diff --git a/include/eld/Diagnostics/DiagLDScript.inc b/include/eld/Diagnostics/DiagLDScript.inc
index 47486cd08..5d40b10c5 100644
--- a/include/eld/Diagnostics/DiagLDScript.inc
+++ b/include/eld/Diagnostics/DiagLDScript.inc
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ DIAG(fatal_modulo_by_zero, DiagnosticEngine::Fatal,
      "%0: modulo by zero in expression %1")
 DIAG(error_experimental_not_supported, DiagnosticEngine::Error,
      "Linker has only experimental support for handling %0")
+DIAG(error_negative_vma, DiagnosticEngine::Fatal,
+     "VMA is negative")
+DIAG(error_negative_lma, DiagnosticEngine::Fatal,
+     "LMA is negative")
 DIAG(error_memory_region_exceeded_limit, DiagnosticEngine::Error,
      "Memory region %0 exceeded limit while adding section %1")
 DIAG(error_memory_region_empty, DiagnosticEngine::Error,
diff --git a/lib/Target/CreateProgramHeaders.hpp b/lib/Target/CreateProgramHeaders.hpp
index bdea0a907..3870b167f 100644
--- a/lib/Target/CreateProgramHeaders.hpp
+++ b/lib/Target/CreateProgramHeaders.hpp
@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ bool GNULDBackend::createProgramHdrs() {
     // If the output section specified a VMA value.
     if ((*out)->prolog().hasVMA()) {
       (*out)->prolog().vma().evaluateAndRaiseError();
+      if ((*out)->prolog().vma().isUnaryMinus()) {
+        config().raise(Diag::error_negative_vma);
+        return true;
+      }
       // If the output section descriptor has an alignment specified
       // honor the alignment specified, the alignment would have been
       // reflected in the section alignment.
@@ -450,6 +454,10 @@ bool GNULDBackend::createProgramHdrs() {
       // Explicitly align LMA to make the code easy to read
       if (useSetLMA) {
         (*out)->prolog().lma().evaluateAndRaiseError();
+        if ((*out)->prolog().lma().isUnaryMinus()) {
+          config().raise(Diag::error_negative_lma);
+          return true;
+        }
         pma = (*out)->prolog().lma().result();
       } else if (hasVMARegion || hasLMARegion) {
         ScriptMemoryRegion &R = (*out)->epilog().lmaRegion();
diff --git a/test/Common/standalone/NegativeVMA_LMA/Inputs/1.c b/test/Common/standalone/NegativeVMA_LMA/Inputs/1.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b79e0f77b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Common/standalone/NegativeVMA_LMA/Inputs/1.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+int foo() { return 1; }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Common/standalone/NegativeVMA_LMA/Inputs/script.t b/test/Common/standalone/NegativeVMA_LMA/Inputs/script.t
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca768de73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Common/standalone/NegativeVMA_LMA/Inputs/script.t
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SECTIONS {
+  .foo (-0x201) : AT(0x1000) { *(.text.foo) }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Common/standalone/NegativeVMA_LMA/Inputs/script_1.t b/test/Common/standalone/NegativeVMA_LMA/Inputs/script_1.t
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e62eb77a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Common/standalone/NegativeVMA_LMA/Inputs/script_1.t
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SECTIONS {
+  .foo (0x201) : AT(-0x1000) { *(.text.foo) }
+}
diff --git a/test/Common/standalone/NegativeVMA_LMA/NegativeVMA_LMA.test b/test/Common/standalone/NegativeVMA_LMA/NegativeVMA_LMA.test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa757a2a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Common/standalone/NegativeVMA_LMA/NegativeVMA_LMA.test
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#--NegativeVMA_LMA.test------------------ Executable----------------#
+#BEGIN_COMMENT
+# Verify that the linker errors out when the VMA/LMA
+# is negative.
+#END_COMMENT
+RUN: %clang %clangopts -c %p/Inputs/1.c -o %t1.1.o
+RUN: %not %link %linkopts %t1.1.o -T %p/Inputs/script.t -o %t2_vma.out 2>&1 | %filecheck %s
+RUN: %not %link %linkopts %t1.1.o -T %p/Inputs/script_1.t -o %t2_lma.out 2>&1 | %filecheck %s --check-prefix=LMA
+
+CHECK: VMA is negative
+LMA: LMA is negative
\ No newline at end of file