2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
index d666c5d4d70..a3835c085da 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
@@ -1552,6 +1552,8 @@ options! {
         "compress debug info sections (none, zlib, zstd, default: none)"),
     deduplicate_diagnostics: bool = (true, parse_bool, [UNTRACKED],
         "deduplicate identical diagnostics (default: yes)"),
+    default_hidden_visibility: Option<bool> = (None, parse_opt_bool, [TRACKED],
+        "overrides the `default_hidden_visibility` setting of the target"),
     dep_info_omit_d_target: bool = (false, parse_bool, [TRACKED],
         "in dep-info output, omit targets for tracking dependencies of the dep-info files \
         themselves (default: no)"),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs
index 24c7459392a..69b861ea380 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/session.rs
@@ -961,6 +961,14 @@ impl Session {
             termize::dimensions().map_or(default_column_width, |(w, _)| w)
         }
     }
+
+    /// Whether the default visibility of symbols should be "hidden" rather than "default".
+    pub fn default_hidden_visibility(&self) -> bool {
+        self.opts
+            .unstable_opts
+            .default_hidden_visibility
+            .unwrap_or(self.target.options.default_hidden_visibility)
+    }
 }
 
 // JUSTIFICATION: defn of the suggested wrapper fns