diff --git a/spec/compiler/codegen/fun_spec.cr b/spec/compiler/codegen/fun_spec.cr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a512d8b2a687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/compiler/codegen/fun_spec.cr
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+require "../../spec_helper"
+
+describe "Codegen: fun" do
+  it "sets linkage" do
+    mod = codegen(<<-CRYSTAL, inject_primitives: false)
+    fun foo
+    end
+
+    @[Linkage("external")]
+    fun ext_foo
+    end
+
+    @[Linkage("internal")]
+    fun int_foo
+    end
+    CRYSTAL
+
+    mod.functions["foo"].linkage.should eq(LLVM::Linkage::External)
+    mod.functions["ext_foo"].linkage.should eq(LLVM::Linkage::External)
+    mod.functions["int_foo"].linkage.should eq(LLVM::Linkage::Internal)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/compiler/semantic/annotation_spec.cr b/spec/compiler/semantic/annotation_spec.cr
index 249a23c149a0..4d09b6103d13 100644
--- a/spec/compiler/semantic/annotation_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/compiler/semantic/annotation_spec.cr
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ describe "Semantic: annotation" do
         fun foo : Void
         end
       ),
-        "funs can only be annotated with: NoInline, AlwaysInline, Naked, ReturnsTwice, Raises, CallConvention"
+        "funs can only be annotated with: NoInline, AlwaysInline, Naked, ReturnsTwice, Raises, CallConvention or Linkage"
     end
 
     it "doesn't carry link annotation from lib to fun" do
diff --git a/src/compiler/crystal/codegen/ast.cr b/src/compiler/crystal/codegen/ast.cr
index ab4fa76d4e16..ed3465be1284 100644
--- a/src/compiler/crystal/codegen/ast.cr
+++ b/src/compiler/crystal/codegen/ast.cr
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ module Crystal
       nil
     end
 
+    def linkage
+      nil
+    end
+
     @c_calling_convention : Bool? = nil
     property c_calling_convention
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/crystal/codegen/fun.cr b/src/compiler/crystal/codegen/fun.cr
index c56bde6e5c2a..ef0609d1cac3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/crystal/codegen/fun.cr
+++ b/src/compiler/crystal/codegen/fun.cr
@@ -395,6 +395,10 @@ class Crystal::CodeGenVisitor
       context.fun.call_convention = call_convention
     end
 
+    if linkage = target_def.linkage
+      context.fun.linkage = linkage
+    end
+
     i = 0
     args.each do |arg|
       param = context.fun.params[i + offset]
diff --git a/src/compiler/crystal/program.cr b/src/compiler/crystal/program.cr
index 840afd2b6552..699da7fe413e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/crystal/program.cr
+++ b/src/compiler/crystal/program.cr
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ module Crystal
       types["Extern"] = @extern_annotation = AnnotationType.new self, self, "Extern"
       types["Flags"] = @flags_annotation = AnnotationType.new self, self, "Flags"
       types["Link"] = @link_annotation = AnnotationType.new self, self, "Link"
+      types["Linkage"] = @linkage_annotation = AnnotationType.new self, self, "Linkage"
       types["Naked"] = @naked_annotation = AnnotationType.new self, self, "Naked"
       types["NoInline"] = @no_inline_annotation = AnnotationType.new self, self, "NoInline"
       types["Packed"] = @packed_annotation = AnnotationType.new self, self, "Packed"
@@ -534,7 +535,8 @@ module Crystal
                      packed_annotation thread_local_annotation no_inline_annotation
                      always_inline_annotation naked_annotation returns_twice_annotation
                      raises_annotation primitive_annotation call_convention_annotation
-                     flags_annotation link_annotation extern_annotation deprecated_annotation experimental_annotation) %}
+                     flags_annotation link_annotation linkage_annotation extern_annotation
+                     deprecated_annotation experimental_annotation) %}
       def {{name.id}}
         @{{name.id}}.not_nil!
       end
diff --git a/src/compiler/crystal/semantic/ast.cr b/src/compiler/crystal/semantic/ast.cr
index f4fa683efe82..b2849fbeff95 100644
--- a/src/compiler/crystal/semantic/ast.cr
+++ b/src/compiler/crystal/semantic/ast.cr
@@ -689,6 +689,7 @@ module Crystal
     property real_name : String
     property! fun_def : FunDef
     property call_convention : LLVM::CallConvention?
+    property linkage : LLVM::Linkage?
     property wasm_import_module : String?
 
     property? dead = false
diff --git a/src/compiler/crystal/semantic/top_level_visitor.cr b/src/compiler/crystal/semantic/top_level_visitor.cr
index cfc8dddc81f1..62ad1c1e26a9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/crystal/semantic/top_level_visitor.cr
+++ b/src/compiler/crystal/semantic/top_level_visitor.cr
@@ -528,6 +528,26 @@ class Crystal::TopLevelVisitor < Crystal::SemanticVisitor
     node.body = primitive
   end
 
+  private def process_fun_linkage_annotation(node, ann)
+    if ann.args.size != 1
+      ann.wrong_number_of_arguments "annotation Linkage", ann.args.size, 1
+    end
+
+    arg = ann.args.first
+    unless arg.is_a?(StringLiteral)
+      arg.raise "argument to Linkage must be a string"
+    end
+
+    case arg.value
+    when "internal"
+      node.linkage = LLVM::Linkage::Internal
+    when "external"
+      node.linkage = LLVM::Linkage::External
+    else
+      arg.raise "invalid linkage. Valid values are 'external' and 'internal'"
+    end
+  end
+
   def visit(node : Include)
     check_outside_exp node, "include"
     include_in current_type, node, :included
@@ -984,8 +1004,10 @@ class Crystal::TopLevelVisitor < Crystal::SemanticVisitor
         call_convention = parse_call_convention(ann, call_convention)
       elsif annotation_type == @program.primitive_annotation
         process_def_primitive_annotation(external, ann)
+      elsif annotation_type == @program.linkage_annotation
+        process_fun_linkage_annotation(external, ann)
       else
-        ann.raise "funs can only be annotated with: NoInline, AlwaysInline, Naked, ReturnsTwice, Raises, CallConvention"
+        ann.raise "funs can only be annotated with: NoInline, AlwaysInline, Naked, ReturnsTwice, Raises, CallConvention or Linkage"
       end
     end