diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td b/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
index 4eb31fc50e656..e4674b6a88149 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
@@ -3131,6 +3131,11 @@ def fsycl_max_parallel_jobs_EQ : Joined<["-"], "fsycl-max-parallel-link-jobs=">,
 def ftarget_compile_fast : Flag<["-"], "ftarget-compile-fast">,
   Flags<[CoreOption]>, HelpText<"Experimental feature: Reduce target "
   "compilation time, with potential runtime performance trade-off.">;
+def ftarget_export_symbols : Flag<["-"], "ftarget-export-symbols">,
+  Flags<[CoreOption]>, HelpText<"Expose exported symbols in a generated "
+  "target library to allow for visibilty to other modules.">;
+def fno_target_export_symbols : Flag<["-"], "fno-target-export-symbols">,
+  Flags<[CoreOption]>;
 def : Flag<["-"], "fsycl-rdc">, Flags<[CoreOption]>, Alias<fgpu_rdc>;
 def : Flag<["-"], "fno-sycl-rdc">, Flags<[CoreOption]>, Alias<fno_gpu_rdc>;
 def fsycl_optimize_non_user_code : Flag<["-"], "fsycl-optimize-non-user-code">,
diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/SYCL.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/SYCL.cpp
index 61e6607a336cb..6e1fb7f85cfe4 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/SYCL.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/SYCL.cpp
@@ -991,9 +991,12 @@ void SYCLToolChain::AddImpliedTargetArgs(const llvm::Triple &Triple,
       CmdArgs.push_back(Args.MakeArgString(DepInfo));
     }
     // -ftarget-compile-fast AOT
-    if (Args.hasArg(options::OPT_ftarget_compile_fast)) {
+    if (Args.hasArg(options::OPT_ftarget_compile_fast))
       BeArgs.push_back("-igc_opts 'PartitionUnit=1,SubroutineThreshold=50000'");
-    }
+    // -ftarget-export-symbols
+    if (Args.hasFlag(options::OPT_ftarget_export_symbols,
+                     options::OPT_fno_target_export_symbols, false))
+      BeArgs.push_back("-library-compilation");
   } else if (Triple.getSubArch() == llvm::Triple::NoSubArch &&
              Triple.isSPIR()) {
     // -ftarget-compile-fast JIT
diff --git a/clang/test/Driver/ftarget-export-symbols.cpp b/clang/test/Driver/ftarget-export-symbols.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5f60e2267c31a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/Driver/ftarget-export-symbols.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Test -ftarget-export-symbols behavior
+
+// RUN: %clang -### -target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -fsycl \
+// RUN:    -fsycl-targets=spir64_gen -ftarget-export-symbols %s 2>&1 \
+// RUN:   | FileCheck -check-prefix=TARGET_EXPORT %s
+// RUN: %clang_cl -### --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc -fsycl \
+// RUN:     -fsycl-targets=spir64_gen -ftarget-export-symbols %s 2>&1 \
+// RUN:   | FileCheck -check-prefix=TARGET_EXPORT %s
+// RUN: %clang -### -target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -fsycl \
+// RUN:    -fsycl-targets=spir64_gen -ftarget-export-symbols \
+// RUN:    -fno-target-export-symbols %s 2>&1 \
+// RUN:   | FileCheck -check-prefix=NO_TARGET_EXPORT %s
+
+// TARGET_EXPORT: ocloc{{.*}} "-output"
+// TARGET_EXPORT: "-options" "-library-compilation"
+// NO_TARGET_EXPORT-NOT: "-library-compilation"
+
+// 'unused' for non-spir64_gen targets
+// RUN: %clang -### -target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -fsycl \
+// RUN:    -fsycl-targets=spir64 -ftarget-export-symbols %s 2>&1 \
+// RUN:   | FileCheck -check-prefix=UNUSED %s
+// RUN: %clang -### -target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -fsycl \
+// RUN:    -fsycl-targets=spir64_x86_64 -ftarget-export-symbols %s 2>&1 \
+// RUN:   | FileCheck -check-prefix=UNUSED %s
+// RUN: %clang -### -target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -fsycl \
+// RUN:    -fsycl-targets=spir64_fpga -ftarget-export-symbols %s 2>&1 \
+// RUN:   | FileCheck -check-prefix=UNUSED %s
+
+// UNUSED: argument unused during compilation: '-ftarget-export-symbols'
diff --git a/sycl/doc/UsersManual.md b/sycl/doc/UsersManual.md
index 5a327eb8fd261..a6ded70d2f7d8 100644
--- a/sycl/doc/UsersManual.md
+++ b/sycl/doc/UsersManual.md
@@ -414,6 +414,13 @@ and not recommended to use in production environment.
     Instructs the target backend to reduce compilation time, potentially
     at the cost of runtime performance. Currently only supported on Intel GPUs.
 
+**`-f[no-]target-export-symbols`**
+
+    Exposes exported symbols in a generated target library to allow for
+    visibility to other modules.
+
+    NOTE: This flag is only supported for spir64_gen AOT targets.
+
 # Example: SYCL device code compilation
 
 To invoke SYCL device compiler set `-fsycl-device-only` flag.