diff --git a/src/rustc/front/attr.rs b/src/rustc/front/attr.rs
index 9a2aea625704..0a539759f72e 100644
--- a/src/rustc/front/attr.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/front/attr.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import driver::session::session;
 export attr_meta;
 export attr_metas;
 export find_linkage_metas;
+export should_inline;
 export find_attrs_by_name;
 export attrs_contains_name;
 export find_meta_items_by_name;
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ fn find_linkage_metas(attrs: [ast::attribute]) -> [@ast::meta_item] {
     ret metas;
 }
 
+// True if something like #[inline] is found in the list of attrs.
+fn should_inline(attrs: [ast::attribute]) -> bool {
+    attr::attrs_contains_name(attrs, "inline")
+}
+
 // Search a list of attributes and return only those with a specific name
 fn find_attrs_by_name(attrs: [ast::attribute], name: ast::ident) ->
    [ast::attribute] {
diff --git a/src/rustc/metadata/encoder.rs b/src/rustc/metadata/encoder.rs
index a8173d51f061..b5a10a0db486 100644
--- a/src/rustc/metadata/encoder.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/metadata/encoder.rs
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ type abbrev_map = map::hashmap<ty::t, tyencode::ty_abbrev>;
 
 type encode_ctxt = {ccx: crate_ctxt, type_abbrevs: abbrev_map};
 
-fn should_inline(_path: ast_map::path, attrs: [attribute]) -> bool {
-    attr::attrs_contains_name(attrs, "inline")
-}
-
 // Path table encoding
 fn encode_name(ebml_w: ebml::writer, name: str) {
     ebml_w.wr_tagged_str(tag_paths_data_name, name);
@@ -343,7 +339,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: @encode_ctxt, ebml_w: ebml::writer, item: @item,
         encode_type(ecx, ebml_w, node_id_to_type(tcx, item.id));
         encode_symbol(ecx, ebml_w, item.id);
         encode_path(ebml_w, path, ast_map::path_name(item.ident));
-        if should_inline(path, item.attrs) {
+        if attr::should_inline(item.attrs) {
             astencode::encode_inlined_item(ecx, ebml_w, path, ii_item(item));
         }
         ebml_w.end_tag();
@@ -446,7 +442,7 @@ fn encode_info_for_item(ecx: @encode_ctxt, ebml_w: ebml::writer, item: @item,
             encode_name(ebml_w, m.ident);
             encode_symbol(ecx, ebml_w, m.id);
             encode_path(ebml_w, impl_path, ast_map::path_name(m.ident));
-            if should_inline(path, m.attrs) {
+            if attr::should_inline(m.attrs) {
                 astencode::encode_inlined_item(
                     ecx, ebml_w, impl_path,
                     ii_method(local_def(item.id), m));
diff --git a/src/rustc/middle/trans/base.rs b/src/rustc/middle/trans/base.rs
index d97e70172461..08a33e348f2d 100644
--- a/src/rustc/middle/trans/base.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/middle/trans/base.rs
@@ -646,6 +646,19 @@ fn set_uwtable(f: ValueRef) {
                               0u as c_uint);
 }
 
+fn set_inline_hint(f: ValueRef) {
+    llvm::LLVMAddFunctionAttr(f, lib::llvm::InlineHintAttribute as c_uint,
+                              0u as c_uint);
+}
+
+fn set_inline_hint_if_appr(ccx: crate_ctxt,
+                           attrs: [ast::attribute],
+                           id: ast::node_id) {
+    if attr::should_inline(attrs) {
+        set_inline_hint(ccx.item_ids.get(id));
+    }
+}
+
 fn set_always_inline(f: ValueRef) {
     llvm::LLVMAddFunctionAttr(f, lib::llvm::AlwaysInlineAttribute as c_uint,
                               0u as c_uint);
@@ -4696,6 +4709,8 @@ fn collect_item(ccx: crate_ctxt, abi: @mutable option<ast::native_abi>,
         } else {
             native::register_crust_fn(ccx, i.span, my_path, i.id);
         }
+
+        set_inline_hint_if_appr(ccx, i.attrs, i.id);
       }
       ast::item_impl(tps, _, _, methods) {
         let path = my_path + [path_name(int::str(i.id))];
@@ -4703,6 +4718,8 @@ fn collect_item(ccx: crate_ctxt, abi: @mutable option<ast::native_abi>,
             register_fn(ccx, i.span,
                         path + [path_name(m.ident)],
                         "impl_method", tps + m.tps, m.id);
+
+            set_inline_hint_if_appr(ccx, m.attrs, m.id);
         }
       }
       ast::item_res(_, tps, _, dtor_id, ctor_id) {
@@ -4749,12 +4766,6 @@ fn collect_inlined_items(ccx: crate_ctxt, inline_map: inline::inline_map) {
         alt ii {
           ast::ii_item(item) {
             collect_item(ccx, abi, item);
-            alt item.node {
-              ast::item_fn(_, _, _) {
-                set_always_inline(ccx.item_ids.get(item.id));
-              }
-              _ { /* fallthrough */ }
-            }
           }
 
           ast::ii_method(impl_did, m) {
@@ -4763,6 +4774,7 @@ fn collect_inlined_items(ccx: crate_ctxt, inline_map: inline::inline_map) {
                 let mthd_ty = ty::node_id_to_type(ccx.tcx, m.id);
                 register_fn_full(ccx, m.span, m_path, "impl_method",
                                  m_bounds, m.id, mthd_ty);
+                set_inline_hint_if_appr(ccx, m.attrs, m.id);
             }
           }
         }