diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/test.go b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
index 94b81613a9..bcb12f29fb 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ func (t *tester) extLink() bool {
 		"darwin-amd64", "darwin-arm64",
 		"dragonfly-amd64",
 		"freebsd-386", "freebsd-amd64", "freebsd-arm",
-		"linux-386", "linux-amd64", "linux-arm", "linux-arm64", "linux-ppc64le", "linux-mips64", "linux-mips64le", "linux-mips", "linux-mipsle", "linux-s390x",
+		"linux-386", "linux-amd64", "linux-arm", "linux-arm64", "linux-ppc64le", "linux-mips64", "linux-mips64le", "linux-mips", "linux-mipsle", "linux-riscv64", "linux-s390x",
 		"netbsd-386", "netbsd-amd64",
 		"openbsd-386", "openbsd-amd64",
 		"windows-386", "windows-amd64":
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/config.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/config.go
index f55e4fc027..834c87d06b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/config.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/config.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func mustLinkExternal(ctxt *Link) (res bool, reason string) {
 	// Internally linking cgo is incomplete on some architectures.
 	// https://golang.org/issue/14449
 	// https://golang.org/issue/21961
-	if iscgo && ctxt.Arch.InFamily(sys.MIPS64, sys.MIPS, sys.PPC64) {
+	if iscgo && ctxt.Arch.InFamily(sys.MIPS64, sys.MIPS, sys.PPC64, sys.RISCV64) {
 		return true, objabi.GOARCH + " does not support internal cgo"
 	}
 	if iscgo && objabi.GOOS == "android" {
@@ -285,8 +285,6 @@ func determineLinkMode(ctxt *Link) {
 		}
 	case LinkExternal:
 		switch {
-		case objabi.GOARCH == "riscv64":
-			Exitf("external linking not supported for %s/riscv64", objabi.GOOS)
 		case objabi.GOARCH == "ppc64" && objabi.GOOS != "aix":
 			Exitf("external linking not supported for %s/ppc64", objabi.GOOS)
 		}
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
index f5a2f899fc..f44e16583d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
@@ -506,6 +506,9 @@ func Elfinit(ctxt *Link) {
 		if ctxt.Arch.Family == sys.MIPS64 {
 			ehdr.flags = 0x20000004 /* MIPS 3 CPIC */
 		}
+		if ctxt.Arch.Family == sys.RISCV64 {
+			ehdr.flags = 0x4 /* RISCV Float ABI Double */
+		}
 		elf64 = true
 
 		ehdr.phoff = ELF64HDRSIZE      /* Must be ELF64HDRSIZE: first PHdr must follow ELF header */
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
index 8d04973fcf..a68725bef9 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
@@ -247,12 +247,16 @@ type Arch struct {
 	Elfreloc1      func(*Link, *OutBuf, *loader.Loader, loader.Sym, loader.ExtReloc, int, int64) bool
 	ElfrelocSize   uint32 // size of an ELF relocation record, must match Elfreloc1.
 	Elfsetupplt    func(ctxt *Link, plt, gotplt *loader.SymbolBuilder, dynamic loader.Sym)
-	Gentext        func(*Link, *loader.Loader)
+	Gentext        func(*Link, *loader.Loader) // Generate text before addressing has been performed.
 	Machoreloc1    func(*sys.Arch, *OutBuf, *loader.Loader, loader.Sym, loader.ExtReloc, int64) bool
 	MachorelocSize uint32 // size of an Mach-O relocation record, must match Machoreloc1.
 	PEreloc1       func(*sys.Arch, *OutBuf, *loader.Loader, loader.Sym, loader.ExtReloc, int64) bool
 	Xcoffreloc1    func(*sys.Arch, *OutBuf, *loader.Loader, loader.Sym, loader.ExtReloc, int64) bool
 
+	// Generate additional symbols for the native symbol table just prior to
+	// code generation.
+	GenSymsLate func(*Link, *loader.Loader)
+
 	// TLSIEtoLE converts a TLS Initial Executable relocation to
 	// a TLS Local Executable relocation.
 	//
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/main.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/main.go
index 3f7370b636..5ae57d1992 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/main.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/main.go
@@ -341,6 +341,14 @@ func Main(arch *sys.Arch, theArch Arch) {
 		}(f, s)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
+
+	// Generate additional symbols for the native symbol table just prior
+	// to code generation.
+	bench.Start("GenSymsLate")
+	if thearch.GenSymsLate != nil {
+		thearch.GenSymsLate(ctxt, ctxt.loader)
+	}
+
 	bench.Start("Asmb2")
 	asmb2(ctxt)
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go
index 19d8d98b1e..47cac0441b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/loader/loader.go
@@ -1791,6 +1791,11 @@ func (l *Loader) SortSub(s Sym) Sym {
 	return sl[0].s
 }
 
+// SortSyms sorts a list of symbols by their value.
+func (l *Loader) SortSyms(ss []Sym) {
+	sort.SliceStable(ss, func(i, j int) bool { return l.SymValue(ss[i]) < l.SymValue(ss[j]) })
+}
+
 // Insure that reachable bitmap and its siblings have enough size.
 func (l *Loader) growAttrBitmaps(reqLen int) {
 	if reqLen > l.attrReachable.Len() {
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/riscv64/asm.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/riscv64/asm.go
index 1236145fb1..66c47c69f8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/riscv64/asm.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/riscv64/asm.go
@@ -11,20 +11,138 @@ import (
 	"cmd/link/internal/ld"
 	"cmd/link/internal/loader"
 	"cmd/link/internal/sym"
+	"debug/elf"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"sort"
 )
 
+// fakeLabelName matches the RISCV_FAKE_LABEL_NAME from binutils.
+const fakeLabelName = ".L0 "
+
 func gentext(ctxt *ld.Link, ldr *loader.Loader) {
 }
 
+func genSymsLate(ctxt *ld.Link, ldr *loader.Loader) {
+	if ctxt.LinkMode != ld.LinkExternal {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Generate a local text symbol for each relocation target, as the
+	// R_RISCV_PCREL_LO12_* relocations generated by elfreloc1 need it.
+	if ctxt.Textp == nil {
+		log.Fatal("genSymsLate called before Textp has been assigned")
+	}
+	var hi20Syms []loader.Sym
+	for _, s := range ctxt.Textp {
+		relocs := ldr.Relocs(s)
+		for ri := 0; ri < relocs.Count(); ri++ {
+			r := relocs.At(ri)
+			if r.Type() != objabi.R_RISCV_PCREL_ITYPE && r.Type() != objabi.R_RISCV_PCREL_STYPE {
+				continue
+			}
+			if r.Off() == 0 && ldr.SymType(s) == sym.STEXT {
+				// Use the symbol for the function instead of creating
+				// an overlapping symbol.
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// TODO(jsing): Consider generating ELF symbols without needing
+			// loader symbols, in order to reduce memory consumption. This
+			// would require changes to genelfsym so that it called
+			// putelfsym and putelfsyment as appropriate.
+			sb := ldr.MakeSymbolBuilder(fakeLabelName)
+			sb.SetType(sym.STEXT)
+			sb.SetValue(ldr.SymValue(s) + int64(r.Off()))
+			sb.SetLocal(true)
+			sb.SetReachable(true)
+			sb.SetVisibilityHidden(true)
+			sb.SetSect(ldr.SymSect(s))
+			if outer := ldr.OuterSym(s); outer != 0 {
+				ldr.AddInteriorSym(outer, sb.Sym())
+			}
+			hi20Syms = append(hi20Syms, sb.Sym())
+		}
+	}
+	ctxt.Textp = append(ctxt.Textp, hi20Syms...)
+	ldr.SortSyms(ctxt.Textp)
+}
+
+func findHI20Symbol(ctxt *ld.Link, ldr *loader.Loader, val int64) loader.Sym {
+	idx := sort.Search(len(ctxt.Textp), func(i int) bool { return ldr.SymValue(ctxt.Textp[i]) >= val })
+	if idx >= len(ctxt.Textp) {
+		return 0
+	}
+	if s := ctxt.Textp[idx]; ldr.SymValue(s) == val && ldr.SymType(s) == sym.STEXT {
+		return s
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
 func elfreloc1(ctxt *ld.Link, out *ld.OutBuf, ldr *loader.Loader, s loader.Sym, r loader.ExtReloc, ri int, sectoff int64) bool {
-	log.Fatalf("elfreloc1")
-	return false
+	elfsym := ld.ElfSymForReloc(ctxt, r.Xsym)
+	switch r.Type {
+	case objabi.R_ADDR, objabi.R_DWARFSECREF:
+		out.Write64(uint64(sectoff))
+		switch r.Size {
+		case 4:
+			out.Write64(uint64(elf.R_RISCV_32) | uint64(elfsym)<<32)
+		case 8:
+			out.Write64(uint64(elf.R_RISCV_64) | uint64(elfsym)<<32)
+		default:
+			ld.Errorf(nil, "unknown size %d for %v relocation", r.Size, r.Type)
+			return false
+		}
+		out.Write64(uint64(r.Xadd))
+
+	case objabi.R_CALLRISCV:
+		// Call relocations are currently handled via R_RISCV_PCREL_ITYPE.
+		// TODO(jsing): Consider generating elf.R_RISCV_CALL instead of a
+		// HI20/LO12_I pair.
+
+	case objabi.R_RISCV_PCREL_ITYPE, objabi.R_RISCV_PCREL_STYPE:
+		// Find the text symbol for the AUIPC instruction targeted
+		// by this relocation.
+		relocs := ldr.Relocs(s)
+		offset := int64(relocs.At(ri).Off())
+		hi20Sym := findHI20Symbol(ctxt, ldr, ldr.SymValue(s)+offset)
+		if hi20Sym == 0 {
+			ld.Errorf(nil, "failed to find text symbol for HI20 relocation at %d (%x)", sectoff, ldr.SymValue(s)+offset)
+			return false
+		}
+		hi20ElfSym := ld.ElfSymForReloc(ctxt, hi20Sym)
+
+		// Emit two relocations - a R_RISCV_PCREL_HI20 relocation and a
+		// corresponding R_RISCV_PCREL_LO12_I or R_RISCV_PCREL_LO12_S relocation.
+		// Note that the LO12 relocation must point to a target that has a valid
+		// HI20 PC-relative relocation text symbol, which in turn points to the
+		// given symbol. For further details see the ELF specification for RISC-V:
+		//
+		//   https://github.com/riscv/riscv-elf-psabi-doc/blob/master/riscv-elf.md#pc-relative-symbol-addresses
+		//
+		var hiRel, loRel elf.R_RISCV
+		switch r.Type {
+		case objabi.R_RISCV_PCREL_ITYPE:
+			hiRel, loRel = elf.R_RISCV_PCREL_HI20, elf.R_RISCV_PCREL_LO12_I
+		case objabi.R_RISCV_PCREL_STYPE:
+			hiRel, loRel = elf.R_RISCV_PCREL_HI20, elf.R_RISCV_PCREL_LO12_S
+		}
+		out.Write64(uint64(sectoff))
+		out.Write64(uint64(hiRel) | uint64(elfsym)<<32)
+		out.Write64(uint64(r.Xadd))
+		out.Write64(uint64(sectoff + 4))
+		out.Write64(uint64(loRel) | uint64(hi20ElfSym)<<32)
+		out.Write64(uint64(0))
+
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
 }
 
 func elfsetupplt(ctxt *ld.Link, plt, gotplt *loader.SymbolBuilder, dynamic loader.Sym) {
-	log.Fatalf("elfsetuplt")
+	log.Fatalf("elfsetupplt")
 }
 
 func machoreloc1(*sys.Arch, *ld.OutBuf, *loader.Loader, loader.Sym, loader.ExtReloc, int64) bool {
@@ -33,8 +151,20 @@ func machoreloc1(*sys.Arch, *ld.OutBuf, *loader.Loader, loader.Sym, loader.ExtRe
 }
 
 func archreloc(target *ld.Target, ldr *loader.Loader, syms *ld.ArchSyms, r loader.Reloc, s loader.Sym, val int64) (o int64, nExtReloc int, ok bool) {
-	rs := r.Sym()
-	rs = ldr.ResolveABIAlias(rs)
+	if target.IsExternal() {
+		switch r.Type() {
+		case objabi.R_CALLRISCV:
+			return val, 0, true
+
+		case objabi.R_RISCV_PCREL_ITYPE, objabi.R_RISCV_PCREL_STYPE:
+			return val, 2, true
+		}
+
+		return val, 0, false
+	}
+
+	rs := ldr.ResolveABIAlias(r.Sym())
+
 	switch r.Type() {
 	case objabi.R_CALLRISCV:
 		// Nothing to do.
@@ -89,3 +219,11 @@ func archrelocvariant(*ld.Target, *loader.Loader, loader.Reloc, sym.RelocVariant
 	log.Fatalf("archrelocvariant")
 	return -1
 }
+
+func extreloc(target *ld.Target, ldr *loader.Loader, r loader.Reloc, s loader.Sym) (loader.ExtReloc, bool) {
+	switch r.Type() {
+	case objabi.R_RISCV_PCREL_ITYPE, objabi.R_RISCV_PCREL_STYPE:
+		return ld.ExtrelocViaOuterSym(ldr, r, s), true
+	}
+	return loader.ExtReloc{}, false
+}
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/riscv64/obj.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/riscv64/obj.go
index e66d3cd856..917324d922 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/riscv64/obj.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/riscv64/obj.go
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@ func Init() (*sys.Arch, ld.Arch) {
 		Archinit:         archinit,
 		Archreloc:        archreloc,
 		Archrelocvariant: archrelocvariant,
+		Extreloc:         extreloc,
 		Elfreloc1:        elfreloc1,
+		ElfrelocSize:     24,
 		Elfsetupplt:      elfsetupplt,
 		Gentext:          gentext,
+		GenSymsLate:      genSymsLate,
 		Machoreloc1:      machoreloc1,
 
 		Linuxdynld: "/lib/ld.so.1",