diff --git a/lib/std/builtin.zig b/lib/std/builtin.zig
index ccf948372e..114a4922a2 100644
--- a/lib/std/builtin.zig
+++ b/lib/std/builtin.zig
@@ -969,6 +969,7 @@ pub const ExternOptions = struct {
     library_name: ?[]const u8 = null,
     linkage: GlobalLinkage = .strong,
     is_thread_local: bool = false,
+    is_dll_import: bool = false,
 };
 
 /// This data structure is used by the Zig language code generation and
diff --git a/src/InternPool.zig b/src/InternPool.zig
index 37173377be..22defd5a96 100644
--- a/src/InternPool.zig
+++ b/src/InternPool.zig
@@ -2054,6 +2054,7 @@ pub const Key = union(enum) {
         is_const: bool,
         is_threadlocal: bool,
         is_weak_linkage: bool,
+        is_dll_import: bool,
         alignment: Alignment,
         @"addrspace": std.builtin.AddressSpace,
         /// The ZIR instruction which created this extern; used only for source locations.
@@ -2675,7 +2676,8 @@ pub const Key = union(enum) {
                 asBytes(&e.ty) ++ asBytes(&e.lib_name) ++
                 asBytes(&e.is_const) ++ asBytes(&e.is_threadlocal) ++
                 asBytes(&e.is_weak_linkage) ++ asBytes(&e.alignment) ++
-                asBytes(&e.@"addrspace") ++ asBytes(&e.zir_index)),
+                asBytes(&e.is_dll_import) ++ asBytes(&e.@"addrspace") ++
+                asBytes(&e.zir_index)),
         };
     }
 
@@ -2771,6 +2773,7 @@ pub const Key = union(enum) {
                     a_info.is_const == b_info.is_const and
                     a_info.is_threadlocal == b_info.is_threadlocal and
                     a_info.is_weak_linkage == b_info.is_weak_linkage and
+                    a_info.is_dll_import == b_info.is_dll_import and
                     a_info.alignment == b_info.alignment and
                     a_info.@"addrspace" == b_info.@"addrspace" and
                     a_info.zir_index == b_info.zir_index;
@@ -5370,7 +5373,8 @@ pub const Tag = enum(u8) {
             is_const: bool,
             is_threadlocal: bool,
             is_weak_linkage: bool,
-            _: u29 = 0,
+            is_dll_import: bool,
+            _: u28 = 0,
         };
     };
 
@@ -6714,6 +6718,7 @@ pub fn indexToKey(ip: *const InternPool, index: Index) Key {
                 .is_const = extra.flags.is_const,
                 .is_threadlocal = extra.flags.is_threadlocal,
                 .is_weak_linkage = extra.flags.is_weak_linkage,
+                .is_dll_import = extra.flags.is_dll_import,
                 .alignment = nav.status.resolved.alignment,
                 .@"addrspace" = nav.status.resolved.@"addrspace",
                 .zir_index = extra.zir_index,
@@ -7380,6 +7385,7 @@ pub fn get(ip: *InternPool, gpa: Allocator, tid: Zcu.PerThread.Id, key: Key) All
                         .is_const = false,
                         .is_threadlocal = variable.is_threadlocal,
                         .is_weak_linkage = variable.is_weak_linkage,
+                        .is_dll_import = false,
                     },
                 }),
             });
@@ -8643,6 +8649,7 @@ pub fn getExtern(
             .is_const = key.is_const,
             .is_threadlocal = key.is_threadlocal,
             .is_weak_linkage = key.is_weak_linkage,
+            .is_dll_import = key.is_dll_import,
         },
         .zir_index = key.zir_index,
         .owner_nav = owner_nav,
diff --git a/src/Sema.zig b/src/Sema.zig
index 00448c47ca..cd32c989ee 100644
--- a/src/Sema.zig
+++ b/src/Sema.zig
@@ -876,6 +876,7 @@ const InferredAlloc = struct {
 
 const NeededComptimeReason = struct {
     needed_comptime_reason: []const u8,
+    value_comptime_reason: ?[]const u8 = null,
     block_comptime_reason: ?*const Block.ComptimeReason = null,
 };
 
@@ -2246,7 +2247,7 @@ fn resolveValueAllowVariables(sema: *Sema, inst: Air.Inst.Ref) CompileError!?Val
         }
     };
     const val = Value.fromInterned(ip_index);
-    if (val.isPtrToThreadLocal(pt.zcu)) return null;
+    if (val.isPtrRuntimeValue(pt.zcu)) return null;
     return val;
 }
 
@@ -2272,8 +2273,14 @@ pub fn resolveFinalDeclValue(
     const zcu = sema.pt.zcu;
 
     const val = try sema.resolveValueAllowVariables(air_ref) orelse {
+        const value_comptime_reason: ?[]const u8 = if (air_ref.toInterned()) |_|
+            "thread local and dll imported variables have runtime-known addresses"
+        else
+            null;
+
         return sema.failWithNeededComptime(block, src, .{
             .needed_comptime_reason = "global variable initializer must be comptime-known",
+            .value_comptime_reason = value_comptime_reason,
         });
     };
     if (val.isGenericPoison()) return error.GenericPoison;
@@ -2291,6 +2298,9 @@ fn failWithNeededComptime(sema: *Sema, block: *Block, src: LazySrcLoc, reason: N
         const msg = try sema.errMsg(src, "unable to resolve comptime value", .{});
         errdefer msg.destroy(sema.gpa);
         try sema.errNote(src, msg, "{s}", .{reason.needed_comptime_reason});
+        if (reason.value_comptime_reason) |value_comptime_reason| {
+            try sema.errNote(src, msg, "{s}", .{value_comptime_reason});
+        }
 
         if (reason.block_comptime_reason) |block_comptime_reason| {
             try block_comptime_reason.explain(sema, msg);
@@ -10023,6 +10033,7 @@ fn funcCommon(
             .is_const = true,
             .is_threadlocal = false,
             .is_weak_linkage = false,
+            .is_dll_import = false,
             .alignment = alignment orelse .none,
             .@"addrspace" = address_space orelse .generic,
             .zir_index = sema.getOwnerCauDeclInst(), // `declaration` instruction
@@ -26577,6 +26588,7 @@ fn zirVarExtended(
             .is_const = small.is_const,
             .is_threadlocal = small.is_threadlocal,
             .is_weak_linkage = false,
+            .is_dll_import = false,
             .alignment = alignment,
             .@"addrspace" = @"addrspace",
             .zir_index = sema.getOwnerCauDeclInst(), // `declaration` instruction
@@ -27030,6 +27042,7 @@ fn resolveExternOptions(
     library_name: InternPool.OptionalNullTerminatedString = .none,
     linkage: std.builtin.GlobalLinkage = .strong,
     is_thread_local: bool = false,
+    is_dll_import: bool = false,
 } {
     const pt = sema.pt;
     const zcu = pt.zcu;
@@ -27043,6 +27056,7 @@ fn resolveExternOptions(
     const library_src = block.src(.{ .init_field_library = src.offset.node_offset_builtin_call_arg.builtin_call_node });
     const linkage_src = block.src(.{ .init_field_linkage = src.offset.node_offset_builtin_call_arg.builtin_call_node });
     const thread_local_src = block.src(.{ .init_field_thread_local = src.offset.node_offset_builtin_call_arg.builtin_call_node });
+    const dll_import_src = block.src(.{ .init_field_dll_import = src.offset.node_offset_builtin_call_arg.builtin_call_node });
 
     const name_ref = try sema.fieldVal(block, src, options, try ip.getOrPutString(gpa, pt.tid, "name", .no_embedded_nulls), name_src);
     const name = try sema.toConstString(block, name_src, name_ref, .{
@@ -27076,6 +27090,11 @@ fn resolveExternOptions(
         break :library_name library_name;
     } else null;
 
+    const is_dll_import_ref = try sema.fieldVal(block, src, options, try ip.getOrPutString(gpa, pt.tid, "is_dll_import", .no_embedded_nulls), dll_import_src);
+    const is_dll_import_val = try sema.resolveConstDefinedValue(block, dll_import_src, is_dll_import_ref, .{
+        .needed_comptime_reason = "it must be comptime-known if the symbol is imported from a dll",
+    });
+
     if (name.len == 0) {
         return sema.fail(block, name_src, "extern symbol name cannot be empty", .{});
     }
@@ -27089,6 +27108,7 @@ fn resolveExternOptions(
         .library_name = try ip.getOrPutStringOpt(gpa, pt.tid, library_name, .no_embedded_nulls),
         .linkage = linkage,
         .is_thread_local = is_thread_local_val.toBool(),
+        .is_dll_import = is_dll_import_val.toBool(),
     };
 }
 
@@ -27134,6 +27154,7 @@ fn zirBuiltinExtern(
         .is_const = ptr_info.flags.is_const,
         .is_threadlocal = options.is_thread_local,
         .is_weak_linkage = options.linkage == .weak,
+        .is_dll_import = options.is_dll_import,
         .alignment = ptr_info.flags.alignment,
         .@"addrspace" = ptr_info.flags.address_space,
         // This instruction is just for source locations.
diff --git a/src/Value.zig b/src/Value.zig
index 6c5c01e2cc..be2f7dc07f 100644
--- a/src/Value.zig
+++ b/src/Value.zig
@@ -1340,11 +1340,11 @@ pub fn isLazySize(val: Value, zcu: *Zcu) bool {
     };
 }
 
-pub fn isPtrToThreadLocal(val: Value, zcu: *Zcu) bool {
+pub fn isPtrRuntimeValue(val: Value, zcu: *Zcu) bool {
     const ip = &zcu.intern_pool;
     const nav = ip.getBackingNav(val.toIntern()).unwrap() orelse return false;
     return switch (ip.indexToKey(ip.getNav(nav).status.resolved.val)) {
-        .@"extern" => |e| e.is_threadlocal,
+        .@"extern" => |e| e.is_threadlocal or e.is_dll_import,
         .variable => |v| v.is_threadlocal,
         else => false,
     };
diff --git a/src/Zcu.zig b/src/Zcu.zig
index c860e31d9f..d86fee6365 100644
--- a/src/Zcu.zig
+++ b/src/Zcu.zig
@@ -1522,6 +1522,7 @@ pub const SrcLoc = struct {
             .init_field_cache,
             .init_field_library,
             .init_field_thread_local,
+            .init_field_dll_import,
             => |builtin_call_node| {
                 const wanted = switch (src_loc.lazy) {
                     .init_field_name => "name",
@@ -1533,6 +1534,7 @@ pub const SrcLoc = struct {
                     .init_field_cache => "cache",
                     .init_field_library => "library",
                     .init_field_thread_local => "thread_local",
+                    .init_field_dll_import => "dll_import",
                     else => unreachable,
                 };
                 const tree = try src_loc.file_scope.getTree(gpa);
@@ -1959,6 +1961,7 @@ pub const LazySrcLoc = struct {
         init_field_cache: i32,
         init_field_library: i32,
         init_field_thread_local: i32,
+        init_field_dll_import: i32,
         /// The source location points to the value of an item in a specific
         /// case of a `switch`.
         switch_case_item: SwitchItem,
diff --git a/src/Zcu/PerThread.zig b/src/Zcu/PerThread.zig
index 55b19762d6..4ec9306792 100644
--- a/src/Zcu/PerThread.zig
+++ b/src/Zcu/PerThread.zig
@@ -2763,6 +2763,7 @@ pub fn getCoerced(pt: Zcu.PerThread, val: Value, new_ty: Type) Allocator.Error!V
                 .is_const = e.is_const,
                 .is_threadlocal = e.is_threadlocal,
                 .is_weak_linkage = e.is_weak_linkage,
+                .is_dll_import = e.is_dll_import,
                 .alignment = e.alignment,
                 .@"addrspace" = e.@"addrspace",
                 .zir_index = e.zir_index,
diff --git a/src/codegen/llvm.zig b/src/codegen/llvm.zig
index d83e5b4e0a..f19577cac8 100644
--- a/src/codegen/llvm.zig
+++ b/src/codegen/llvm.zig
@@ -3260,10 +3260,10 @@ pub const Object = struct {
         const ip = &zcu.intern_pool;
         const nav = ip.getNav(nav_index);
         const resolved = nav.status.resolved;
-        const is_extern, const is_threadlocal, const is_weak_linkage = switch (ip.indexToKey(resolved.val)) {
-            .variable => |variable| .{ false, variable.is_threadlocal, variable.is_weak_linkage },
-            .@"extern" => |@"extern"| .{ true, @"extern".is_threadlocal, @"extern".is_weak_linkage },
-            else => .{ false, false, false },
+        const is_extern, const is_threadlocal, const is_weak_linkage, const is_dll_import = switch (ip.indexToKey(resolved.val)) {
+            .variable => |variable| .{ false, variable.is_threadlocal, variable.is_weak_linkage, false },
+            .@"extern" => |@"extern"| .{ true, @"extern".is_threadlocal, @"extern".is_weak_linkage, @"extern".is_dll_import },
+            else => .{ false, false, false, false },
         };
 
         const variable_index = try o.builder.addVariable(
@@ -3280,6 +3280,7 @@ pub const Object = struct {
             if (is_threadlocal and !zcu.navFileScope(nav_index).mod.single_threaded)
                 variable_index.setThreadLocal(.generaldynamic, &o.builder);
             if (is_weak_linkage) variable_index.setLinkage(.extern_weak, &o.builder);
+            if (is_dll_import) variable_index.setDllStorageClass(.dllimport, &o.builder);
         } else {
             variable_index.setLinkage(.internal, &o.builder);
             variable_index.setUnnamedAddr(.unnamed_addr, &o.builder);
@@ -4810,10 +4811,10 @@ pub const NavGen = struct {
         const nav = ip.getNav(nav_index);
         const resolved = nav.status.resolved;
 
-        const is_extern, const lib_name, const is_threadlocal, const is_weak_linkage, const is_const, const init_val, const owner_nav = switch (ip.indexToKey(resolved.val)) {
-            .variable => |variable| .{ false, variable.lib_name, variable.is_threadlocal, variable.is_weak_linkage, false, variable.init, variable.owner_nav },
-            .@"extern" => |@"extern"| .{ true, @"extern".lib_name, @"extern".is_threadlocal, @"extern".is_weak_linkage, @"extern".is_const, .none, @"extern".owner_nav },
-            else => .{ false, .none, false, false, true, resolved.val, nav_index },
+        const is_extern, const lib_name, const is_threadlocal, const is_weak_linkage, const is_dll_import, const is_const, const init_val, const owner_nav = switch (ip.indexToKey(resolved.val)) {
+            .variable => |variable| .{ false, variable.lib_name, variable.is_threadlocal, variable.is_weak_linkage, false, false, variable.init, variable.owner_nav },
+            .@"extern" => |@"extern"| .{ true, @"extern".lib_name, @"extern".is_threadlocal, @"extern".is_weak_linkage, @"extern".is_dll_import, @"extern".is_const, .none, @"extern".owner_nav },
+            else => .{ false, .none, false, false, false, true, resolved.val, nav_index },
         };
         const ty = Type.fromInterned(nav.typeOf(ip));
 
@@ -4888,8 +4889,11 @@ pub const NavGen = struct {
             try global_index.rename(decl_name, &o.builder);
             global_index.setLinkage(.external, &o.builder);
             global_index.setUnnamedAddr(.default, &o.builder);
-            if (zcu.comp.config.dll_export_fns)
+            if (is_dll_import) {
+                global_index.setDllStorageClass(.dllimport, &o.builder);
+            } else if (zcu.comp.config.dll_export_fns) {
                 global_index.setDllStorageClass(.default, &o.builder);
+            }
 
             if (is_weak_linkage) global_index.setLinkage(.extern_weak, &o.builder);
         }
diff --git a/src/codegen/llvm/Builder.zig b/src/codegen/llvm/Builder.zig
index bcc93d79b9..ce4040c127 100644
--- a/src/codegen/llvm/Builder.zig
+++ b/src/codegen/llvm/Builder.zig
@@ -2541,6 +2541,10 @@ pub const Variable = struct {
             return self.ptrConst(builder).global.setLinkage(linkage, builder);
         }
 
+        pub fn setDllStorageClass(self: Index, class: DllStorageClass, builder: *Builder) void {
+            return self.ptrConst(builder).global.setDllStorageClass(class, builder);
+        }
+
         pub fn setUnnamedAddr(self: Index, unnamed_addr: UnnamedAddr, builder: *Builder) void {
             return self.ptrConst(builder).global.setUnnamedAddr(unnamed_addr, builder);
         }
diff --git a/test/cases/compile_errors/builtin_extern_in_comptime_scope.zig b/test/cases/compile_errors/builtin_extern_in_comptime_scope.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a85ee8aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cases/compile_errors/builtin_extern_in_comptime_scope.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+const foo_tl = @extern(*i32, .{ .name = "foo", .is_thread_local = true });
+const foo_dll = @extern(*i32, .{ .name = "foo", .is_dll_import = true });
+pub export fn entry() void {
+    _ = foo_tl;
+}
+pub export fn entry2() void {
+    _ = foo_dll;
+}
+// error
+// backend=stage2
+// target=native
+//
+// :1:16: error: unable to resolve comptime value
+// :1:16: note: global variable initializer must be comptime-known
+// :1:16: note: thread local and dll imported variables have runtime-known addresses
+// :2:17: error: unable to resolve comptime value
+// :2:17: note: global variable initializer must be comptime-known
+// :2:17: note: thread local and dll imported variables have runtime-known addresses
diff --git a/test/standalone/extern/build.zig b/test/standalone/extern/build.zig
index a378735b66..ff8701bf40 100644
--- a/test/standalone/extern/build.zig
+++ b/test/standalone/extern/build.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
+    const test_step = b.step("test", "Test it");
+    b.default_step = test_step;
+
     const optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode = .Debug;
 
     const obj = b.addObject(.{
@@ -9,12 +12,20 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         .target = b.graph.host,
         .optimize = optimize,
     });
-    const main = b.addTest(.{
+    const shared = b.addSharedLibrary(.{
+        .name = "shared",
+        .target = b.graph.host,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+        .link_libc = true,
+    });
+    if (b.graph.host.result.abi == .msvc) shared.defineCMacro("API", "__declspec(dllexport)");
+    shared.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = b.path("shared.c"), .flags = &.{} });
+    const test_exe = b.addTest(.{
         .root_source_file = b.path("main.zig"),
         .optimize = optimize,
     });
-    main.addObject(obj);
+    test_exe.addObject(obj);
+    test_exe.linkLibrary(shared);
 
-    const test_step = b.step("test", "Test it");
-    test_step.dependOn(&main.step);
+    test_step.dependOn(&b.addRunArtifact(test_exe).step);
 }
diff --git a/test/standalone/extern/main.zig b/test/standalone/extern/main.zig
index 3f5168f841..d27c40bd80 100644
--- a/test/standalone/extern/main.zig
+++ b/test/standalone/extern/main.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const assert = @import("std").debug.assert;
+const testing = @import("std").testing;
 
 const updateHidden = @extern(*const fn (u32) callconv(.C) void, .{ .name = "updateHidden" });
 const getHidden = @extern(*const fn () callconv(.C) u32, .{ .name = "getHidden" });
@@ -8,14 +9,18 @@ const T = extern struct { x: u32 };
 test {
     const mut_val_ptr = @extern(*f64, .{ .name = "mut_val" });
     const const_val_ptr = @extern(*const T, .{ .name = "const_val" });
+    const shared_val_ptr = @extern(*c_int, .{ .name = "shared_val", .is_dll_import = true });
 
     assert(getHidden() == 0);
     updateHidden(123);
     assert(getHidden() == 123);
-
     assert(mut_val_ptr.* == 1.23);
     mut_val_ptr.* = 10.0;
     assert(mut_val_ptr.* == 10.0);
 
     assert(const_val_ptr.x == 42);
+
+    assert(shared_val_ptr.* == 1234);
+    shared_val_ptr.* = 1235;
+    assert(shared_val_ptr.* == 1235);
 }
diff --git a/test/standalone/extern/shared.c b/test/standalone/extern/shared.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..845963c848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/standalone/extern/shared.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#ifndef API
+#define API
+#endif
+
+API int shared_val = 1234;