diff --git a/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp b/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp
index 0255c227bdd..31a09a967c6 100644
--- a/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp
+++ b/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ private:
     DK_FLOAT, DK_DOUBLE, DK_ALIGN, DK_ALIGN32, DK_BALIGN, DK_BALIGNW,
     DK_BALIGNL, DK_P2ALIGN, DK_P2ALIGNW, DK_P2ALIGNL, DK_ORG, DK_FILL, DK_ENDR,
     DK_BUNDLE_ALIGN_MODE, DK_BUNDLE_LOCK, DK_BUNDLE_UNLOCK,
-    DK_ZERO, DK_EXTERN, DK_GLOBL, DK_GLOBAL, DK_INDIRECT_SYMBOL,
+    DK_ZERO, DK_EXTERN, DK_GLOBL, DK_GLOBAL,
     DK_LAZY_REFERENCE, DK_NO_DEAD_STRIP, DK_SYMBOL_RESOLVER, DK_PRIVATE_EXTERN,
     DK_REFERENCE, DK_WEAK_DEFINITION, DK_WEAK_REFERENCE,
     DK_WEAK_DEF_CAN_BE_HIDDEN, DK_COMM, DK_COMMON, DK_LCOMM, DK_ABORT,
@@ -1365,8 +1365,6 @@ bool AsmParser::ParseStatement(ParseStatementInfo &Info) {
       case DK_GLOBL:
       case DK_GLOBAL:
         return ParseDirectiveSymbolAttribute(MCSA_Global);
-      case DK_INDIRECT_SYMBOL:
-        return ParseDirectiveSymbolAttribute(MCSA_IndirectSymbol);
       case DK_LAZY_REFERENCE:
         return ParseDirectiveSymbolAttribute(MCSA_LazyReference);
       case DK_NO_DEAD_STRIP:
@@ -3755,7 +3753,6 @@ void AsmParser::initializeDirectiveKindMap() {
   DirectiveKindMap[".extern"] = DK_EXTERN;
   DirectiveKindMap[".globl"] = DK_GLOBL;
   DirectiveKindMap[".global"] = DK_GLOBAL;
-  DirectiveKindMap[".indirect_symbol"] = DK_INDIRECT_SYMBOL;
   DirectiveKindMap[".lazy_reference"] = DK_LAZY_REFERENCE;
   DirectiveKindMap[".no_dead_strip"] = DK_NO_DEAD_STRIP;
   DirectiveKindMap[".symbol_resolver"] = DK_SYMBOL_RESOLVER;
diff --git a/lib/MC/MCParser/DarwinAsmParser.cpp b/lib/MC/MCParser/DarwinAsmParser.cpp
index 0aeeaf6cfaa..f08270c1528 100644
--- a/lib/MC/MCParser/DarwinAsmParser.cpp
+++ b/lib/MC/MCParser/DarwinAsmParser.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ public:
     this->MCAsmParserExtension::Initialize(Parser);
 
     addDirectiveHandler<&DarwinAsmParser::ParseDirectiveDesc>(".desc");
+    addDirectiveHandler<&DarwinAsmParser::ParseDirectiveIndirectSymbol>(
+      ".indirect_symbol");
     addDirectiveHandler<&DarwinAsmParser::ParseDirectiveLsym>(".lsym");
     addDirectiveHandler<&DarwinAsmParser::ParseDirectiveSubsectionsViaSymbols>(
       ".subsections_via_symbols");
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   bool ParseDirectiveDesc(StringRef, SMLoc);
+  bool ParseDirectiveIndirectSymbol(StringRef, SMLoc);
   bool ParseDirectiveDumpOrLoad(StringRef, SMLoc);
   bool ParseDirectiveLsym(StringRef, SMLoc);
   bool ParseDirectiveLinkerOption(StringRef, SMLoc);
@@ -415,6 +418,39 @@ bool DarwinAsmParser::ParseDirectiveDesc(StringRef, SMLoc) {
   return false;
 }
 
+/// ParseDirectiveIndirectSymbol
+///  ::= .indirect_symbol identifier
+bool DarwinAsmParser::ParseDirectiveIndirectSymbol(StringRef, SMLoc Loc) {
+  const MCSectionMachO *Current = static_cast<const MCSectionMachO*>(
+                                       getStreamer().getCurrentSection().first);
+  unsigned SectionType = Current->getType();
+  if (SectionType != MCSectionMachO::S_NON_LAZY_SYMBOL_POINTERS &&
+      SectionType != MCSectionMachO::S_LAZY_SYMBOL_POINTERS &&
+      SectionType != MCSectionMachO::S_SYMBOL_STUBS)
+    return Error(Loc, "indirect symbol not in a symbol pointer or stub "
+                      "section");
+
+  StringRef Name;
+  if (getParser().parseIdentifier(Name))
+    return TokError("expected identifier in .indirect_symbol directive");
+
+  MCSymbol *Sym = getContext().GetOrCreateSymbol(Name);
+
+  // Assembler local symbols don't make any sense here. Complain loudly.
+  if (Sym->isTemporary())
+    return TokError("non-local symbol required in directive");
+
+  if (!getStreamer().EmitSymbolAttribute(Sym, MCSA_IndirectSymbol))
+    return TokError("unable to emit indirect symbol attribute for: " + Name);
+
+  if (getLexer().isNot(AsmToken::EndOfStatement))
+    return TokError("unexpected token in '.indirect_symbol' directive");
+
+  Lex();
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 /// ParseDirectiveDumpOrLoad
 ///  ::= ( .dump | .load ) "filename"
 bool DarwinAsmParser::ParseDirectiveDumpOrLoad(StringRef Directive,
diff --git a/lib/MC/MachObjectWriter.cpp b/lib/MC/MachObjectWriter.cpp
index a5ba3c36532..3c1888c153a 100644
--- a/lib/MC/MachObjectWriter.cpp
+++ b/lib/MC/MachObjectWriter.cpp
@@ -428,6 +428,22 @@ void MachObjectWriter::BindIndirectSymbols(MCAssembler &Asm) {
   //
   // FIXME: Revisit this when the dust settles.
 
+  // Report errors for use of .indirect_symbol not in a symbol pointer section
+  // or stub section.
+  for (MCAssembler::indirect_symbol_iterator it = Asm.indirect_symbol_begin(),
+         ie = Asm.indirect_symbol_end(); it != ie; ++it) {
+    const MCSectionMachO &Section =
+      cast<MCSectionMachO>(it->SectionData->getSection());
+
+    if (Section.getType() != MCSectionMachO::S_NON_LAZY_SYMBOL_POINTERS &&
+        Section.getType() != MCSectionMachO::S_LAZY_SYMBOL_POINTERS &&
+        Section.getType() != MCSectionMachO::S_SYMBOL_STUBS) {
+	MCSymbol &Symbol = *it->Symbol;
+	report_fatal_error("indirect symbol '" + Symbol.getName() +
+                           "' not in a symbol pointer or stub section");
+    }
+  }
+
   // Bind non lazy symbol pointers first.
   unsigned IndirectIndex = 0;
   for (MCAssembler::indirect_symbol_iterator it = Asm.indirect_symbol_begin(),
diff --git a/test/MC/MachO/bad-indirect-symbols.s b/test/MC/MachO/bad-indirect-symbols.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7c16e90522c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/MC/MachO/bad-indirect-symbols.s
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// RUN: not llvm-mc -triple x86_64-apple-darwin10 %s -filetype=obj -o - 2> %t.err > %t
+// RUN: FileCheck --check-prefix=CHECK-ERROR < %t.err %s
+
+x: .indirect_symbol _y
+// CHECK-ERROR: 4:4: error: indirect symbol not in a symbol pointer or stub section