diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm_util.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm_util.rs
index 0dd3d2ae15bca..cb9c6269b66bb 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm_util.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm_util.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ use crate::{llvm, llvm_util};
 use libc::c_int;
 use rustc_codegen_ssa::target_features::supported_target_features;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
+use rustc_metadata::dynamic_lib::DynamicLibrary;
 use rustc_middle::bug;
 use rustc_session::config::PrintRequest;
 use rustc_session::Session;
 use rustc_span::symbol::Symbol;
 use rustc_target::spec::{MergeFunctions, PanicStrategy};
 use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
+use tracing::debug;
 
+use std::mem;
+use std::path::Path;
 use std::ptr;
 use std::slice;
 use std::str;
@@ -129,6 +133,16 @@ unsafe fn configure_llvm(sess: &Session) {
 
     llvm::LLVMInitializePasses();
 
+    for plugin in &sess.opts.debugging_opts.llvm_plugins {
+        let path = Path::new(plugin);
+        let res = DynamicLibrary::open(path);
+        match res {
+            Ok(_) => debug!("LLVM plugin loaded succesfully {} ({})", path.display(), plugin),
+            Err(e) => bug!("couldn't load plugin: {}", e),
+        }
+        mem::forget(res);
+    }
+
     rustc_llvm::initialize_available_targets();
 
     llvm::LLVMRustSetLLVMOptions(llvm_args.len() as c_int, llvm_args.as_ptr());
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs
index 52b3076a44396..ebd18630e4e4c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs
@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ fn test_debugging_options_tracking_hash() {
     tracked!(instrument_coverage, Some(InstrumentCoverage::All));
     tracked!(instrument_mcount, true);
     tracked!(link_only, true);
+    tracked!(llvm_plugins, vec![String::from("plugin_name")]);
     tracked!(merge_functions, Some(MergeFunctions::Disabled));
     tracked!(mir_emit_retag, true);
     tracked!(mir_opt_level, Some(4));
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
index f5dd8992c29f9..e144c8f168e79 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
@@ -1129,6 +1129,8 @@ options! {
         "link native libraries in the linker invocation (default: yes)"),
     link_only: bool = (false, parse_bool, [TRACKED],
         "link the `.rlink` file generated by `-Z no-link` (default: no)"),
+    llvm_plugins: Vec<String> = (Vec::new(), parse_list, [TRACKED],
+        "a list LLVM plugins to enable (space separated)"),
     llvm_time_trace: bool = (false, parse_bool, [UNTRACKED],
         "generate JSON tracing data file from LLVM data (default: no)"),
     ls: bool = (false, parse_bool, [UNTRACKED],