diff --git a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets.cpp b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets.cpp
index e3527f2ab835..0883816ee329 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Basic/Targets.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Basic/Targets.cpp
@@ -4207,7 +4207,11 @@ public:
     } else if (CPU == "cortex-r5" || CPU == "cortex-r7" ||
                // Enable the hwdiv extension for all v8a AArch32 cores by
                // default.
-               ArchName == "armv8a" || ArchName == "armv8" ||
+               // FIXME: Use ARMTargetParser. This would require Triple::arm/thumb
+               // to be recogniseable universally.
+               ArchName == "armv8a.1a"  || ArchName == "thumbv8a.1a" || //v8.1a
+               ArchName == "armebv8.1a" || ArchName == "thumbebv8.1a" ||
+               ArchName == "armv8a" || ArchName == "armv8" ||           //v8a
                ArchName == "armebv8a" || ArchName == "armebv8" ||
                ArchName == "thumbv8a" || ArchName == "thumbv8" ||
                ArchName == "thumbebv8a" || ArchName == "thumbebv8") {
@@ -4290,7 +4294,18 @@ public:
         .Default(false);
   }
   // FIXME: Should we actually have some table instead of these switches?
-  static const char *getCPUDefineSuffix(StringRef Name) {
+  const char *getCPUDefineSuffix(StringRef Name) const {
+    // FIXME: Use ARMTargetParser
+    if(Name == "generic") {
+      auto subarch = getTriple().getSubArch();
+      switch (subarch) {
+        case llvm::Triple::SubArchType::ARMSubArch_v8_1a: 
+          return "8_1A";
+        default:
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+
     return llvm::StringSwitch<const char *>(Name)
         .Cases("arm8", "arm810", "4")
         .Cases("strongarm", "strongarm110", "strongarm1100", "strongarm1110",
@@ -4320,7 +4335,18 @@ public:
         .Cases("cortex-a53", "cortex-a57", "cortex-a72", "8A")
         .Default(nullptr);
   }
-  static const char *getCPUProfile(StringRef Name) {
+  const char *getCPUProfile(StringRef Name) const {
+    if(Name == "generic") {
+      auto subarch = getTriple().getSubArch();
+      switch (subarch) {
+        case llvm::Triple::SubArchType::ARMSubArch_v8_1a: 
+          return "A";
+        default:
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // FIXME: Use ARMTargetParser
     return llvm::StringSwitch<const char *>(Name)
         .Cases("cortex-a5", "cortex-a7", "cortex-a8", "A")
         .Cases("cortex-a9", "cortex-a12", "cortex-a15", "cortex-a17", "krait",
@@ -4356,6 +4382,7 @@ public:
     // We check both CPUArchVer and ArchName because when only triple is
     // specified, the default CPU is arm1136j-s.
     return ArchName.endswith("v6t2") || ArchName.endswith("v7") ||
+           ArchName.endswith("v8.1a") ||
            ArchName.endswith("v8") || CPUArch == "6T2" || CPUArchVer >= 7;
   }
   void getTargetDefines(const LangOptions &Opts,
diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChain.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChain.cpp
index 52e8603851b1..f7b7402215a6 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChain.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChain.cpp
@@ -303,9 +303,12 @@ std::string ToolChain::ComputeLLVMTriple(const ArgList &Args,
     // Thumb2 is the default for V7 on Darwin.
     //
     // FIXME: Thumb should just be another -target-feaure, not in the triple.
-    StringRef Suffix = Triple.isOSBinFormatMachO()
-      ? tools::arm::getLLVMArchSuffixForARM(tools::arm::getARMCPUForMArch(Args, Triple))
-      : tools::arm::getLLVMArchSuffixForARM(tools::arm::getARMTargetCPU(Args, Triple));
+    StringRef CPU = Triple.isOSBinFormatMachO()
+      ? tools::arm::getARMCPUForMArch(Args, Triple)
+      : tools::arm::getARMTargetCPU(Args, Triple);
+    StringRef Suffix = 
+      tools::arm::getLLVMArchSuffixForARM(CPU,
+                                          tools::arm::getARMArch(Args, Triple));
     bool ThumbDefault = Suffix.startswith("v6m") || Suffix.startswith("v7m") ||
       Suffix.startswith("v7em") ||
       (Suffix.startswith("v7") && getTriple().isOSBinFormatMachO());
diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/Tools.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/Tools.cpp
index ac35a09e1e2b..ee9b495edbf2 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/Tools.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/Tools.cpp
@@ -649,7 +649,8 @@ StringRef tools::arm::getARMFloatABI(const Driver &D, const ArgList &Args,
       //
       // FIXME: Factor out an ARM class so we can cache the arch somewhere.
       std::string ArchName =
-        arm::getLLVMArchSuffixForARM(arm::getARMTargetCPU(Args, Triple));
+        arm::getLLVMArchSuffixForARM(arm::getARMTargetCPU(Args, Triple),
+                                     arm::getARMArch(Args, Triple));
       if (StringRef(ArchName).startswith("v6") ||
           StringRef(ArchName).startswith("v7"))
         FloatABI = "softfp";
@@ -692,7 +693,8 @@ StringRef tools::arm::getARMFloatABI(const Driver &D, const ArgList &Args,
         break;
       case llvm::Triple::Android: {
         std::string ArchName =
-          arm::getLLVMArchSuffixForARM(arm::getARMTargetCPU(Args, Triple));
+          arm::getLLVMArchSuffixForARM(arm::getARMTargetCPU(Args, Triple),
+                                       arm::getARMArch(Args, Triple));
         if (StringRef(ArchName).startswith("v7"))
           FloatABI = "softfp";
         else
@@ -768,6 +770,10 @@ static void getARMTargetFeatures(const Driver &D, const llvm::Triple &Triple,
     else
       Features.push_back("-crc");
   }
+
+  if (Triple.getSubArch() == llvm::Triple::SubArchType::ARMSubArch_v8_1a) {
+    Features.insert(Features.begin(), "+v8.1a");
+  }
 }
 
 void Clang::AddARMTargetArgs(const ArgList &Args,
@@ -5624,9 +5630,8 @@ void hexagon::Link::ConstructJob(Compilation &C, const JobAction &JA,
 }
 // Hexagon tools end.
 
-/// Get the (LLVM) name of the minimum ARM CPU for the arch we are targeting.
-const char *arm::getARMCPUForMArch(const ArgList &Args,
-                                   const llvm::Triple &Triple) {
+const StringRef arm::getARMArch(const ArgList &Args,
+                                const llvm::Triple &Triple) {
   StringRef MArch;
   if (Arg *A = Args.getLastArg(options::OPT_march_EQ)) {
     // Otherwise, if we have -march= choose the base CPU for that arch.
@@ -5635,6 +5640,12 @@ const char *arm::getARMCPUForMArch(const ArgList &Args,
     // Otherwise, use the Arch from the triple.
     MArch = Triple.getArchName();
   }
+  return MArch;
+}
+/// Get the (LLVM) name of the minimum ARM CPU for the arch we are targeting.
+const char *arm::getARMCPUForMArch(const ArgList &Args,
+                                   const llvm::Triple &Triple) {
+  StringRef MArch = getARMArch(Args, Triple);
 
   // Handle -march=native.
   if (MArch == "native") {
@@ -5642,7 +5653,8 @@ const char *arm::getARMCPUForMArch(const ArgList &Args,
     if (CPU != "generic") {
       // Translate the native cpu into the architecture. The switch below will
       // then chose the minimum cpu for that arch.
-      MArch = std::string("arm") + arm::getLLVMArchSuffixForARM(CPU);
+      MArch = std::string("arm") + 
+        arm::getLLVMArchSuffixForARM(CPU, arm::getARMArch(Args, Triple));
     }
   }
 
@@ -5673,12 +5685,20 @@ StringRef arm::getARMTargetCPU(const ArgList &Args,
 }
 
 /// getLLVMArchSuffixForARM - Get the LLVM arch name to use for a particular
-/// CPU.
+/// CPU  (or Arch, if CPU is generic).
 //
 // FIXME: This is redundant with -mcpu, why does LLVM use this.
 // FIXME: tblgen this, or kill it!
 // FIXME: Use ARMTargetParser.
-const char *arm::getLLVMArchSuffixForARM(StringRef CPU) {
+const char *arm::getLLVMArchSuffixForARM(StringRef CPU, StringRef Arch) {
+  // FIXME: Use ARMTargetParser
+  if (CPU == "generic") {
+    if (Arch == "armv8.1a" || Arch == "armv8.1-a" ||
+        Arch == "armebv8.1a" || Arch == "armebv8.1-a") {
+      return "v8.1a";
+    }
+  }
+
   return llvm::StringSwitch<const char *>(CPU)
     .Case("strongarm", "v4")
     .Cases("arm7tdmi", "arm7tdmi-s", "arm710t", "v4t")
@@ -5705,11 +5725,13 @@ const char *arm::getLLVMArchSuffixForARM(StringRef CPU) {
     .Default("");
 }
 
-void arm::appendEBLinkFlags(const ArgList &Args, ArgStringList &CmdArgs, const llvm::Triple &Triple) {
+void arm::appendEBLinkFlags(const ArgList &Args, ArgStringList &CmdArgs, 
+                            const llvm::Triple &Triple) {
   if (Args.hasArg(options::OPT_r))
     return;
 
-  StringRef Suffix = getLLVMArchSuffixForARM(getARMCPUForMArch(Args, Triple));
+  StringRef Suffix = getLLVMArchSuffixForARM(getARMCPUForMArch(Args, Triple), 
+                                             getARMArch(Args, Triple));
   const char *LinkFlag = llvm::StringSwitch<const char *>(Suffix)
     .Cases("v4", "v4t", "v5", "v5e", nullptr)
     .Cases("v6", "v6k", "v6t2", nullptr)
diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/Tools.h b/clang/lib/Driver/Tools.h
index 51dce9d2799a..25fe063f7f12 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/Tools.h
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/Tools.h
@@ -226,9 +226,11 @@ namespace hexagon {
 namespace arm {
   StringRef getARMTargetCPU(const llvm::opt::ArgList &Args,
                             const llvm::Triple &Triple);
+  const StringRef getARMArch(const llvm::opt::ArgList &Args,
+                             const llvm::Triple &Triple);
   const char* getARMCPUForMArch(const llvm::opt::ArgList &Args,
                                 const llvm::Triple &Triple);
-  const char* getLLVMArchSuffixForARM(StringRef CPU);
+  const char* getLLVMArchSuffixForARM(StringRef CPU, StringRef Arch);
 
   void appendEBLinkFlags(const llvm::opt::ArgList &Args, ArgStringList &CmdArgs, const llvm::Triple &Triple);
 }
diff --git a/clang/test/Driver/arm-cortex-cpus.c b/clang/test/Driver/arm-cortex-cpus.c
index 5883800d956e..6b76756d16e7 100644
--- a/clang/test/Driver/arm-cortex-cpus.c
+++ b/clang/test/Driver/arm-cortex-cpus.c
@@ -166,6 +166,39 @@
 // RUN: %clang -target arm -march=armebv8a -mbig-endian -mthumb -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-BE-V8A-THUMB %s
 // CHECK-BE-V8A-THUMB: "-cc1"{{.*}} "-triple" "thumbebv8-{{.*}}" "-target-cpu" "cortex-a53"
 
+// RUN: %clang -target arm -march=armv8.1a -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-V81A %s
+// RUN: %clang -target armv8.1a -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-V81A %s
+// RUN: %clang -target arm -march=armv8.1-a -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-V81A %s
+// RUN: %clang -target arm -march=armv8.1a -mlittle-endian -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-V81A %s
+// RUN: %clang -target armv8.1a -mlittle-endian -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-V81A %s
+// RUN: %clang -target arm -march=armv8.1a -mlittle-endian -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-V81A %s
+// RUN: %clang -target arm -mlittle-endian -march=armv8.1-a -mlittle-endian -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-V81A %s
+// CHECK-V81A: "-cc1"{{.*}} "-triple" "armv8.1a-{{.*}}" "-target-cpu" "generic" "-target-feature" "+v8.1a"
+
+// RUN: %clang -target armebv8.1a -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-BE-V81A %s
+// RUN: %clang -target armeb -march=armebv8.1a -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-BE-V81A %s
+// RUN: %clang -target armeb -march=armebv8.1-a -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-BE-V81A %s
+// RUN: %clang -target armv8.1a -mbig-endian -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-BE-V81A %s
+// RUN: %clang -target arm -march=armebv8.1a -mbig-endian -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-BE-V81A %s
+// RUN: %clang -target arm -march=armebv8.1-a -mbig-endian -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-BE-V81A %s
+// CHECK-BE-V81A: "-cc1"{{.*}} "-triple" "armebv8.1a-{{.*}}" "-target-cpu" "generic" "-target-feature" "+v8.1a"
+
+// RUN: %clang -target armv8.1a -mthumb -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-V81A-THUMB %s
+// RUN: %clang -target arm -march=armv8.1a -mthumb -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-V81A-THUMB %s
+// RUN: %clang -target arm -march=armv8.1-a -mthumb -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-V81A-THUMB %s
+// RUN: %clang -target armv8.1a -mlittle-endian -mthumb -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-V81A-THUMB %s
+// RUN: %clang -target arm -march=armv8.1a -mlittle-endian -mthumb -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-V81A-THUMB %s
+// RUN: %clang -target arm -march=armv8.1-a -mlittle-endian -mthumb -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-V81A-THUMB %s
+// CHECK-V81A-THUMB: "-cc1"{{.*}} "-triple" "thumbv8.1a-{{.*}}" "-target-cpu" "generic" "-target-feature" "+v8.1a"
+
+// RUN: %clang -target armebv8.1a -mthumb -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-BE-V81A-THUMB %s
+// RUN: %clang -target armeb -march=armebv8.1a -mthumb -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-BE-V81A-THUMB %s
+// RUN: %clang -target armeb -march=armebv8.1-a -mthumb -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-BE-V81A-THUMB %s
+// RUN: %clang -target armv8.1a -mbig-endian -mthumb -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-BE-V81A-THUMB %s
+// RUN: %clang -target arm -march=armebv8.1a -mbig-endian -mthumb -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-BE-V81A-THUMB %s
+// RUN: %clang -target arm -march=armebv8.1-a -mbig-endian -mthumb -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-BE-V81A-THUMB %s
+// CHECK-BE-V81A-THUMB: "-cc1"{{.*}} "-triple" "thumbebv8.1a-{{.*}}" "-target-cpu" "generic" "-target-feature" "+v8.1a"
+
 // ================== Check that a bogus architecture gives an error
 // RUN: %clang -target arm -march=armbogusv6 -### -c %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-BOGUS %s
 // CHECK-BOGUS: error: the clang compiler does not support '-march=armbogusv6' 
diff --git a/clang/test/Preprocessor/arm-target-features.c b/clang/test/Preprocessor/arm-target-features.c
index b16b744f8ee1..0dace434abb0 100644
--- a/clang/test/Preprocessor/arm-target-features.c
+++ b/clang/test/Preprocessor/arm-target-features.c
@@ -334,3 +334,8 @@
 // KRAIT-THUMB:#define __ARM_ARCH_EXT_IDIV__ 1
 // KRAIT-THUMB:#define __ARM_FEATURE_DSP
 // KRAIT-THUMB:#define  __ARM_VFPV4__ 1
+
+// RUN: %clang -target armv8.1a-none-none-eabi -x c -E -dM %s -o - | FileCheck --check-prefix=CHECK-V81A %s
+// CHECK-V81A: __ARM_ARCH 8
+// CHECK-V81A: __ARM_ARCH_8_1A__ 1
+// CHECK-V81A: #define __ARM_ARCH_PROFILE 'A'