diff --git a/bfd/elf-properties.c b/bfd/elf-properties.c
index 5e48d75faa2694538cbbb74af0a86bfe85da3fd3..0c3f19ce56a36bb18d9afd2e140d735eeaf9c6a9 100644
--- a/bfd/elf-properties.c
+++ b/bfd/elf-properties.c
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ _bfd_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties (struct bfd_link_info *info)
 
   for (abfd = info->input_bfds; abfd != NULL; abfd = abfd->link.next)
     if (abfd != first_pbfd
-	&& (abfd->flags & (DYNAMIC | BFD_PLUGIN)) == 0)
+	&& (abfd->flags & (DYNAMIC | BFD_PLUGIN | BFD_LINKER_CREATED)) == 0)
       {
 	elf_property_list *null_ptr = NULL;
 	elf_property_list **listp = &null_ptr;
diff --git a/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c b/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c
index faa27611d466ce75e5c02d8bbcfca6459618d4bd..5b8cc4c9701feacd0deb5c998c89d17d97864646 100644
--- a/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c
+++ b/bfd/elfnn-aarch64.c
@@ -2435,6 +2435,9 @@ struct elf_aarch64_obj_tdata
 
   /* Zero to warn when linking objects with incompatible wchar_t sizes.  */
   int no_wchar_size_warning;
+
+  /* All GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_AND properties.  */
+  uint32_t gnu_and_prop;
 };
 
 #define elf_aarch64_tdata(bfd)				\
@@ -9615,6 +9618,32 @@ elfNN_aarch64_backend_symbol_processing (bfd *abfd, asymbol *sym)
     sym->flags |= BSF_KEEP;
 }
 
+/* Implement elf_backend_setup_gnu_properties for AArch64.  It serves as a
+   wrapper function for _bfd_aarch64_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties to account
+   for the effect of GNU properties of the output_bfd.  */
+static bfd *
+elfNN_aarch64_link_setup_gnu_properties (struct bfd_link_info *info)
+{
+  uint32_t prop = elf_aarch64_tdata (info->output_bfd)->gnu_and_prop;
+  bfd *pbfd = _bfd_aarch64_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties (info, &prop);
+  elf_aarch64_tdata (info->output_bfd)->gnu_and_prop = prop;
+  return pbfd;
+}
+
+/* Implement elf_backend_merge_gnu_properties for AArch64.  It serves as a
+   wrapper function for _bfd_aarch64_elf_merge_gnu_properties to account
+   for the effect of GNU properties of the output_bfd.  */
+static bfd_boolean
+elfNN_aarch64_merge_gnu_properties (struct bfd_link_info *info,
+				       bfd *abfd,
+				       elf_property *aprop,
+				       elf_property *bprop)
+{
+  uint32_t prop
+    = elf_aarch64_tdata (info->output_bfd)->gnu_and_prop;
+  return  _bfd_aarch64_elf_merge_gnu_properties (info, abfd, aprop,
+						 bprop, prop);
+}
 
 /* We use this so we can override certain functions
    (though currently we don't).  */
@@ -9754,6 +9783,12 @@ const struct elf_size_info elfNN_aarch64_size_info =
 #define elf_backend_symbol_processing		\
   elfNN_aarch64_backend_symbol_processing
 
+#define elf_backend_setup_gnu_properties	\
+  elfNN_aarch64_link_setup_gnu_properties
+
+#define elf_backend_merge_gnu_properties	\
+  elfNN_aarch64_merge_gnu_properties
+
 #define elf_backend_can_refcount       1
 #define elf_backend_can_gc_sections    1
 #define elf_backend_plt_readonly       1
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-aarch64.h b/bfd/elfxx-aarch64.h
index 1f9ce09675f5e21da4ddff5a1e72d75552110c3f..a6d1792687cf39a68beb3235f5875d50bfc3ad4e 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-aarch64.h
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-aarch64.h
@@ -55,3 +55,19 @@ _bfd_aarch64_elf_write_core_note (bfd *, char *, int *, int, ...);
 #define elf_backend_grok_prstatus	_bfd_aarch64_elf_grok_prstatus
 #define elf_backend_grok_psinfo		_bfd_aarch64_elf_grok_psinfo
 #define elf_backend_write_core_note	_bfd_aarch64_elf_write_core_note
+
+extern bfd *
+_bfd_aarch64_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties (struct bfd_link_info *,
+					    uint32_t *);
+
+extern enum elf_property_kind
+_bfd_aarch64_elf_parse_gnu_properties (bfd *, unsigned int,
+				       bfd_byte *, unsigned int);
+
+extern bfd_boolean
+_bfd_aarch64_elf_merge_gnu_properties (struct bfd_link_info *, bfd *,
+				       elf_property *, elf_property *,
+				       uint32_t);
+
+#define elf_backend_parse_gnu_properties	\
+  _bfd_aarch64_elf_parse_gnu_properties
diff --git a/bfd/elfxx-aarch64.c b/bfd/elfxx-aarch64.c
index 32a9d972824d653785358f933a1157533f6e9779..cae94d03e8453de0cceee1619668fff71a609edf 100644
--- a/bfd/elfxx-aarch64.c
+++ b/bfd/elfxx-aarch64.c
@@ -683,3 +683,183 @@ _bfd_aarch64_elf_write_core_note (bfd *abfd, char *buf, int *bufsiz, int note_ty
       }
     }
 }
+
+/* Find the first input bfd with GNU property and merge it with GPROP.  If no
+   such input is found, add it to a new section at the last input.  Update
+   GPROP accordingly.  */
+bfd *
+_bfd_aarch64_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties (struct bfd_link_info *info,
+					    uint32_t *gprop)
+{
+  asection *sec;
+  bfd *pbfd;
+  bfd *ebfd = NULL;
+  elf_property *prop;
+
+  uint32_t gnu_prop = *gprop;
+
+  /* Find a normal input file with GNU property note.  */
+  for (pbfd = info->input_bfds;
+       pbfd != NULL;
+       pbfd = pbfd->link.next)
+    if (bfd_get_flavour (pbfd) == bfd_target_elf_flavour
+	&& bfd_count_sections (pbfd) != 0)
+      {
+	ebfd = pbfd;
+
+	if (elf_properties (pbfd) != NULL)
+	  break;
+      }
+
+  /* If ebfd != NULL it is either an input with property note or the last
+     input.  Either way if we have gnu_prop, we should add it (by creating
+     a section if needed).  */
+  if (ebfd != NULL && gnu_prop)
+    {
+      prop = _bfd_elf_get_property (ebfd,
+				    GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_AND,
+				    4);
+      prop->u.number |= gnu_prop;
+      prop->pr_kind = property_number;
+
+      /* pbfd being NULL implies ebfd is the last input.  Create the GNU
+	 property note section.  */
+      if (pbfd == NULL)
+	{
+	  sec = bfd_make_section_with_flags (ebfd,
+					     NOTE_GNU_PROPERTY_SECTION_NAME,
+					     (SEC_ALLOC
+					      | SEC_LOAD
+					      | SEC_IN_MEMORY
+					      | SEC_READONLY
+					      | SEC_HAS_CONTENTS
+					      | SEC_DATA));
+	  if (sec == NULL)
+	    info->callbacks->einfo (
+	      _("%F%P: failed to create GNU property section\n"));
+
+	  elf_section_type (sec) = SHT_NOTE;
+	}
+    }
+
+  pbfd = _bfd_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties (info);
+
+  if (bfd_link_relocatable (info))
+    return pbfd;
+
+  /* If pbfd has any GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_AND properties, update
+     gnu_prop accordingly.  */
+  if (pbfd != NULL)
+    {
+      elf_property_list *p;
+
+      /* The property list is sorted in order of type.  */
+      for (p = elf_properties (pbfd); p; p = p->next)
+	{
+	  /* Check for all GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_AND.  */
+	  if (GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_AND == p->property.pr_type)
+	    {
+	      gnu_prop = (p->property.u.number
+			  & (GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_PAC
+			      | GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_BTI));
+	      break;
+	    }
+	  else if (GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_AND < p->property.pr_type)
+	    break;
+	}
+    }
+  *gprop = gnu_prop;
+  return pbfd;
+}
+
+/* Define elf_backend_parse_gnu_properties for AArch64.  */
+enum elf_property_kind
+_bfd_aarch64_elf_parse_gnu_properties (bfd *abfd, unsigned int type,
+				       bfd_byte *ptr, unsigned int datasz)
+{
+  elf_property *prop;
+
+  switch (type)
+    {
+    case GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_AND:
+      if (datasz != 4)
+	{
+	  _bfd_error_handler
+	    ( _("error: %pB: <corrupt AArch64 used size: 0x%x>"),
+	     abfd, datasz);
+	  return property_corrupt;
+	}
+      prop = _bfd_elf_get_property (abfd, type, datasz);
+      /* Combine properties of the same type.  */
+      prop->u.number |= bfd_h_get_32 (abfd, ptr);
+      prop->pr_kind = property_number;
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      return property_ignored;
+    }
+
+  return property_number;
+}
+
+/* Merge AArch64 GNU property BPROP with APROP also accounting for PROP.
+   If APROP isn't NULL, merge it with BPROP and/or PROP.  Vice-versa if BROP
+   isn't NULL.  Return TRUE if there is any update to APROP or if BPROP should
+   be merge with ABFD.  */
+bfd_boolean
+_bfd_aarch64_elf_merge_gnu_properties (struct bfd_link_info *info
+				       ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+				       bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+				       elf_property *aprop,
+				       elf_property *bprop,
+				       uint32_t prop)
+{
+  unsigned int orig_number;
+  bfd_boolean updated = FALSE;
+  unsigned int pr_type = aprop != NULL ? aprop->pr_type : bprop->pr_type;
+
+  switch (pr_type)
+    {
+    case GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_AND:
+      {
+	if (aprop != NULL && bprop != NULL)
+	  {
+	    orig_number = aprop->u.number;
+	    aprop->u.number = (orig_number & bprop->u.number) | prop;
+	    updated = orig_number != aprop->u.number;
+	    /* Remove the property if all feature bits are cleared.  */
+	    if (aprop->u.number == 0)
+	      aprop->pr_kind = property_remove;
+	    break;
+	  }
+	/* If either is NULL, the AND would be 0 so, if there is
+	   any PROP, asign it to the input that is not NULL.  */
+	if (prop)
+	  {
+	    if (aprop != NULL)
+	      {
+		orig_number = aprop->u.number;
+		aprop->u.number = prop;
+		updated = orig_number != aprop->u.number;
+	      }
+	    else
+	      {
+		bprop->u.number = prop;
+		updated = TRUE;
+	      }
+	  }
+	/* No PROP and BPROP is NULL, so remove APROP.  */
+	else if (aprop != NULL)
+	  {
+	    aprop->pr_kind = property_remove;
+	    updated = TRUE;
+	  }
+      }
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      abort ();
+    }
+
+  return updated;
+}
diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index 38e9f1b3455c0f92ff53b76630a1bb80ee08c8e2..7446ffeee21961bf56b12ff16afbf52e5cd35387 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -17342,6 +17342,33 @@ decode_x86_feature_2 (unsigned int bitmask)
 }
 
 static void
+decode_aarch64_feature_1_and (unsigned int bitmask)
+{
+  while (bitmask)
+    {
+      unsigned int bit = bitmask & (- bitmask);
+
+      bitmask &= ~ bit;
+      switch (bit)
+	{
+	case GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_BTI:
+	  printf ("BTI");
+	  break;
+
+	case GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_PAC:
+	  printf ("PAC");
+	  break;
+
+	default:
+	  printf (_("<unknown: %x>"), bit);
+	  break;
+	}
+      if (bitmask)
+	printf (", ");
+    }
+}
+
+static void
 print_gnu_property_note (Filedata * filedata, Elf_Internal_Note * pnote)
 {
   unsigned char * ptr = (unsigned char *) pnote->descdata;
@@ -17475,6 +17502,18 @@ print_gnu_property_note (Filedata * filedata, Elf_Internal_Note * pnote)
 		  break;
 		}
 	    }
+	  else if (filedata->file_header.e_machine == EM_AARCH64)
+	    {
+	      if (type == GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_AND)
+		{
+		  printf ("AArch64 feature: ");
+		  if (datasz != 4)
+		    printf (_("<corrupt length: %#x> "), datasz);
+		  else
+		    decode_aarch64_feature_1_and (byte_get (ptr, 4));
+		  goto next;
+		}
+	    }
 	}
       else
 	{
diff --git a/include/elf/common.h b/include/elf/common.h
index e8faf67be3707f60c1f9a178ed4730551238835b..ebdb8212d118ed02132b8f94f26b628c1e1f681d 100644
--- a/include/elf/common.h
+++ b/include/elf/common.h
@@ -841,6 +841,12 @@
 #define GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_2_XSAVEOPT	(1U << 8)
 #define GNU_PROPERTY_X86_FEATURE_2_XSAVEC	(1U << 9)
 
+/* AArch64 specific GNU PROPERTY.  */
+#define GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_AND	0xc0000000
+
+#define GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_BTI	(1U << 0)
+#define GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_PAC	(1U << 1)
+
 /* Values used in GNU .note.ABI-tag notes (NT_GNU_ABI_TAG).  */
 #define GNU_ABI_TAG_LINUX	0
 #define GNU_ABI_TAG_HURD	1
diff --git a/ld/NEWS b/ld/NEWS
index d737af70516547ecb4723a7e316493408d920353..dcf11854f528028820cbe1983bbcdd5753d97eaf 100644
--- a/ld/NEWS
+++ b/ld/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 -*- text -*-
 
+Changes in 2.33:
+
+* Add target handlers for AArch64 for ELF GNU program properties.
+
+* Add support for GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_BTI in ELF GNU program
+  properties in the AArch64 ELF linker.
+
+* Add support for GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_PAC in ELF GNU program
+  properties in the AArch64 ELF linker.
+
 Changes in 2.32:
 
 * Report property change in linker map file when merging GNU properties.
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/aarch64-elf.exp b/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/aarch64-elf.exp
index 2b9fad5604b64d44e0fe48aa471bc726d9ce4332..c6fefbbd5c3f7e5516086c7eca0e056ae243d36d 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/aarch64-elf.exp
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/aarch64-elf.exp
@@ -371,6 +371,10 @@ run_dump_test_lp64 "rela-abs-relative-opt"
 
 run_dump_test_lp64 "pie-bind-locally"
 
+run_dump_test "property-bti-pac1"
+run_dump_test "property-bti-pac2"
+run_dump_test "property-bti-pac3"
+
 set aarch64elflinktests {
   {"ld-aarch64/so with global symbol" "-shared" "" "" {copy-reloc-so.s}
     {} "copy-reloc-so.so"}
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/property-bti-pac1.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/property-bti-pac1.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a681ad94f885506da7831230a93e26eecb800c8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/property-bti-pac1.d
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#name: GNU Property (single input, combine section)
+#source: property-bti-pac1.s
+#as: -march=armv8.5-a -defsym __mult__=0
+#ld: -shared
+#readelf: -n
+#target: *linux*
+
+Displaying notes found in: .note.gnu.property
+  Owner                 Data size	Description
+  GNU                  0x00000010	NT_GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0
+      Properties: AArch64 feature: BTI, PAC
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/property-bti-pac1.s b/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/property-bti-pac1.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..414c9277f1dabc5fdc08b8b71716c44ea8bc8343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/property-bti-pac1.s
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+	.text
+	.globl _start
+	.type _start,@function
+_start:
+	mov x1, #2
+.ifndef __mult__
+	bl foo
+.endif
+	.section ".note.gnu.property", "a"
+	.p2align 3
+	.long 1f - 0f		/* name length */
+	.long 5f - 2f		/* data length */
+	.long 5			/* note type */
+0:	.asciz "GNU"		/* vendor name */
+1:
+	.p2align 3
+2:	.long 0xc0000000	/* pr_type.  */
+	.long 4f - 3f		/* pr_datasz.  */
+3:
+	.long 0x2		/* PAC.  */
+4:
+	.p2align 3
+5:
+	.p2align 3
+	.long 1f - 0f		/* name length */
+	.long 5f - 2f		/* data length */
+	.long 5			/* note type */
+0:	.asciz "GNU"		/* vendor name */
+1:
+	.p2align 3
+2:	.long 0xc0000000	/* pr_type.  */
+	.long 4f - 3f		/* pr_datasz.  */
+3:
+	.long 0x1		/* BTI.  */
+4:
+	.p2align 3
+5:
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/property-bti-pac2.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/property-bti-pac2.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bc2eaada9ecdb952efd1c9c57d715773ed216852
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/property-bti-pac2.d
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#name: GNU Property (combine multiple with BTI)
+#source: property-bti-pac1.s
+#source: property-bti-pac2.s
+#as: -mabi=lp64 -defsym __property_bti__=1
+#ld: -e _start
+#readelf: -n
+#target: *linux*
+
+Displaying notes found in: .note.gnu.property
+  Owner                 Data size	Description
+  GNU                  0x00000010	NT_GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0
+      Properties: AArch64 feature: BTI
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/property-bti-pac2.s b/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/property-bti-pac2.s
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cdec8d998724e67bcc778bba77eac7bf85c05626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/property-bti-pac2.s
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+	.text
+	.global	foo
+	.type	foo, %function
+foo:
+	sub	sp, sp, #16
+	mov	w0, 9
+	str	w0, [sp, 12]
+	ldr	w0, [sp, 12]
+	add	w0, w0, 4
+	str	w0, [sp, 12]
+	nop
+	add	sp, sp, 16
+	ret
+	.size	foo, .-foo
+	.global	bar
+	.type	bar, %function
+.ifdef __property_bti__
+	.section ".note.gnu.property", "a"
+	.p2align 3
+	.long 1f - 0f		/* name length */
+	.long 5f - 2f		/* data length */
+	.long 5			/* note type */
+0:	.asciz "GNU"		/* vendor name */
+1:
+	.p2align 3
+2:	.long 0xc0000000	/* pr_type.  */
+	.long 4f - 3f		/* pr_datasz.  */
+3:
+	.long 0x1		/* BTI.  */
+4:
+	.p2align 3
+5:
+.endif
+.ifdef __property_pac__
+	.section ".note.gnu.property", "a"
+	.p2align 3
+	.long 1f - 0f		/* name length */
+	.long 5f - 2f		/* data length */
+	.long 5			/* note type */
+0:	.asciz "GNU"		/* vendor name */
+1:
+	.p2align 3
+2:	.long 0xc0000000	/* pr_type.  */
+	.long 4f - 3f		/* pr_datasz.  */
+3:
+	.long 0x2		/* PAC.  */
+4:
+	.p2align 3
+5:
+.endif
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/property-bti-pac3.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/property-bti-pac3.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5290f4bd8110d127e19712ce8891bb54bdfbc352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-aarch64/property-bti-pac3.d
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#name: GNU Property (combine multiple with PAC)
+#source: property-bti-pac1.s
+#source: property-bti-pac2.s
+#as: -mabi=lp64 -defsym __property_pac__=1
+#ld: -e _start
+#readelf: -n
+#target: *linux*
+
+Displaying notes found in: .note.gnu.property
+  Owner                 Data size	Description
+  GNU                  0x00000010	NT_GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0
+      Properties: AArch64 feature: PAC