diff --git a/gcc/configure b/gcc/configure
index e1866a4..1e8519c 100755
--- a/gcc/configure
+++ b/gcc/configure
@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@ subdirs
 slibdir
 dollar
 gcc_tooldir
+LTOPLUGINSONAME
 enable_lto
 MAINT
 zlibinc
@@ -17286,7 +17287,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 17289 "configure"
+#line 17290 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -17392,7 +17393,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 17395 "configure"
+#line 17396 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -25691,6 +25692,14 @@ $as_echo "#define ENABLE_LTO 1" >>confdefs.h
 
 		    enable_lto=yes
 
+		    LTOPLUGINSONAME="${host_lto_plugin_soname}"
+
+		    ac_config_files="$ac_config_files lto/gcc-ar:lto/gcc-ar.in"
+
+		    ac_config_files="$ac_config_files lto/gcc-nm:lto/gcc-nm.in"
+
+		    ac_config_files="$ac_config_files lto/gcc-ranlib:lto/gcc-ranlib.in"
+
 		    ;;
 		*) ;;
 	esac
@@ -26769,6 +26778,9 @@ do
     "as") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES as:exec-tool.in" ;;
     "collect-ld") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES collect-ld:exec-tool.in" ;;
     "nm") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES nm:exec-tool.in" ;;
+    "lto/gcc-ar") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES lto/gcc-ar:lto/gcc-ar.in" ;;
+    "lto/gcc-nm") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES lto/gcc-nm:lto/gcc-nm.in" ;;
+    "lto/gcc-ranlib") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES lto/gcc-ranlib:lto/gcc-ranlib.in" ;;
     "$all_outputs") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES $all_outputs" ;;
     "default") CONFIG_COMMANDS="$CONFIG_COMMANDS default" ;;
 
@@ -27352,6 +27364,9 @@ $as_echo "$as_me: executing $ac_file commands" >&6;}
     "as":F) chmod +x as ;;
     "collect-ld":F) chmod +x collect-ld ;;
     "nm":F) chmod +x nm ;;
+    "lto/gcc-ar":F) chmod +x gcc-ar ;;
+    "lto/gcc-nm":F) chmod +x gcc-nm ;;
+    "lto/gcc-ranlib":F) chmod +x gcc-ranlib ;;
     "default":C)
 case ${CONFIG_HEADERS} in
   *auto-host.h:config.in*)
diff --git a/gcc/configure.ac b/gcc/configure.ac
index dace19c..8516134 100644
--- a/gcc/configure.ac
+++ b/gcc/configure.ac
@@ -4474,6 +4474,11 @@ changequote([,])dnl
 		    AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_LTO, 1, [Define to enable LTO support.])
 		    enable_lto=yes
 		    AC_SUBST(enable_lto)
+		    LTOPLUGINSONAME="${host_lto_plugin_soname}"
+		    AC_SUBST(LTOPLUGINSONAME)
+		    AC_CONFIG_FILES(lto/gcc-ar:lto/gcc-ar.in, [chmod +x gcc-ar])
+		    AC_CONFIG_FILES(lto/gcc-nm:lto/gcc-nm.in, [chmod +x gcc-nm])
+		    AC_CONFIG_FILES(lto/gcc-ranlib:lto/gcc-ranlib.in, [chmod +x gcc-ranlib])
 		    ;;
 		*) ;;
 	esac
diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
index 94e8160..5fe4bd8 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
@@ -7610,6 +7610,10 @@ lead to improved optimization opportunities.
 Use of @option{-fwhole-program} is not needed when linker plugin is
 active (see @option{-fuse-linker-plugin}).
 
+In some cases, you may need to use the @command{gcc-ar},
+@command{gcc-nm} and @command{gcc-ranlib} commands to manage LTO
+object files.
+
 Regarding portability: the current implementation of LTO makes no
 attempt at generating bytecode that can be ported between different
 types of hosts.  The bytecode files are versioned and there is a
diff --git a/gcc/lto/Make-lang.in b/gcc/lto/Make-lang.in
index 16b0f35..ae448b0 100644
--- a/gcc/lto/Make-lang.in
+++ b/gcc/lto/Make-lang.in
@@ -28,16 +28,32 @@ LTO_H = lto/lto.h $(HASHTAB_H)
 LINKER_PLUGIN_API_H = $(srcdir)/../include/plugin-api.h
 LTO_TREE_H = lto/lto-tree.h $(LINKER_PLUGIN_API_H)
 
+AR_INSTALL_NAME := $(shell echo gcc-ar|sed '$(program_transform_name)')
+NM_INSTALL_NAME := $(shell echo gcc-nm|sed '$(program_transform_name)')
+RANLIB_INSTALL_NAME := $(shell echo gcc-ranlib|sed '$(program_transform_name)')
+
+ifeq ($(enable_plugin),yes)
+LTO_WRAPPERS = lto/gcc-ar lto/gcc-nm lto/gcc-ranlib
+else
+LTO_WRAPPERS =
+endif
 
 # Rules
 
 # These hooks are used by the main GCC Makefile.  Consult that
 # Makefile for documentation.
-lto.all.cross: $(LTO_EXE)
-lto.start.encap: $(LTO_EXE)
+lto.all.cross: $(LTO_EXE) $(LTO_WRAPPERS)
+lto.start.encap: $(LTO_EXE) $(LTO_WRAPPERS)
 lto.rest.encap:
 lto.tags:
 lto.install-common:
+ifeq ($(enable_plugin),yes)
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
+	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) lto/gcc-ar $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(AR_INSTALL_NAME)
+	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) lto/gcc-nm $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(NM_INSTALL_NAME)
+	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) lto/gcc-ranlib $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(RANLIB_INSTALL_NAME)
+endif
+
 lto.install-man:
 lto.install-info:
 lto.dvi:
diff --git a/gcc/lto/gcc-ar.in b/gcc/lto/gcc-ar.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79bdf79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/lto/gcc-ar.in
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# wrapper for ar with GCC LTO support
+# requires binutils 2.21+
+
+BASE=`readlink -f $0`
+BINDIR=`dirname $BASE`
+
+if [ -x "$BINDIR/xgcc" ] ; then
+	GCC=xgcc
+	ARG=-B$BINDIR
+else
+	GCC=gcc
+	ARG=
+fi
+
+AR=${AR:-`"$BINDIR/$GCC" -print-prog-name=ar`}
+
+exec $AR --plugin `$BINDIR/$GCC $ARG -print-prog-name=@LTOPLUGINSONAME@` "$@"
diff --git a/gcc/lto/gcc-nm.in b/gcc/lto/gcc-nm.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25ebffd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/lto/gcc-nm.in
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# wrapper for ar with GCC LTO support
+# requires binutils 2.21+
+
+BASE=`readlink -f $0`
+BINDIR=`dirname $BASE`
+
+if [ -x "$BINDIR/xgcc" ] ; then
+	GCC=xgcc
+	ARG=-B$BINDIR
+else
+	GCC=gcc
+	ARG=
+fi
+
+NM=${NM:-`"$BINDIR/$GCC" -print-prog-name=nm`}
+
+exec $NM --plugin `$BINDIR/$GCC $ARG -print-prog-name=@LTOPLUGINSONAME@` "$@"
diff --git a/gcc/lto/gcc-ranlib.in b/gcc/lto/gcc-ranlib.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6c6d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/lto/gcc-ranlib.in
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# wrapper for ranlib with GCC LTO support
+# requires binutils 2.21+
+
+BASE=`readlink -f $0`
+BINDIR=`dirname $BASE`
+
+if [ -x "$BINDIR/xgcc" ] ; then
+	GCC=xgcc
+	ARG=-B$BINDIR
+else
+	GCC=gcc
+	ARG=
+fi
+
+AR=${AR:-`"$BINDIR/$GCC" -print-prog-name=ar`}
+
+exec $AR -s --plugin `$BINDIR/$GCC $ARG -print-prog-name=@LTOPLUGINSONAME@` "$@"