diff --git a/src/check_decl.cpp b/src/check_decl.cpp
index 4f5fe3ebe..813028ab1 100644
--- a/src/check_decl.cpp
+++ b/src/check_decl.cpp
@@ -429,6 +429,23 @@ void init_entity_foreign_library(Checker *c, Entity *e) {
 	}
 }
 
+String handle_link_name(Checker *c, Token token, String link_name, String link_prefix, bool link_prefix_overridden) {
+	if (link_prefix.len > 0) {
+		if (link_name.len > 0 && !link_prefix_overridden) {
+			error(token, "`link_name` and `link_prefix` cannot be used together");
+		} else {
+			isize len = link_prefix.len + token.string.len;
+			u8 *name = gb_alloc_array(c->allocator, u8, len+1);
+			gb_memmove(name, &link_prefix[0], link_prefix.len);
+			gb_memmove(name+link_prefix.len, &token.string[0], token.string.len);
+			name[len] = 0;
+
+			link_name = make_string(name, len);
+		}
+	}
+	return link_name;
+}
+
 void check_proc_decl(Checker *c, Entity *e, DeclInfo *d) {
 	GB_ASSERT(e->type == nullptr);
 	if (d->proc_lit->kind != AstNode_ProcLit) {
@@ -462,6 +479,8 @@ void check_proc_decl(Checker *c, Entity *e, DeclInfo *d) {
 	bool is_require_results = (pl->tags & ProcTag_require_results) != 0;
 
 	String link_name = {};
+	String link_prefix = e->Procedure.link_prefix;
+	bool link_prefix_overridden = false;
 
 
 	if (d != nullptr && d->attributes.count > 0) {
@@ -517,6 +536,18 @@ void check_proc_decl(Checker *c, Entity *e, DeclInfo *d) {
 					} else {
 						error(elem, "Expected a string value for `%.*s`", LIT(name));
 					}
+				} else if (name == "link_prefix") {
+					if (ev.kind == ExactValue_String) {
+						if (link_prefix.len > 0) {
+							link_prefix_overridden = true;
+						}
+						link_prefix = ev.value_string;
+						if (!is_foreign_name_valid(link_prefix)) {
+							error(elem, "Invalid link prefix: %.*s", LIT(link_prefix));
+						}
+					} else {
+						error(elem, "Expected a string value for `%.*s`", LIT(name));
+					}
 				} else {
 					error(elem, "Unknown attribute element name `%.*s`", LIT(name));
 				}
@@ -525,8 +556,7 @@ void check_proc_decl(Checker *c, Entity *e, DeclInfo *d) {
 	}
 
 
-
-
+	link_name = handle_link_name(c, e->token, link_name, link_prefix, link_prefix_overridden);
 
 	if (d->scope->file != nullptr && e->token.string == "main") {
 		if (pt->param_count != 0 ||
@@ -671,7 +701,9 @@ void check_var_decl(Checker *c, Entity *e, Entity **entities, isize entity_count
 	e->flags |= EntityFlag_Visited;
 
 
+	String link_prefix = e->Variable.link_prefix;
 	String link_name = {};
+	bool link_prefix_overridden = false;
 
 	DeclInfo *decl = decl_info_of_entity(&c->info, e);
 	if (decl != nullptr && decl->attributes.count > 0) {
@@ -728,6 +760,30 @@ void check_var_decl(Checker *c, Entity *e, Entity **entities, isize entity_count
 					} else {
 						error(elem, "Expected a string value for `%.*s`", LIT(name));
 					}
+				} else if (name == "thread_local") {
+					if (ev.kind == ExactValue_Invalid) {
+						if (!e->scope->is_file) {
+							error(elem, "Only a variable at file scope can be thread local");
+						} else if (init_expr_list.count > 0) {
+							error(elem, "A thread local variable declaration cannot have initialization values");
+						} else {
+							e->Variable.is_thread_local = true;
+						}
+					} else {
+						error(elem, "Expected no value for `%.*s`", LIT(name));
+					}
+				} else if (name == "link_prefix") {
+					if (ev.kind == ExactValue_String) {
+						if (link_prefix.len > 0) {
+							link_prefix_overridden = true;
+						}
+						link_prefix = ev.value_string;
+						if (!is_foreign_name_valid(link_prefix)) {
+							error(elem, "Invalid link prefix: %.*s", LIT(link_prefix));
+						}
+					} else {
+						error(elem, "Expected a string value for `%.*s`", LIT(name));
+					}
 				} else {
 					error(elem, "Unknown attribute element name `%.*s`", LIT(name));
 				}
@@ -735,6 +791,9 @@ void check_var_decl(Checker *c, Entity *e, Entity **entities, isize entity_count
 		}
 	}
 
+	link_name = handle_link_name(c, e->token, link_name, link_prefix, link_prefix_overridden);
+
+
 	String context_name = str_lit("variable declaration");
 
 	if (type_expr != nullptr) {
diff --git a/src/check_stmt.cpp b/src/check_stmt.cpp
index 6bde1abb3..04308d40b 100644
--- a/src/check_stmt.cpp
+++ b/src/check_stmt.cpp
@@ -1692,9 +1692,58 @@ void check_stmt_internal(Checker *c, AstNode *node, u32 flags) {
 		Entity **entities = gb_alloc_array(c->allocator, Entity *, vd->names.count);
 		isize entity_count = 0;
 
-		if (vd->flags & VarDeclFlag_thread_local) {
-			vd->flags &= ~VarDeclFlag_thread_local;
-			error(node, "`thread_local` may only be applied to a variable declaration");
+		if (vd->attributes.count > 0) {
+			StringSet set = {};
+			string_set_init(&set, heap_allocator());
+			defer (string_set_destroy(&set));
+
+			for_array(i, vd->attributes) {
+				AstNode *attr = vd->attributes[i];
+				if (attr->kind != AstNode_Attribute) continue;
+				for_array(j, attr->Attribute.elems) {
+					AstNode *elem = attr->Attribute.elems[j];
+					String name = {};
+					AstNode *value = nullptr;
+
+					switch (elem->kind) {
+					case_ast_node(i, Ident, elem);
+						name = i->token.string;
+					case_end;
+					case_ast_node(fv, FieldValue, elem);
+						GB_ASSERT(fv->field->kind == AstNode_Ident);
+						name = fv->field->Ident.token.string;
+						value = fv->value;
+					case_end;
+					default:
+						error(elem, "Invalid attribute element");
+						continue;
+					}
+
+					ExactValue ev = {};
+					if (value != nullptr) {
+						Operand op = {};
+						check_expr(c, &op, value);
+						if (op.mode != Addressing_Constant) {
+							error(value, "An attribute element must be constant");
+						} else {
+							ev = op.value;
+						}
+					}
+
+					if (string_set_exists(&set, name)) {
+						error(elem, "Previous declaration of `%.*s`", LIT(name));
+						continue;
+					} else {
+						string_set_add(&set, name);
+					}
+
+					if (name == "thread_local") {
+						error(elem, "Variable within a procedure cannot be thread local");
+					} else {
+						error(elem, "Unknown attribute element name `%.*s`", LIT(name));
+					}
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		for_array(i, vd->names) {
diff --git a/src/checker.cpp b/src/checker.cpp
index 4d7b7e83a..5e77dc90f 100644
--- a/src/checker.cpp
+++ b/src/checker.cpp
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ struct CheckerContext {
 	DeclInfo * curr_proc_decl;
 	AstNode *  curr_foreign_library;
 	ProcCallingConvention default_foreign_cc;
+	String                foreign_link_prefix;
 
 	bool       in_foreign_export;
 	bool       collect_delayed_decls;
@@ -1920,6 +1921,17 @@ void check_foreign_block_decl_attributes(Checker *c, AstNodeForeignBlockDecl *fb
 				} else {
 					error(elem, "Expected a string value for `%.*s`", LIT(name));
 				}
+			} else if (name == "link_prefix") {
+				if (ev.kind == ExactValue_String) {
+					String link_prefix = ev.value_string;
+					if (!is_foreign_name_valid(link_prefix)) {
+						error(elem, "Invalid link prefix: `%.*s`\n", LIT(link_prefix));
+					} else {
+						c->context.foreign_link_prefix = link_prefix;
+					}
+				} else {
+					error(elem, "Expected a string value for `%.*s`", LIT(name));
+				}
 			} else {
 				error(elem, "Unknown attribute element name `%.*s`", LIT(name));
 			}
@@ -2024,11 +2036,6 @@ void check_collect_value_decl(Checker *c, AstNode *decl) {
 			di->type_expr = vd->type;
 			di->init_expr = vd->values[0];
 			di->init_expr_list = vd->values;
-
-
-			if (vd->flags & VarDeclFlag_thread_local) {
-				error(decl, "#thread_local variable declarations cannot have initialization values");
-			}
 		}
 
 
@@ -2044,7 +2051,6 @@ void check_collect_value_decl(Checker *c, AstNode *decl) {
 				continue;
 			}
 			Entity *e = make_entity_variable(c->allocator, c->context.scope, name->Ident.token, nullptr, false);
-			e->Variable.is_thread_local = (vd->flags & VarDeclFlag_thread_local) != 0;
 			e->identifier = name;
 
 			if (vd->flags & VarDeclFlag_using) {
@@ -2058,6 +2064,8 @@ void check_collect_value_decl(Checker *c, AstNode *decl) {
 				e->Variable.is_foreign = true;
 				e->Variable.foreign_library_ident = fl;
 
+				e->Variable.link_prefix = c->context.foreign_link_prefix;
+
 			} else if (c->context.in_foreign_export) {
 				e->Variable.is_export = true;
 			}
@@ -2131,6 +2139,8 @@ void check_collect_value_decl(Checker *c, AstNode *decl) {
 							cc = c->context.default_foreign_cc;
 						}
 					}
+					e->Procedure.link_prefix = c->context.foreign_link_prefix;
+
 					GB_ASSERT(cc != ProcCC_Invalid);
 					pl->type->ProcType.calling_convention = cc;
 
diff --git a/src/entity.cpp b/src/entity.cpp
index de0922650..b84d9a7e0 100644
--- a/src/entity.cpp
+++ b/src/entity.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ struct Entity {
 			Entity *   foreign_library;
 			AstNode *  foreign_library_ident;
 			String     link_name;
+			String     link_prefix;
 		} Variable;
 		struct {
 			bool  is_type_alias;
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ struct Entity {
 		struct {
 			OverloadKind overload_kind;
 			String       link_name;
+			String       link_prefix;
 			u64          tags;
 			bool         is_export;
 			bool         is_foreign;
diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index 565329ef1..e554666f2 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -8176,14 +8176,15 @@ void ir_gen_tree(irGen *s) {
 			if (decl == nullptr) {
 				continue;
 			}
+			GB_ASSERT(e->kind == Entity_Variable);
 
 
 			bool is_foreign = e->Variable.is_foreign;
 			bool is_export  = e->Variable.is_export;
+			bool no_name_mangle = e->scope->is_global || e->Variable.link_name.len > 0 || is_foreign || is_export;
 
 			String name = e->token.string;
-			String original_name = name;
-			if (!e->scope->is_global && !(is_foreign || is_export)) {
+			if (!no_name_mangle) {
 				name = ir_mangle_name(s, e->token.pos.file, e);
 			}
 			ir_add_entity_name(m, e, name);
diff --git a/src/parser.cpp b/src/parser.cpp
index 4595909d9..72c689674 100644
--- a/src/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser.cpp
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ enum ProcCallingConvention {
 };
 
 enum VarDeclFlag {
-	VarDeclFlag_using            = 1<<0,
-	VarDeclFlag_thread_local     = 1<<1,
+	VarDeclFlag_using = 1<<0,
 };
 
 enum StmtStateFlag {
@@ -4650,22 +4649,6 @@ AstNode *parse_stmt(AstFile *f) {
 			}
 			expect_semicolon(f, s);
 			return s;
-		} else if (tag == "thread_local") {
-			AstNode *s = parse_stmt(f);
-
-			if (s->kind == AstNode_ValueDecl) {
-				if (!s->ValueDecl.is_mutable) {
-					syntax_error(token, "`thread_local` may only be applied to variable declarations");
-				}
-				if (f->curr_proc != nullptr) {
-					syntax_error(token, "`thread_local` is only allowed at the file scope");
-				} else {
-					s->ValueDecl.flags |= VarDeclFlag_thread_local;
-				}
-				return s;
-			}
-			syntax_error(token, "`thread_local` may only be applied to a variable declaration");
-			return ast_bad_stmt(f, token, f->curr_token);
 		} else if (tag == "bounds_check") {
 			s = parse_stmt(f);
 			s->stmt_state_flags |= StmtStateFlag_bounds_check;