diff --git a/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
index 7fbe2fec6ca06..af2295c43d7e2 100644
--- a/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/clang/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -295,6 +295,10 @@ Improvements to Clang's diagnostics
 - Clang now correctly diagnoses no arguments to a variadic macro parameter as a C23/C++20 extension.
   Fixes #GH84495.
 
+- Clang no longer emits a ``-Wexit-time destructors`` warning on static variables explicitly
+  annotated with the ``clang::always_destroy`` attribute.
+  Fixes #GH68686, #GH86486
+
 Improvements to Clang's time-trace
 ----------------------------------
 
diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Basic/AttrDocs.td b/clang/include/clang/Basic/AttrDocs.td
index 9de14f608fd11..384aebbdf2e32 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/Basic/AttrDocs.td
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Basic/AttrDocs.td
@@ -6069,6 +6069,9 @@ def AlwaysDestroyDocs : Documentation {
 The ``always_destroy`` attribute specifies that a variable with static or thread
 storage duration should have its exit-time destructor run. This attribute is the
 default unless clang was invoked with -fno-c++-static-destructors.
+
+If a variable is explicitly declared with this attribute, Clang will silence
+otherwise applicable ``-Wexit-time-destructors`` warnings.
   }];
 }
 
diff --git a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDeclCXX.cpp b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDeclCXX.cpp
index ee732679417e3..7070ea00cff27 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDeclCXX.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDeclCXX.cpp
@@ -16202,7 +16202,8 @@ void Sema::FinalizeVarWithDestructor(VarDecl *VD, const RecordType *Record) {
 
   // Emit warning for non-trivial dtor in global scope (a real global,
   // class-static, function-static).
-  Diag(VD->getLocation(), diag::warn_exit_time_destructor);
+  if (!VD->hasAttr<AlwaysDestroyAttr>())
+    Diag(VD->getLocation(), diag::warn_exit_time_destructor);
 
   // TODO: this should be re-enabled for static locals by !CXAAtExit
   if (!VD->isStaticLocal())
diff --git a/clang/test/SemaCXX/warn-exit-time-destructors.cpp b/clang/test/SemaCXX/warn-exit-time-destructors.cpp
index 2f14243cb48c4..55ae37d7368f8 100644
--- a/clang/test/SemaCXX/warn-exit-time-destructors.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/SemaCXX/warn-exit-time-destructors.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ struct A { ~A(); };
 }
 
 namespace test5 {
+  struct A { ~A(); };
+  [[clang::always_destroy]] A a; // no warning
+
+  void func() {
+    [[clang::always_destroy]] static A a; // no warning
+  }
+}
+
+namespace test6 {
 #if __cplusplus >= 202002L
 #define CPP20_CONSTEXPR constexpr
 #else
@@ -68,3 +77,4 @@ namespace test5 {
   T t; // expected-warning {{exit-time destructor}}
 #undef CPP20_CONSTEXPR
 }
+