diff --git a/llvm/lib/Support/FileCollector.cpp b/llvm/lib/Support/FileCollector.cpp
index b0e67ec0d654..7e14282af08d 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Support/FileCollector.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Support/FileCollector.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,25 @@ std::error_code FileCollector::copyFiles(bool StopOnError) {
         return EC;
     }
 
+    // Get the status of the original file/directory.
+    sys::fs::file_status Stat;
+    if (std::error_code EC = sys::fs::status(entry.VPath, Stat)) {
+      if (StopOnError)
+        return EC;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (Stat.type() == sys::fs::file_type::directory_file) {
+      // Construct a directory when it's just a directory entry.
+      if (std::error_code EC =
+              sys::fs::create_directories(entry.RPath,
+                                          /*IgnoreExisting=*/true)) {
+        if (StopOnError)
+          return EC;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+
     // Copy file over.
     if (std::error_code EC = sys::fs::copy_file(entry.VPath, entry.RPath)) {
       if (StopOnError)
@@ -147,12 +166,6 @@ std::error_code FileCollector::copyFiles(bool StopOnError) {
     }
 
     // Copy over modification time.
-    sys::fs::file_status Stat;
-    if (std::error_code EC = sys::fs::status(entry.VPath, Stat)) {
-      if (StopOnError)
-        return EC;
-      continue;
-    }
     copyAccessAndModificationTime(entry.RPath, Stat);
   }
   return {};
diff --git a/llvm/unittests/Support/FileCollectorTest.cpp b/llvm/unittests/Support/FileCollectorTest.cpp
index 38d8ff9dad80..07e745ce8f2d 100644
--- a/llvm/unittests/Support/FileCollectorTest.cpp
+++ b/llvm/unittests/Support/FileCollectorTest.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,37 @@ TEST(FileCollectorTest, copyFiles) {
   EXPECT_FALSE(ec);
 }
 
+TEST(FileCollectorTest, recordAndConstructDirectory) {
+  ScopedDir file_root("dir_root", true);
+  ScopedDir subdir(file_root + "/subdir");
+  ScopedDir subdir2(file_root + "/subdir2");
+  ScopedFile a(subdir2 + "/a");
+
+  // Create file collector and add files.
+  ScopedDir root("copy_files_root", true);
+  std::string root_fs = root.Path.str();
+  TestingFileCollector FileCollector(root_fs, root_fs);
+  FileCollector.addFile(a.Path);
+
+  // The empty directory isn't seen until we add it.
+  EXPECT_TRUE(FileCollector.hasSeen(a.Path));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(FileCollector.hasSeen(subdir.Path));
+
+  FileCollector.addFile(subdir.Path);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(FileCollector.hasSeen(subdir.Path));
+
+  // Make sure we can construct the directory.
+  std::error_code ec = FileCollector.copyFiles(true);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(ec);
+  bool IsDirectory = false;
+  llvm::SmallString<128> SubdirInRoot = root.Path;
+  llvm::sys::path::append(SubdirInRoot,
+                          llvm::sys::path::relative_path(subdir.Path));
+  ec = sys::fs::is_directory(SubdirInRoot, IsDirectory);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(ec);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(IsDirectory);
+}
+
 #ifndef _WIN32
 TEST(FileCollectorTest, Symlinks) {
   // Root where the original files live.