diff --git a/src/libcore/intrinsics.rs b/src/libcore/intrinsics.rs
index e66a846537043..e927ed40d7fb7 100644
--- a/src/libcore/intrinsics.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/intrinsics.rs
@@ -1493,6 +1493,19 @@ extern "rust-intrinsic" {
     /// [`std::u32::wrapping_mul`](../../std/primitive.u32.html#method.wrapping_mul)
     pub fn overflowing_mul<T>(a: T, b: T) -> T;
 
+    /// Computes `a + b`, while saturating at numeric bounds.
+    /// The stabilized versions of this intrinsic are available on the integer
+    /// primitives via the `saturating_add` method. For example,
+    /// [`std::u32::saturating_add`](../../std/primitive.u32.html#method.saturating_add)
+    #[cfg(not(stage0))]
+    pub fn saturating_add<T>(a: T, b: T) -> T;
+    /// Computes `a - b`, while saturating at numeric bounds.
+    /// The stabilized versions of this intrinsic are available on the integer
+    /// primitives via the `saturating_sub` method. For example,
+    /// [`std::u32::saturating_sub`](../../std/primitive.u32.html#method.saturating_sub)
+    #[cfg(not(stage0))]
+    pub fn saturating_sub<T>(a: T, b: T) -> T;
+
     /// Returns the value of the discriminant for the variant in 'v',
     /// cast to a `u64`; if `T` has no discriminant, returns 0.
     pub fn discriminant_value<T>(v: &T) -> u64;
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/mod.rs b/src/libcore/num/mod.rs
index 7cf2317f4b37f..f80f839282781 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/mod.rs
@@ -883,11 +883,16 @@ $EndFeature, "
             #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
             #[inline]
             pub fn saturating_add(self, rhs: Self) -> Self {
+                #[cfg(stage0)]
                 match self.checked_add(rhs) {
                     Some(x) => x,
                     None if rhs >= 0 => Self::max_value(),
                     None => Self::min_value(),
                 }
+                #[cfg(not(stage0))]
+                {
+                    intrinsics::saturating_add(self, rhs)
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -908,11 +913,16 @@ $EndFeature, "
             #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
             #[inline]
             pub fn saturating_sub(self, rhs: Self) -> Self {
+                #[cfg(stage0)]
                 match self.checked_sub(rhs) {
                     Some(x) => x,
                     None if rhs >= 0 => Self::min_value(),
                     None => Self::max_value(),
                 }
+                #[cfg(not(stage0))]
+                {
+                    intrinsics::saturating_sub(self, rhs)
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -2744,10 +2754,15 @@ assert_eq!(200u8.saturating_add(127), 255);", $EndFeature, "
             #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
             #[inline]
             pub fn saturating_add(self, rhs: Self) -> Self {
+                #[cfg(stage0)]
                 match self.checked_add(rhs) {
                     Some(x) => x,
                     None => Self::max_value(),
                 }
+                #[cfg(not(stage0))]
+                {
+                    intrinsics::saturating_add(self, rhs)
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -2766,10 +2781,15 @@ assert_eq!(13", stringify!($SelfT), ".saturating_sub(127), 0);", $EndFeature, "
             #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
             #[inline]
             pub fn saturating_sub(self, rhs: Self) -> Self {
+                #[cfg(stage0)]
                 match self.checked_sub(rhs) {
                     Some(x) => x,
                     None => Self::min_value(),
                 }
+                #[cfg(not(stage0))]
+                {
+                    intrinsics::saturating_sub(self, rhs)
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/context.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/context.rs
index 1d7f14b02e199..f679558844198 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/context.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/context.rs
@@ -757,6 +757,30 @@ impl CodegenCx<'b, 'tcx> {
         ifn!("llvm.umul.with.overflow.i64", fn(t_i64, t_i64) -> mk_struct!{t_i64, i1});
         ifn!("llvm.umul.with.overflow.i128", fn(t_i128, t_i128) -> mk_struct!{t_i128, i1});
 
+        ifn!("llvm.sadd.sat.i8", fn(t_i8, t_i8) -> t_i8);
+        ifn!("llvm.sadd.sat.i16", fn(t_i16, t_i16) -> t_i16);
+        ifn!("llvm.sadd.sat.i32", fn(t_i32, t_i32) -> t_i32);
+        ifn!("llvm.sadd.sat.i64", fn(t_i64, t_i64) -> t_i64);
+        ifn!("llvm.sadd.sat.i128", fn(t_i128, t_i128) -> t_i128);
+
+        ifn!("llvm.uadd.sat.i8", fn(t_i8, t_i8) -> t_i8);
+        ifn!("llvm.uadd.sat.i16", fn(t_i16, t_i16) -> t_i16);
+        ifn!("llvm.uadd.sat.i32", fn(t_i32, t_i32) -> t_i32);
+        ifn!("llvm.uadd.sat.i64", fn(t_i64, t_i64) -> t_i64);
+        ifn!("llvm.uadd.sat.i128", fn(t_i128, t_i128) -> t_i128);
+
+        ifn!("llvm.ssub.sat.i8", fn(t_i8, t_i8) -> t_i8);
+        ifn!("llvm.ssub.sat.i16", fn(t_i16, t_i16) -> t_i16);
+        ifn!("llvm.ssub.sat.i32", fn(t_i32, t_i32) -> t_i32);
+        ifn!("llvm.ssub.sat.i64", fn(t_i64, t_i64) -> t_i64);
+        ifn!("llvm.ssub.sat.i128", fn(t_i128, t_i128) -> t_i128);
+
+        ifn!("llvm.usub.sat.i8", fn(t_i8, t_i8) -> t_i8);
+        ifn!("llvm.usub.sat.i16", fn(t_i16, t_i16) -> t_i16);
+        ifn!("llvm.usub.sat.i32", fn(t_i32, t_i32) -> t_i32);
+        ifn!("llvm.usub.sat.i64", fn(t_i64, t_i64) -> t_i64);
+        ifn!("llvm.usub.sat.i128", fn(t_i128, t_i128) -> t_i128);
+
         ifn!("llvm.lifetime.start", fn(t_i64,i8p) -> void);
         ifn!("llvm.lifetime.end", fn(t_i64, i8p) -> void);
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/intrinsic.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/intrinsic.rs
index 201b1684fb9b2..58b466dbe6faa 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/intrinsic.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/intrinsic.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use type_::Type;
 use type_of::LayoutLlvmExt;
 use rustc::ty::{self, Ty};
 use rustc::ty::layout::{self, LayoutOf, HasTyCtxt, Primitive};
-use rustc_codegen_ssa::common::TypeKind;
+use rustc_codegen_ssa::common::{IntPredicate, TypeKind};
 use rustc::hir;
 use syntax::ast::{self, FloatTy};
 use syntax::symbol::Symbol;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use rustc::session::Session;
 use syntax_pos::Span;
 
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
-use std::iter;
+use std::{iter, i128, u128};
 
 fn get_simple_intrinsic(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, name: &str) -> Option<&'ll Value> {
     let llvm_name = match name {
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ impl IntrinsicCallMethods<'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx> {
             "bitreverse" | "add_with_overflow" | "sub_with_overflow" |
             "mul_with_overflow" | "overflowing_add" | "overflowing_sub" | "overflowing_mul" |
             "unchecked_div" | "unchecked_rem" | "unchecked_shl" | "unchecked_shr" | "exact_div" |
-            "rotate_left" | "rotate_right" => {
+            "rotate_left" | "rotate_right" | "saturating_add" | "saturating_sub" => {
                 let ty = arg_tys[0];
                 match int_type_width_signed(ty, self) {
                     Some((width, signed)) =>
@@ -468,6 +468,44 @@ impl IntrinsicCallMethods<'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'll, 'tcx> {
                                     self.or(shift1, shift2)
                                 }
                             },
+                            "saturating_add" | "saturating_sub" => {
+                                let is_add = name == "saturating_add";
+                                let lhs = args[0].immediate();
+                                let rhs = args[1].immediate();
+                                if llvm_util::get_major_version() >= 8 {
+                                    let llvm_name = &format!("llvm.{}{}.sat.i{}",
+                                                             if signed { 's' } else { 'u' },
+                                                             if is_add { "add" } else { "sub" },
+                                                             width);
+                                    let llfn = self.get_intrinsic(llvm_name);
+                                    self.call(llfn, &[lhs, rhs], None)
+                                } else {
+                                    let llvm_name = &format!("llvm.{}{}.with.overflow.i{}",
+                                                             if signed { 's' } else { 'u' },
+                                                             if is_add { "add" } else { "sub" },
+                                                             width);
+                                    let llfn = self.get_intrinsic(llvm_name);
+                                    let pair = self.call(llfn, &[lhs, rhs], None);
+                                    let val = self.extract_value(pair, 0);
+                                    let overflow = self.extract_value(pair, 1);
+                                    let llty = self.type_ix(width);
+
+                                    let limit = if signed {
+                                        let limit_lo = self.const_uint_big(
+                                            llty, (i128::MIN >> (128 - width)) as u128);
+                                        let limit_hi = self.const_uint_big(
+                                            llty, (i128::MAX >> (128 - width)) as u128);
+                                        let neg = self.icmp(
+                                            IntPredicate::IntSLT, val, self.const_uint(llty, 0));
+                                        self.select(neg, limit_hi, limit_lo)
+                                    } else if is_add {
+                                        self.const_uint_big(llty, u128::MAX >> (128 - width))
+                                    } else {
+                                        self.const_uint(llty, 0)
+                                    };
+                                    self.select(overflow, limit, val)
+                                }
+                            },
                             _ => bug!(),
                         },
                     None => {
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/intrinsic.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/intrinsic.rs
index 96e271f0cde10..82d4300d99687 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/intrinsic.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/intrinsic.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ pub fn intrisic_operation_unsafety(intrinsic: &str) -> hir::Unsafety {
         "size_of" | "min_align_of" | "needs_drop" |
         "add_with_overflow" | "sub_with_overflow" | "mul_with_overflow" |
         "overflowing_add" | "overflowing_sub" | "overflowing_mul" |
+        "saturating_add" | "saturating_sub" |
         "rotate_left" | "rotate_right" |
         "ctpop" | "ctlz" | "cttz" | "bswap" | "bitreverse"
         => hir::Unsafety::Normal,
@@ -307,6 +308,8 @@ pub fn check_intrinsic_type<'a, 'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'a, 'tcx, 'tcx>,
 
             "overflowing_add" | "overflowing_sub" | "overflowing_mul" =>
                 (1, vec![param(0), param(0)], param(0)),
+            "saturating_add" | "saturating_sub" =>
+                (1, vec![param(0), param(0)], param(0)),
             "fadd_fast" | "fsub_fast" | "fmul_fast" | "fdiv_fast" | "frem_fast" =>
                 (1, vec![param(0), param(0)], param(0)),