diff --git a/docs/markdown/Reference-tables.md b/docs/markdown/Reference-tables.md
index 0cf8bcfd73a2..3cd142c23e22 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/Reference-tables.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/Reference-tables.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ These are return values of the `get_id` (Compiler family) and
 | armasm    | Microsoft Macro Assembler for ARM and AARCH64 (Since 0.64.0) | |
 | mwasmarm        | Metrowerks Assembler for Embedded ARM | |
 | mwasmeppc       | Metrowerks Assembler for Embedded PowerPC | |
+| cl6x      | Texas Instruments linear assembler       |                 |
 
 ## Linker ids
 
@@ -213,22 +214,23 @@ Meson natively.
 These are the parameter names for passing language specific arguments
 to your build target.
 
-| Language      | compiler name | linker name       |
-| ------------- | ------------- | ----------------- |
-| C             | c_args        | c_link_args       |
-| C++           | cpp_args      | cpp_link_args     |
-| C#            | cs_args       | cs_link_args      |
-| CUDA          | cuda_args     | cuda_link_args    |
-| D             | d_args        | d_link_args       |
-| Fortran       | fortran_args  | fortran_link_args |
-| Java          | java_args     | java_link_args    |
-| Objective C   | objc_args     | objc_link_args    |
-| Objective C++ | objcpp_args   | objcpp_link_args  |
-| Rust          | rust_args     | rust_link_args    |
-| Vala          | vala_args     | vala_link_args    |
-| Cython        | cython_args   | cython_link_args  |
-| NASM          | nasm_args     | N/A               |
-| MASM          | masm_args     | N/A               |
+| Language      | compiler name  | linker name       |
+| ------------- | -------------- | ----------------- |
+| C             | c_args         | c_link_args       |
+| C++           | cpp_args       | cpp_link_args     |
+| C#            | cs_args        | cs_link_args      |
+| CUDA          | cuda_args      | cuda_link_args    |
+| D             | d_args         | d_link_args       |
+| Fortran       | fortran_args   | fortran_link_args |
+| Java          | java_args      | java_link_args    |
+| Objective C   | objc_args      | objc_link_args    |
+| Objective C++ | objcpp_args    | objcpp_link_args  |
+| Rust          | rust_args      | rust_link_args    |
+| Vala          | vala_args      | vala_link_args    |
+| Cython        | cython_args    | cython_link_args  |
+| NASM          | nasm_args      | N/A               |
+| MASM          | masm_args      | N/A               |
+| Linear ASM    | linearasm_args | N/A               |
 
 All these `<lang>_*` options are specified per machine. See in
 [specifying options per
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/asm.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/asm.py
index 8cd5e28dc47f..1b877bc245ba 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/asm.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/asm.py
@@ -259,6 +259,52 @@ def depfile_for_object(self, objfile: str) -> T.Optional[str]:
         return None
 
 
+class LinearAsmCompiler(Compiler):
+    language = 'linearasm'
+    id = 'cl6x'
+
+    def needs_static_linker(self) -> bool:
+        return True
+
+    def get_always_args(self) -> T.List[str]:
+        return []
+
+    def get_werror_args(self) -> T.List[str]:
+        return []
+
+    def get_output_args(self, outputname: str) -> T.List[str]:
+        return ['--output_file=', outputname]
+
+    def get_optimization_args(self, optimization_level: str) -> T.List[str]:
+        return []
+
+    def get_debug_args(self, is_debug: bool) -> T.List[str]:
+        if is_debug:
+            return ['-g']
+        return []
+
+    def get_pic_args(self) -> T.List[str]:
+        return []
+
+    def get_include_args(self, path: str, is_system: bool) -> T.List[str]:
+        if not path:
+            path = '.'
+        return ['-I=' + path]
+
+    def compute_parameters_with_absolute_paths(self, parameter_list: T.List[str],
+                                               build_dir: str) -> T.List[str]:
+        for idx, i in enumerate(parameter_list):
+            if i[:2] == '-I':
+                parameter_list[idx] = i[:2] + os.path.normpath(os.path.join(build_dir, i[2:]))
+        return parameter_list
+
+    def get_crt_compile_args(self, crt_val: str, buildtype: str) -> T.List[str]:
+        return []
+
+    def depfile_for_object(self, objfile: str) -> T.Optional[str]:
+        return None
+
+
 class MetrowerksAsmCompiler(MetrowerksCompiler, Compiler):
     language = 'nasm'
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
index 603a3eb484de..4c6979e175ce 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     'cython': ('pyx', ),
     'nasm': ('asm', 'nasm',),
     'masm': ('masm',),
+    'linearasm': ('sa',),
 }
 all_languages = lang_suffixes.keys()
 c_cpp_suffixes = {'h'}
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/detect.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/detect.py
index 7542fb6283a2..2fc0f1edeece 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/detect.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/detect.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ def compiler_from_language(env: 'Environment', lang: str, for_machine: MachineCh
         'cython': detect_cython_compiler,
         'nasm': detect_nasm_compiler,
         'masm': detect_masm_compiler,
+        'linearasm': detect_linearasm_compiler,
     }
     return lang_map[lang](env, for_machine) if lang in lang_map else None
 
@@ -1353,6 +1354,23 @@ def detect_masm_compiler(env: 'Environment', for_machine: MachineChoice) -> Comp
     _handle_exceptions(popen_exceptions, [comp])
     raise EnvironmentException('Unreachable code (exception to make mypy happy)')
 
+def detect_linearasm_compiler(env: 'Environment', for_machine: MachineChoice) -> Compiler:
+    from .asm import LinearAsmCompiler
+    comp = ['cl6x']
+    comp_class: T.Type[Compiler] = LinearAsmCompiler
+    arg = '-h'
+
+    popen_exceptions: T.Dict[str, Exception] = {}
+    try:
+        output = Popen_safe(comp + [arg])[2]
+        version = search_version(output)
+        env.coredata.add_lang_args(comp_class.language, comp_class, for_machine, env)
+        return comp_class([], comp, version, for_machine, info, cc.linker, is_cross=is_cross)
+    except OSError as e:
+        popen_exceptions[' '.join(comp + [arg])] = e
+    _handle_exceptions(popen_exceptions, [comp])
+    raise EnvironmentException('Unreachable code (exception to make mypy happy)')
+
 # GNU/Clang defines and version
 # =============================