diff --git a/compiler/rustc_llvm/build.rs b/compiler/rustc_llvm/build.rs
index f8e9ec535e4..b0783d75d47 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_llvm/build.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_llvm/build.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS: &[&str] = &[
     "aarch64",
     "amdgpu",
     "avr",
+    "loongarch",
     "m68k",
     "mips",
     "powerpc",
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_llvm/llvm-wrapper/PassWrapper.cpp b/compiler/rustc_llvm/llvm-wrapper/PassWrapper.cpp
index e604e44a715..d48b3a30fc1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_llvm/llvm-wrapper/PassWrapper.cpp
+++ b/compiler/rustc_llvm/llvm-wrapper/PassWrapper.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ extern "C" void LLVMTimeTraceProfilerFinish(const char* FileName) {
 #define SUBTARGET_HEXAGON
 #endif
 
+#ifdef LLVM_COMPONENT_LOONGARCH
+#define SUBTARGET_LOONGARCH SUBTARGET(LoongArch)
+#else
+#define SUBTARGET_LOONGARCH
+#endif
+
 #define GEN_SUBTARGETS                                                         \
   SUBTARGET_X86                                                                \
   SUBTARGET_ARM                                                                \
@@ -159,6 +165,7 @@ extern "C" void LLVMTimeTraceProfilerFinish(const char* FileName) {
   SUBTARGET_SPARC                                                              \
   SUBTARGET_HEXAGON                                                            \
   SUBTARGET_RISCV                                                              \
+  SUBTARGET_LOONGARCH                                                          \
 
 #define SUBTARGET(x)                                                           \
   namespace llvm {                                                             \
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_llvm/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_llvm/src/lib.rs
index 8542dcf5bf0..06351731bde 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_llvm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_llvm/src/lib.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ pub fn initialize_available_targets() {
         LLVMInitializeM68kAsmPrinter,
         LLVMInitializeM68kAsmParser
     );
+    init_target!(
+        llvm_component = "loongarch",
+        LLVMInitializeLoongArchTargetInfo,
+        LLVMInitializeLoongArchTarget,
+        LLVMInitializeLoongArchTargetMC,
+        LLVMInitializeLoongArchAsmPrinter,
+        LLVMInitializeLoongArchAsmParser
+    );
     init_target!(
         llvm_component = "mips",
         LLVMInitializeMipsTargetInfo,
diff --git a/config.example.toml b/config.example.toml
index 5ef83760aed..27b6781ca35 100644
--- a/config.example.toml
+++ b/config.example.toml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ changelog-seen = 2
 # the resulting rustc being unable to compile for the disabled architectures.
 #
 # To add support for new targets, see https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/building/new-target.html.
-#targets = "AArch64;ARM;BPF;Hexagon;MSP430;Mips;NVPTX;PowerPC;RISCV;Sparc;SystemZ;WebAssembly;X86"
+#targets = "AArch64;ARM;BPF;Hexagon;LoongArch;MSP430;Mips;NVPTX;PowerPC;RISCV;Sparc;SystemZ;WebAssembly;X86"
 
 # LLVM experimental targets to build support for. These targets are specified in
 # the same format as above, but since these targets are experimental, they are
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/llvm.rs b/src/bootstrap/llvm.rs
index de06f8ca8c0..55b2da7872d 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/llvm.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/llvm.rs
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ impl Step for Llvm {
         let llvm_targets = match &builder.config.llvm_targets {
             Some(s) => s,
             None => {
-                "AArch64;ARM;BPF;Hexagon;MSP430;Mips;NVPTX;PowerPC;RISCV;\
+                "AArch64;ARM;BPF;Hexagon;LoongArch;MSP430;Mips;NVPTX;PowerPC;RISCV;\
                      Sparc;SystemZ;WebAssembly;X86"
             }
         };