diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 551b17828bc..ce952f8997b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ else( MSVC )
   option(LLVM_ENABLE_WARNINGS "Enable compiler warnings." ON)
 endif()
 
+option(LLVM_ENABLE_CXX11 "Compile with C++11 enabled." OFF)
 option(LLVM_ENABLE_PEDANTIC "Compile with pedantic enabled." ON)
 option(LLVM_ENABLE_WERROR "Fail and stop if a warning is triggered." OFF)
 
diff --git a/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake b/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
index bb41a58df2d..811ee922435 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ elseif( LLVM_COMPILER_IS_GCC_COMPATIBLE )
   if (LLVM_ENABLE_WERROR)
     add_llvm_definitions( -Werror )
   endif (LLVM_ENABLE_WERROR)
+  if (LLVM_ENABLE_CXX11)
+    check_cxx_compiler_flag("-std=c++11" CXX_SUPPORTS_CXX11)
+    append_if(CXX_SUPPORTS_CXX11 "-std=c++11" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS)
+  endif (LLVM_ENABLE_CXX11)
 endif( MSVC )
 
 macro(append_common_sanitizer_flags)
diff --git a/docs/CMake.rst b/docs/CMake.rst
index c9fe538c9df..9fb4f489b44 100644
--- a/docs/CMake.rst
+++ b/docs/CMake.rst
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ LLVM-specific variables
 **LLVM_ENABLE_THREADS**:BOOL
   Build with threads support, if available. Defaults to ON.
 
+**LLVM_ENABLE_CXX11**:BOOL
+  Build in C++11 mode, if available. Defaults to OFF.
+
 **LLVM_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS**:BOOL
   Enables code assertions. Defaults to OFF if and only if ``CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE``
   is *Release*.