diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/MCParser/WasmAsmParser.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/MCParser/WasmAsmParser.cpp
index 141e7fc36f93..b19647793fac 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/MCParser/WasmAsmParser.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/MCParser/WasmAsmParser.cpp
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ public:
       WasmSym->setType(wasm::WASM_SYMBOL_TYPE_FUNCTION);
     else if (TypeName == "global")
       WasmSym->setType(wasm::WASM_SYMBOL_TYPE_GLOBAL);
+    else if (TypeName == "object")
+      WasmSym->setType(wasm::WASM_SYMBOL_TYPE_DATA);
     else
       return error("Unknown WASM symbol type: ", Lexer->getTok());
     Lex();
diff --git a/llvm/test/MC/WebAssembly/basic-assembly.s b/llvm/test/MC/WebAssembly/basic-assembly.s
index 404fa44fa157..40c50d52ae2e 100644
--- a/llvm/test/MC/WebAssembly/basic-assembly.s
+++ b/llvm/test/MC/WebAssembly/basic-assembly.s
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ test0:
 
     .section    .rodata..L.str,"",@
     .hidden     .L.str
+    .type       .L.str,@object
 .L.str:
     .int8       'H'
     .asciz      "ello, World!"