diff --git a/.circleci/scripts/binary_populate_env.sh b/.circleci/scripts/binary_populate_env.sh
index c574adbc8c5..007d89a7a21 100755
--- a/.circleci/scripts/binary_populate_env.sh
+++ b/.circleci/scripts/binary_populate_env.sh
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ export CIRCLE_SHA1="$CIRCLE_SHA1"
 export CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER="${CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER:-}"
 export CIRCLE_BRANCH="$CIRCLE_BRANCH"
 export CIRCLE_WORKFLOW_ID="$CIRCLE_WORKFLOW_ID"
+
+export USE_GOLD_LINKER=1
 # =================== The above code will be executed inside Docker container ===================
 EOL
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 46b5dd0b69e..cc9be90f2c5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ option(USE_SYSTEM_FXDIV "Use system-provided fxdiv." OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_BENCHMARK "Use system-provided google benchmark." OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_ONNX "Use system-provided onnx." OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_XNNPACK "Use system-provided xnnpack." OFF)
+option(USE_GOLD_LINKER "Use ld.gold to link" OFF)
 if(USE_SYSTEM_LIBS)
   set(USE_SYSTEM_CPUINFO ON)
   set(USE_SYSTEM_SLEEF ON)
@@ -684,6 +685,31 @@ if(NOT MSVC)
     # Suppress "The ABI for passing parameters with 64-byte alignment has changed in GCC 4.6"
     string(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS " -Wno-psabi")
   endif()
+
+  # Use ld.gold if available, fall back to ld.bfd (the default ld) if not
+  if(USE_GOLD_LINKER)
+    if(USE_DISTRIBUTED AND USE_MPI)
+      # Same issue as here with default MPI on Ubuntu
+      # https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/deal.ii/+bug/1841577
+      message(WARNING "Refusing to use gold when USE_MPI=1")
+    else()
+      execute_process(
+        COMMAND
+        "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}" -fuse-ld=gold -Wl,--version
+         ERROR_QUIET
+         OUTPUT_VARIABLE LD_VERSION)
+      if(NOT "${LD_VERSION}" MATCHES "GNU gold")
+        message(WARNING "USE_GOLD_LINKER was set but ld.gold isn't available, turning it off")
+        set(USE_GOLD_LINKER OFF)
+      else()
+        message(STATUS "ld.gold is available, using it to link")
+        set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=gold")
+        set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=gold")
+        set(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=gold")
+      endif()
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
   string(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS " -Wno-error=pedantic")
   string(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS " -Wno-error=redundant-decls")
   string(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS " -Wno-error=old-style-cast")
diff --git a/cmake/Summary.cmake b/cmake/Summary.cmake
index 3c9d4fb9318..4c402894a7a 100644
--- a/cmake/Summary.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Summary.cmake
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ function(caffe2_print_configuration_summary)
   message(STATUS "  Compile definitions   : ${tmp}")
   message(STATUS "  CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH     : ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}")
   message(STATUS "  CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX  : ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+  message(STATUS "  USE_GOLD_LINKER       : ${USE_GOLD_LINKER}")
   message(STATUS "")
 
   message(STATUS "  TORCH_VERSION         : ${TORCH_VERSION}")