diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineCalls.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineCalls.cpp
index 19746651d99a..56983dc60360 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineCalls.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineCalls.cpp
@@ -3268,6 +3268,15 @@ Instruction *InstCombiner::visitCallInst(CallInst &CI) {
   return visitCallSite(II);
 }
 
+// Fence instruction simplification
+Instruction *InstCombiner::visitFenceInst(FenceInst &FI) {
+  // Remove identical consecutive fences.
+  if (auto *NFI = dyn_cast<FenceInst>(FI.getNextNode()))
+    if (FI.isIdenticalTo(NFI))
+      return eraseInstFromFunction(FI);
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
 // InvokeInst simplification
 //
 Instruction *InstCombiner::visitInvokeInst(InvokeInst &II) {
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineInternal.h b/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineInternal.h
index 9c684f110871..9f16a6f6e1e0 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineInternal.h
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineInternal.h
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ public:
   Instruction *visitLoadInst(LoadInst &LI);
   Instruction *visitStoreInst(StoreInst &SI);
   Instruction *visitBranchInst(BranchInst &BI);
+  Instruction *visitFenceInst(FenceInst &FI);
   Instruction *visitSwitchInst(SwitchInst &SI);
   Instruction *visitReturnInst(ReturnInst &RI);
   Instruction *visitInsertValueInst(InsertValueInst &IV);
diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/consecutive-fences.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/consecutive-fences.ll
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6f1c41277386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/consecutive-fences.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+; RUN: opt -instcombine -S %s | FileCheck %s
+
+; Make sure we collapse the fences in this case
+
+; CHECK-LABEL: define void @tinkywinky
+; CHECK-NEXT:   fence seq_cst
+; CHECK-NEXT:   fence singlethread acquire
+; CHECK-NEXT:   ret void
+; CHECK-NEXT: }
+
+define void @tinkywinky() {
+  fence seq_cst
+  fence seq_cst
+  fence seq_cst
+  fence singlethread acquire
+  fence singlethread acquire
+  fence singlethread acquire
+  ret void
+}
+
+; CHECK-LABEL: define void @dipsy
+; CHECK-NEXT:   fence seq_cst
+; CHECK-NEXT:   fence singlethread seq_cst
+; CHECK-NEXT:   ret void
+; CHECK-NEXT: }
+
+define void @dipsy() {
+  fence seq_cst
+  fence singlethread seq_cst
+  ret void
+}
+
+; CHECK-LABEL: define void @patatino
+; CHECK-NEXT:   fence acquire
+; CHECK-NEXT:   fence seq_cst
+; CHECK-NEXT:   fence acquire
+; CHECK-NEXT:   fence seq_cst
+; CHECK-NEXT:   ret void
+; CHECK-NEXT: }
+
+define void @patatino() {
+  fence acquire
+  fence seq_cst
+  fence acquire
+  fence seq_cst
+  ret void
+}