diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Attributes.td b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Attributes.td
index 1019f867aab0..39978c41ac72 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Attributes.td
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Attributes.td
@@ -236,3 +236,4 @@ def : MergeRule<"adjustCallerSSPLevel">;
 def : MergeRule<"adjustCallerStackProbes">;
 def : MergeRule<"adjustCallerStackProbeSize">;
 def : MergeRule<"adjustMinLegalVectorWidth">;
+def : MergeRule<"adjustNullPointerValidAttr">;
diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/Attributes.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/Attributes.cpp
index 9e5f55d49756..d87187481be0 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/Attributes.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/Attributes.cpp
@@ -1709,6 +1709,15 @@ adjustMinLegalVectorWidth(Function &Caller, const Function &Callee) {
   }
 }
 
+/// If the inlined function has "null-pointer-is-valid=true" attribute,
+/// set this attribute in the caller post inlining.
+static void
+adjustNullPointerValidAttr(Function &Caller, const Function &Callee) {
+  if (Callee.nullPointerIsDefined() && !Caller.nullPointerIsDefined()) {
+    Caller.addFnAttr(Callee.getFnAttribute("null-pointer-is-valid"));
+  }
+}
+
 #define GET_ATTR_COMPAT_FUNC
 #include "AttributesCompatFunc.inc"
 
diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/Inline/attributes.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/Inline/attributes.ll
index c2808ba8c037..66a831bf8179 100644
--- a/llvm/test/Transforms/Inline/attributes.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/Inline/attributes.ll
@@ -333,9 +333,10 @@ define i32 @test_no-use-jump-tables3(i32 %i) "no-jump-tables"="true" {
 ; CHECK-NEXT: ret i32
 }
 
-; Calle with "null-pointer-is-valid"="true" attribute should not be inlined
-; into a caller without this attribute. Exception: alwaysinline callee
-; can still be inlined.
+; Callee with "null-pointer-is-valid"="true" attribute should not be inlined
+; into a caller without this attribute.
+; Exception: alwaysinline callee can still be inlined but
+; "null-pointer-is-valid"="true" should get copied to caller.
 
 define i32 @null-pointer-is-valid_callee0(i32 %i) "null-pointer-is-valid"="true" {
   ret i32 %i
@@ -355,6 +356,7 @@ define i32 @null-pointer-is-valid_callee2(i32 %i)  {
 ; CHECK-NEXT: ret i32
 }
 
+; No inlining since caller does not have "null-pointer-is-valid"="true" attribute.
 define i32 @test_null-pointer-is-valid0(i32 %i) {
   %1 = call i32 @null-pointer-is-valid_callee0(i32 %i)
   ret i32 %1
@@ -363,17 +365,22 @@ define i32 @test_null-pointer-is-valid0(i32 %i) {
 ; CHECK-NEXT: ret i32
 }
 
-define i32 @test_null-pointer-is-valid1(i32 %i) {
+; alwaysinline should force inlining even when caller does not have
+; "null-pointer-is-valid"="true" attribute. However, the attribute should be
+; copied to caller.
+define i32 @test_null-pointer-is-valid1(i32 %i) "null-pointer-is-valid"="false" {
   %1 = call i32 @null-pointer-is-valid_callee1(i32 %i)
   ret i32 %1
-; CHECK: @test_null-pointer-is-valid1(
+; CHECK: @test_null-pointer-is-valid1(i32 %i) [[NULLPOINTERISVALID:#[0-9]+]] {
 ; CHECK-NEXT: ret i32
 }
 
+; Can inline since both caller and callee have "null-pointer-is-valid"="true"
+; attribute.
 define i32 @test_null-pointer-is-valid2(i32 %i) "null-pointer-is-valid"="true" {
   %1 = call i32 @null-pointer-is-valid_callee2(i32 %i)
   ret i32 %1
-; CHECK: @test_null-pointer-is-valid2(
+; CHECK: @test_null-pointer-is-valid2(i32 %i) [[NULLPOINTERISVALID]] {
 ; CHECK-NEXT: ret i32
 }
 
@@ -381,3 +388,4 @@ define i32 @test_null-pointer-is-valid2(i32 %i) "null-pointer-is-valid"="true" {
 ; CHECK: attributes [[FPMAD_TRUE]] = { "less-precise-fpmad"="true" }
 ; CHECK: attributes [[NOIMPLICITFLOAT]] = { noimplicitfloat }
 ; CHECK: attributes [[NOUSEJUMPTABLES]] = { "no-jump-tables"="true" }
+; CHECK: attributes [[NULLPOINTERISVALID]] = { "null-pointer-is-valid"="true" }