diff --git a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/util.rs b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/util.rs
index 76ccd12797e5..58ec72b5b45b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/util.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/util.rs
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ pub fn build_output_filenames(attrs: &[ast::Attribute], sess: &Session) -> Outpu
                 stem,
                 None,
                 sess.io.temps_dir.clone(),
+                sess.opts.unstable_opts.split_dwarf_out_dir.clone(),
                 sess.opts.cg.extra_filename.clone(),
                 sess.opts.output_types.clone(),
             )
@@ -571,6 +572,7 @@ pub fn build_output_filenames(attrs: &[ast::Attribute], sess: &Session) -> Outpu
                 out_filestem,
                 ofile,
                 sess.io.temps_dir.clone(),
+                sess.opts.unstable_opts.split_dwarf_out_dir.clone(),
                 sess.opts.cg.extra_filename.clone(),
                 sess.opts.output_types.clone(),
             )
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
index ebb6a93b1dd1..93be50f0a26c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
@@ -1193,6 +1193,7 @@ pub struct OutputFilenames {
     filestem: String,
     pub single_output_file: Option<OutFileName>,
     temps_directory: Option<PathBuf>,
+    explicit_dwo_out_directory: Option<PathBuf>,
     pub outputs: OutputTypes,
 }
 
@@ -1225,6 +1226,7 @@ impl OutputFilenames {
         out_filestem: String,
         single_output_file: Option<OutFileName>,
         temps_directory: Option<PathBuf>,
+        explicit_dwo_out_directory: Option<PathBuf>,
         extra: String,
         outputs: OutputTypes,
     ) -> Self {
@@ -1232,6 +1234,7 @@ impl OutputFilenames {
             out_directory,
             single_output_file,
             temps_directory,
+            explicit_dwo_out_directory,
             outputs,
             crate_stem: format!("{out_crate_name}{extra}"),
             filestem: format!("{out_filestem}{extra}"),
@@ -1281,7 +1284,14 @@ impl OutputFilenames {
         codegen_unit_name: &str,
         invocation_temp: Option<&str>,
     ) -> PathBuf {
-        self.temp_path_ext_for_cgu(DWARF_OBJECT_EXT, codegen_unit_name, invocation_temp)
+        let p = self.temp_path_ext_for_cgu(DWARF_OBJECT_EXT, codegen_unit_name, invocation_temp);
+        if let Some(dwo_out) = &self.explicit_dwo_out_directory {
+            let mut o = dwo_out.clone();
+            o.push(p.file_name().unwrap());
+            o
+        } else {
+            p
+        }
     }
 
     /// Like `temp_path`, but also supports things where there is no corresponding
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
index b2cc169f12cb..9287e032dc4c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
@@ -2633,6 +2633,8 @@ written to standard error output)"),
                  file which is ignored by the linker
         `single`: sections which do not require relocation are written into object file but ignored
                   by the linker"),
+    split_dwarf_out_dir : Option<PathBuf> = (None, parse_opt_pathbuf, [TRACKED],
+        "location for writing split DWARF objects (`.dwo`) if enabled"),
     split_lto_unit: Option<bool> = (None, parse_opt_bool, [TRACKED],
         "enable LTO unit splitting (default: no)"),
     src_hash_algorithm: Option<SourceFileHashAlgorithm> = (None, parse_src_file_hash, [TRACKED],