diff --git a/clang/include/clang/AST/ASTContext.h b/clang/include/clang/AST/ASTContext.h
index 668462ef546064..12ce9af1e53f63 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/AST/ASTContext.h
+++ b/clang/include/clang/AST/ASTContext.h
@@ -2413,12 +2413,18 @@ class ASTContext : public RefCountedBase<ASTContext> {
   unsigned getTargetDefaultAlignForAttributeAligned() const;
 
   /// Return the alignment in bits that should be given to a
-  /// global variable with type \p T.
-  unsigned getAlignOfGlobalVar(QualType T) const;
+  /// global variable with type \p T. If \p VD is non-null it will be
+  /// considered specifically for the query.
+  unsigned getAlignOfGlobalVar(QualType T, const VarDecl *VD) const;
 
   /// Return the alignment in characters that should be given to a
-  /// global variable with type \p T.
-  CharUnits getAlignOfGlobalVarInChars(QualType T) const;
+  /// global variable with type \p T. If \p VD is non-null it will be
+  /// considered specifically for the query.
+  CharUnits getAlignOfGlobalVarInChars(QualType T, const VarDecl *VD) const;
+
+  /// Return the minimum alignement as specified by the target. If \p VD is
+  /// non-null it may be used to identify external or weak variables.
+  unsigned getMinGlobalAlignOfVar(uint64_t Size, const VarDecl *VD) const;
 
   /// Return a conservative estimate of the alignment of the specified
   /// decl \p D.
diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Basic/TargetInfo.h b/clang/include/clang/Basic/TargetInfo.h
index 9432154d5063ce..48e9cec482755c 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/Basic/TargetInfo.h
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Basic/TargetInfo.h
@@ -704,8 +704,10 @@ class TargetInfo : public TransferrableTargetInfo,
   }
 
   /// getMinGlobalAlign - Return the minimum alignment of a global variable,
-  /// unless its alignment is explicitly reduced via attributes.
-  virtual unsigned getMinGlobalAlign (uint64_t) const {
+  /// unless its alignment is explicitly reduced via attributes. If \param
+  /// HasNonWeakDef is true, this concerns a VarDecl which has a definition
+  /// in current translation unit and that is not weak.
+  virtual unsigned getMinGlobalAlign(uint64_t Size, bool HasNonWeakDef) const {
     return MinGlobalAlign;
   }
 
diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td b/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
index 773bc1dcda01d5..d940665969339e 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
@@ -4619,6 +4619,10 @@ def munaligned_access : Flag<["-"], "munaligned-access">, Group<m_Group>,
   HelpText<"Allow memory accesses to be unaligned (AArch32/AArch64/LoongArch/RISC-V only)">;
 def mno_unaligned_access : Flag<["-"], "mno-unaligned-access">, Group<m_Group>,
   HelpText<"Force all memory accesses to be aligned (AArch32/AArch64/LoongArch/RISC-V only)">;
+def munaligned_symbols : Flag<["-"], "munaligned-symbols">, Group<m_Group>,
+  HelpText<"Expect external char-aligned symbols to be without ABI alignment (SystemZ only)">;
+def mno_unaligned_symbols : Flag<["-"], "mno-unaligned-symbols">, Group<m_Group>,
+  HelpText<"Expect external char-aligned symbols to be without ABI alignment (SystemZ only)">;
 } // let Flags = [TargetSpecific]
 def mstrict_align : Flag<["-"], "mstrict-align">, Alias<mno_unaligned_access>,
   Flags<[HelpHidden]>, Visibility<[ClangOption, CC1Option]>,
diff --git a/clang/lib/AST/ASTContext.cpp b/clang/lib/AST/ASTContext.cpp
index 2aa6ed089a0814..f7c9e4521b5f16 100644
--- a/clang/lib/AST/ASTContext.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/AST/ASTContext.cpp
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ CharUnits ASTContext::getDeclAlign(const Decl *D, bool ForAlignof) const {
       if (VD->hasGlobalStorage() && !ForAlignof) {
         uint64_t TypeSize =
             !BaseT->isIncompleteType() ? getTypeSize(T.getTypePtr()) : 0;
-        Align = std::max(Align, getTargetInfo().getMinGlobalAlign(TypeSize));
+        Align = std::max(Align, getMinGlobalAlignOfVar(TypeSize, VD));
       }
 
     // Fields can be subject to extra alignment constraints, like if
@@ -2511,16 +2511,25 @@ unsigned ASTContext::getTargetDefaultAlignForAttributeAligned() const {
 
 /// getAlignOfGlobalVar - Return the alignment in bits that should be given
 /// to a global variable of the specified type.
-unsigned ASTContext::getAlignOfGlobalVar(QualType T) const {
+unsigned ASTContext::getAlignOfGlobalVar(QualType T, const VarDecl *VD) const {
   uint64_t TypeSize = getTypeSize(T.getTypePtr());
   return std::max(getPreferredTypeAlign(T),
-                  getTargetInfo().getMinGlobalAlign(TypeSize));
+                  getMinGlobalAlignOfVar(TypeSize, VD));
 }
 
 /// getAlignOfGlobalVarInChars - Return the alignment in characters that
 /// should be given to a global variable of the specified type.
-CharUnits ASTContext::getAlignOfGlobalVarInChars(QualType T) const {
-  return toCharUnitsFromBits(getAlignOfGlobalVar(T));
+CharUnits ASTContext::getAlignOfGlobalVarInChars(QualType T,
+                                                 const VarDecl *VD) const {
+  return toCharUnitsFromBits(getAlignOfGlobalVar(T, VD));
+}
+
+unsigned ASTContext::getMinGlobalAlignOfVar(uint64_t Size,
+                                            const VarDecl *VD) const {
+  // Make the default handling as that of a non-weak definition in the
+  // current translation unit.
+  bool HasNonWeakDef = !VD || (VD->hasDefinition() && !VD->isWeak());
+  return getTargetInfo().getMinGlobalAlign(Size, HasNonWeakDef);
 }
 
 CharUnits ASTContext::getOffsetOfBaseWithVBPtr(const CXXRecordDecl *RD) const {
diff --git a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/AArch64.cpp b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/AArch64.cpp
index d47181bfca4fc8..c89e16677e974d 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/AArch64.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/AArch64.cpp
@@ -1517,8 +1517,10 @@ MicrosoftARM64TargetInfo::getCallingConvKind(bool ClangABICompat4) const {
   return CCK_MicrosoftWin64;
 }
 
-unsigned MicrosoftARM64TargetInfo::getMinGlobalAlign(uint64_t TypeSize) const {
-  unsigned Align = WindowsARM64TargetInfo::getMinGlobalAlign(TypeSize);
+unsigned MicrosoftARM64TargetInfo::getMinGlobalAlign(uint64_t TypeSize,
+                                                     bool HasNonWeakDef) const {
+  unsigned Align =
+      WindowsARM64TargetInfo::getMinGlobalAlign(TypeSize, HasNonWeakDef);
 
   // MSVC does size based alignment for arm64 based on alignment section in
   // below document, replicate that to keep alignment consistent with object
diff --git a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/AArch64.h b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/AArch64.h
index f0e0782e7abe97..9f5e88a6ddd99b 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/AArch64.h
+++ b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/AArch64.h
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ class LLVM_LIBRARY_VISIBILITY MicrosoftARM64TargetInfo
   TargetInfo::CallingConvKind
   getCallingConvKind(bool ClangABICompat4) const override;
 
-  unsigned getMinGlobalAlign(uint64_t TypeSize) const override;
+  unsigned getMinGlobalAlign(uint64_t TypeSize,
+                             bool HasNonWeakDef) const override;
 };
 
 // ARM64 MinGW target
diff --git a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/CSKY.cpp b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/CSKY.cpp
index 851f27dbb1e5ee..c8bf8b9234d243 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/CSKY.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/CSKY.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@ bool CSKYTargetInfo::validateAsmConstraint(
   }
 }
 
-unsigned CSKYTargetInfo::getMinGlobalAlign(uint64_t Size) const {
+unsigned CSKYTargetInfo::getMinGlobalAlign(uint64_t Size,
+                                           bool HasNonWeakDef) const {
   if (Size >= 32)
     return 32;
   return 0;
diff --git a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/CSKY.h b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/CSKY.h
index 11404e37db368a..94d4eeb9a1fff4 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/CSKY.h
+++ b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/CSKY.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class LLVM_LIBRARY_VISIBILITY CSKYTargetInfo : public TargetInfo {
 
   bool isValidCPUName(StringRef Name) const override;
 
-  unsigned getMinGlobalAlign(uint64_t) const override;
+  unsigned getMinGlobalAlign(uint64_t, bool HasNonWeakDef) const override;
 
   ArrayRef<Builtin::Info> getTargetBuiltins() const override;
 
diff --git a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/NVPTX.cpp b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/NVPTX.cpp
index c0b5db795e2708..0b9d97f69d146a 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/NVPTX.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/NVPTX.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ NVPTXTargetInfo::NVPTXTargetInfo(const llvm::Triple &Triple,
   LongAlign = HostTarget->getLongAlign();
   LongLongWidth = HostTarget->getLongLongWidth();
   LongLongAlign = HostTarget->getLongLongAlign();
-  MinGlobalAlign = HostTarget->getMinGlobalAlign(/* TypeSize = */ 0);
+  MinGlobalAlign = HostTarget->getMinGlobalAlign(/* TypeSize = */ 0,
+                                                 /* HasNonWeakDef = */ true);
   NewAlign = HostTarget->getNewAlign();
   DefaultAlignForAttributeAligned =
       HostTarget->getDefaultAlignForAttributeAligned();
diff --git a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/SPIR.h b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/SPIR.h
index fa4a3bb1c82eed..e6235f394a6a2d 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/SPIR.h
+++ b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/SPIR.h
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ class LLVM_LIBRARY_VISIBILITY BaseSPIRTargetInfo : public TargetInfo {
       LongAlign = HostTarget->getLongAlign();
       LongLongWidth = HostTarget->getLongLongWidth();
       LongLongAlign = HostTarget->getLongLongAlign();
-      MinGlobalAlign = HostTarget->getMinGlobalAlign(/* TypeSize = */ 0);
+      MinGlobalAlign =
+          HostTarget->getMinGlobalAlign(/* TypeSize = */ 0,
+                                        /* HasNonWeakDef = */ true);
       NewAlign = HostTarget->getNewAlign();
       DefaultAlignForAttributeAligned =
           HostTarget->getDefaultAlignForAttributeAligned();
diff --git a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/SystemZ.cpp b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/SystemZ.cpp
index a9b5ca48386133..06f08db2eadd47 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/SystemZ.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/SystemZ.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@ bool SystemZTargetInfo::hasFeature(StringRef Feature) const {
       .Default(false);
 }
 
+unsigned SystemZTargetInfo::getMinGlobalAlign(uint64_t Size,
+                                              bool HasNonWeakDef) const {
+  // Don't enforce the minimum alignment on an external or weak symbol if
+  // -munaligned-symbols is passed.
+  if (UnalignedSymbols && !HasNonWeakDef)
+    return 0;
+
+  return MinGlobalAlign;
+}
+
 void SystemZTargetInfo::getTargetDefines(const LangOptions &Opts,
                                          MacroBuilder &Builder) const {
   Builder.defineMacro("__s390__");
diff --git a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/SystemZ.h b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/SystemZ.h
index e4ec338880f210..3e08b27972fa39 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/SystemZ.h
+++ b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets/SystemZ.h
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ class LLVM_LIBRARY_VISIBILITY SystemZTargetInfo : public TargetInfo {
   bool HasTransactionalExecution;
   bool HasVector;
   bool SoftFloat;
+  bool UnalignedSymbols;
 
 public:
   SystemZTargetInfo(const llvm::Triple &Triple, const TargetOptions &)
       : TargetInfo(Triple), CPU("z10"), ISARevision(8),
-        HasTransactionalExecution(false), HasVector(false), SoftFloat(false) {
+        HasTransactionalExecution(false), HasVector(false), SoftFloat(false),
+        UnalignedSymbols(false) {
     IntMaxType = SignedLong;
     Int64Type = SignedLong;
     IntWidth = IntAlign = 32;
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ class LLVM_LIBRARY_VISIBILITY SystemZTargetInfo : public TargetInfo {
     HasStrictFP = true;
   }
 
+  unsigned getMinGlobalAlign(uint64_t Size, bool HasNonWeakDef) const override;
+
   void getTargetDefines(const LangOptions &Opts,
                         MacroBuilder &Builder) const override;
 
@@ -163,6 +167,7 @@ class LLVM_LIBRARY_VISIBILITY SystemZTargetInfo : public TargetInfo {
     HasTransactionalExecution = false;
     HasVector = false;
     SoftFloat = false;
+    UnalignedSymbols = false;
     for (const auto &Feature : Features) {
       if (Feature == "+transactional-execution")
         HasTransactionalExecution = true;
@@ -170,6 +175,8 @@ class LLVM_LIBRARY_VISIBILITY SystemZTargetInfo : public TargetInfo {
         HasVector = true;
       else if (Feature == "+soft-float")
         SoftFloat = true;
+      else if (Feature == "+unaligned-symbols")
+        UnalignedSymbols = true;
     }
     HasVector &= !SoftFloat;
 
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
index 1280bcd36de943..6ec54cc01c923d 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
@@ -6330,7 +6330,8 @@ GenerateStringLiteral(llvm::Constant *C, llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes LT,
 ConstantAddress
 CodeGenModule::GetAddrOfConstantStringFromLiteral(const StringLiteral *S,
                                                   StringRef Name) {
-  CharUnits Alignment = getContext().getAlignOfGlobalVarInChars(S->getType());
+  CharUnits Alignment =
+      getContext().getAlignOfGlobalVarInChars(S->getType(), /*VD=*/nullptr);
 
   llvm::Constant *C = GetConstantArrayFromStringLiteral(S);
   llvm::GlobalVariable **Entry = nullptr;
@@ -6393,8 +6394,8 @@ CodeGenModule::GetAddrOfConstantStringFromObjCEncode(const ObjCEncodeExpr *E) {
 ConstantAddress CodeGenModule::GetAddrOfConstantCString(
     const std::string &Str, const char *GlobalName) {
   StringRef StrWithNull(Str.c_str(), Str.size() + 1);
-  CharUnits Alignment =
-    getContext().getAlignOfGlobalVarInChars(getContext().CharTy);
+  CharUnits Alignment = getContext().getAlignOfGlobalVarInChars(
+      getContext().CharTy, /*VD=*/nullptr);
 
   llvm::Constant *C =
       llvm::ConstantDataArray::getString(getLLVMContext(), StrWithNull, false);
diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Arch/SystemZ.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Arch/SystemZ.cpp
index 588bc3176d73e3..2213f431eb8114 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Arch/SystemZ.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Arch/SystemZ.cpp
@@ -71,4 +71,12 @@ void systemz::getSystemZTargetFeatures(const Driver &D, const ArgList &Args,
   systemz::FloatABI FloatABI = systemz::getSystemZFloatABI(D, Args);
   if (FloatABI == systemz::FloatABI::Soft)
     Features.push_back("+soft-float");
+
+  if (const Arg *A = Args.getLastArg(options::OPT_munaligned_symbols,
+                                     options::OPT_mno_unaligned_symbols)) {
+    if (A->getOption().matches(options::OPT_munaligned_symbols))
+      Features.push_back("+unaligned-symbols");
+    else
+      Features.push_back("-unaligned-symbols");
+  }
 }
diff --git a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaOpenMP.cpp b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaOpenMP.cpp
index 217fcb979deea2..b51f25c791b44c 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaOpenMP.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaOpenMP.cpp
@@ -2295,7 +2295,7 @@ bool Sema::isOpenMPCapturedByRef(const ValueDecl *D, unsigned Level,
   // instead.
   if (!IsByRef && (Ctx.getTypeSizeInChars(Ty) >
                        Ctx.getTypeSizeInChars(Ctx.getUIntPtrType()) ||
-                   Ctx.getAlignOfGlobalVarInChars(Ty) >
+                   Ctx.getAlignOfGlobalVarInChars(Ty, dyn_cast<VarDecl>(D)) >
                        Ctx.getTypeAlignInChars(Ctx.getUIntPtrType()))) {
     IsByRef = true;
   }
diff --git a/clang/test/CodeGen/SystemZ/unaligned-symbols.c b/clang/test/CodeGen/SystemZ/unaligned-symbols.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..193e092b99c2b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/CodeGen/SystemZ/unaligned-symbols.c
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+// RUN: %clang -target s390x-linux-gnu %s -o - -emit-llvm -S \
+// RUN:    | FileCheck %s -check-prefixes=CHECK,ALIGNED
+
+// RUN: %clang -target s390x-linux-gnu %s -o - -emit-llvm -S \
+// RUN:    -mno-unaligned-symbols | FileCheck %s -check-prefixes=CHECK,ALIGNED
+
+// RUN: %clang -target s390x-linux-gnu %s -o - -emit-llvm -S \
+// RUN:    -munaligned-symbols | FileCheck %s -check-prefixes=CHECK,UNALIGN
+
+// RUN: %clang -cc1 -triple s390x-linux-gnu %s -o - -emit-llvm \
+// RUN:    -target-feature +unaligned-symbols | FileCheck %s -check-prefixes=CHECK,UNALIGN
+
+
+// With -munaligned-symbols, the external and unaligned ("ExtUnal...")
+// variable of each test should be treated as unaligned. For the explicitly
+// aligned ("ExtExplAlign...") variables and those defined in the translation
+// unit ("Aligned..."), the normal ABI alignment of 2 should still be
+// in effect.
+
+// ALIGNED: @ExtUnal = external global i8, align 2
+// UNALIGN: @ExtUnal = external global i8, align 1
+// CHECK:   @ExtExplAlign = external global i8, align 2
+// CHECK:   @Aligned = {{(dso_local )?}}global i8 0, align 2
+extern unsigned char ExtUnal;
+extern unsigned char ExtExplAlign __attribute__((aligned(2)));
+unsigned char Aligned;
+unsigned char foo0 () {
+  return ExtUnal + ExtExplAlign + Aligned;
+}
+
+// ALIGNED: @ExtUnal_c2Arr = external global [2 x i8], align 2
+// UNALIGN: @ExtUnal_c2Arr = external global [2 x i8], align 1
+// CHECK:   @ExtExplAlign_c2Arr = external global [2 x i8], align 2
+// CHECK:   @Aligned_c2Arr = {{(dso_local )?}}global [2 x i8] zeroinitializer, align 2
+extern unsigned char ExtUnal_c2Arr[2];
+extern unsigned char ExtExplAlign_c2Arr[2] __attribute__((aligned(2)));
+unsigned char Aligned_c2Arr[2];
+unsigned char foo1 () {
+  return ExtUnal_c2Arr[0] + ExtExplAlign_c2Arr[0] + Aligned_c2Arr[0];
+}
+
+// ALIGNED: @ExtUnal_s1c = external global %struct.s1c, align 2
+// UNALIGN: @ExtUnal_s1c = external global %struct.s1c, align 1
+// CHECK:   @ExtExplAlign_s1c = external global %struct.s1c, align 2
+// CHECK:   @Aligned_s1c = {{(dso_local )?}}global %struct.s1c zeroinitializer, align 2
+struct s1c { char c; };
+extern struct s1c ExtUnal_s1c;
+extern struct s1c ExtExplAlign_s1c __attribute__((aligned(2)));
+struct s1c Aligned_s1c;
+unsigned char foo2 () {
+  return ExtUnal_s1c.c + ExtExplAlign_s1c.c + Aligned_s1c.c;
+}
+
+// ALIGNED: @ExtUnal_s2c = external global %struct.s2c, align 2
+// UNALIGN: @ExtUnal_s2c = external global %struct.s2c, align 1
+// CHECK:   @ExtExplAlign_s2c = external global %struct.s2c, align 2
+// CHECK:   @Aligned_s2c = {{(dso_local )?}}global %struct.s2c zeroinitializer, align 2
+struct s2c { char c; char c1;};
+extern struct s2c ExtUnal_s2c;
+extern struct s2c ExtExplAlign_s2c __attribute__((aligned(2)));
+struct s2c Aligned_s2c;
+unsigned char foo3 () {
+  return ExtUnal_s2c.c + ExtExplAlign_s2c.c + Aligned_s2c.c;
+}
+
+// ALIGNED: @ExtUnal_s_c2Arr = external global %struct.s_c2Arr, align 2
+// UNALIGN: @ExtUnal_s_c2Arr = external global %struct.s_c2Arr, align 1
+// CHECK:   @ExtExplAlign_s_c2Arr = external global %struct.s_c2Arr, align 2
+// CHECK:   @Aligned_s_c2Arr = {{(dso_local )?}}global %struct.s_c2Arr zeroinitializer, align 2
+struct s_c2Arr { char c[2]; };
+extern struct s_c2Arr ExtUnal_s_c2Arr;
+extern struct s_c2Arr ExtExplAlign_s_c2Arr __attribute__((aligned(2)));
+struct s_c2Arr Aligned_s_c2Arr;
+unsigned char foo4 () {
+  return ExtUnal_s_c2Arr.c[0] + ExtExplAlign_s_c2Arr.c[0] + Aligned_s_c2Arr.c[0];
+}
+
+// ALIGNED: @ExtUnal_s_packed = external global %struct.s_packed, align 2
+// UNALIGN: @ExtUnal_s_packed = external global %struct.s_packed, align 1
+// CHECK:   @ExtExplAlign_s_packed = external global %struct.s_packed, align 2
+// CHECK:   @Aligned_s_packed = {{(dso_local )?}}global %struct.s_packed zeroinitializer, align 2
+struct s_packed {
+    int __attribute__((__packed__)) i;
+    char c;
+};
+extern struct s_packed ExtUnal_s_packed;
+extern struct s_packed ExtExplAlign_s_packed __attribute__((aligned(2)));
+struct s_packed Aligned_s_packed;
+unsigned char foo5 () {
+  return ExtUnal_s_packed.c + ExtExplAlign_s_packed.c + Aligned_s_packed.c;
+}
+
+// ALIGNED: @ExtUnAl_s_nested = external global [2 x %struct.s_nested], align 2
+// UNALIGN: @ExtUnAl_s_nested = external global [2 x %struct.s_nested], align 1
+// CHECK:   @ExtExplAlign_s_nested = external global [2 x %struct.s_nested], align 2
+// CHECK:   @Aligned_s_nested = {{(dso_local )?}}global [2 x %struct.s_nested] zeroinitializer, align 2
+struct s_nested { struct s_c2Arr a[2]; };
+extern struct s_nested ExtUnAl_s_nested[2];
+extern struct s_nested ExtExplAlign_s_nested[2] __attribute__((aligned(2)));
+struct s_nested Aligned_s_nested[2];
+unsigned char foo6 () {
+  return ExtUnAl_s_nested[0].a[0].c[0] + ExtExplAlign_s_nested[0].a[0].c[0] +
+         Aligned_s_nested[0].a[0].c[0];
+}
+
+// A weak symbol could be replaced with an unaligned one at link time.
+// CHECK-LABEL: foo7
+// ALIGNED: %0 = load i8, ptr @Weaksym, align 2
+// UNALIGN: %0 = load i8, ptr @Weaksym, align 1
+unsigned char __attribute__((weak)) Weaksym = 0;
+unsigned char foo7 () {
+  return Weaksym;
+}
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/SystemZ/SystemZFeatures.td b/llvm/lib/Target/SystemZ/SystemZFeatures.td
index fdd94206421a41..a1e2a92b40ac23 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/SystemZ/SystemZFeatures.td
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/SystemZ/SystemZFeatures.td
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ def FeatureBackChain : SystemZFeature<
   "Store the address of the caller's frame into the callee's stack frame"
 >;
 
+def FeatureUnalignedSymbols : SystemZFeature<
+  "unaligned-symbols", "UnalignedSymbols", (all_of FeatureUnalignedSymbols),
+  "Don't apply the ABI minimum alignment to external symbols."
+>;
+
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 //
 // New features added in the Ninth Edition of the z/Architecture