diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 2e2db02d85..0356756128 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ Behavior changes:
   without an accompanying `-RTS`.
 * When auto-detecting `--ghc-build`, `tinfo6` is now preferred over
   `standard` if both versions of libtinfo are installed
+* Addition of `stack build --copy-compiler-tool`, to allow tools like
+  intero to be installed globally for a particular compiler.
+  [#2643](https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/issues/2643)
 
 Other enhancements:
 
diff --git a/src/Stack/Build/ConstructPlan.hs b/src/Stack/Build/ConstructPlan.hs
index fbf03c5518..cf2b68edde 100644
--- a/src/Stack/Build/ConstructPlan.hs
+++ b/src/Stack/Build/ConstructPlan.hs
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ constructPlan ls0 baseConfigOpts0 locals extraToBuild0 localDumpPkgs loadPackage
                 , planFinals = M.fromList finals
                 , planUnregisterLocal = mkUnregisterLocal tasks dirtyReason localDumpPkgs sourceMap initialBuildSteps
                 , planInstallExes =
-                    if boptsInstallExes $ bcoBuildOpts baseConfigOpts0
+                    if boptsInstallExes (bcoBuildOpts baseConfigOpts0) ||
+                       boptsInstallCompilerTool (bcoBuildOpts baseConfigOpts0)
                         then installExes
                         else Map.empty
                 }
diff --git a/src/Stack/Build/Execute.hs b/src/Stack/Build/Execute.hs
index 22ddb03c96..7baa05ae4a 100644
--- a/src/Stack/Build/Execute.hs
+++ b/src/Stack/Build/Execute.hs
@@ -509,7 +509,10 @@ copyExecutables exes | Map.null exes = return ()
 copyExecutables exes = do
     snapBin <- (</> bindirSuffix) `liftM` installationRootDeps
     localBin <- (</> bindirSuffix) `liftM` installationRootLocal
-    destDir <- view $ configL.to configLocalBin
+    compilerSpecific <- boptsInstallCompilerTool <$> view buildOptsL
+    destDir <- if compilerSpecific
+                   then bindirCompilerTools
+                   else view $ configL.to configLocalBin
     ensureDir destDir
 
     destDir' <- liftIO . D.canonicalizePath . toFilePath $ destDir
@@ -560,7 +563,7 @@ copyExecutables exes = do
             , T.pack destDir'
             , ":"]
     forM_ installed $ \exe -> $logInfo ("- " <> exe)
-    warnInstallSearchPathIssues destDir' installed
+    unless compilerSpecific $ warnInstallSearchPathIssues destDir' installed
 
 
 -- | Windows can't write over the current executable. Instead, we rename the
diff --git a/src/Stack/Config/Build.hs b/src/Stack/Config/Build.hs
index 2091b244ae..45fbbca642 100644
--- a/src/Stack/Config/Build.hs
+++ b/src/Stack/Config/Build.hs
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ buildOptsFromMonoid BuildOptsMonoid{..} = BuildOpts
     , boptsInstallExes = fromFirst
           (boptsInstallExes defaultBuildOpts)
           buildMonoidInstallExes
+    , boptsInstallCompilerTool = fromFirst
+          (boptsInstallCompilerTool defaultBuildOpts)
+          buildMonoidInstallCompilerTool
     , boptsPreFetch = fromFirst
           (boptsPreFetch defaultBuildOpts)
           buildMonoidPreFetch
diff --git a/src/Stack/Options/BuildMonoidParser.hs b/src/Stack/Options/BuildMonoidParser.hs
index 973ac39139..aa401cf7b0 100644
--- a/src/Stack/Options/BuildMonoidParser.hs
+++ b/src/Stack/Options/BuildMonoidParser.hs
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ buildOptsMonoidParser hide0 =
     libProfiling <*> exeProfiling <*> libStripping <*>
     exeStripping <*> haddock <*> haddockOptsParser hideBool <*>
     openHaddocks <*> haddockDeps <*> haddockInternal <*>
-    haddockHyperlinkSource <*> copyBins <*> preFetch <*> keepGoing <*>
-    forceDirty <*> tests <*> testOptsParser hideBool <*> benches <*>
+    haddockHyperlinkSource <*> copyBins <*> copyCompilerTool <*>
+    preFetch <*> keepGoing <*> forceDirty <*>
+    tests <*> testOptsParser hideBool <*> benches <*>
     benchOptsParser hideBool <*> reconfigure <*> cabalVerbose <*> splitObjs <*> skipComponents
   where
     hideBool = hide0 /= BuildCmdGlobalOpts
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@ buildOptsMonoidParser hide0 =
                       \debuggers/profiling tools/other utilities that use \
                       \debugging symbols." <>
              hideExceptGhci)
-
     libProfiling =
         firstBoolFlags
             "library-profiling"
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ buildOptsMonoidParser hide0 =
             "copy-bins"
             "copying binaries to the local-bin-path (see 'stack path')"
             hide
+    copyCompilerTool =
+        firstBoolFlags
+            "copy-compiler-tool"
+            "copying binaries of targets to compiler-tools-bin (see 'stack path')"
+            hide
     keepGoing =
         firstBoolFlags
             "keep-going"
diff --git a/src/Stack/Path.hs b/src/Stack/Path.hs
index 6c8669f2d7..d0ea3583b3 100644
--- a/src/Stack/Path.hs
+++ b/src/Stack/Path.hs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ path keys =
        global <- GhcPkg.getGlobalDB menv whichCompiler
        snaproot <- installationRootDeps
        localroot <- installationRootLocal
+       toolsDir <- bindirCompilerTools
        distDir <- distRelativeDir
        hpcDir <- hpcReportDir
        compiler <- getCompilerPath whichCompiler
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ path keys =
                                global
                                snaproot
                                localroot
+                               toolsDir
                                distDir
                                hpcDir
                                extra
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ data PathInfo = PathInfo
     , piGlobalDb     :: Path Abs Dir
     , piSnapRoot     :: Path Abs Dir
     , piLocalRoot    :: Path Abs Dir
+    , piToolsDir     :: Path Abs Dir
     , piDistDir      :: Path Rel Dir
     , piHpcDir       :: Path Abs Dir
     , piExtraDbs     :: [Path Abs Dir]
@@ -155,6 +158,9 @@ paths =
     , ( "Directory containing the compiler binary (e.g. ghc)"
       , "compiler-bin"
       , T.pack . toFilePathNoTrailingSep . parent . piCompiler )
+    , ( "Directory containing binaries specific to a particular compiler (e.g. intero)"
+      , "compiler-tools-bin"
+      , T.pack . toFilePathNoTrailingSep . piToolsDir )
     , ( "Local bin dir where stack installs executables (e.g. ~/.local/bin)"
       , "local-bin"
       , view $ configL.to configLocalBin.to toFilePathNoTrailingSep.to T.pack)
diff --git a/src/Stack/Types/Config.hs b/src/Stack/Types/Config.hs
index 73d7170d96..f7da12fa14 100644
--- a/src/Stack/Types/Config.hs
+++ b/src/Stack/Types/Config.hs
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ module Stack.Types.Config
   ,hpcReportDir
   ,installationRootDeps
   ,installationRootLocal
+  ,bindirCompilerTools
   ,hoogleRoot
   ,hoogleDatabasePath
   ,packageDatabaseDeps
@@ -1232,6 +1233,20 @@ installationRootLocal = do
     psc <- useShaPathOnWindows =<< platformSnapAndCompilerRel
     return $ workDir </> $(mkRelDir "install") </> psc
 
+-- | Installation root for compiler tools
+bindirCompilerTools :: (MonadThrow m, MonadReader env m, HasEnvConfig env) => m (Path Abs Dir)
+bindirCompilerTools = do
+    config <- asks getConfig
+    platform <- platformGhcRelDir
+    compilerVersion <- asks (envConfigCompilerVersion . getEnvConfig)
+    compiler <- parseRelDir $ compilerVersionString compilerVersion
+    return $
+        configStackRoot config </>
+        $(mkRelDir "compiler-tools") </>
+        platform </>
+        compiler </>
+        bindirSuffix
+
 -- | Hoogle directory.
 hoogleRoot :: (MonadThrow m, MonadReader env m, HasEnvConfig env) => m (Path Abs Dir)
 hoogleRoot = do
@@ -1376,9 +1391,10 @@ extraBinDirs :: (MonadThrow m, MonadReader env m, HasEnvConfig env)
 extraBinDirs = do
     deps <- installationRootDeps
     local <- installationRootLocal
+    tools <- bindirCompilerTools
     return $ \locals -> if locals
-        then [local </> bindirSuffix, deps </> bindirSuffix]
-        else [deps </> bindirSuffix]
+        then [local </> bindirSuffix, deps </> bindirSuffix, tools]
+        else [deps </> bindirSuffix, tools]
 
 -- | Get the minimal environment override, useful for just calling external
 -- processes like git or ghc
diff --git a/src/Stack/Types/Config/Build.hs b/src/Stack/Types/Config/Build.hs
index fcd231fc29..15301dae01 100644
--- a/src/Stack/Types/Config/Build.hs
+++ b/src/Stack/Types/Config/Build.hs
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ data BuildOpts =
             -- @hscolour@. Disable for no sources.
             ,boptsInstallExes :: !Bool
             -- ^ Install executables to user path after building?
+            ,boptsInstallCompilerTool :: !Bool
+            -- ^ Install executables to compiler tools path after building?
             ,boptsPreFetch :: !Bool
             -- ^ Fetch all packages immediately
             -- ^ Watch files for changes and automatically rebuild
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ defaultBuildOpts = BuildOpts
     , boptsHaddockInternal = False
     , boptsHaddockHyperlinkSource = True
     , boptsInstallExes = False
+    , boptsInstallCompilerTool = False
     , boptsPreFetch = False
     , boptsKeepGoing = Nothing
     , boptsForceDirty = False
@@ -166,6 +169,7 @@ data BuildOptsMonoid = BuildOptsMonoid
     , buildMonoidHaddockInternal :: !(First Bool)
     , buildMonoidHaddockHyperlinkSource :: !(First Bool)
     , buildMonoidInstallExes :: !(First Bool)
+    , buildMonoidInstallCompilerTool :: !(First Bool)
     , buildMonoidPreFetch :: !(First Bool)
     , buildMonoidKeepGoing :: !(First Bool)
     , buildMonoidForceDirty :: !(First Bool)
@@ -195,6 +199,7 @@ instance FromJSON (WithJSONWarnings BuildOptsMonoid) where
               buildMonoidHaddockInternal <- First <$> o ..:? buildMonoidHaddockInternalArgName
               buildMonoidHaddockHyperlinkSource <- First <$> o ..:? buildMonoidHaddockHyperlinkSourceArgName
               buildMonoidInstallExes <- First <$> o ..:? buildMonoidInstallExesArgName
+              buildMonoidInstallCompilerTool <- First <$> o ..:? buildMonoidInstallCompilerToolArgName
               buildMonoidPreFetch <- First <$> o ..:? buildMonoidPreFetchArgName
               buildMonoidKeepGoing <- First <$> o ..:? buildMonoidKeepGoingArgName
               buildMonoidForceDirty <- First <$> o ..:? buildMonoidForceDirtyArgName
@@ -241,6 +246,9 @@ buildMonoidHaddockHyperlinkSourceArgName = "haddock-hyperlink-source"
 buildMonoidInstallExesArgName :: Text
 buildMonoidInstallExesArgName = "copy-bins"
 
+buildMonoidInstallCompilerToolArgName :: Text
+buildMonoidInstallCompilerToolArgName = "copy-compiler-tool"
+
 buildMonoidPreFetchArgName :: Text
 buildMonoidPreFetchArgName = "prefetch"