diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-readtapi/compare-ignore-archs.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-readtapi/compare-ignore-archs.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a9a79128caadc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-readtapi/compare-ignore-archs.test
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+; RUN: rm -rf %t
+; RUN: split-file %s %t  
+
+; RUN: llvm-readtapi --compare %t/all_archs.tbd  %t/missing_archs.tbd --ignore-arch armv7 --ignore-arch armv7s 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --allow-empty --implicit-check-not warning: --implicit-check-not error:
+; RUN: not llvm-readtapi --compare %t/all_archs.tbd  %t/missing_archs.tbd --ignore-arch armv7s 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix ARMV7
+
+all_archs.tbd
+; ARMV7: < {{.*}}all_archs.tbd
+; ARMV7: > {{.*}}missing_archs.tbd
+
+; ARMV7:      Reexported Libraries
+; ARMV7-NEXT: 	    armv7-apple-ios
+; ARMV7:      Symbols
+; ARMV7-NEXT: 	    armv7-apple-ios
+; ARMV7:      Inlined Reexported Frameworks/Libraries
+; ARMV7-NEXT: 	/System/Library/Frameworks/FooCore.framework/FooCore
+; ARMV7: 		  Symbols
+; ARMV7-NEXT: 			armv7-apple-ios
+
+;--- all_archs.tbd
+--- !tapi-tbd
+tbd-version:     4
+targets:         [ armv7-ios, armv7s-ios, arm64-ios, arm64e-ios ]
+install-name:    '/System/Library/Frameworks/Foo.framework/Foo'
+current-version: 1986.34.9
+reexported-libraries:
+  - targets:         [ armv7-ios, armv7s-ios, arm64-ios, arm64e-ios ]
+    libraries:       [ '/System/Library/Frameworks/FooCore.framework/FooCore' ]
+exports:
+  - targets:         [ armv7-ios, armv7s-ios, arm64-ios, arm64e-ios ]
+    symbols:         [ _AllRequestsKeyPathFragment, _AnalyticsLoggingSubsystem, _AnyRequestKeyPathFragment, 
+                       _bar_getBarPointSize_ints, _bar_newBarMessage, _bar_serialize ]
+  - targets:         [ arm64-ios, arm64e-ios ]
+    symbols:         [ __ZN3lingo11MapEdgeRoad6lengthEv, 
+                       __ZTVN3lingo11MapEdgeRoadE, __ZTVN3lingo7MapNodeE, __ZTVN5bar19GeometryPathElementE ]
+--- !tapi-tbd
+tbd-version:     4
+targets:         [ armv7-ios, armv7s-ios, arm64-ios, arm64e-ios ]
+install-name:    '/System/Library/Frameworks/FooCore.framework/FooCore'
+current-version: 1986.34.9
+exports:
+  - targets:         [ armv7-ios, armv7s-ios, arm64-ios, arm64e-ios ]
+    symbols:         [ _sym, _workgroupsym, _taskgroup_sim, meta_sim ]
+...
+
+;--- missing_archs.tbd
+--- !tapi-tbd
+tbd-version:     4
+targets:         [ arm64-ios, arm64e-ios ]
+install-name:    '/System/Library/Frameworks/Foo.framework/Foo'
+current-version: 1986.34.9
+reexported-libraries:
+  - targets:         [ arm64-ios, arm64e-ios ]
+    libraries:       [ '/System/Library/Frameworks/FooCore.framework/FooCore' ]
+exports:
+  - targets:         [ arm64-ios, arm64e-ios ]
+    symbols:         [ _AllRequestsKeyPathFragment, _AnalyticsLoggingSubsystem, _AnyRequestKeyPathFragment, 
+                       _bar_getBarPointSize_ints, _bar_newBarMessage, _bar_serialize, __ZN3lingo11MapEdgeRoad6lengthEv, 
+                       __ZTVN3lingo11MapEdgeRoadE, __ZTVN3lingo7MapNodeE, __ZTVN5bar19GeometryPathElementE ]
+--- !tapi-tbd
+tbd-version:     4
+targets:         [ arm64-ios, arm64e-ios ]
+install-name:    '/System/Library/Frameworks/FooCore.framework/FooCore'
+current-version: 1986.34.9
+exports:
+  - targets:         [ arm64-ios, arm64e-ios ]
+    symbols:         [ _sym, _workgroupsym, _taskgroup_sim, meta_sim ]
+...
diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-readtapi/TapiOpts.td b/llvm/tools/llvm-readtapi/TapiOpts.td
index 3b8f26579bd4a..3d13dc99fc963 100644
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-readtapi/TapiOpts.td
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-readtapi/TapiOpts.td
@@ -35,3 +35,8 @@ def delete_input : FF<"delete-input", "delete and replace input file on success"
 def delete_private_libraries : FF<"delete-private-libraries", "delete private system dynamic libraries and frameworks">;
 def t: FF<"t", "logs each library loaded, useful for debugging problems with search paths where the wrong library is loaded">;
 
+
+//
+// Compare options
+//
+defm ignore_arch : JS<"ignore-arch", "<architecture> slice to ignore for comparison", "<architecture>">;
diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-readtapi/llvm-readtapi.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-readtapi/llvm-readtapi.cpp
index c287dac4cd239..6e42ed76949ff 100644
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-readtapi/llvm-readtapi.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-readtapi/llvm-readtapi.cpp
@@ -71,9 +71,14 @@ struct StubOptions {
   bool TraceLibs = false;
 };
 
+struct CompareOptions {
+  ArchitectureSet ArchsToIgnore;
+};
+
 struct Context {
   std::vector<std::string> Inputs;
   StubOptions StubOpt;
+  CompareOptions CmpOpt;
   std::unique_ptr<llvm::raw_fd_stream> OutStream;
   FileType WriteFT = FileType::TBD_V5;
   bool Compact = false;
@@ -160,6 +165,28 @@ static bool handleCompareAction(const Context &Ctx) {
   auto LeftIF = getInterfaceFile(Ctx.Inputs.front());
   auto RightIF = getInterfaceFile(Ctx.Inputs.at(1));
 
+  // Remove all architectures to ignore before running comparison.
+  auto removeArchFromIF = [](auto &IF, const ArchitectureSet &ArchSet,
+                             const Architecture ArchToRemove) {
+    if (!ArchSet.has(ArchToRemove))
+      return;
+    if (ArchSet.count() == 1)
+      return;
+    auto OutIF = IF->remove(ArchToRemove);
+    if (!OutIF)
+      ExitOnErr(OutIF.takeError());
+    IF = std::move(*OutIF);
+  };
+
+  if (!Ctx.CmpOpt.ArchsToIgnore.empty()) {
+    const ArchitectureSet LeftArchs = LeftIF->getArchitectures();
+    const ArchitectureSet RightArchs = RightIF->getArchitectures();
+    for (const auto Arch : Ctx.CmpOpt.ArchsToIgnore) {
+      removeArchFromIF(LeftIF, LeftArchs, Arch);
+      removeArchFromIF(RightIF, RightArchs, Arch);
+    }
+  }
+
   raw_ostream &OS = Ctx.OutStream ? *Ctx.OutStream : outs();
   return DiffEngine(LeftIF.get(), RightIF.get()).compareFiles(OS);
 }
@@ -497,12 +524,20 @@ int main(int Argc, char **Argv) {
       reportError("unsupported filetype '" + FT + "'");
   }
 
-  if (opt::Arg *A = Args.getLastArg(OPT_arch_EQ)) {
-    StringRef Arch = A->getValue();
-    Ctx.Arch = getArchitectureFromName(Arch);
-    if (Ctx.Arch == AK_unknown)
-      reportError("unsupported architecture '" + Arch);
-  }
+  auto SanitizeArch = [&](opt::Arg *A) {
+    StringRef ArchStr = A->getValue();
+    auto Arch = getArchitectureFromName(ArchStr);
+    if (Arch == AK_unknown)
+      reportError("unsupported architecture '" + ArchStr);
+    return Arch;
+  };
+
+  if (opt::Arg *A = Args.getLastArg(OPT_arch_EQ))
+    Ctx.Arch = SanitizeArch(A);
+
+  for (opt::Arg *A : Args.filtered(OPT_ignore_arch_EQ))
+    Ctx.CmpOpt.ArchsToIgnore.set(SanitizeArch(A));
+
   // Handle top level and exclusive operation.
   SmallVector<opt::Arg *, 1> ActionArgs(Args.filtered(OPT_action_group));