diff --git a/tests/codegen-llvm/direct-access-external-data.rs b/tests/codegen-llvm/direct-access-external-data.rs
index 73dc08dc2b57..a151bb6012e1 100644
--- a/tests/codegen-llvm/direct-access-external-data.rs
+++ b/tests/codegen-llvm/direct-access-external-data.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//@ ignore-loongarch64 (handles dso_local differently)
 //@ ignore-powerpc64 (handles dso_local differently)
 //@ ignore-apple (handles dso_local differently)
 
diff --git a/tests/codegen-llvm/loongarch/direct-access-external-data.rs b/tests/codegen-llvm/loongarch/direct-access-external-data.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..de495d7fe9a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/codegen-llvm/loongarch/direct-access-external-data.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+//@ only-loongarch64
+
+//@ revisions: DEFAULT PIE DIRECT INDIRECT
+//@ [DEFAULT] compile-flags: -C relocation-model=static
+//@ [PIE] compile-flags: -C relocation-model=pie
+//@ [DIRECT] compile-flags: -C relocation-model=pie -Z direct-access-external-data=yes
+//@ [INDIRECT] compile-flags: -C relocation-model=static -Z direct-access-external-data=no
+
+#![crate_type = "rlib"]
+#![feature(linkage)]
+
+unsafe extern "C" {
+    // CHECK: @VAR = external
+    // DEFAULT-NOT: dso_local
+    // PIE-NOT: dso_local
+    // DIRECT-SAME: dso_local
+    // INDIRECT-NOT: dso_local
+    // CHECK-SAME: global i32
+    safe static VAR: i32;
+
+    // When "linkage" is used, we generate an indirection global.
+    // Check dso_local is still applied to the actual global.
+    // CHECK: @EXTERNAL = external
+    // DEFAULT-NOT: dso_local
+    // PIE-NOT: dso_local
+    // DIRECT-SAME: dso_local
+    // INDIRECT-NOT: dso_local
+    // CHECK-SAME: global i8
+    #[linkage = "external"]
+    safe static EXTERNAL: *const u32;
+
+    // CHECK: @WEAK = extern_weak
+    // DEFAULT-NOT: dso_local
+    // PIE-NOT: dso_local
+    // DIRECT-SAME: dso_local
+    // INDIRECT-NOT: dso_local
+    // CHECK-SAME: global i8
+    #[linkage = "extern_weak"]
+    safe static WEAK: *const u32;
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub fn refer() {
+    core::hint::black_box(VAR);
+    core::hint::black_box(EXTERNAL);
+    core::hint::black_box(WEAK);
+}