diff --git a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h
index af2a17f0bf3b50a306b14d8c0aa431269f54ef2e..db5a6a3a1813abbbeeaaa7009466ac58595e12bc 100644
--- a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h
+++ b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h
@@ -658,4 +658,7 @@ extern const atomic_ool_names aarch64_ool_ldset_names;
 extern const atomic_ool_names aarch64_ool_ldclr_names;
 extern const atomic_ool_names aarch64_ool_ldeor_names;
 
+extern bool aarch64_harden_sls_retbr_p (void);
+extern bool aarch64_harden_sls_blr_p (void);
+
 #endif /* GCC_AARCH64_PROTOS_H */
diff --git a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.c b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.c
index 1b6e67ccd53da05c88b13cac8b524ba2b8cfe43f..0903370b6128e19016f97cb6b0fd44e6b51e569e 100644
--- a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.c
+++ b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.c
@@ -11791,6 +11791,79 @@ aarch64_validate_mcpu (const char *str, const struct processor **res,
   return false;
 }
 
+/* Straight line speculation indicators.  */
+enum aarch64_sls_hardening_type
+{
+  SLS_NONE = 0,
+  SLS_RETBR = 1,
+  SLS_BLR = 2,
+  SLS_ALL = 3,
+};
+static enum aarch64_sls_hardening_type aarch64_sls_hardening;
+
+/* Return whether we should mitigatate Straight Line Speculation for the RET
+   and BR instructions.  */
+bool
+aarch64_harden_sls_retbr_p (void)
+{
+  return aarch64_sls_hardening & SLS_RETBR;
+}
+
+/* Return whether we should mitigatate Straight Line Speculation for the BLR
+   instruction.  */
+bool
+aarch64_harden_sls_blr_p (void)
+{
+  return aarch64_sls_hardening & SLS_BLR;
+}
+
+/* As of yet we only allow setting these options globally, in the future we may
+   allow setting them per function.  */
+static void
+aarch64_validate_sls_mitigation (const char *const_str)
+{
+  char *token_save = NULL;
+  char *str = NULL;
+
+  if (strcmp (const_str, "none") == 0)
+    {
+      aarch64_sls_hardening = SLS_NONE;
+      return;
+    }
+  if (strcmp (const_str, "all") == 0)
+    {
+      aarch64_sls_hardening = SLS_ALL;
+      return;
+    }
+
+  char *str_root = xstrdup (const_str);
+  str = strtok_r (str_root, ",", &token_save);
+  if (!str)
+    error ("invalid argument given to %<-mharden-sls=%>");
+
+  int temp = SLS_NONE;
+  while (str)
+    {
+      if (strcmp (str, "blr") == 0)
+	temp |= SLS_BLR;
+      else if (strcmp (str, "retbr") == 0)
+	temp |= SLS_RETBR;
+      else if (strcmp (str, "none") == 0 || strcmp (str, "all") == 0)
+	{
+	  error ("%<%s%> must be by itself for %<-mharden-sls=%>", str);
+	  break;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  error ("invalid argument %<%s%> for %<-mharden-sls=%>", str);
+	  break;
+	}
+      str = strtok_r (NULL, ",", &token_save);
+    }
+  aarch64_sls_hardening = (aarch64_sls_hardening_type) temp;
+  free (str_root);
+}
+
 /* Parses CONST_STR for branch protection features specified in
    aarch64_branch_protect_types, and set any global variables required.  Returns
    the parsing result and assigns LAST_STR to the last processed token from
@@ -12029,6 +12102,9 @@ aarch64_override_options (void)
   selected_arch = NULL;
   selected_tune = NULL;
 
+  if (aarch64_harden_sls_string)
+    aarch64_validate_sls_mitigation (aarch64_harden_sls_string);
+
   if (aarch64_branch_protection_string)
     aarch64_validate_mbranch_protection (aarch64_branch_protection_string);
 
diff --git a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.opt b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.opt
index f474a28eb9234cf87b22492c4396d5a31857cd39..4beb2d3d243c4ca36e7604c02ab5d9e80955f55a 100644
--- a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.opt
+++ b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.opt
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ mgeneral-regs-only
 Target Report RejectNegative Mask(GENERAL_REGS_ONLY) Save
 Generate code which uses only the general registers.
 
+mharden-sls=
+Target RejectNegative Joined Var(aarch64_harden_sls_string)
+Generate code to mitigate against straight line speculation.
+
 mfix-cortex-a53-835769
 Target Report Var(aarch64_fix_a53_err835769) Init(2) Save
 Workaround for ARM Cortex-A53 Erratum number 835769.
diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
index 0f3f093a80d5084474203ccdae986b4eca2e122b..1612ee75ce34b288ecdeb35be41b79a8bc77f845 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ Objective-C and Objective-C++ Dialects}.
 -mpc-relative-literal-loads @gol
 -msign-return-address=@var{scope} @gol
 -mbranch-protection=@var{none}|@var{standard}|@var{pac-ret}[+@var{leaf}]|@var{bti} @gol
+-mharden-sls=@var{opts} @gol
 -march=@var{name}  -mcpu=@var{name}  -mtune=@var{name}  @gol
 -moverride=@var{string}  -mverbose-cost-dump @gol
 -mstack-protector-guard=@var{guard} -mstack-protector-guard-reg=@var{sysreg} @gol
@@ -15940,6 +15941,17 @@ argument @samp{leaf} can be used to extend the signing to include leaf
 functions.
 @samp{bti} turns on branch target identification mechanism.
 
+@item -mharden-sls=@var{opts}
+@opindex mharden-sls
+Enable compiler hardening against straight line speculation (SLS).
+@var{opts} is a comma-separated list of the following options:
+@table @samp
+@item retbr
+@item blr
+@end table
+In addition, @samp{-mharden-sls=all} enables all SLS hardening while
+@samp{-mharden-sls=none} disables all SLS hardening.
+
 @item -msve-vector-bits=@var{bits}
 @opindex msve-vector-bits
 Specify the number of bits in an SVE vector register.  This option only has