diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/i386.c b/gcc/config/i386/i386.c
index 8af8a523cb3..56a54c7da18 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i386/i386.c
+++ b/gcc/config/i386/i386.c
@@ -41224,6 +41224,17 @@ current_fentry_name (const char **name)
   return true;
 }
 
+static bool
+current_fentry_section (const char **name)
+{
+  tree attr = lookup_attribute ("fentry_section",
+				DECL_ATTRIBUTES (current_function_decl));
+  if (!attr)
+    return false;
+  *name = TREE_STRING_POINTER (TREE_VALUE (TREE_VALUE (attr)));
+  return true;
+}
+
 /* Output assembler code to FILE to increment profiler label # LABELNO
    for profiling a function entry.  */
 void
@@ -41269,9 +41280,18 @@ x86_function_profiler (FILE *file, int labelno ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
       x86_print_call_or_nop (file, mcount_name);
     }
 
-  if (flag_record_mcount)
+  if (flag_record_mcount
+	|| lookup_attribute ("fentry_section",
+                                DECL_ATTRIBUTES (current_function_decl)))
     {
-      fprintf (file, "\t.section __mcount_loc, \"a\",@progbits\n");
+      const char *sname = "__mcount_loc";
+
+      if (current_fentry_section (&sname))
+	;
+      else if (fentry_section)
+	sname = fentry_section;
+
+      fprintf (file, "\t.section %s, \"a\",@progbits\n", sname);
       fprintf (file, "\t.%s 1b\n", TARGET_64BIT ? "quad" : "long");
       fprintf (file, "\t.previous\n");
     }
@@ -45062,7 +45082,7 @@ ix86_expand_round_sse4 (rtx op0, rtx op1)
   emit_move_insn (op0, res);
 }
 
-/* Handle fentry_name attribute.  */
+/* Handle fentry_name / fentry_section attribute.  */
 
 static tree
 ix86_handle_fentry_name (tree *node, tree name, tree args,
@@ -45159,6 +45179,8 @@ static const struct attribute_spec ix86_attribute_table[] =
     NULL, NULL },
   { "fentry_name", 1, 1, true, false, false, false,
     ix86_handle_fentry_name, NULL },
+  { "fentry_section", 1, 1, true, false, false, false,
+    ix86_handle_fentry_name, NULL },
   /* End element.  */
   { NULL, 0, 0, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL }
 };
diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/i386.opt b/gcc/config/i386/i386.opt
index e56f9bce9b0..e82aca5c882 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i386/i386.opt
+++ b/gcc/config/i386/i386.opt
@@ -934,6 +934,10 @@ mfentry-name=
 Target RejectNegative Joined Var(fentry_name)
 Set name of __fentry__ symbol called at function entry.
 
+mfentry-section=
+Target RejectNegative Joined Var(fentry_section)
+Set name of section to record mrecord-mcount calls.
+
 mskip-rax-setup
 Target Report Var(flag_skip_rax_setup)
 Skip setting up RAX register when passing variable arguments.
diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
index c8761cda151..e9c7f0856b7 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
@@ -5973,6 +5973,12 @@ call on function entry when function instrumentation is enabled
 with @option{-pg -mfentry}. When @var{name} is nop then a 5 byte
 nop sequence is generated.
 
+@item fentry_section("@var{name}")
+@cindex @code{fentry_section} function attribute, x86
+On x86 targets, the @code{fentry_section} attribute sets the name
+of the section to record function entry instrumentation calls in when
+enabled with @option{-pg -mrecord-mcount}
+
 @end table
 
 On the x86, the inliner does not inline a
diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
index aaa4a596a31..06741145769 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ See RS/6000 and PowerPC Options.
 -mcmodel=@var{code-model}  -mabi=@var{name}  -maddress-mode=@var{mode} @gol
 -m32  -m64  -mx32  -m16  -miamcu  -mlarge-data-threshold=@var{num} @gol
 -msse2avx  -mfentry  -mrecord-mcount  -mnop-mcount  -m8bit-idiv @gol
--minstrument-return=@var{type} -mfentry-name=@var{name} @gol
+-minstrument-return=@var{type} -mfentry-name=@var{name} -mfentry-section=@var{name} @gol
 -mavx256-split-unaligned-load  -mavx256-split-unaligned-store @gol
 -malign-data=@var{type}  -mstack-protector-guard=@var{guard} @gol
 -mstack-protector-guard-reg=@var{reg} @gol
@@ -28460,6 +28460,10 @@ Generate a __return_loc section pointing to all return instrumentation code.
 @opindex mfentry-name
 Set name of __fentry__ symbol called at function entry for -pg -mfentry functions.
 
+@item -mfentry-section=@var{name}
+@opindex mfentry-section
+Set name of section to record -mrecord-mcount calls (default __mcount_loc).
+
 @item -mskip-rax-setup
 @itemx -mno-skip-rax-setup
 @opindex mskip-rax-setup
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/fentryname2.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/fentryname2.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7d102bfccbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/fentryname2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-pg -mfentry -mrecord-mcount -mfentry-section=foo" } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler "section.*foo" } } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler "section.*bar" } } */
+
+int func(int a)
+{
+  return a+1;
+}
+
+__attribute__((fentry_section("bar")))
+int func2(int a)
+{
+  return a+1;
+}
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/fentryname3.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/fentryname3.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..777f4e4b0ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/i386/fentryname3.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-pg -mfentry"  } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler "section.*__entry_loc" } } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler "0x0f, 0x1f, 0x44, 0x00, 0x00" } } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-not "__fentry__" } } */
+
+__attribute__((fentry_name("nop"), fentry_section("__entry_loc")))
+void foo(void)
+{
+}
