diff --git a/include/llvm/Target/TargetAsmInfo.h b/include/llvm/Target/TargetAsmInfo.h
index 6682c31923a..c922d4c3d9b 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Target/TargetAsmInfo.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Target/TargetAsmInfo.h
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ namespace llvm {
     /// global as being a weak undefined symbol.
     const char *WeakRefDirective;         // Defaults to null.
     
+    /// HiddenDirective - This directive, if non-null, is used to declare a
+    /// global or function as having hidden visibility.
+    const char *HiddenDirective;          // Defaults to "\t.hidden\t".
+    
     //===--- Dwarf Emission Directives -----------------------------------===//
 
     /// HasLEB128 - True if target asm supports leb128 directives.
@@ -429,6 +433,9 @@ namespace llvm {
     const char *getWeakRefDirective() const {
       return WeakRefDirective;
     }
+    const char *getHiddenDirective() const {
+      return HiddenDirective;
+    }
     bool hasLEB128() const {
       return HasLEB128;
     }
diff --git a/lib/Target/TargetAsmInfo.cpp b/lib/Target/TargetAsmInfo.cpp
index 8b818fb3ea4..c2f3e034363 100644
--- a/lib/Target/TargetAsmInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/TargetAsmInfo.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ TargetAsmInfo::TargetAsmInfo() :
   HasDotTypeDotSizeDirective(true),
   UsedDirective(0),
   WeakRefDirective(0),
+  HiddenDirective("\t.hidden\t"),
   HasLEB128(false),
   HasDotLoc(false),
   HasDotFile(false),