diff --git a/config/debuginfod.m4 b/config/debuginfod.m4
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/debuginfod.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+dnl Copyright (C) 1997-2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl This file is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU
+dnl General Public License.  As a special exception to the GNU General
+dnl Public License, this file may be distributed as part of a program
+dnl that contains a configuration script generated by Autoconf, under
+dnl the same distribution terms as the rest of that program.
+
+AC_DEFUN([AC_DEBUGINFOD],
+[
+# Enable debuginfod
+AC_ARG_WITH([debuginfod],
+        AC_HELP_STRING([--with-debuginfod],
+                       [Enable debuginfo lookups with debuginfod (auto/yes/no)]),
+        [], [with_debuginfod=auto])
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to use debuginfod])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_debuginfod])
+
+if test "${with_debuginfod}" = no; then
+  AC_MSG_WARN([debuginfod support disabled; some features may be unavailable.])
+else
+  AC_CHECK_LIB([debuginfod], [debuginfod_begin], [have_debuginfod_lib=yes])
+  AC_CHECK_DECL([debuginfod_begin], [have_debuginfod_h=yes], [],
+                [#include <elfutils/debuginfod.h>])
+  if test "x$have_debuginfod_lib" = "xyes" -a \
+          "x$have_debuginfod_h" = "xyes"; then
+    AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBDEBUGINFOD], [1],
+              [Define to 1 if debuginfod is enabled.])
+    AC_SUBST([LIBDEBUGINFOD], ["-ldebuginfod"])
+  else
+    AC_SUBST([LIBDEBUGINFOD], [])
+    if test "$with_debuginfod" = yes; then
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([debuginfod is missing or unusable])
+    else
+      AC_MSG_WARN([debuginfod is missing or unusable; some features may be unavailable.])
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+])
diff --git a/gdb/Makefile.in b/gdb/Makefile.in
--- a/gdb/Makefile.in
+++ b/gdb/Makefile.in
@@ -612,7 +612,8 @@ CLIBS = $(SIM) $(READLINE) $(OPCODES) $(BFD) $(LIBCTF) $(ZLIB) \
 	@LIBS@ @GUILE_LIBS@ @PYTHON_LIBS@ \
 	$(LIBEXPAT) $(LIBLZMA) $(LIBBABELTRACE) $(LIBIPT) \
 	$(LIBIBERTY) $(WIN32LIBS) $(LIBGNU) $(LIBICONV) $(LIBMPFR) \
-	$(SRCHIGH_LIBS) $(LIBXXHASH) $(PTHREAD_LIBS)
+	$(SRCHIGH_LIBS) $(LIBXXHASH) $(PTHREAD_LIBS) \
+	@LIBDEBUGINFOD@
 CDEPS = $(NAT_CDEPS) $(SIM) $(BFD) $(READLINE_DEPS) $(LIBCTF) \
 	$(OPCODES) $(INTL_DEPS) $(LIBIBERTY) $(CONFIG_DEPS) $(LIBGNU)
 
@@ -1016,6 +1017,7 @@ COMMON_SFILES = \
 	dbxread.c \
 	dcache.c \
 	debug.c \
+	debuginfod-support.c \
 	dictionary.c \
 	disasm.c \
 	disasm-selftests.c \
diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -932,6 +932,20 @@ SH-5/SH64 running OpenBSD 	SH-5/SH64 support in sh*-*-openbsd*
      manual for a further description of this feature.
 
 
+* GDB now supports debuginfod, an HTTP server for distributing ELF/DWARF
+  debugging information as well as source code.
+
+  When built with debuginfod, GDB can automatically query debuginfod
+  servers for the separate debug files and source code of the executable
+  being debugged.
+
+  To build GDB with debuginfod, pass --with-debuginfod to configure (this
+  requires libdebuginfod, the debuginfod client library).
+
+  debuginfod is distributed with elfutils, starting with version 0.178.
+
+  You can get the latest version from https://sourceware.org/elfutils.
+
 * New features in the GDB remote stub, GDBserver
 
   ** GDBserver is now able to start inferior processes with a
diff --git a/gdb/README b/gdb/README
--- a/gdb/README
+++ b/gdb/README
@@ -432,6 +432,15 @@ more obscure GDB `configure' options are not listed here.
      Use the curses library instead of the termcap library, for
      text-mode terminal operations.
 
+`--with-debuginfod'
+     Build GDB with libdebuginfod, the debuginfod client library.  Used
+     to automatically fetch source files and separate debug files from
+     debuginfod servers using the associated executable's build ID.
+     Enabled by default if libdebuginfod is installed and found at
+     configure time.  debuginfod is packaged with elfutils, starting
+     with version 0.178.  You can get the latest version from
+     'https://sourceware.org/elfutils/'.
+
 `--with-libunwind-ia64'
      Use the libunwind library for unwinding function call stack on ia64
      target platforms.
diff --git a/gdb/config.in b/gdb/config.in
--- a/gdb/config.in
+++ b/gdb/config.in
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@
 /* Define if you have the babeltrace library. */
 #undef HAVE_LIBBABELTRACE
 
+/* Define to 1 if debuginfod is enabled. */
+#undef HAVE_LIBDEBUGINFOD
+
 /* Define if you have the expat library. */
 #undef HAVE_LIBEXPAT
 
diff --git a/gdb/configure b/gdb/configure
--- a/gdb/configure
+++ b/gdb/configure
@@ -758,6 +758,7 @@ REPORT_BUGS_TEXI
 REPORT_BUGS_TO
 PKGVERSION
 CODESIGN_CERT
+LIBDEBUGINFOD
 HAVE_NATIVE_GCORE_TARGET
 TARGET_OBS
 subdirs
@@ -875,6 +876,7 @@ enable_64_bit_bfd
 enable_gdbmi
 enable_tui
 enable_gdbtk
+with_debuginfod
 with_libunwind_ia64
 with_curses
 enable_profiling
@@ -1611,6 +1613,8 @@ Optional Packages:
                           do not restrict auto-loaded files locations
   --with-rpm              query rpm database for missing debuginfos (yes/no,
                           def. auto=librpm.so)
+  --with-debuginfod       Enable debuginfo lookups with debuginfod
+                          (auto/yes/no)
   --with-libunwind-ia64   use libunwind frame unwinding for ia64 targets
   --with-curses           use the curses library instead of the termcap
                           library
@@ -2271,6 +2275,52 @@ rm -f conftest.val
 
 } # ac_fn_c_compute_int
 
+# ac_fn_c_check_decl LINENO SYMBOL VAR INCLUDES
+# ---------------------------------------------
+# Tests whether SYMBOL is declared in INCLUDES, setting cache variable VAR
+# accordingly.
+ac_fn_c_check_decl ()
+{
+  as_lineno=${as_lineno-"$1"} as_lineno_stack=as_lineno_stack=$as_lineno_stack
+  as_decl_name=`echo $2|sed 's/ *(.*//'`
+  as_decl_use=`echo $2|sed -e 's/(/((/' -e 's/)/) 0&/' -e 's/,/) 0& (/g'`
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether $as_decl_name is declared" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether $as_decl_name is declared... " >&6; }
+if eval \${$3+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+$4
+int
+main ()
+{
+#ifndef $as_decl_name
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+  (void) $as_decl_use;
+#else
+  (void) $as_decl_name;
+#endif
+#endif
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  eval "$3=yes"
+else
+  eval "$3=no"
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+eval ac_res=\$$3
+	       { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_res" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_res" >&6; }
+  eval $as_lineno_stack; ${as_lineno_stack:+:} unset as_lineno
+
+} # ac_fn_c_check_decl
+
 # ac_fn_c_check_func LINENO FUNC VAR
 # ----------------------------------
 # Tests whether FUNC exists, setting the cache variable VAR accordingly
@@ -2449,52 +2499,6 @@ $as_echo "$ac_res" >&6; }
 
 } # ac_fn_c_check_type
 
-# ac_fn_c_check_decl LINENO SYMBOL VAR INCLUDES
-# ---------------------------------------------
-# Tests whether SYMBOL is declared in INCLUDES, setting cache variable VAR
-# accordingly.
-ac_fn_c_check_decl ()
-{
-  as_lineno=${as_lineno-"$1"} as_lineno_stack=as_lineno_stack=$as_lineno_stack
-  as_decl_name=`echo $2|sed 's/ *(.*//'`
-  as_decl_use=`echo $2|sed -e 's/(/((/' -e 's/)/) 0&/' -e 's/,/) 0& (/g'`
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether $as_decl_name is declared" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking whether $as_decl_name is declared... " >&6; }
-if eval \${$3+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-$4
-int
-main ()
-{
-#ifndef $as_decl_name
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-  (void) $as_decl_use;
-#else
-  (void) $as_decl_name;
-#endif
-#endif
-
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
-  eval "$3=yes"
-else
-  eval "$3=no"
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
-fi
-eval ac_res=\$$3
-	       { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_res" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_res" >&6; }
-  eval $as_lineno_stack; ${as_lineno_stack:+:} unset as_lineno
-
-} # ac_fn_c_check_decl
-
 # ac_fn_cxx_try_link LINENO
 # -------------------------
 # Try to link conftest.$ac_ext, and return whether this succeeded.
@@ -6658,8 +6662,8 @@ $as_echo_n "checking specific librpm version... " >&6; }
   if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
   { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
-as_fn_error "cannot run test program while cross compiling
-See \`config.log' for more details." "$LINENO" 5; }
+as_fn_error $? "cannot run test program while cross compiling
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
 else
   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -6830,7 +6834,7 @@ $as_echo "#define HAVE_LIBRPM 1" >>confdefs.h
 $as_echo "no" >&6; }
     LIBS="$save_LIBS"
     if $DLOPEN_REQUIRE; then
-      as_fn_error "Specific name $LIBRPM was requested but it could not be opened." "$LINENO" 5
+      as_fn_error $? "Specific name $LIBRPM was requested but it could not be opened." "$LINENO" 5
     fi
 
 
@@ -6845,7 +6849,7 @@ if test "x$ac_cv_env_PKG_CONFIG_set" != "xset"; then
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}pkg-config; ac_word=$2
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG+set}" = set; then :
+if ${ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   case $PKG_CONFIG in
@@ -6859,7 +6863,7 @@ do
   IFS=$as_save_IFS
   test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
     for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if { test -f "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" && $as_test_x "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; }; then
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
     ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
     $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
     break 2
@@ -6888,7 +6892,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG"; then
 set dummy pkg-config; ac_word=$2
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_path_ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG+set}" = set; then :
+if ${ac_cv_path_ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   case $ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG in
@@ -6902,7 +6906,7 @@ do
   IFS=$as_save_IFS
   test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
     for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if { test -f "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" && $as_test_x "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; }; then
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
     ac_cv_path_ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
     $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
     break 2
@@ -7086,7 +7090,7 @@ $as_echo "#define HAVE_LIBRPM 1" >>confdefs.h
       LIBS="$LIBS $RPM_LIBS"
     else
       if $RPM_REQUIRE; then
-	as_fn_error "$RPM_PKG_ERRORS" "$LINENO" 5
+	as_fn_error $? "$RPM_PKG_ERRORS" "$LINENO" 5
       else
 	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: $RPM_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: $RPM_PKG_ERRORS" >&2;}
@@ -7332,8 +7336,92 @@ $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: gdbtk isn't supported on $host; disabling" >&2;}
     enable_gdbtk=no ;;
 esac
 
-# Libunwind support for ia64.
+# Handle optional debuginfod support
+
+# Enable debuginfod
+
+# Check whether --with-debuginfod was given.
+if test "${with_debuginfod+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_debuginfod;
+else
+  with_debuginfod=auto
+fi
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether to use debuginfod" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether to use debuginfod... " >&6; }
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $with_debuginfod" >&5
+$as_echo "$with_debuginfod" >&6; }
+
+if test "${with_debuginfod}" = no; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: debuginfod support disabled; some features may be unavailable." >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: debuginfod support disabled; some features may be unavailable." >&2;}
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for debuginfod_begin in -ldebuginfod" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for debuginfod_begin in -ldebuginfod... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_debuginfod_debuginfod_begin+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-ldebuginfod  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char debuginfod_begin ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return debuginfod_begin ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_lib_debuginfod_debuginfod_begin=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_lib_debuginfod_debuginfod_begin=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_debuginfod_debuginfod_begin" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_debuginfod_debuginfod_begin" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_debuginfod_debuginfod_begin" = xyes; then :
+  have_debuginfod_lib=yes
+fi
+
+  ac_fn_c_check_decl "$LINENO" "debuginfod_begin" "ac_cv_have_decl_debuginfod_begin" "#include <elfutils/debuginfod.h>
+"
+if test "x$ac_cv_have_decl_debuginfod_begin" = xyes; then :
+  have_debuginfod_h=yes
+fi
+
+  if test "x$have_debuginfod_lib" = "xyes" -a \
+          "x$have_debuginfod_h" = "xyes"; then
+
+$as_echo "#define HAVE_LIBDEBUGINFOD 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+    LIBDEBUGINFOD="-ldebuginfod"
 
+  else
+
+    if test "$with_debuginfod" = yes; then
+      as_fn_error $? "debuginfod is missing or unusable" "$LINENO" 5
+    else
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: debuginfod is missing or unusable; some features may be unavailable." >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: debuginfod is missing or unusable; some features may be unavailable." >&2;}
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
+
+# Libunwind support for ia64.
 
 # Check whether --with-libunwind-ia64 was given.
 if test "${with_libunwind_ia64+set}" = set; then :
@@ -16441,7 +16529,7 @@ _ACEOF
 for ac_header in selinux/selinux.h
 do :
   ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "selinux/selinux.h" "ac_cv_header_selinux_selinux_h" "$ac_includes_default"
-if test "x$ac_cv_header_selinux_selinux_h" = x""yes; then :
+if test "x$ac_cv_header_selinux_selinux_h" = xyes; then :
   cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define HAVE_SELINUX_SELINUX_H 1
 _ACEOF
@@ -16452,7 +16540,7 @@ done
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for security_get_boolean_active in -lselinux" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for security_get_boolean_active in -lselinux... " >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_selinux_security_get_boolean_active+set}" = set; then :
+if ${ac_cv_lib_selinux_security_get_boolean_active+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
@@ -16486,7 +16574,7 @@ LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
 fi
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_selinux_security_get_boolean_active" >&5
 $as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_selinux_security_get_boolean_active" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_selinux_security_get_boolean_active" = x""yes; then :
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_selinux_security_get_boolean_active" = xyes; then :
   cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define HAVE_LIBSELINUX 1
 _ACEOF
diff --git a/gdb/configure.ac b/gdb/configure.ac
--- a/gdb/configure.ac
+++ b/gdb/configure.ac
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ dnl along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
+m4_include(../config/debuginfod.m4)
+
 AC_INIT(main.c)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h:config.in, [echo > stamp-h])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
@@ -516,8 +518,10 @@ case $host_os in
     enable_gdbtk=no ;;
 esac
 
-# Libunwind support for ia64.
+# Handle optional debuginfod support
+AC_DEBUGINFOD
 
+# Libunwind support for ia64.
 AC_ARG_WITH(libunwind-ia64,
 AS_HELP_STRING([--with-libunwind-ia64],
 	       [use libunwind frame unwinding for ia64 targets]),,
diff --git a/gdb/debuginfod-support.c b/gdb/debuginfod-support.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/debuginfod-support.c
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/* debuginfod utilities for GDB.
+   Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This file is part of GDB.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include "defs.h"
+#include <errno.h>
+#include "cli/cli-style.h"
+#include "gdbsupport/scoped_fd.h"
+#include "debuginfod-support.h"
+
+#ifndef HAVE_LIBDEBUGINFOD
+scoped_fd
+debuginfod_source_query (const unsigned char *build_id,
+			 int build_id_len,
+			 const char *srcpath,
+			 gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> *destname)
+{
+  return scoped_fd (-ENOSYS);
+}
+
+scoped_fd
+debuginfod_debuginfo_query (const unsigned char *build_id,
+			    int build_id_len,
+			    const char *filename,
+			    gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> *destname)
+{
+  return scoped_fd (-ENOSYS);
+}
+#else
+#include <elfutils/debuginfod.h>
+
+/* TODO: Use debuginfod API extensions instead of these globals.  */
+static std::string desc;
+static std::string fname;
+static bool has_printed;
+
+static int
+progressfn (debuginfod_client *c, long cur, long total)
+{
+  if (check_quit_flag ())
+    {
+      printf_filtered ("Cancelling download of %s %ps...\n",
+		       desc.c_str (),
+		       styled_string (file_name_style.style (), fname.c_str ()));
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+  if (!has_printed && total != 0)
+    {
+      /* Print this message only once.  */
+      has_printed = true;
+      printf_filtered ("Downloading %s %ps...\n",
+		       desc.c_str (),
+		       styled_string (file_name_style.style (), fname.c_str ()));
+    }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static debuginfod_client *
+debuginfod_init ()
+{
+  debuginfod_client *c = debuginfod_begin ();
+
+  if (c != nullptr)
+    debuginfod_set_progressfn (c, progressfn);
+
+  return c;
+}
+
+/* See debuginfod-support.h  */
+
+scoped_fd
+debuginfod_source_query (const unsigned char *build_id,
+			 int build_id_len,
+			 const char *srcpath,
+			 gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> *destname)
+{
+  if (getenv (DEBUGINFOD_URLS_ENV_VAR) == NULL)
+    return scoped_fd (-ENOSYS);
+
+  debuginfod_client *c = debuginfod_init ();
+
+  if (c == nullptr)
+    return scoped_fd (-ENOMEM);
+
+  desc = std::string ("source file");
+  fname = std::string (srcpath);
+  has_printed = false;
+
+  scoped_fd fd (debuginfod_find_source (c,
+					build_id,
+					build_id_len,
+					srcpath,
+					nullptr));
+
+  /* TODO: Add 'set debug debuginfod' command to control when error messages are shown.  */
+  if (fd.get () < 0 && fd.get () != -ENOENT)
+    printf_filtered (_("Download failed: %s.  Continuing without source file %ps.\n"),
+		     safe_strerror (-fd.get ()),
+		     styled_string (file_name_style.style (),  srcpath));
+  else
+    destname->reset (xstrdup (srcpath));
+
+  debuginfod_end (c);
+  return fd;
+}
+
+/* See debuginfod-support.h  */
+
+scoped_fd
+debuginfod_debuginfo_query (const unsigned char *build_id,
+			    int build_id_len,
+			    const char *filename,
+			    gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> *destname)
+{
+  if (getenv (DEBUGINFOD_URLS_ENV_VAR) == NULL)
+    return scoped_fd (-ENOSYS);
+
+  debuginfod_client *c = debuginfod_init ();
+
+  if (c == nullptr)
+    return scoped_fd (-ENOMEM);
+
+  desc = std::string ("separate debug info for");
+  fname = std::string (filename);
+  has_printed = false;
+  char *dname = nullptr;
+
+  scoped_fd fd (debuginfod_find_debuginfo (c, build_id, build_id_len, &dname));
+
+  if (fd.get () < 0 && fd.get () != -ENOENT)
+    printf_filtered (_("Download failed: %s.  Continuing without debug info for %ps.\n"),
+		     safe_strerror (-fd.get ()),
+		     styled_string (file_name_style.style (),  filename));
+
+  destname->reset (dname);
+  debuginfod_end (c);
+  return fd;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/gdb/debuginfod-support.h b/gdb/debuginfod-support.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/debuginfod-support.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/* debuginfod utilities for GDB.
+   Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This file is part of GDB.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifndef DEBUGINFOD_SUPPORT_H
+#define DEBUGINFOD_SUPPORT_H
+
+/* Query debuginfod servers for a source file associated with an
+   executable with BUILD_ID.  BUILD_ID can be given as a binary blob or
+   a null-terminated string.  If given as a binary blob, BUILD_ID_LEN
+   should be the number of bytes.  If given as a null-terminated string,
+   BUILD_ID_LEN should be 0.
+
+   SRC_PATH should be the source file's absolute path that includes the
+   compilation directory of the CU associated with the source file.
+   For example if a CU's compilation directory is `/my/build` and the
+   source file path is `/my/source/foo.c`, then SRC_PATH should be
+   `/my/build/../source/foo.c`.
+
+   If the file is successfully retrieved, its path on the local machine
+   is stored in DESTNAME.  If GDB is not built with debuginfod, this
+   function returns -ENOSYS.  */
+
+extern scoped_fd
+debuginfod_source_query (const unsigned char *build_id,
+			 int build_id_len,
+			 const char *src_path,
+			 gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> *destname);
+
+/* Query debuginfod servers for a debug info file with BUILD_ID.
+   BUILD_ID can be given as a binary blob or a null-terminated string.
+   If given as a binary blob, BUILD_ID_LEN should be the number of bytes.
+   If given as a null-terminated string, BUILD_ID_LEN should be 0.
+
+   FILENAME should be the name or path of the main binary associated with
+   the separate debug info.  It is used for printing messages to the user.
+
+   If the file is successfully retrieved, its path on the local machine
+   is stored in DESTNAME.  If GDB is not built with debuginfod, this
+   function returns -ENOSYS.  */
+
+extern scoped_fd
+debuginfod_debuginfo_query (const unsigned char *build_id,
+			    int build_id_len,
+			    const char *filename,
+			    gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> *destname);
+
+#endif /* DEBUGINFOD_SUPPORT_H */
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -37726,6 +37726,14 @@ supported).
 Use the curses library instead of the termcap library, for text-mode
 terminal operations.
 
+@item --with-debuginfod
+Build @value{GDBN} with libdebuginfod, the debuginfod client library.
+Used to automatically fetch source files and separate debug files from
+debuginfod servers using the associated executable's build ID. Enabled
+by default if libdebuginfod is installed and found at configure time.
+debuginfod is packaged with elfutils, starting with version 0.178. You
+can get the latest version from `https://sourceware.org/elfutils/'.
+
 @item --with-libunwind-ia64
 Use the libunwind library for unwinding function call stack on ia64
 target platforms.  See http://www.nongnu.org/libunwind/index.html for
diff --git a/gdb/dwarf2read.c b/gdb/dwarf2read.c
--- a/gdb/dwarf2read.c
+++ b/gdb/dwarf2read.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 #include "gdbsupport/selftest.h"
 #include "rust-lang.h"
 #include "gdbsupport/pathstuff.h"
+#include "debuginfod-support.h"
 
 /* When == 1, print basic high level tracing messages.
    When > 1, be more verbose.
@@ -2717,6 +2718,29 @@ dwarf2_get_dwz_file (struct dwarf2_per_objfile *dwarf2_per_objfile)
 	dwz_bfd.reset (nullptr);
     }
 
+  if (dwz_bfd == nullptr)
+    {
+      gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> alt_filename;
+      const char *origname = dwarf2_per_objfile->objfile->original_name;
+
+      scoped_fd fd (debuginfod_debuginfo_query (buildid,
+						buildid_len,
+						origname,
+						&alt_filename));
+
+      if (fd.get () >= 0)
+	{
+	  /* File successfully retrieved from server.  */
+	  dwz_bfd = gdb_bfd_open (alt_filename.get (), gnutarget, -1);
+
+	  if (dwz_bfd == nullptr)
+	    warning (_("File \"%s\" from debuginfod cannot be opened as bfd"),
+		     alt_filename.get ());
+	  else if (!build_id_verify (dwz_bfd.get (), buildid_len, buildid))
+	    dwz_bfd.reset (nullptr);
+	}
+    }
+
   if (dwz_bfd == NULL)
     dwz_bfd = build_id_to_debug_bfd (buildid_len, buildid, NULL);
 
diff --git a/gdb/elfread.c b/gdb/elfread.c
--- a/gdb/elfread.c
+++ b/gdb/elfread.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 #include "mdebugread.h"
 #include "ctfread.h"
 #include "gdbsupport/gdb_string_view.h"
+#include "gdbsupport/scoped_fd.h"
+#include "debuginfod-support.h"
 
 /* Forward declarations.  */
 extern const struct sym_fns elf_sym_fns_gdb_index;
@@ -1313,12 +1315,42 @@ elf_symfile_read (struct objfile *objfile, symfile_add_flags symfile_flags)
 	  symbol_file_add_separate (debug_bfd.get (), debugfile.c_str (),
 				    symfile_flags, objfile);
 	}
-      /* Check if any separate debug info has been extracted out.  */
-      else if (bfd_get_section_by_name (objfile->obfd, ".gnu_debuglink")
-	       != NULL)
-	debug_print_missing (objfile_name (objfile), build_id_filename.get ());
       else
-	has_dwarf2 = false;
+	{
+	  has_dwarf2 = false;
+	  const struct bfd_build_id *build_id = build_id_bfd_shdr_get (objfile->obfd);
+
+	  if (build_id != nullptr)
+	    {
+	      gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> symfile_path;
+	      scoped_fd fd (debuginfod_debuginfo_query (build_id->data,
+							build_id->size,
+							objfile->original_name,
+							&symfile_path));
+
+	      if (fd.get () >= 0)
+		{
+		  /* File successfully retrieved from server.  */
+		  gdb_bfd_ref_ptr debug_bfd (symfile_bfd_open (symfile_path.get ()));
+
+		  if (debug_bfd == nullptr)
+		    warning (_("File \"%s\" from debuginfod cannot be opened as bfd"),
+			     objfile->original_name);
+		  else if (build_id_verify (debug_bfd.get (), build_id->size, build_id->data))
+		    {
+		      symbol_file_add_separate (debug_bfd.get (), symfile_path.get (),
+						symfile_flags, objfile);
+		      has_dwarf2 = true;
+		    }
+		}
+	    }
+	  /* Check if any separate debug info has been extracted out.  */
+	  else if (bfd_get_section_by_name (objfile->obfd, ".gnu_debuglink")
+		   != NULL)
+	    debug_print_missing (objfile_name (objfile), build_id_filename.get ());
+	  else
+	    has_dwarf2 = false;
+	}
     }
 
   /* Read the CTF section only if there is no DWARF info.  */
diff --git a/gdb/source.c b/gdb/source.c
--- a/gdb/source.c
+++ b/gdb/source.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 #include "gdbsupport/pathstuff.h"
 #include "source-cache.h"
 #include "cli/cli-style.h"
+#include "build-id.h"
+#include "debuginfod-support.h"
 
 #define OPEN_MODE (O_RDONLY | O_BINARY)
 #define FDOPEN_MODE FOPEN_RB
@@ -1122,6 +1124,34 @@ open_source_file (struct symtab *s)
   s->fullname = NULL;
   scoped_fd fd = find_and_open_source (s->filename, SYMTAB_DIRNAME (s),
 				       &fullname);
+
+  if (fd.get () < 0)
+    {
+      if (SYMTAB_COMPUNIT (s) != nullptr)
+	{
+	  const objfile *ofp = COMPUNIT_OBJFILE (SYMTAB_COMPUNIT (s));
+
+	  std::string srcpath;
+	  if (IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH (s->filename))
+	    srcpath = s->filename;
+	  else if (SYMTAB_DIRNAME (s) != nullptr)
+	    {
+	      srcpath = SYMTAB_DIRNAME (s);
+	      srcpath += SLASH_STRING;
+	      srcpath += s->filename;
+	    }
+
+	  const struct bfd_build_id *build_id = build_id_bfd_shdr_get (ofp->obfd);
+
+	  /* Query debuginfod for the source file.  */
+	  if (build_id != nullptr)
+	    fd = debuginfod_source_query (build_id->data,
+					  build_id->size,
+					  srcpath.c_str (),
+					  &fullname);
+	}
+    }
+
   s->fullname = fullname.release ();
   return fd;
 }
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.debuginfod/fetch_src_and_symbols.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.debuginfod/fetch_src_and_symbols.exp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.debuginfod/fetch_src_and_symbols.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+# Copyright 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Test debuginfod functionality
+
+standard_testfile main.c
+
+load_lib dwarf.exp
+
+if { [which debuginfod] == 0 } {
+    untested "cannot find debuginfod"
+    return -1
+}
+
+if { [which curl] == 0 } {
+    untested "cannot find curl"
+    return -1
+}
+
+# Skip testing if gdb was not configured with debuginfod
+if { [string first "with-debuginfod" \
+	  [eval exec $GDB $INTERNAL_GDBFLAGS --configuration]] == -1 } {
+    untested "gdb not configured with debuginfod"
+    return -1
+}
+
+set cache [standard_output_file ".client_cache"]
+set db [standard_output_file ".debuginfod.db"]
+
+# Delete any preexisting test files
+file delete -force $cache
+file delete -force $db
+
+set sourcetmp [standard_output_file tmp-${srcfile}]
+set outputdir [standard_output_file {}]
+
+# Make a copy source file that we can move around
+if { [catch {file copy -force ${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile} \
+	     [standard_output_file ${sourcetmp}]}] != 0 } {
+    error "create temporary file"
+    return -1
+}
+
+if { [gdb_compile "$sourcetmp" "$binfile" executable {debug}] != "" } {
+    fail "compile"
+    return -1
+}
+
+setenv DEBUGINFOD_URLS ""
+setenv DEBUGINFOD_TIMEOUT 30
+setenv DEBUGINFOD_CACHE_PATH $cache
+
+# Test that gdb cannot find source without debuginfod
+clean_restart $binfile
+gdb_test_no_output "set substitute-path $outputdir /dev/null"
+gdb_test "list" ".*No such file or directory.*"
+
+# Strip symbols into separate file and move it so gdb cannot find it without debuginfod
+if { [gdb_gnu_strip_debug $binfile ""] != 0 } {
+    fail "strip debuginfo"
+    return -1
+}
+
+set debugdir [standard_output_file "debug"]
+set debuginfo [standard_output_file "fetch_src_and_symbols.debug"]
+
+file mkdir $debugdir
+file rename -force $debuginfo $debugdir
+
+# Test that gdb cannot find symbols without debuginfod
+clean_restart $binfile
+gdb_test "file" ".*No symbol file.*"
+
+# Write some assembly that just has a .gnu_debugaltlink section.
+# Copied from testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dwzbuildid.exp.
+proc write_just_debugaltlink {filename dwzname buildid} {
+    set asm_file [standard_output_file $filename]
+
+    Dwarf::assemble $asm_file {
+	upvar dwzname dwzname
+	upvar buildid buildid
+
+	gnu_debugaltlink $dwzname $buildid
+
+	# Only the DWARF reader checks .gnu_debugaltlink, so make sure
+	# there is a bit of DWARF in here.
+	cu {} {
+	    compile_unit {{language @DW_LANG_C}} {
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+# Write some DWARF that also sets the buildid.
+# Copied from testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dwzbuildid.exp.
+proc write_dwarf_file {filename buildid {value 99}} {
+    set asm_file [standard_output_file $filename]
+
+    Dwarf::assemble $asm_file {
+	declare_labels int_label int_label2
+
+	upvar buildid buildid
+	upvar value value
+
+	build_id $buildid
+
+	cu {} {
+	    compile_unit {{language @DW_LANG_C}} {
+	        int_label2: base_type {
+		    {name int}
+		    {byte_size 4 sdata}
+		    {encoding @DW_ATE_signed}
+		}
+
+		constant {
+		    {name the_int}
+		    {type :$int_label2}
+		    {const_value $value data1}
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+set buildid "01234567890abcdef0123456"
+
+write_just_debugaltlink ${binfile}_has_altlink.S ${binfile}_dwz.o $buildid
+write_dwarf_file ${binfile}_dwz.S $buildid
+
+if {[gdb_compile ${binfile}_has_altlink.S ${binfile}_alt.o object nodebug] != ""} {
+    fail "compile main with altlink"
+    return -1
+}
+
+if {[gdb_compile ${binfile}_dwz.S ${binfile}_dwz.o object nodebug] != ""} {
+    fail "compile altlink"
+    return -1
+}
+
+file rename -force ${binfile}_dwz.o $debugdir
+
+# Test that gdb cannot find dwz without debuginfod.
+clean_restart
+gdb_test "file ${binfile}_alt.o" ".*could not find '.gnu_debugaltlink'.*"
+
+# Find an unused port
+set port 7999
+set found 0
+while { ! $found } {
+  incr port
+  if { $port == 65536 } {
+    fail "no available ports"
+    return -1
+  }
+
+  spawn debuginfod -vvvv -d $db -p $port -F $debugdir
+  expect {
+    "started http server on IPv4 IPv6 port=$port" { set found 1 }
+    "failed to bind to port" { kill_wait_spawned_process $spawn_id }
+    timeout {
+      fail "find port timeout"
+      return -1
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+set metrics [list "ready 1" \
+	     "thread_work_total{role=\"traverse\"} 1" \
+	     "thread_work_pending{role=\"scan\"} 0" \
+	     "thread_busy{role=\"scan\"} 0"]
+
+# Check server metrics to confirm init has completed.
+foreach m $metrics {
+  set timelim 20
+  while { $timelim != 0 } {
+    sleep 0.5
+    catch {exec curl -s http://127.0.0.1:$port/metrics} got
+
+    if { [regexp $m $got] } {
+      break
+    }
+
+    incr timelim -1
+  }
+
+  if { $timelim == 0 } {
+    fail "server init timeout"
+    return -1
+  }
+}
+
+# Point the client to the server
+setenv DEBUGINFOD_URLS http://127.0.0.1:$port
+
+# gdb should now find the symbol and source files
+clean_restart $binfile
+gdb_test_no_output "set substitute-path $outputdir /dev/null"
+gdb_test "br main" "Breakpoint 1 at.*file.*"
+gdb_test "l" ".*This program is distributed in the hope.*"
+
+# gdb should now find the debugaltlink file
+clean_restart
+gdb_test "file ${binfile}_alt.o" ".*Reading symbols from ${binfile}_alt.o\.\.\.*"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.debuginfod/main.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.debuginfod/main.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.debuginfod/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/* This testcase is part of GDB, the GNU debugger.
+
+   Copyright 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* Dummy main function.  */
+
+int
+main()
+{
+  asm ("main_label: .globl main_label");
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/top.c b/gdb/top.c
--- a/gdb/top.c
+++ b/gdb/top.c
@@ -1513,6 +1513,17 @@ This GDB was configured as follows:\n\
              --without-python\n\
 "));
 #endif
+
+#if HAVE_LIBDEBUGINFOD
+  fprintf_filtered (stream, _("\
+             --with-debuginfod\n\
+"));
+#else
+   fprintf_filtered (stream, _("\
+             --without-debuginfod\n\
+"));
+#endif
+
 #if HAVE_GUILE
   fprintf_filtered (stream, _("\
              --with-guile\n\