diff --git a/lld/COFF/InputFiles.cpp b/lld/COFF/InputFiles.cpp
index 2a6b63cbacca..c08099b8810b 100644
--- a/lld/COFF/InputFiles.cpp
+++ b/lld/COFF/InputFiles.cpp
@@ -403,6 +403,11 @@ SectionChunk *ObjFile::readSection(uint32_t sectionNumber,
     return nullptr;
   }
 
+  // Those sections are generated by -fembed-bitcode and do not need to be kept
+  // in executable files.
+  if (name == ".llvmbc" || name == ".llvmcmd")
+    return nullptr;
+
   // Object files may have DWARF debug info or MS CodeView debug info
   // (or both).
   //
diff --git a/lld/test/COFF/embed-bitcode.test b/lld/test/COFF/embed-bitcode.test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..10f88c5c0117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lld/test/COFF/embed-bitcode.test
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# RUN: yaml2obj %s -o %t.obj
+# RUN: lld-link /entry:main /subsystem:console /out:%t.exe %t.obj
+# RUN: llvm-readobj -S %t.exe | FileCheck %s
+
+# CHECK-NOT: Name: .llvmbc
+# CHECK-NOT: Name: .llvmcmd
+
+--- !COFF
+header:
+  Machine:         IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_AMD64
+
+sections:
+  - Name:            .text
+    Characteristics: [ IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ ]
+    SectionData:     "C3"
+  - Name:           .llvmbc
+    Characteristics: [ IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE ]
+    SectionData:     "4243C0DE"
+  - Name:           .llvmcmd
+    Characteristics: [ IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE ]
+    SectionData:     "2D63633100"
+
+symbols:
+  - Name:            main
+    Value:           0
+    SectionNumber:   1
+    SimpleType:      IMAGE_SYM_TYPE_NULL
+    ComplexType:     IMAGE_SYM_DTYPE_FUNCTION
+    StorageClass:    IMAGE_SYM_CLASS_EXTERNAL
+...