diff --git a/Runtimes/Core/cmake/modules/FindSwiftClientRetainRelease.cmake b/Runtimes/Core/cmake/modules/FindSwiftClientRetainRelease.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..feed79b9d8bf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Runtimes/Core/cmake/modules/FindSwiftClientRetainRelease.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#[=======================================================================[.rst:
+FindSwiftClientRetainRelease
+------------
+
+Find SwiftClientRetainRelease, deferring to the associated SwiftClientRetainReleaseConfig.cmake when requested.
+This is meant to be linked in swiftCore.
+
+Imported Targets
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The following :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` TARGETS may be defined:
+
+ ``swiftClientRetainRelease``
+
+#]=======================================================================]
+
+include_guard(GLOBAL)
+
+if(SwiftClientRetainRelease_DIR)
+  if(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_FIND_REQUIRED)
+    list(APPEND args REQUIRED)
+  endif()
+  if(${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NAME}_FIND_QUIETLY)
+    list(APPEND args QUIET)
+  endif()
+  find_package(SwiftClientRetainRelease CONFIG ${args})
+  return()
+endif()
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+include(PlatformInfo)
+
+if(APPLE)
+  # ClientRetainRelease is not installed in the SDKs, but in the
+  # toolchain next to the compiler
+  set(target_info_command "${CMAKE_Swift_COMPILER}" -print-target-info)
+  if(CMAKE_Swift_COMPILER_TARGET)
+    list(APPEND target_info_command -target ${CMAKE_Swift_COMPILER_TARGET})
+  endif()
+  execute_process(COMMAND ${target_info_command} OUTPUT_VARIABLE target_info_json)
+  message(CONFIGURE_LOG "Swift target info: ${target_info_command}\n"
+  "${target_info_json}")
+
+  string(JSON runtime_library_import_paths_json GET "${target_info_json}" "paths" "runtimeLibraryImportPaths")
+  message(CONFIGURE_LOG "runtime_library_import_paths_json ${runtime_library_import_paths_json}")
+
+  string(JSON number_of_runtime_library_import_paths LENGTH "${runtime_library_import_paths_json}")
+  math(EXPR index_of_last_runtime_library_import_path "${number_of_runtime_library_import_paths} - 1")
+  foreach(index RANGE 0 ${index_of_last_runtime_library_import_path})
+    string(JSON runtime_library_import_path GET "${runtime_library_import_paths_json}" ${index})
+
+    list(APPEND SwiftClientRetainRelease_LIBRARY_HINTS
+      "${runtime_library_import_path}")
+  endforeach()
+
+  list(APPEND swiftClientRetainRelease_NAMES libswiftClientRetainRelease.a)
+else()
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "ClientRetainRelease is only available for Apple platforms at the moment.\n")
+endif()
+
+find_library(swiftClientRetainRelease_LIBRARY
+  NAMES
+    ${swiftClientRetainRelease_NAMES}
+  NO_CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH
+  HINTS
+    ${SwiftClientRetainRelease_LIBRARY_HINTS})
+
+add_library(swiftClientRetainRelease STATIC IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+set_target_properties(swiftClientRetainRelease PROPERTIES
+  IMPORTED_LOCATION "${swiftClientRetainRelease_LIBRARY}")
+
+find_package_handle_standard_args(SwiftClientRetainRelease DEFAULT_MSG
+  swiftClientRetainRelease_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/Runtimes/Core/core/CMakeLists.txt b/Runtimes/Core/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 023c23fe9e433..d3854dc9e24db 100644
--- a/Runtimes/Core/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Runtimes/Core/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -373,6 +373,15 @@ if(NOT ANDROID AND NOT APPLE AND NOT LINUX AND NOT WIN32 AND UNIX)
   target_link_libraries(swiftCore PRIVATE "${EXECINFO_LIBRARY}")
 endif()
 
+check_compiler_flag(Swift "-Xfrontend -enable-client-retain-release" HAVE_Swift_EMIT_CLIENT_RETAIN_RELEASE_FLAG)
+if(HAVE_Swift_EMIT_CLIENT_RETAIN_RELEASE_FLAG)
+  find_package(SwiftClientRetainRelease)
+  if(SwiftClientRetainRelease_FOUND)
+    target_compile_options(swiftCore PRIVATE "$<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:Swift>:SHELL:-Xfrontend -enable-client-retain-release>")
+    target_link_libraries(swiftCore PRIVATE swiftClientRetainRelease)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 if(APPLE AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   target_link_options(swiftCore PRIVATE "SHELL:-Xlinker -headerpad_max_install_names")
 endif()