diff --git a/include/llvm/ADT/ilist.h b/include/llvm/ADT/ilist.h
index 36650d43750..20cdae32554 100644
--- a/include/llvm/ADT/ilist.h
+++ b/include/llvm/ADT/ilist.h
@@ -465,6 +465,17 @@ public:
     return where;
   }
 
+  /// Remove all nodes from the list like clear(), but do not call
+  /// removeNodeFromList() or deleteNode().
+  ///
+  /// This should only be used immediately before freeing nodes in bulk to
+  /// avoid traversing the list and bringing all the nodes into cache.
+  void clearAndLeakNodesUnsafely() {
+    if (Head) {
+      Head = getTail();
+      this->setPrev(Head, Head);
+    }
+  }
 
 private:
   // transfer - The heart of the splice function.  Move linked list nodes from
diff --git a/unittests/ADT/ilistTest.cpp b/unittests/ADT/ilistTest.cpp
index 07bd5ec6019..0c0cd0fd56f 100644
--- a/unittests/ADT/ilistTest.cpp
+++ b/unittests/ADT/ilistTest.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ struct Node : ilist_node<Node> {
 
   Node() {}
   Node(int _Value) : Value(_Value) {}
+  ~Node() { Value = -1; }
 };
 
 TEST(ilistTest, Basic) {
@@ -62,4 +63,36 @@ TEST(ilistTest, SpliceOne) {
   EXPECT_EQ(3, List.back().Value);
 }
 
+TEST(ilistTest, UnsafeClear) {
+  ilist<Node> List;
+
+  // Before even allocating a sentinel.
+  List.clearAndLeakNodesUnsafely();
+  EXPECT_EQ(0u, List.size());
+
+  // Empty list with sentinel.
+  ilist<Node>::iterator E = List.end();
+  List.clearAndLeakNodesUnsafely();
+  EXPECT_EQ(0u, List.size());
+  // The sentinel shouldn't change.
+  EXPECT_TRUE(E == List.end());
+
+  // List with contents.
+  List.push_back(1);
+  ASSERT_EQ(1u, List.size());
+  Node *N = List.begin();
+  EXPECT_EQ(1, N->Value);
+  List.clearAndLeakNodesUnsafely();
+  EXPECT_EQ(0u, List.size());
+  ASSERT_EQ(1, N->Value);
+  delete N;
+
+  // List is still functional.
+  List.push_back(5);
+  List.push_back(6);
+  ASSERT_EQ(2u, List.size());
+  EXPECT_EQ(5, List.front().Value);
+  EXPECT_EQ(6, List.back().Value);
+}
+
 }