diff --git a/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp b/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp
index 3b3a6eb43d1..c45e9645adc 100644
--- a/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp
+++ b/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp
@@ -3574,12 +3574,21 @@ std::error_code BitcodeReader::ParseFunctionBody(Function *F) {
       unsigned OpNum = 0;
       Value *Op;
       if (getValueTypePair(Record, OpNum, NextValueNo, Op) ||
-          OpNum+2 != Record.size())
+          (OpNum + 2 != Record.size() && OpNum + 3 != Record.size()))
         return Error("Invalid record");
+
+      Type *Ty = nullptr;
+      if (OpNum + 3 == Record.size())
+        Ty = getTypeByID(Record[OpNum++]);
+
       unsigned Align;
       if (std::error_code EC = parseAlignmentValue(Record[OpNum], Align))
         return EC;
       I = new LoadInst(Op, "", Record[OpNum+1], Align);
+
+      assert((!Ty || Ty == I->getType()) &&
+             "Explicit type doesn't match pointee type of the first operand");
+
       InstructionList.push_back(I);
       break;
     }
@@ -3588,9 +3597,13 @@ std::error_code BitcodeReader::ParseFunctionBody(Function *F) {
       unsigned OpNum = 0;
       Value *Op;
       if (getValueTypePair(Record, OpNum, NextValueNo, Op) ||
-          OpNum+4 != Record.size())
+          (OpNum + 4 != Record.size() && OpNum + 5 != Record.size()))
         return Error("Invalid record");
 
+      Type *Ty = nullptr;
+      if (OpNum + 5 == Record.size())
+        Ty = getTypeByID(Record[OpNum++]);
+
       AtomicOrdering Ordering = GetDecodedOrdering(Record[OpNum+2]);
       if (Ordering == NotAtomic || Ordering == Release ||
           Ordering == AcquireRelease)
@@ -3603,6 +3616,10 @@ std::error_code BitcodeReader::ParseFunctionBody(Function *F) {
       if (std::error_code EC = parseAlignmentValue(Record[OpNum], Align))
         return EC;
       I = new LoadInst(Op, "", Record[OpNum+1], Align, Ordering, SynchScope);
+
+      assert((!Ty || Ty == I->getType()) &&
+             "Explicit type doesn't match pointee type of the first operand");
+
       InstructionList.push_back(I);
       break;
     }
diff --git a/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp b/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
index 26549d59e6d..16658009b18 100644
--- a/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
@@ -1871,6 +1871,7 @@ static void WriteInstruction(const Instruction &I, unsigned InstID,
       if (!PushValueAndType(I.getOperand(0), InstID, Vals, VE))  // ptr
         AbbrevToUse = FUNCTION_INST_LOAD_ABBREV;
     }
+    Vals.push_back(VE.getTypeID(I.getType()));
     Vals.push_back(Log2_32(cast<LoadInst>(I).getAlignment())+1);
     Vals.push_back(cast<LoadInst>(I).isVolatile());
     if (cast<LoadInst>(I).isAtomic()) {
@@ -2223,6 +2224,8 @@ static void WriteBlockInfo(const ValueEnumerator &VE, BitstreamWriter &Stream) {
     BitCodeAbbrev *Abbv = new BitCodeAbbrev();
     Abbv->Add(BitCodeAbbrevOp(bitc::FUNC_CODE_INST_LOAD));
     Abbv->Add(BitCodeAbbrevOp(BitCodeAbbrevOp::VBR, 6)); // Ptr
+    Abbv->Add(BitCodeAbbrevOp(BitCodeAbbrevOp::Fixed,    // dest ty
+                              VE.computeBitsRequiredForTypeIndicies()));
     Abbv->Add(BitCodeAbbrevOp(BitCodeAbbrevOp::VBR, 4)); // Align
     Abbv->Add(BitCodeAbbrevOp(BitCodeAbbrevOp::Fixed, 1)); // volatile
     if (Stream.EmitBlockInfoAbbrev(bitc::FUNCTION_BLOCK_ID,