diff --git a/backends.py b/backends.py
index c92f48eb8..3ab63d768 100644
--- a/backends.py
+++ b/backends.py
@@ -1008,6 +1008,7 @@ class NinjaBackend(Backend):
             commands += dep.get_link_flags()
         dependencies = target.get_dependencies()
         commands += self.build_target_link_arguments(linker, dependencies)
+        commands += target.link_flags
         commands += linker.build_rpath_args(self.environment.get_build_dir(), target.get_rpaths())
         if self.environment.coredata.coverage:
             commands += linker.get_coverage_link_flags()
diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index b8a3ad1d2..054189044 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ class BuildTarget():
         if not isinstance(cpplist, list):
             cpplist = [cpplist]
         self.add_compiler_args('cpp', cpplist)
+        self.link_flags = kwargs.get('link_flags', [])
+        if not isinstance(self.link_flags, list):
+            self.link_flags = [self.link_flags]
+        for i in self.link_flags:
+            if not isinstance(i, str):
+                raise InvalidArguments('Link_flags arguments must be strings.')
         if 'version' in kwargs:
             self.set_version(kwargs['version'])
         if 'soversion' in kwargs:
diff --git a/test cases/linuxlike/3 linker script/bob.c b/test cases/linuxlike/3 linker script/bob.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b3ed47cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/linuxlike/3 linker script/bob.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include"bob.h"
+
+int hiddenFunction() {
+    return 42;
+}
+
+int bobMcBob() {
+    return hiddenFunction();
+}
diff --git a/test cases/linuxlike/3 linker script/bob.h b/test cases/linuxlike/3 linker script/bob.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b29331e79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/linuxlike/3 linker script/bob.h	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef BOB_H_
+#define BOB_H_
+
+int bobMcBob();
+
+#endif
diff --git a/test cases/linuxlike/3 linker script/bob.map b/test cases/linuxlike/3 linker script/bob.map
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e07a78062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/linuxlike/3 linker script/bob.map	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+V1_0_0 {
+  global:
+    "bobMcBob";
+  local:
+    *;
+};
diff --git a/test cases/linuxlike/3 linker script/meson.build b/test cases/linuxlike/3 linker script/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8589eb32a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/linuxlike/3 linker script/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+project('linker script', 'c')
+
+vflag = '-Wl,--version-script,@0@/bob.map'.format('/home/jpakkane/workspace/meson/test cases/linuxlike/3 linker script')
+
+l = shared_library('bob', 'bob.c', link_flags : vflag)
+e = executable('prog', 'prog.c', link_with : l)
+test('core', e)
diff --git a/test cases/linuxlike/3 linker script/prog.c b/test cases/linuxlike/3 linker script/prog.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da9c67509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/linuxlike/3 linker script/prog.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include"bob.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    return bobMcBob() != 42;
+}