
+  std::error_code EC = tryLockFile(FD, T);
+  if (!EC)
+    return FileLocker(FD);
+  return errorCodeToError(EC);
+}
+
 std::error_code getUniqueID(const Twine Path, UniqueID &Result);
 
 /// Get disk space usage information.
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h
@@ -458,7 +458,9 @@
   /// fsync.
   void close();
 
-  bool supportsSeeking() { return SupportsSeeking; }
+  int getFD() const { return FD; }
+
+  bool supportsSeeking() const { return SupportsSeeking; }
 
   /// Flushes the stream and repositions the underlying file descriptor position
   /// to the offset specified from the beginning of the file.
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Support/raw_ostream.cpp b/llvm/lib/Support/raw_ostream.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Support/raw_ostream.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Support/raw_ostream.cpp
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
 //  raw_fd_ostream
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
-static int getFD(StringRef Filename, std::error_code &EC,
+static int openFile(StringRef Filename, std::error_code &EC,
                  sys::fs::CreationDisposition Disp, sys::fs::FileAccess Access,
                  sys::fs::OpenFlags Flags) {
   assert((Access & sys::fs::FA_Write) &&
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@
                                sys::fs::CreationDisposition Disp,
                                sys::fs::FileAccess Access,
                                sys::fs::OpenFlags Flags)
-    : raw_fd_ostream(getFD(Filename, EC, Disp, Access, Flags), true) {}
+    : raw_fd_ostream(openFile(Filename, EC, Disp, Access, Flags), true) {}
 
 /// FD is the file descriptor that this writes to.  If ShouldClose is true, this
 /// closes the file when the stream is destroyed.
diff --git a/llvm/unittests/Support/Path.cpp b/llvm/unittests/Support/Path.cpp
--- a/llvm/unittests/Support/Path.cpp
+++ b/llvm/unittests/Support/Path.cpp
@@ -2110,4 +2110,58 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+TEST_F(FileSystemTest, FileLocker) {
+  int FD;
+  std::error_code EC;
+  SmallString<64> TempPath;
+  EC = fs::createTemporaryFile("test", "temp", FD, TempPath);
+  ASSERT_NO_ERROR(EC);
+  FileRemover Cleanup(TempPath);
+  raw_fd_ostream Stream(TempPath, EC);
+
+  EC = fs::tryLockFile(Stream.getFD());
+  ASSERT_NO_ERROR(EC);
+  EC = fs::unlockFile(Stream.getFD());
+  ASSERT_NO_ERROR(EC);
+
+  if (Expected<fs::FileLocker> L = fs::getLock(FD, std::chrono::seconds(1))) {
+    EC = fs::tryLockFile(Stream.getFD());
+    ASSERT_ERROR(EC);
+    EC = L->unlock();
+    ASSERT_NO_ERROR(EC);
+
+    EC = fs::tryLockFile(Stream.getFD());
+    ASSERT_NO_ERROR(EC);
+    EC = fs::unlockFile(Stream.getFD());
+    ASSERT_NO_ERROR(EC);
+  } else {
+    ADD_FAILURE();
+    handleAllErrors(std::move(L.takeError()), [&](ErrorInfoBase &EIB) {});
+  }
+
+  EC = fs::tryLockFile(Stream.getFD());
+  ASSERT_NO_ERROR(EC);
+  EC = fs::unlockFile(Stream.getFD());
+  ASSERT_NO_ERROR(EC);
+
+  {
+    Expected<fs::FileLocker> L1 = fs::getLock(FD, std::chrono::seconds(1));
+    ASSERT_THAT_EXPECTED(L1, Succeeded());
+    Expected<fs::FileLocker> L2 = fs::getLock(Stream.getFD(),
+                                              std::chrono::seconds(1));
+    ASSERT_THAT_EXPECTED(L2, Failed());
+    EC = L1->unlock();
+    ASSERT_NO_ERROR(EC);
+
+    Expected<fs::FileLocker> L3 = fs::getLock(Stream.getFD(),
+                                              std::chrono::seconds(1));
+    ASSERT_THAT_EXPECTED(L3, Succeeded());
+  }
+
+  EC = fs::tryLockFile(Stream.getFD());
+  ASSERT_NO_ERROR(EC);
+  EC = fs::unlockFile(Stream.getFD());
+  ASSERT_NO_ERROR(EC);
+}
+
 } // anonymous namespace