diff --git a/src/comp/front/ast.rs b/src/comp/front/ast.rs
index b1dbd80e54a..c4c1a56b6ef 100644
--- a/src/comp/front/ast.rs
+++ b/src/comp/front/ast.rs
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ type _mod = rec(vec[@view_item] view_items,
 tag native_abi {
     native_abi_rust;
     native_abi_cdecl;
+    native_abi_llvm;
 }
 
 type native_mod = rec(str native_name,
diff --git a/src/comp/front/creader.rs b/src/comp/front/creader.rs
index 6a864053dbb..f1003cb646a 100644
--- a/src/comp/front/creader.rs
+++ b/src/comp/front/creader.rs
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ impure fn parse_sty(@pstate st, str_def sd) -> ty.sty {
             alt (next(st) as char) {
                 case ('r') {abi = ast.native_abi_rust;}
                 case ('c') {abi = ast.native_abi_cdecl;}
+                case ('l') {abi = ast.native_abi_llvm;}
             }
             auto func = parse_ty_fn(st, sd);
             ret ty.ty_native_fn(abi,func._0,func._1);
diff --git a/src/comp/front/parser.rs b/src/comp/front/parser.rs
index c8130b0b965..4a9f37f09e2 100644
--- a/src/comp/front/parser.rs
+++ b/src/comp/front/parser.rs
@@ -1964,6 +1964,8 @@ impure fn parse_item_native_mod(parser p) -> @ast.item {
         if (_str.eq(t, "cdecl")) {
         } else if (_str.eq(t, "rust")) {
             abi = ast.native_abi_rust;
+        } else if (_str.eq(t, "llvm")) {
+            abi = ast.native_abi_llvm;
         } else {
             p.err("unsupported abi: " + t);
             fail;
diff --git a/src/comp/middle/metadata.rs b/src/comp/middle/metadata.rs
index 9313bcb7e19..44c62a47548 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/metadata.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/metadata.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ fn sty_str(ty.sty st, def_str ds) -> str {
             alt (abi) {
                 case (ast.native_abi_rust) {abistr = "r";}
                 case (ast.native_abi_cdecl) {abistr = "c";}
+                case (ast.native_abi_llvm) {abistr = "l";}
             }
             ret "N" + abistr + ty_fn_str(args, out, ds);
         }
diff --git a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
index 9eb208597e0..8216ab7a873 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/trans.rs
@@ -5884,18 +5884,44 @@ fn decl_native_fn_and_pair(@crate_ctxt cx,
         case (ast.native_abi_cdecl) {
             pass_task = false;
         }
-    }
-    auto args = ty.ty_fn_args(fn_type);
-    for (ty.arg arg in args) {
-        auto llarg = llvm.LLVMGetParam(fcx.llfn, arg_n);
-        check (llarg as int != 0);
-        call_args += vec(bcx.build.PointerCast(llarg, T_i32()));
-        arg_n += 1u;
+        case (ast.native_abi_llvm) {
+            pass_task = false;
+            // We handle this case below.
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto r;
+    auto rptr;
+    auto args = ty.ty_fn_args(fn_type);
+    if (abi == ast.native_abi_llvm) {
+        let vec[ValueRef] call_args = vec();
+        let vec[TypeRef] call_arg_tys = vec();
+        auto i = 0u;
+        while (i < _vec.len[ty.arg](args)) {
+            auto call_arg = llvm.LLVMGetParam(fcx.llfn, i + 3u);
+            call_args += vec(call_arg);
+            call_arg_tys += vec(val_ty(call_arg));
+            i += 1u;
+        }
+        auto llnativefnty = T_fn(call_arg_tys,
+                                 type_of(cx, ty.ty_fn_ret(fn_type)));
+        auto llnativefn = get_extern_fn(cx.externs, cx.llmod, name,
+                                        lib.llvm.LLVMCCallConv, llnativefnty);
+        r = bcx.build.Call(llnativefn, call_args);
+        rptr = fcx.llretptr;
+    } else {
+        for (ty.arg arg in args) {
+            auto llarg = llvm.LLVMGetParam(fcx.llfn, arg_n);
+            check (llarg as int != 0);
+            call_args += vec(bcx.build.PointerCast(llarg, T_i32()));
+            arg_n += 1u;
+        }
+
+        r = trans_native(bcx.build, cx.glues, lltaskptr, cx.externs,
+                              cx.tn, cx.llmod, name, pass_task, call_args);
+        rptr = bcx.build.BitCast(fcx.llretptr, T_ptr(T_i32()));
     }
 
-    auto r = trans_native(bcx.build, cx.glues, lltaskptr, cx.externs, cx.tn,
-                          cx.llmod, name, pass_task, call_args);
-    auto rptr = bcx.build.BitCast(fcx.llretptr, T_ptr(T_i32()));
     bcx.build.Store(r, rptr);
     bcx.build.RetVoid();
 }