diff --git a/lld/ELF/Arch/NanoMips.cpp b/lld/ELF/Arch/NanoMips.cpp
index 38f862326591d..fecc098ff0999 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Arch/NanoMips.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Arch/NanoMips.cpp
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ template <class ELFT> class NanoMips final : public TargetInfo {
   bool relaxOnce(int pass) const override {
     return this->transformController.relaxOnce(pass);
   }
+
+  void scatterNops() const override { this->transformController.scatterNops(); }
+
   void relocateAlloc(InputSectionBase &sec, uint8_t *buf) const override;
 
   uint32_t calcEFlags() const override;
diff --git a/lld/ELF/Config.h b/lld/ELF/Config.h
index 9a57baf2a4a77..fe2085dccbaa8 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Config.h
+++ b/lld/ELF/Config.h
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ struct Config {
   bool relrGlibc = false;
   bool relrPackDynRelocs = false;
   llvm::DenseSet<llvm::StringRef> saveTempsArgs;
+  uint32_t scatterNopsDensity;
+  uint32_t scatterNopsSeed;
   llvm::SmallVector<std::pair<llvm::GlobPattern, uint32_t>, 0> shuffleSections;
   bool singleRoRx;
   bool shared;
diff --git a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
index c6a7f40602217..8c6810bb1f960 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Driver.cpp
@@ -1236,6 +1236,11 @@ static void readConfigs(opt::InputArgList &args) {
   }
 
   config->searchPaths = args::getStrings(args, OPT_library_path);
+  config->scatterNopsDensity =
+      args.hasArg(OPT_relocatable)
+          ? 0
+          : args::getInteger(args, OPT_scatter_nops_density, 0);
+  config->scatterNopsSeed = args::getInteger(args, OPT_scatter_nops_seed, 0);
   config->sectionStartMap = getSectionStartMap(args);
   config->shared = args.hasArg(OPT_shared);
   config->singleRoRx = !args.hasFlag(OPT_rosegment, OPT_no_rosegment, true);
diff --git a/lld/ELF/NanoMipsTransformations.cpp b/lld/ELF/NanoMipsTransformations.cpp
index 5806e0fcf1c2b..7710bcfb520d7 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/NanoMipsTransformations.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/NanoMipsTransformations.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "llvm/Object/ELFTypes.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/ErrorHandling.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/xxhash.h"
 
 #define DEBUG_TYPE "lld-nanomips"
 using namespace lld;
@@ -362,19 +363,16 @@ void NanoMipsTransform::changeBytes(InputSection *isec, uint64_t location,
   }
 }
 
-void NanoMipsTransform::updateSectionContent(InputSection *isec,
-                                             uint64_t location, int32_t delta,
-                                             bool align) {
-
+bool NanoMipsTransform::updateSectionContentInner(InputSection *isec,
+                                                  uint64_t location,
+                                                  int32_t delta, bool align) {
   // Other than increasing/decreasing byte size of isec, it also
   // allocates new section content if delta is 0 and section
   // hasn't yet been changed, as those content would be readonly
-  changeBytes(isec, location, delta);
+  NanoMipsTransform::changeBytes(isec, location, delta);
   if (delta == 0)
-    return;
+    return false;
 
-  this->changed = true;
-  this->changedThisIteration = true;
   LLVM_DEBUG(llvm::dbgs() << "Changed size of input section "
                           << (isec->file ? isec->file->getName() : "nofile")
                           << "(" << isec->name << ") by " << delta
@@ -395,7 +393,7 @@ void NanoMipsTransform::updateSectionContent(InputSection *isec,
   // TODO: Check whether sections without a corresponding file
   // may have symbols that should be changed during transformations
   if (!isec->file)
-    return;
+    return true;
 
   for (auto &symAnchor : isec->nanoMipsRelaxAux->anchors) {
     Defined *dSym = symAnchor.d;
@@ -413,6 +411,19 @@ void NanoMipsTransform::updateSectionContent(InputSection *isec,
       }
     }
   }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+void NanoMipsTransform::updateSectionContent(InputSection *isec,
+                                             uint64_t location, int32_t delta,
+                                             bool align) {
+  bool changed = NanoMipsTransform::updateSectionContentInner(isec, location,
+                                                              delta, align);
+  if (changed) {
+    this->changed = true;
+    this->changedThisIteration = true;
+  }
 }
 
 SmallVector<NewInsnToWrite, 3> NanoMipsTransform::getTransformInsns(
@@ -1140,6 +1151,37 @@ void NanoMipsTransformController<ELFT>::changeState(int pass) {
   LLVM_DEBUG(llvm::dbgs() << "Changed transform state to None\n";);
 }
 
+template <class ELFT>
+void NanoMipsTransformController<ELFT>::scatterNops() const {
+  if (!this->mayRelax())
+    return;
+
+  NanoMipsTransformController<ELFT>::initTransformAuxInfo();
+
+  for (OutputSection *osec : outputSections) {
+    if (!isOutputSecTransformable(osec))
+      continue;
+
+    SmallVector<InputSection *, 0> storage;
+    for (InputSection *sec : getInputSections(*osec, storage)) {
+      if (!NanoMipsTransformController<ELFT>::safeToModify(sec) ||
+          !sec->relocs().size() || !(sec->flags & SHF_EXECINSTR))
+        continue;
+
+      uint64_t hash = llvm::xxHash64(sec->name) + config->scatterNopsSeed;
+      if ((hash % 100) >= config->scatterNopsDensity)
+        continue;
+
+      const uint32_t nop16 = 0x9008;
+      const uint32_t nop16Size = 2;
+      NanoMipsTransform::updateSectionContentInner(sec, 0, 2, false);
+      writeInsn<ELFT::TargetEndianness>(nop16, sec->content(), 0, nop16Size);
+      LLVM_DEBUG(llvm::dbgs() << sec->name
+                              << " updated with a nop in the beginning!\n";);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 // relaxOnce is used for both relaxations and expansions
 template <class ELFT>
 bool NanoMipsTransformController<ELFT>::relaxOnce(int pass) const {
@@ -1148,10 +1190,10 @@ bool NanoMipsTransformController<ELFT>::relaxOnce(int pass) const {
   LLVM_DEBUG(llvm::dbgs() << "Transformation Pass num: " << pass << "\n";);
   bool shouldRunAgain = false;
   if (this->mayRelax()) {
-    if (pass == 0) {
+    if (pass == 0 && config->scatterNopsDensity == 0) {
       // Initialization of additional info that are needed for
       // relaxations/expansions
-      initTransformAuxInfo();
+      NanoMipsTransformController<ELFT>::initTransformAuxInfo();
     }
     for (OutputSection *osec : outputSections) {
       if (!isOutputSecTransformable(osec))
@@ -1159,7 +1201,7 @@ bool NanoMipsTransformController<ELFT>::relaxOnce(int pass) const {
 
       SmallVector<InputSection *, 0> storage;
       for (InputSection *sec : getInputSections(*osec, storage)) {
-        if (!this->safeToModify(sec))
+        if (!NanoMipsTransformController<ELFT>::safeToModify(sec))
           continue;
         if (sec->relocs().size())
           this->scanAndTransform(sec);
@@ -1175,8 +1217,8 @@ bool NanoMipsTransformController<ELFT>::relaxOnce(int pass) const {
 }
 
 template <class ELFT>
-inline bool lld::elf::NanoMipsTransformController<ELFT>::safeToModify(
-    InputSection *sec) const {
+inline bool
+lld::elf::NanoMipsTransformController<ELFT>::safeToModify(InputSection *sec) {
   bool modifiable = false;
   if (auto *obj = sec->getFile<ELF32LE>()) {
     modifiable =
@@ -1186,14 +1228,15 @@ inline bool lld::elf::NanoMipsTransformController<ELFT>::safeToModify(
 }
 
 template <class ELFT>
-void NanoMipsTransformController<ELFT>::initTransformAuxInfo() const {
+void NanoMipsTransformController<ELFT>::initTransformAuxInfo() {
   SmallVector<InputSection *, 0> storage;
   for (OutputSection *osec : outputSections) {
     if (!isOutputSecTransformable(osec))
       continue;
 
     for (InputSection *sec : getInputSections(*osec, storage)) {
-      if (!this->safeToModify(sec) || sec->relocs().size() == 0)
+      if (!NanoMipsTransformController<ELFT>::safeToModify(sec) ||
+          sec->relocs().size() == 0)
         continue;
       sec->nanoMipsRelaxAux = make<NanoMipsRelaxAux>();
       sec->nanoMipsRelaxAux->isAlreadyTransformed = false;
diff --git a/lld/ELF/NanoMipsTransformations.h b/lld/ELF/NanoMipsTransformations.h
index 524e4d0fb7862..2b5d0c4099f83 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/NanoMipsTransformations.h
+++ b/lld/ELF/NanoMipsTransformations.h
@@ -352,6 +352,8 @@ class NanoMipsTransform {
   getTransformTemplate(const NanoMipsInsProperty *insProperty, uint32_t relNum,
                        uint64_t valueToRelocate, uint64_t insn,
                        const InputSection *isec) const = 0;
+  static bool updateSectionContentInner(InputSection *isec, uint64_t location,
+                                        int32_t delta, bool aligned);
   virtual void updateSectionContent(InputSection *isec, uint64_t location,
                                     int32_t delta, bool align = false);
   bool getChanged() { return changed; }
@@ -375,7 +377,7 @@ class NanoMipsTransform {
   static uint32_t newSkipBcSymCount;
 
 private:
-  void changeBytes(InputSection *isec, uint64_t location, int32_t count);
+  static void changeBytes(InputSection *isec, uint64_t location, int32_t count);
 };
 
 class NanoMipsTransformExpand : public NanoMipsTransform {
@@ -450,6 +452,7 @@ template <class ELFT> class NanoMipsTransformController {
 
   void initState();
   bool relaxOnce(int pass) const;
+  void scatterNops() const;
 
   // should be called before change state
   bool shouldRunAgain() const { return this->currentState->getChanged(); }
@@ -467,8 +470,8 @@ template <class ELFT> class NanoMipsTransformController {
   NanoMipsTransform::TransformKind getType() const {
     return this->currentState->getType();
   }
-  bool safeToModify(InputSection *sec) const;
-  void initTransformAuxInfo() const;
+  static bool safeToModify(InputSection *sec);
+  static void initTransformAuxInfo();
   void scanAndTransform(InputSection *sec) const;
   void align(InputSection *sec, Relocation &reloc, uint32_t relNum) const;
   void changeState(int pass);
diff --git a/lld/ELF/Options.td b/lld/ELF/Options.td
index 42fb6eb7642c2..d5f161d2d00b9 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Options.td
+++ b/lld/ELF/Options.td
@@ -371,6 +371,20 @@ defm retain_symbols_file:
   Eq<"retain-symbols-file", "Retain only the symbols listed in the file">,
   MetaVarName<"<file>">;
 
+defm scatter_nops_density: EEq<"scatter-nops-density",
+  "Approximate percentage of instruction sections that will have nops "
+  "inserted at their beginnings. If 0, scatter nops doesn't do anything. "
+  "Doesn't do anything for relocatable outputs (default=0)(nanoMIPS only)">,
+  Flags<[HelpHidden]>;
+
+
+defm scatter_nops_seed: EEq<"scatter-nops-seed",
+  "Use a different seed for the pseudo-random determination of "
+  "section that will be inserted with a nop. If scatter-nops-density is "
+  "0 or the requested output is relocatable, than this option doesn't have "
+  "effect (default=0)(nanoMIPS only)">,
+  Flags<[HelpHidden]>;
+
 defm script: Eq<"script", "Read linker script">;
 
 defm section_start: Eq<"section-start", "Set address of section">,
diff --git a/lld/ELF/Target.h b/lld/ELF/Target.h
index d1c4cf63d2662..4b071d4d956cc 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Target.h
+++ b/lld/ELF/Target.h
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ class TargetInfo {
   // Do a linker relaxation pass and return true if we changed something.
   virtual bool relaxOnce(int pass) const { return false; }
 
+  // Insert nops randomly on the beginning of every instruction section.
+  // Currently only implemented on nanoMIPS.
+  virtual void scatterNops() const {}
+
   virtual void applyJumpInstrMod(uint8_t *loc, JumpModType type,
                                  JumpModType val) const {}
 
diff --git a/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp b/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp
index 1373734b65b7f..2cb0656c71298 100644
--- a/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Writer.cpp
@@ -1657,6 +1657,14 @@ template <class ELFT> void Writer<ELFT>::finalizeAddressDependentContent() {
   ThunkCreator tc;
   AArch64Err843419Patcher a64p;
   ARMErr657417Patcher a32p;
+
+  // Put scatter nops here, everything is finished with input sections
+  // till this point, except some instruction transformations. Putting
+  // scatter nops may trigger those transformations, so we have to put
+  // it before these transformations.
+  if (config->scatterNopsDensity != 0)
+    target->scatterNops();
+
   script->assignAddresses();
   // .ARM.exidx and SHF_LINK_ORDER do not require precise addresses, but they
   // do require the relative addresses of OutputSections because linker scripts