diff --git a/include/spirv-tools/libspirv.h b/include/spirv-tools/libspirv.h
index 9ee86ea7b9..7ca9822818 100644
--- a/include/spirv-tools/libspirv.h
+++ b/include/spirv-tools/libspirv.h
@@ -771,6 +771,11 @@ SPIRV_TOOLS_EXPORT void spvValidatorOptionsSetAllowOffsetTextureOperand(
 SPIRV_TOOLS_EXPORT void spvValidatorOptionsSetAllowVulkan32BitBitwise(
     spv_validator_options options, bool val);
 
+// Records whether or not the validator should allow the Linkage
+// capability when targeting Vulkan.
+SPIRV_TOOLS_EXPORT void spvValidatorOptionsSetAllowVulkanLinkage(
+    spv_validator_options options, bool val);
+
 // Whether friendly names should be used in validation error messages.
 SPIRV_TOOLS_EXPORT void spvValidatorOptionsSetFriendlyNames(
     spv_validator_options options, bool val);
diff --git a/include/spirv-tools/libspirv.hpp b/include/spirv-tools/libspirv.hpp
index 1b3ed86a80..ee91168991 100644
--- a/include/spirv-tools/libspirv.hpp
+++ b/include/spirv-tools/libspirv.hpp
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ class SPIRV_TOOLS_EXPORT ValidatorOptions {
     spvValidatorOptionsSetAllowVulkan32BitBitwise(options_, val);
   }
 
+  // Records whether or not the validator should allow the Linkage
+  // capability when targeting Vulkan.
+  void SetAllowVulkanLinkage(bool val) {
+    spvValidatorOptionsSetAllowVulkanLinkage(options_, val);
+  }
+
   // Records whether or not the validator should relax the rules on pointer
   // usage in logical addressing mode.
   //
diff --git a/source/spirv_validator_options.cpp b/source/spirv_validator_options.cpp
index a9591f6b35..0cd09de265 100644
--- a/source/spirv_validator_options.cpp
+++ b/source/spirv_validator_options.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ void spvValidatorOptionsSetAllowVulkan32BitBitwise(
   options->allow_vulkan_32_bit_bitwise = val;
 }
 
+void spvValidatorOptionsSetAllowVulkanLinkage(spv_validator_options options,
+                                              bool val) {
+  options->allow_vulkan_linkage = val;
+}
+
 void spvValidatorOptionsSetFriendlyNames(spv_validator_options options,
                                          bool val) {
   options->use_friendly_names = val;
diff --git a/source/spirv_validator_options.h b/source/spirv_validator_options.h
index 9f0c125436..6306818332 100644
--- a/source/spirv_validator_options.h
+++ b/source/spirv_validator_options.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct spv_validator_options_t {
         allow_offset_texture_operand(false),
         allow_vulkan_32_bit_bitwise(false),
         before_hlsl_legalization(false),
+        allow_vulkan_linkage(false),
         use_friendly_names(true) {}
 
   validator_universal_limits_t universal_limits_;
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ struct spv_validator_options_t {
   bool allow_offset_texture_operand;
   bool allow_vulkan_32_bit_bitwise;
   bool before_hlsl_legalization;
+  bool allow_vulkan_linkage;
   bool use_friendly_names;
 };
 
diff --git a/source/val/validate_capability.cpp b/source/val/validate_capability.cpp
index 961590c19b..9be4ebdf1f 100644
--- a/source/val/validate_capability.cpp
+++ b/source/val/validate_capability.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "source/opcode.h"
+#include "source/spirv_target_env.h"
 #include "source/table2.h"
 #include "source/val/instruction.h"
 #include "source/val/validate.h"
@@ -374,6 +375,11 @@ spv_result_t CapabilityPass(ValidationState_t& _, const Instruction* inst) {
   };
 
   const auto env = _.context()->target_env;
+  if (spvIsVulkanEnv(env) && capability == uint32_t(spv::Capability::Linkage) &&
+      _.options()->allow_vulkan_linkage) {
+    return SPV_SUCCESS;
+  }
+
   const bool opencl_embedded = env == SPV_ENV_OPENCL_EMBEDDED_1_2 ||
                                env == SPV_ENV_OPENCL_EMBEDDED_2_0 ||
                                env == SPV_ENV_OPENCL_EMBEDDED_2_1 ||
diff --git a/test/val/val_capability_test.cpp b/test/val/val_capability_test.cpp
index 4224596606..7b284b4608 100644
--- a/test/val/val_capability_test.cpp
+++ b/test/val/val_capability_test.cpp
@@ -2585,6 +2585,19 @@ OpMemoryModel Logical GLSL450
               HasSubstr("Capability Linkage is not allowed by Vulkan 1.0"));
 }
 
+TEST_F(ValidateCapability, Vulkan10AllowLinkage) {
+  const std::string spirv = R"(
+OpCapability Shader
+OpCapability Linkage
+OpMemoryModel Logical GLSL450
+%u32    = OpTypeInt 32 0
+%i32    = OpTypeInt 32 1
+)";
+  CompileSuccessfully(spirv, SPV_ENV_VULKAN_1_0);
+  spvValidatorOptionsSetAllowVulkanLinkage(options_, true);
+  EXPECT_EQ(SPV_SUCCESS, ValidateInstructions(SPV_ENV_VULKAN_1_0));
+}
+
 TEST_F(ValidateCapability, Vulkan10EnabledByExtension) {
   const std::string spirv = R"(
 OpCapability Shader
diff --git a/test/val/val_validation_state_test.cpp b/test/val/val_validation_state_test.cpp
index a5e88deab2..8f09a78056 100644
--- a/test/val/val_validation_state_test.cpp
+++ b/test/val/val_validation_state_test.cpp
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ TEST_F(ValidationStateTest, CheckAccessChainIndexesLimitOption) {
   EXPECT_EQ(100u, options_->universal_limits_.max_access_chain_indexes);
 }
 
+TEST_F(ValidationStateTest, CheckAllowVulkanLinkageOption) {
+  spvValidatorOptionsSetAllowVulkanLinkage(options_, true);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(options_->allow_vulkan_linkage);
+}
+
 TEST_F(ValidationStateTest, CheckNonRecursiveBodyGood) {
   std::string spirv = std::string(kHeader) + kNonRecursiveBody;
   CompileSuccessfully(spirv);
diff --git a/tools/val/val.cpp b/tools/val/val.cpp
index 377fd0b1a2..c2343f8e87 100644
--- a/tools/val/val.cpp
+++ b/tools/val/val.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ NOTE: The validator is a work in progress.
                                    be allowed by the target environment.
   --allow-vulkan-32-bit-bitwise    Allow use of non-32 bit for the Base operand where it would otherwise
                                    not be allowed by the target environment.
+  --allow-vulkan-linkage           Allow use of the Linkage capability where it would otherwise not
+                                   be allowed by the target environment.
   --before-hlsl-legalization       Allows code patterns that are intended to be
                                    fixed by spirv-opt's legalization passes.
   --version                        Display validator version information.
@@ -220,6 +222,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         options.SetAllowOffsetTextureOperand(true);
       } else if (0 == strcmp(cur_arg, "--allow-vulkan-32-bit-bitwise")) {
         options.SetAllowVulkan32BitBitwise(true);
+      } else if (0 == strcmp(cur_arg, "--allow-vulkan-linkage")) {
+        options.SetAllowVulkanLinkage(true);
       } else if (0 == strcmp(cur_arg, "--relax-struct-store")) {
         options.SetRelaxStructStore(true);
       } else if (0 == cur_arg[1]) {