diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/FileSystem.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/FileSystem.h
index 9d72a6651257..24bb8ea63e0c 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/FileSystem.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/FileSystem.h
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ struct file_magic {
     macho_dsym_companion,     ///< Mach-O dSYM companion file
     macho_universal_binary,   ///< Mach-O universal binary
     coff_object,              ///< COFF object file
-    pecoff_executable         ///< PECOFF executable file
+    pecoff_executable,        ///< PECOFF executable file
+    windows_resource,         ///< Windows compiled resource file (.rc)
   };
 
   bool is_object() const {
diff --git a/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/RuntimeDyld/RuntimeDyld.cpp b/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/RuntimeDyld/RuntimeDyld.cpp
index f04f8c29f666..bda32d4154c3 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/RuntimeDyld/RuntimeDyld.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/RuntimeDyld/RuntimeDyld.cpp
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ ObjectImage *RuntimeDyld::loadObject(ObjectBuffer *InputBuffer) {
     case sys::fs::file_magic::coff_object:
     case sys::fs::file_magic::pecoff_executable:
     case sys::fs::file_magic::macho_universal_binary:
+    case sys::fs::file_magic::windows_resource:
       report_fatal_error("Incompatible object format!");
     }
   } else {
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Object/Binary.cpp b/llvm/lib/Object/Binary.cpp
index fd9d3b4bd75f..d0a70091444b 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Object/Binary.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Object/Binary.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ error_code object::createBinary(MemoryBuffer *Source,
       return object_error::success;
     }
     case sys::fs::file_magic::unknown:
-    case sys::fs::file_magic::bitcode: {
+    case sys::fs::file_magic::bitcode:
+    case sys::fs::file_magic::windows_resource: {
       // Unrecognized object file format.
       return object_error::invalid_file_type;
     }
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Object/ObjectFile.cpp b/llvm/lib/Object/ObjectFile.cpp
index 1d1dafdc8f42..59395c640ff0 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Object/ObjectFile.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Object/ObjectFile.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ ObjectFile *ObjectFile::createObjectFile(MemoryBuffer *Object) {
   case sys::fs::file_magic::bitcode:
   case sys::fs::file_magic::archive:
   case sys::fs::file_magic::macho_universal_binary:
+  case sys::fs::file_magic::windows_resource:
     delete Object;
     return 0;
   case sys::fs::file_magic::elf_relocatable:
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Support/Path.cpp b/llvm/lib/Support/Path.cpp
index 8d707aedded6..390614b9a5b9 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Support/Path.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Support/Path.cpp
@@ -847,6 +847,14 @@ error_code has_magic(const Twine &path, const Twine &magic, bool &result) {
   if (Magic.size() < 4)
     return file_magic::unknown;
   switch ((unsigned char)Magic[0]) {
+    case 0x00: {
+      // Windows resource file
+      const char Expected[] = "\0\0\0\0\x20\0\0\0\xff";
+      if (Magic.size() >= sizeof(Expected) &&
+          memcmp(Magic.data(), Expected, sizeof(Expected)) == 0)
+        return file_magic::windows_resource;
+      break;
+    }
     case 0xDE:  // 0x0B17C0DE = BC wraper
       if (Magic[1] == (char)0xC0 && Magic[2] == (char)0x17 &&
           Magic[3] == (char)0x0B)