diff --git a/cranelift/faerie/src/backend.rs b/cranelift/faerie/src/backend.rs
index 4f1c4455ef..87df38d899 100644
--- a/cranelift/faerie/src/backend.rs
+++ b/cranelift/faerie/src/backend.rs
@@ -383,8 +383,9 @@ fn translate_function_linkage(linkage: Linkage) -> faerie::Decl {
     match linkage {
         Linkage::Import => faerie::Decl::function_import().into(),
         Linkage::Local => faerie::Decl::function().into(),
-        Linkage::Export => faerie::Decl::function().global().into(),
         Linkage::Preemptible => faerie::Decl::function().weak().into(),
+        Linkage::Hidden => faerie::Decl::function().global().hidden().into(),
+        Linkage::Export => faerie::Decl::function().global().into(),
     }
 }
 
@@ -396,13 +397,19 @@ fn translate_data_linkage(linkage: Linkage, writable: bool, align: Option<u8>) -
             .with_writable(writable)
             .with_align(align)
             .into(),
-        Linkage::Export => faerie::Decl::data()
-            .global()
+        Linkage::Preemptible => faerie::Decl::data()
+            .weak()
             .with_writable(writable)
             .with_align(align)
             .into(),
-        Linkage::Preemptible => faerie::Decl::data()
-            .weak()
+        Linkage::Hidden => faerie::Decl::data()
+            .global()
+            .hidden()
+            .with_writable(writable)
+            .with_align(align)
+            .into(),
+        Linkage::Export => faerie::Decl::data()
+            .global()
             .with_writable(writable)
             .with_align(align)
             .into(),
diff --git a/cranelift/module/src/module.rs b/cranelift/module/src/module.rs
index 470eea17fe..543b23b160 100644
--- a/cranelift/module/src/module.rs
+++ b/cranelift/module/src/module.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ pub enum Linkage {
     Local,
     /// Defined inside the module, visible outside it, and may be preempted.
     Preemptible,
+    /// Defined inside the module, visible inside the current static linkage unit, but not outside.
+    ///
+    /// A static linkage unit is the combination of all object files passed to a linker to create
+    /// an executable or dynamic library.
+    Hidden,
     /// Defined inside the module, and visible outside it.
     Export,
 }
@@ -66,14 +71,20 @@ impl Linkage {
     fn merge(a: Self, b: Self) -> Self {
         match a {
             Self::Export => Self::Export,
+            Self::Hidden => match b {
+                Self::Export => Self::Export,
+                Self::Preemptible => Self::Preemptible,
+                _ => Self::Hidden,
+            },
             Self::Preemptible => match b {
                 Self::Export => Self::Export,
                 _ => Self::Preemptible,
             },
             Self::Local => match b {
                 Self::Export => Self::Export,
+                Self::Hidden => Self::Hidden,
                 Self::Preemptible => Self::Preemptible,
-                _ => Self::Local,
+                Self::Local | Self::Import => Self::Local,
             },
             Self::Import => b,
         }
@@ -83,7 +94,7 @@ impl Linkage {
     pub fn is_definable(self) -> bool {
         match self {
             Self::Import => false,
-            Self::Local | Self::Preemptible | Self::Export => true,
+            Self::Local | Self::Preemptible | Self::Hidden | Self::Export => true,
         }
     }
 
@@ -91,7 +102,7 @@ impl Linkage {
     pub fn is_final(self) -> bool {
         match self {
             Self::Import | Self::Preemptible => false,
-            Self::Local | Self::Export => true,
+            Self::Local | Self::Hidden | Self::Export => true,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/cranelift/object/src/backend.rs b/cranelift/object/src/backend.rs
index c65dfe0024..f17d5f1f2c 100644
--- a/cranelift/object/src/backend.rs
+++ b/cranelift/object/src/backend.rs
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ fn translate_linkage(linkage: Linkage) -> (SymbolScope, bool) {
     let scope = match linkage {
         Linkage::Import => SymbolScope::Unknown,
         Linkage::Local => SymbolScope::Compilation,
+        Linkage::Hidden => SymbolScope::Linkage,
         Linkage::Export | Linkage::Preemptible => SymbolScope::Dynamic,
     };
     // TODO: this matches rustc_codegen_cranelift, but may be wrong.