diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td b/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td
index de3d94155a9a0e..b8a43b0a9fe8ee 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td
@@ -6075,7 +6075,7 @@ def note_extern_c_global_conflict : Note<
 def note_extern_c_begins_here : Note<
   "extern \"C\" language linkage specification begins here">;
 def warn_weak_import : Warning <
-  "an already-declared variable is made a weak_import declaration %0">;
+  "%0 cannot be declared 'weak_import' because its definition has been provided">;
 def ext_static_non_static : Extension<
   "redeclaring non-static %0 as static is a Microsoft extension">,
   InGroup<MicrosoftRedeclareStatic>;
diff --git a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDecl.cpp b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDecl.cpp
index a3dd5ede9116a0..6c3589bf874333 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDecl.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDecl.cpp
@@ -4518,16 +4518,18 @@ void Sema::MergeVarDecl(VarDecl *New, LookupResult &Previous) {
   }
 
   mergeDeclAttributes(New, Old);
-  // Warn if an already-declared variable is made a weak_import in a subsequent
+  // Warn if an already-defined variable is made a weak_import in a subsequent
   // declaration
-  if (New->hasAttr<WeakImportAttr>() &&
-      Old->getStorageClass() == SC_None &&
-      !Old->hasAttr<WeakImportAttr>()) {
-    Diag(New->getLocation(), diag::warn_weak_import) << New->getDeclName();
-    Diag(Old->getLocation(), diag::note_previous_declaration);
-    // Remove weak_import attribute on new declaration.
-    New->dropAttr<WeakImportAttr>();
-  }
+  if (New->hasAttr<WeakImportAttr>())
+    for (auto *D = Old; D; D = D->getPreviousDecl()) {
+      if (D->isThisDeclarationADefinition() != VarDecl::DeclarationOnly) {
+        Diag(New->getLocation(), diag::warn_weak_import) << New->getDeclName();
+        Diag(D->getLocation(), diag::note_previous_definition);
+        // Remove weak_import attribute on new declaration.
+        New->dropAttr<WeakImportAttr>();
+        break;
+      }
+    }
 
   if (const auto *ILA = New->getAttr<InternalLinkageAttr>())
     if (!Old->hasAttr<InternalLinkageAttr>()) {
diff --git a/clang/test/Sema/attr-weak.c b/clang/test/Sema/attr-weak.c
index b827d1539b997c..f6482109bc9f63 100644
--- a/clang/test/Sema/attr-weak.c
+++ b/clang/test/Sema/attr-weak.c
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@ struct __attribute__((weak_import)) s1 {}; // expected-warning {{'weak_import' a
 static int f(void) __attribute__((weak)); // expected-error {{weak declaration cannot have internal linkage}}
 static int x __attribute__((weak)); // expected-error {{weak declaration cannot have internal linkage}}
 
-int C; // expected-note {{previous declaration is here}}
-extern int C __attribute__((weak_import)); // expected-warning {{an already-declared variable is made a weak_import declaration}}
+int C; // expected-note {{previous definition is here}}
+extern int C __attribute__((weak_import)); // expected-warning {{'C' cannot be declared 'weak_import'}}
+
+int C2; // expected-note {{previous definition is here}}
+extern int C2;
+extern int C2 __attribute__((weak_import)); // expected-warning {{'C2' cannot be declared 'weak_import'}}
 
 static int pr14946_x;
 extern int pr14946_x  __attribute__((weak)); // expected-error {{weak declaration cannot have internal linkage}}
diff --git a/clang/test/SemaCXX/attr-weak.cpp b/clang/test/SemaCXX/attr-weak.cpp
index 0f9a2975e5f68e..c6272ef5786efd 100644
--- a/clang/test/SemaCXX/attr-weak.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/SemaCXX/attr-weak.cpp
@@ -56,3 +56,10 @@ constexpr bool weak_method_is_non_null = &WithWeakMember::weak_method != nullptr
 // virtual member function is present.
 constexpr bool virtual_weak_method_is_non_null = &WithWeakMember::virtual_weak_method != nullptr; // expected-error {{must be initialized by a constant expression}}
 // expected-note@-1 {{comparison against pointer to weak member 'WithWeakMember::virtual_weak_method' can only be performed at runtime}}
+
+// Check that no warnings are emitted.
+extern "C" int g0;
+extern int g0 __attribute__((weak_import));
+
+extern "C" int g1 = 0; // expected-note {{previous definition is here}}
+extern int g1 __attribute__((weak_import)); // expected-warning {{attribute declaration must precede definition}}