diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs
index b51d3e157887b..78176665929b6 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs
@@ -1548,6 +1548,7 @@ impl Step for Extended {
             compiler: builder.compiler(stage, target),
             backend: "cranelift".to_string(),
         });
+        add_component!("llvm-bitcode-linker" => LlvmBitcodeLinker {compiler, target});
 
         let etc = builder.src.join("src/etc/installer");
 
@@ -2224,6 +2225,53 @@ impl Step for LlvmTools {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialOrd, Ord, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct LlvmBitcodeLinker {
+    pub compiler: Compiler,
+    pub target: TargetSelection,
+}
+
+impl Step for LlvmBitcodeLinker {
+    type Output = Option<GeneratedTarball>;
+    const DEFAULT: bool = true;
+    const ONLY_HOSTS: bool = true;
+
+    fn should_run(run: ShouldRun<'_>) -> ShouldRun<'_> {
+        let default = should_build_extended_tool(run.builder, "llvm-bitcode-linker");
+        run.alias("llvm-bitcode-linker").default_condition(default)
+    }
+
+    fn make_run(run: RunConfig<'_>) {
+        run.builder.ensure(LlvmBitcodeLinker {
+            compiler: run.builder.compiler_for(
+                run.builder.top_stage,
+                run.builder.config.build,
+                run.target,
+            ),
+            target: run.target,
+        });
+    }
+
+    fn run(self, builder: &Builder<'_>) -> Option<GeneratedTarball> {
+        let compiler = self.compiler;
+        let target = self.target;
+
+        let llbc_linker =
+            builder.ensure(tool::LlvmBitcodeLinker { compiler, target, extra_features: vec![] });
+
+        let self_contained_bin_dir = format!("lib/rustlib/{}/bin/self-contained", target.triple);
+
+        // Prepare the image directory
+        let mut tarball = Tarball::new(builder, "llvm-bitcode-linker", &target.triple);
+        tarball.set_overlay(OverlayKind::LlvmBitcodeLinker);
+        tarball.is_preview(true);
+
+        tarball.add_file(llbc_linker, self_contained_bin_dir, 0o755);
+
+        Some(tarball.generate())
+    }
+}
+
 // Tarball intended for internal consumption to ease rustc/std development.
 //
 // Should not be considered stable by end users.
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/install.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/install.rs
index 41920fabaa974..767c0f6936494 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/install.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/install.rs
@@ -300,6 +300,15 @@ install!((self, builder, _config),
             );
         }
     };
+    LlvmBitcodeLinker, alias = "llvm-bitcode-linker", Self::should_build(_config), only_hosts: true, {
+        if let Some(tarball) = builder.ensure(dist::LlvmBitcodeLinker { compiler: self.compiler, target: self.target }) {
+            install_sh(builder, "llvm-bitcode-linker", self.compiler.stage, Some(self.target), &tarball);
+        } else {
+            builder.info(
+                &format!("skipping llvm-bitcode-linker stage{} ({})", self.compiler.stage, self.target),
+            );
+        }
+    };
 );
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
index 1edf65d28b76e..8d1ff2fcb245f 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
@@ -746,9 +746,11 @@ impl Step for LlvmBitcodeLinker {
             .join(exe(bin_name, self.compiler.host));
 
         if self.compiler.stage > 0 {
-            let bindir = builder.sysroot(self.compiler).join("bin");
-            t!(fs::create_dir_all(&bindir));
-            let bin_destination = bindir.join(exe(bin_name, self.compiler.host));
+            let bindir_self_contained = builder
+                .sysroot(self.compiler)
+                .join(format!("lib/rustlib/{}/bin/self-contained", self.target.triple));
+            t!(fs::create_dir_all(&bindir_self_contained));
+            let bin_destination = bindir_self_contained.join(exe(bin_name, self.compiler.host));
             builder.copy_link(&tool_out, &bin_destination);
             bin_destination
         } else {
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
index 224f5350e40a7..f31bc46d25fcb 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ impl<'a> Builder<'a> {
                 dist::Clippy,
                 dist::Miri,
                 dist::LlvmTools,
+                dist::LlvmBitcodeLinker,
                 dist::RustDev,
                 dist::Bootstrap,
                 dist::Extended,
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/tarball.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/tarball.rs
index 4f99079a57f36..89fcac2a84b0a 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/tarball.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/tarball.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ pub(crate) enum OverlayKind {
     RLS,
     RustAnalyzer,
     RustcCodegenCranelift,
+    LlvmBitcodeLinker,
 }
 
 impl OverlayKind {
@@ -64,6 +65,12 @@ impl OverlayKind {
                 "compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/LICENSE-APACHE",
                 "compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/LICENSE-MIT",
             ],
+            OverlayKind::LlvmBitcodeLinker => &[
+                "COPYRIGHT",
+                "LICENSE-APACHE",
+                "LICENSE-MIT",
+                "src/tools/llvm-bitcode-linker/README.md",
+            ],
         }
     }
 
@@ -87,6 +94,7 @@ impl OverlayKind {
                 .rust_analyzer_info
                 .version(builder, &builder.release_num("rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer")),
             OverlayKind::RustcCodegenCranelift => builder.rust_version(),
+            OverlayKind::LlvmBitcodeLinker => builder.rust_version(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/doc/unstable-book/src/compiler-flags/codegen-options.md b/src/doc/unstable-book/src/compiler-flags/codegen-options.md
index 31dfcdb199ab9..cc51554706d07 100644
--- a/src/doc/unstable-book/src/compiler-flags/codegen-options.md
+++ b/src/doc/unstable-book/src/compiler-flags/codegen-options.md
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ In addition to the stable set of linker flavors, the following unstable values a
 - `ptx`: use [`rust-ptx-linker`](https://github.com/denzp/rust-ptx-linker)
   for Nvidia NVPTX GPGPU support.
 - `bpf`: use [`bpf-linker`](https://github.com/alessandrod/bpf-linker) for eBPF support.
+- `llbc`: for linking in llvm bitcode. Install the preview rustup components`llvm-bitcode-linker`
+  and `llvm-tools` to use as a self-contained linker by passing
+  `-Zunstable-options -Clink-self-contained=+linker` together with `-Clinker-flavor=llbc`.
+  Can currently only be used for Nvidia NVPTX targets (`nvptx64-nvidia-cuda`).
 
 Additionally, a set of more precise linker flavors also exists, for example allowing targets to
 declare that they use the LLD linker by default. The following values are currently unstable, and
diff --git a/src/tools/llvm-bitcode-linker/src/linker.rs b/src/tools/llvm-bitcode-linker/src/linker.rs
index aa6b6443e4d90..40572f22342be 100644
--- a/src/tools/llvm-bitcode-linker/src/linker.rs
+++ b/src/tools/llvm-bitcode-linker/src/linker.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl Session {
             .arg("-o")
             .arg(&self.link_path)
             .output()
-            .unwrap();
+            .context("An error occured when calling llvm-link. Make sure the llvm-tools component is installed.")?;
 
         if !llvm_link_output.status.success() {
             tracing::error!(
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ impl Session {
             opt_cmd.arg("--strip-debug");
         }
 
-        let opt_output = opt_cmd.output().unwrap();
+        let opt_output = opt_cmd.output().context(
+            "An error occured when calling opt. Make sure the llvm-tools component is installed.",
+        )?;
 
         if !opt_output.status.success() {
             tracing::error!(
@@ -133,8 +135,11 @@ impl Session {
             lcc_command.arg("--mcpu").arg(mcpu);
         }
 
-        let lcc_output =
-            lcc_command.arg(&self.opt_path).arg("-o").arg(&self.out_path).output().unwrap();
+        let lcc_output = lcc_command
+            .arg(&self.opt_path)
+            .arg("-o").arg(&self.out_path)
+            .output()
+            .context("An error occured when calling llc. Make sure the llvm-tools component is installed.")?;
 
         if !lcc_output.status.success() {
             tracing::error!(