diff --git a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
@@ -951,6 +951,7 @@
   config->ignoreFunctionAddressEquality =
       args.hasArg(OPT_ignore_function_address_equality);
   config->init = args.getLastArgValue(OPT_init, "_init");
+
   config->ltoAAPipeline = args.getLastArgValue(OPT_lto_aa_pipeline);
   config->ltoCSProfileGenerate = args.hasArg(OPT_lto_cs_profile_generate);
   config->ltoCSProfileFile = args.getLastArgValue(OPT_lto_cs_profile_file);
@@ -2111,6 +2112,13 @@
   // Split SHF_MERGE and .eh_frame sections into pieces in preparation for garbage collection.
   splitSections<ELFT>();
 
+  // process section to keep via --keep-sections before garbage collection
+  for (StringRef secPattern : args::getStrings(args, OPT_keep_section)) {
+    auto mb = MemoryBuffer::getMemBuffer(secPattern);
+    MemoryBufferRef mbref = mb->getMemBufferRef();
+    make<std::unique_ptr<MemoryBuffer>>(std::move(mb)); // take MB ownership
+    processKeepSections(mbref);
+  }
   // Garbage collection and removal of shared symbols from unused shared objects.
   markLive<ELFT>();
   demoteSharedSymbols();
diff --git a/lld/ELF/Options.td b/lld/ELF/Options.td
--- a/lld/ELF/Options.td
+++ b/lld/ELF/Options.td
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@
 
 defm just_symbols: Eq<"just-symbols", "Just link symbols">;
 
+defm keep_section: Eq<"keep-section",
+     "Do not drop this section during garbage collection">;
+
 defm keep_unique: Eq<"keep-unique", "Do not fold this symbol during ICF">;
 
 defm library: Eq<"library", "Root name of library to use">,
diff --git a/lld/ELF/ScriptParser.h b/lld/ELF/ScriptParser.h
--- a/lld/ELF/ScriptParser.h
+++ b/lld/ELF/ScriptParser.h
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 namespace lld {
 namespace elf {
 
+// Parses the keep sections
+void processKeepSections(MemoryBufferRef mb);
+
 // Parses a linker script. Calling this function updates
 // lld::elf::config and lld::elf::script.
 void readLinkerScript(MemoryBufferRef mb);
diff --git a/lld/ELF/ScriptParser.cpp b/lld/ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/ScriptParser.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     }
   }
 
+  void processKeepSections();
   void readLinkerScript();
   void readVersionScript();
   void readDynamicList();
@@ -175,6 +176,12 @@
           (a.getValue() | b.getValue()) - a.getSecAddr(), a.loc};
 }
 
+void ScriptParser::processKeepSections() {
+  InputSectionDescription *cmd =
+      readInputSectionRules(next(), /*withFlags=*/0, /*withoutFlags=*/0);
+  script->keptSections.push_back(cmd);
+}
+
 void ScriptParser::readDynamicList() {
   expect("{");
   std::vector<SymbolVersion> locals;
@@ -1634,3 +1641,7 @@
 void elf::readDefsym(StringRef name, MemoryBufferRef mb) {
   ScriptParser(mb).readDefsym(name);
 }
+
+void elf::processKeepSections(MemoryBufferRef mb) {
+  ScriptParser(mb).processKeepSections();
+}
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/keep-sections.s b/lld/test/ELF/keep-sections.s
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/keep-sections.s
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# REQUIRES: x86
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=x86_64-unknown-linux %s -o %t.o
+
+# Check that the section is removed without --keep-section
+# RUN: ld.lld  --gc-sections %t.o -o %t1
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --section-headers %t1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=SECGC %s
+# SECGC:      Sections:
+# SECGC-NEXT: Idx Name          Size
+# SECGC-NEXT:   0               00000000
+# SECGC-NEXT:   1 .temp         00000004
+# SECGC-NEXT:   2 .text         00000007
+
+## Now apply --keep-section to preserve the section.
+# RUN: ld.lld --gc-sections --keep-section="*(.keep)" %t.o -o %t2
+# RUN: llvm-objdump --section-headers %t2 | FileCheck -check-prefix=SECNOGC %s
+# SECNOGC:      Sections:
+# SECNOGC-NEXT: Idx Name          Size
+# SECNOGC-NEXT:   0               00000000
+# SECNOGC-NEXT:   1 .keep         00000004
+# SECNOGC-NEXT:   2 .temp         00000004
+# SECNOGC-NEXT:   3 .text         00000007
+
+## Check that we can parse SORT, the sections are not actually sorted because
+## we are not merging them together
+# RUN: ld.lld --gc-sections --keep-section="*(SORT_BY_NAME(.keep))" %t.o -o %t3
+
+.global _start
+_start:
+ mov temp, %eax
+
+.section .keep, "a"
+keep:
+ .long 1
+
+.section .temp, "a"
+temp:
+ .long 2