diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td b/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
--- a/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
@@ -669,8 +669,10 @@
   HelpText<"Emit metadata containing compiler name and version">;
 def Qn : Flag<["-"], "Qn">, Flags<[CC1Option]>,
   HelpText<"Do not emit metadata containing compiler name and version">;
-def : Flag<["-"], "fident">, Group<f_Group>, Alias<Qy>, Flags<[CC1Option]>;
-def : Flag<["-"], "fno-ident">, Group<f_Group>, Alias<Qn>, Flags<[CC1Option]>;
+def : Flag<["-"], "fident">, Group<f_Group>, Alias<Qy>,
+  Flags<[CoreOption, CC1Option]>;
+def : Flag<["-"], "fno-ident">, Group<f_Group>, Alias<Qn>,
+  Flags<[CoreOption, CC1Option]>;
 def Qunused_arguments : Flag<["-"], "Qunused-arguments">, Flags<[NoXarchOption, CoreOption]>,
   HelpText<"Don't emit warning for unused driver arguments">;
 def Q : Flag<["-"], "Q">, IgnoredGCCCompat;
diff --git a/clang/test/Driver/cl-options.c b/clang/test/Driver/cl-options.c
--- a/clang/test/Driver/cl-options.c
+++ b/clang/test/Driver/cl-options.c
@@ -639,6 +639,8 @@
 // RUN:     -fdiagnostics-parseable-fixits \
 // RUN:     -fdiagnostics-absolute-paths \
 // RUN:     -ferror-limit=10 \
+// RUN:     -fident \
+// RUN:     -fno-ident \
 // RUN:     -fmsc-version=1800 \
 // RUN:     -fno-strict-aliasing \
 // RUN:     -fstrict-aliasing \