5 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/test.rs b/src/bootstrap/test.rs
index aedf1ecab13..cbdacfc5f80 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/test.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/test.rs
@@ -1804,6 +1804,10 @@ note: if you're sure you want to do this, please open an issue as to why. In the
 
         cmd.arg("--channel").arg(&builder.config.channel);
 
+        if !builder.config.ignore_git {
+            cmd.arg("--git-hash");
+        }
+
         if let Some(commit) = builder.config.download_rustc_commit() {
             cmd.env("FAKE_DOWNLOAD_RUSTC_PREFIX", format!("/rustc/{commit}"));
         }
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs
index d2f494942cf..3f36cc5bbcc 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs
@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ pub struct Config {
     /// The current Rust channel
     pub channel: String,
 
+    /// Whether adding git commit information such as the commit hash has been enabled for building
+    pub git_hash: bool,
+
     /// The default Rust edition
     pub edition: Option<String>,
 
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/needs.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/needs.rs
index 35d6179abaa..81179480ed8 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/needs.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/needs.rs
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ pub(super) fn handle_needs(
             condition: cache.x86_64_dlltool,
             ignore_reason: "ignored when dlltool for x86_64 is not present",
         },
+        Need {
+            name: "needs-git-hash",
+            condition: config.git_hash,
+            ignore_reason: "ignored when git hashes have been omitted for building",
+        },
     ];
 
     let (name, comment) = match ln.split_once([':', ' ']) {
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/tests.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/tests.rs
index 9af7bd5e201..362fba11697 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/header/tests.rs
@@ -252,6 +252,16 @@ fn debugger() {
 }
 
 #[test]
+fn git_hash() {
+    let mut config = config();
+    config.git_hash = false;
+    assert!(check_ignore(&config, "// needs-git-hash"));
+
+    config.git_hash = true;
+    assert!(!check_ignore(&config, "// needs-git-hash"));
+}
+
+#[test]
 fn sanitizers() {
     let mut config = config();
 
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/main.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/main.rs
index 4a2b9de8aee..c4bef998f31 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/main.rs
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ pub fn parse_config(args: Vec<String>) -> Config {
         .optflag("", "nocapture", "")
         .optflag("h", "help", "show this message")
         .reqopt("", "channel", "current Rust channel", "CHANNEL")
+        .optflag("", "git-hash", "run tests which rely on commit version being compiled into the binaries")
         .optopt("", "edition", "default Rust edition", "EDITION");
 
     let (argv0, args_) = args.split_first().unwrap();
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ pub fn parse_config(args: Vec<String>) -> Config {
         rustfix_coverage: matches.opt_present("rustfix-coverage"),
         has_tidy,
         channel: matches.opt_str("channel").unwrap(),
+        git_hash: matches.opt_present("git-hash"),
         edition: matches.opt_str("edition"),
 
         cc: matches.opt_str("cc").unwrap(),