diff --git a/bfd/archive.c b/bfd/archive.c
index c61d4b12658..697b2ed23f2 100644
--- a/bfd/archive.c
+++ b/bfd/archive.c
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ SUBSECTION
 #include "hashtab.h"
 #include "filenames.h"
 #include "bfdlink.h"
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+#include "plugin-api.h"
+#include "plugin.h"
+#endif
 
 #ifndef errno
 extern int errno;
@@ -2343,6 +2347,9 @@ _bfd_compute_and_write_armap (bfd *arch, unsigned int elength)
 	  long src_count;
 
 	  if (bfd_get_lto_type (current) == lto_slim_ir_object
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+	      && !bfd_plugin_target_p (current->xvec)
+#endif
 	      && report_plugin_err)
 	    {
 	      report_plugin_err = false;
@@ -2400,6 +2407,9 @@ _bfd_compute_and_write_armap (bfd *arch, unsigned int elength)
 
 		      if (bfd_lto_slim_symbol_p (current,
 						 syms[src_count]->name)
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+			  && !bfd_plugin_target_p (current->xvec)
+#endif
 			  && report_plugin_err)
 			{
 			  report_plugin_err = false;
diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in2.h b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
index b013ef954da..12512a3962c 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in2.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
@@ -2131,6 +2131,9 @@ struct bfd
   /* Set if this is the linker input BFD.  */
   unsigned int is_linker_input : 1;
 
+  /* Set if this is the strip input BFD.  */
+  unsigned int is_strip_input : 1;
+
   /* If this is an input for a compiler plug-in library.  */
   ENUM_BITFIELD (bfd_plugin_format) plugin_format : 2;
 
diff --git a/bfd/bfd.c b/bfd/bfd.c
index 858ab5ce017..4aded6809bb 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd.c
+++ b/bfd/bfd.c
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ CODE_FRAGMENT
 .  {* Set if this is the linker input BFD.  *}
 .  unsigned int is_linker_input : 1;
 .
+.  {* Set if this is the strip input BFD.  *}
+.  unsigned int is_strip_input : 1;
+.
 .  {* If this is an input for a compiler plug-in library.  *}
 .  ENUM_BITFIELD (bfd_plugin_format) plugin_format : 2;
 .
diff --git a/bfd/format.c b/bfd/format.c
index d2bc318977c..bd9fa8d6c33 100644
--- a/bfd/format.c
+++ b/bfd/format.c
@@ -389,6 +389,11 @@ bfd_set_lto_type (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 	    abfd->object_only_section = sec;
 	    break;
 	  }
+	else if (strcmp (sec->name, ".llvm.lto") == 0)
+	  {
+	    type = lto_fat_ir_object;
+	    break;
+	  }
 	else if (lsection.major_version == 0
 		 && startswith (sec->name, ".gnu.lto_.lto.")
 		 && bfd_get_section_contents (abfd, sec, &lsection, 0,
@@ -453,10 +458,7 @@ bfd_check_format_matches (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format, char ***matching)
     }
 
   if (abfd->format != bfd_unknown)
-    {
-      bfd_set_lto_type (abfd);
-      return abfd->format == format;
-    }
+    return abfd->format == format;
 
   if (matching != NULL || *bfd_associated_vector != NULL)
     {
@@ -510,7 +512,20 @@ bfd_check_format_matches (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format, char ***matching)
 
       cleanup = BFD_SEND_FMT (abfd, _bfd_check_format, (abfd));
 
-      if (cleanup)
+      /* When called from strip, don't treat archive member nor
+	 standalone fat IR object as an IR object.  For archive
+	 member, it will be copied as an unknown object if the
+	 plugin target is in use or it is a slim IR object.  For
+	 standalone fat IR object, it will be copied as non-IR
+	 object.  */
+      if (cleanup
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+	  && (!abfd->is_strip_input
+	      || !bfd_plugin_target_p (abfd->xvec)
+	      || (abfd->lto_type != lto_fat_ir_object
+		  && abfd->my_archive == NULL))
+#endif
+	  )
 	goto ok_ret;
 
       /* For a long time the code has dropped through to check all
diff --git a/bfd/plugin.c b/bfd/plugin.c
index ebdf2505cbc..43ca444e7a1 100644
--- a/bfd/plugin.c
+++ b/bfd/plugin.c
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ bfd_plugin_get_symbols_in_object_only (bfd *abfd)
 	  bfd_close (nbfd);
 	  return;
 	}
+
+      /* Copy LTO type derived from input sections.  */
+      abfd->lto_type = nbfd->lto_type;
     }
   else
     {
diff --git a/binutils/nm.c b/binutils/nm.c
index a5d56311dde..d44083dcc94 100644
--- a/binutils/nm.c
+++ b/binutils/nm.c
@@ -802,6 +802,9 @@ filter_symbols (bfd *abfd, bool is_dynamic, void *minisyms,
 	continue;
 
       if (bfd_lto_slim_symbol_p (abfd, sym->name)
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+	  && !bfd_plugin_target_p (abfd->xvec)
+#endif
 	  && report_plugin_err)
 	{
 	  report_plugin_err = false;
@@ -1484,7 +1487,11 @@ display_rel_file (bfd *abfd, bfd *archive_bfd)
 
   /* lto_type is set to lto_non_ir_object when a bfd is loaded with a
      compiler LTO plugin.  */
-  if (bfd_get_lto_type (abfd) == lto_slim_ir_object)
+  if (bfd_get_lto_type (abfd) == lto_slim_ir_object
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+      && !bfd_plugin_target_p (abfd->xvec)
+#endif
+     )
     {
       report_plugin_err = false;
       non_fatal (_("%s: plugin needed to handle lto object"),
diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index 8bd523aba13..3404bec1d08 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -3689,6 +3689,8 @@ copy_archive (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd, const char *output_target,
       bool ok_object;
       const char *element_name;
 
+      this_element->is_strip_input = 1;
+
       element_name = bfd_get_filename (this_element);
       /* PR binutils/17533: Do not allow directory traversal
 	 outside of the current directory tree by archive members.  */
@@ -3769,7 +3771,9 @@ copy_archive (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd, const char *output_target,
 
 #if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
       /* Copy LTO IR file as unknown object.  */
-      if (bfd_plugin_target_p (this_element->xvec))
+      if ((!lto_sections_removed
+	   && this_element->lto_type == lto_slim_ir_object)
+	  || bfd_plugin_target_p (this_element->xvec))
 	ok_object = false;
       else
 #endif
@@ -3966,6 +3970,8 @@ copy_file (const char *input_filename, const char *output_filename, int ofd,
       break;
     }
 
+  ibfd->is_strip_input = 1;
+
   if (bfd_check_format (ibfd, bfd_archive))
     {
       bool force_output_target;
@@ -5072,6 +5078,11 @@ strip_main (int argc, char *argv[])
 					       SECTION_CONTEXT_REMOVE)
 			  || !!find_section_list (".llvm.lto", false,
 					       SECTION_CONTEXT_REMOVE));
+  /* NB: Must keep .gnu.debuglto_* sections unless all GCC LTO sections
+     will be removed to avoid undefined references to symbols in GCC LTO
+     debug sections.  */
+  if (!lto_sections_removed)
+    find_section_list (".gnu.debuglto_*", true, SECTION_CONTEXT_KEEP);
 #endif
 
   i = optind;
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto-binutils.exp b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto-binutils.exp
index 88d35171045..de017f0b946 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto-binutils.exp
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto-binutils.exp
@@ -355,3 +355,178 @@ run_cc_link_tests [list \
 	"tmpdir/libstrip-1b-fat-s.a" \
     ] \
 ]
+
+proc run_pr33246_test { llvm fat } {
+    global srcdir
+    global subdir
+    global plug_opt
+    global llvm_plug_opt
+    global ar
+    global CLANG_FOR_TARGET
+    global CC_FOR_TARGET
+    global NM
+    global READELF
+    global strip
+
+    set strip_flags "--strip-debug --enable-deterministic-archives"
+
+    set test pr33246
+    set testname "${test}${llvm}${fat} with $strip_flags"
+
+    if { "$llvm" == "-llvm" } {
+	# Skip native x32 and i?86 targets since system LLVMgold.so may
+	# not be compatible with native x32 and i?86 targets binutils.
+	if { [istarget "x86_64-*-linux*-gnux32"]
+	     || [istarget "i?86-*-*"]
+	     || ![info exists CLANG_FOR_TARGET]
+	     || [string match "" $llvm_plug_opt] } then {
+	    untested $testname
+	    return
+	}
+	set CC $CLANG_FOR_TARGET
+	set binutils_plug_opt "$llvm_plug_opt"
+    } else {
+	if { ![info exists CC_FOR_TARGET]
+	     || [string match "" $plug_opt] } then {
+	    untested $testname
+	    return
+	}
+	set CC $CC_FOR_TARGET
+	set binutils_plug_opt "$plug_opt"
+    }
+
+    append strip_flags " $binutils_plug_opt"
+
+    set src $srcdir/$subdir/${test}.c
+    set obj tmpdir/${test}${llvm}${fat}.o
+    set archive tmpdir/${test}${llvm}${fat}.a
+    set CFLAGS "-c -g -O2 -flto"
+    if { "$fat" == "-fat" } {
+	append CFLAGS " -ffat-lto-objects"
+    } else {
+	append CFLAGS " -fno-fat-lto-objects"
+    }
+
+    set cmd "$CC $CFLAGS -o $obj $src"
+    send_log "$cmd\n"
+    verbose "$cmd" 1
+    catch "exec $cmd" got
+    if ![string match "" $got] then {
+	send_log "$got\n"
+	verbose "$got" 1
+	fail "$testname ($obj)"
+	return
+    }
+
+    set cmd "$strip $strip_flags $obj -o ${obj}.strip"
+    send_log "$cmd\n"
+    verbose "$cmd" 1
+    catch "exec $cmd" got
+    if ![string match "" $got] then {
+	send_log "$got\n"
+	verbose "$got" 1
+	fail "$testname (strip $obj)"
+	return
+    }
+
+    set cmd "$NM $binutils_plug_opt ${obj}.strip"
+    send_log "$cmd\n"
+    verbose "$cmd" 1
+    catch "exec $cmd" got
+    if ![regexp "0+ T foo" $got] then {
+	send_log "$got\n"
+	verbose "$got" 1
+	fail "$testname (strip $obj)"
+	return
+    }
+
+    if { "$fat" == "-fat" } {
+	set cmd "$READELF -SW ${obj}.strip"
+	send_log "$cmd\n"
+	verbose "$cmd" 1
+	catch "exec $cmd" got
+	if [regexp " \.debug_" $got] then {
+	    send_log "$got\n"
+	    verbose "$got" 1
+	    fail "$testname (strip $obj)"
+	    return
+	}
+    } else {
+	set cmd "cmp $obj ${obj}.strip"
+	send_log "$cmd\n"
+	verbose "$cmd" 1
+	catch "exec $cmd" got
+	if ![string match "" $got] then {
+	    send_log "$got\n"
+	    verbose "$got" 1
+	    fail "$testname (strip $obj)"
+	    return
+	}
+    }
+
+    pass "$testname (strip $obj)"
+
+    set cmd "$ar $binutils_plug_opt -D -s -r -c $archive $obj"
+    send_log "$cmd\n"
+    verbose "$cmd" 1
+    catch "exec $cmd" got
+    if ![string match "" $got] then {
+	send_log "$got\n"
+	verbose "$got" 1
+	fail "$testname ($archive)"
+	return
+    }
+
+    set cmd "$strip $strip_flags $archive -o ${archive}.strip"
+    send_log "$cmd\n"
+    verbose "$cmd" 1
+    catch "exec $cmd" got
+    if ![string match "" $got] then {
+	send_log "$got\n"
+	verbose "$got" 1
+	fail "$testname (strip $archive)"
+	return
+    }
+
+    set cmd "$NM $binutils_plug_opt ${archive}.strip"
+    send_log "$cmd\n"
+    verbose "$cmd" 1
+    catch "exec $cmd" got
+    if ![regexp "0+ T foo" $got] then {
+	send_log "$got\n"
+	verbose "$got" 1
+	fail "$testname (strip $archive)"
+	return
+    }
+
+    if { "$fat" == "-fat" } {
+	set cmd "$READELF -SW ${archive}.strip"
+	send_log "$cmd\n"
+	verbose "$cmd" 1
+	catch "exec $cmd" got
+	if [regexp " \.debug_" $got] then {
+	    send_log "$got\n"
+	    verbose "$got" 1
+	    fail "$testname (strip $archive)"
+	    return
+	}
+    } else {
+	set cmd "cmp $archive ${archive}.strip"
+	send_log "$cmd\n"
+	verbose "$cmd" 1
+	catch "exec $cmd" got
+	if ![string match "" $got] then {
+	    send_log "$got\n"
+	    verbose "$got" 1
+	    fail "$testname (strip $archive)"
+	    return
+	}
+    }
+
+    pass "$testname (strip $archive)"
+}
+
+run_pr33246_test "" ""
+run_pr33246_test "" "-fat"
+run_pr33246_test "-llvm" ""
+run_pr33246_test "-llvm" "-fat"
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/pr33246.c b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/pr33246.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd0130cacdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/pr33246.c
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+void
+foo (void)
+{
+}