diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 8da603d00f618e..5cfe457326774c 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     'python%': 'python',
 
     'node_tag%': '',
+    'node_use_lto%': '',
     'uv_library%': 'static_library',
 
     'openssl_fips%': '',
@@ -290,6 +291,13 @@
             ],
             'ldflags!': [ '-rdynamic' ],
           }],
+          ['node_use_lto=="true"', {
+            'conditions': [ [ 'clang==1', {
+              'cflags': [ '-flto' ],
+            }, {
+              'cflags': [ '-flto=16' ],
+            } ] ],
+          }],
         ],
       }],
       [ 'OS=="android"', {
@@ -343,6 +351,13 @@
               'CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD': 'gnu++0x',  # -std=gnu++0x
             },
           }],
+          ['node_use_lto=="true"', {
+            'xcode_settings': {
+              'OTHER_CFLAGS': [
+                '-flto',
+              ],
+            },
+          }],
         ],
       }],
       ['OS=="freebsd" and node_use_dtrace=="true"', {
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d622a6f0625a18..833ecbfa0b38ce 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -297,6 +297,11 @@ parser.add_option('--with-lttng',
     dest='with_lttng',
     help='build with Lttng (Only available to Linux)')
 
+parser.add_option('--with-lto',
+    action='store_true',
+    dest='use_lto',
+    help='build with -flto flag (Link Time Optimization)')
+
 parser.add_option('--with-etw',
     action='store_true',
     dest='with_etw',
@@ -777,6 +782,8 @@ def configure_node(o):
   else:
     o['variables']['node_use_lttng'] = 'false'
 
+  o['variables']['node_use_lto'] = b(options.use_lto)
+
   if options.no_ifaddrs:
     o['defines'] += ['SUNOS_NO_IFADDRS']