diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0307d98ac..71442d049 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ before_install:
 # Perl modules needed for testing
   - yes yes | sudo cpan -fi Unix::Processors Parallel::Forker Bit::Vector
   - sudo apt-get install gdb gtkwave
+  - sudo apt-get install libgoogle-perftools-dev
 before_script:
   - bash -x ci/build_vcddiff.sh
   - bash -x ci/build_verilator.sh
diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 7293e0e09..f05df3bfe 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ The contributors that suggested a given feature are shown in []. Thanks!
 
 **    Add -match to lint_off to waive warnings. [Philipp Wagner]
 
+***   Support libgoogle-perftools-dev's libtcmalloc if available. #2137. [Geza Lore]
+
 ***   Support $readmem/$writemem with assoc arrarys. Closes #2100. [agrobman]
 
 ****  Support left justified $display. Closes #2101. [Pieter Kapsenberg]
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8004af5c4..c98341558 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([maintainer-mode],
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([silent-rules],
               [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-silent-rules], [ignored])])
 
+# Flag to enable linking Verilator with tcmalloc if available
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([tcmalloc],
+              [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-tcmalloc],
+                              [Use libtcmalloc for faster dynamic memory
+                               management @<:@default=check@:>@])],
+              [case "${enableval}" in
+                yes) CFG_WITH_TCMALLOC=yes ;;
+                no)  CFG_WITH_TCMALLOC=no ;;
+                *)   AC_MSG_ERROR([bad value '${enableval}' for --enable-tcmalloc]) ;;
+               esac],
+              [CFG_WITH_TCMALLOC=check;])
+
 # Special Substitutions - CFG_WITH_DEFENV
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to use hardcoded paths)
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([defenv],
@@ -209,15 +221,26 @@ AC_DEFUN([_MY_LDLIBS_CHECK_FLAG],
     LIBS="$ACO_SAVE_LIBS"
    ])
 
-AC_DEFUN([_MY_LDLIBS_CHECK_OPT],
-   [# _MY_LDLIBS_CHECK_OPT(flag) -- Check if linker supports specific options
-    # If it does, append flag to variable
-    _MY_LDLIBS_CHECK_FLAG($2)
+AC_DEFUN([_MY_LDLIBS_CHECK_IFELSE],
+   [# _MY_LDLIBS_CHECK_IFELSE(flag,action-if-supported,action-if-not-supported)
+    # Check if linker supports specific flag, if it does do action-if-supported
+    # otherwise do action-if-not-supported
+    _MY_LDLIBS_CHECK_FLAG($1)
     if test "$_my_result" = "yes" ; then
-       $1="$$1 $2"
+      true
+      $2
+    else
+      true
+      $3
     fi
    ])
 
+AC_DEFUN([_MY_LDLIBS_CHECK_OPT],
+   [# _MY_LDLIBS_CHECK_OPT(variable, flag) -- Check if linker supports specific
+    # options. If it does, append flag to variable.
+    _MY_LDLIBS_CHECK_IFELSE($2, $1="$$1 $2")
+   ])
+
 # Flag to select newest language standard supported
 # Macros work such that first option that passes is the one we take
 # gnu++17 code is clean, but SystemC in 2018 doesn't link with it (bug1339)
@@ -258,7 +281,6 @@ _MY_CXX_CHECK_OPT(CFG_CXXFLAGS_SRC,-faligned-new)
 _MY_CXX_CHECK_OPT(CFG_CXXFLAGS_SRC,-Wno-unused-parameter)
 _MY_CXX_CHECK_OPT(CFG_CXXFLAGS_SRC,-Wno-undefined-bool-conversion)
 _MY_CXX_CHECK_OPT(CFG_CXXFLAGS_SRC,-Wno-shadow)
-AC_SUBST(CFG_CXXFLAGS_SRC)
 
 # Flags for compiling Verilator parser always (in addition to above CFG_CXXFLAGS_SRC)
 _MY_CXX_CHECK_OPT(CFG_CXXFLAGS_PARSER,-Wno-char-subscripts)
@@ -310,6 +332,24 @@ m4_foreach([ldflag], [
 AC_SUBST(CFG_LDLIBS_THREADS)
 AC_SUBST(CFG_LDFLAGS_THREADS_CMAKE)
 
+# Check if tcmalloc is available based on --enable-tcmalloc
+_MY_LDLIBS_CHECK_IFELSE(
+  -ltcmalloc,
+  [if test "$CFG_WITH_TCMALLOC" != "no"; then
+    CFG_LIBS="$CFG_LIBS -ltcmalloc";
+    # If using tcmalloc, add some extra options to make the compiler not assume
+    # it is using it's own versions of the standard library functions
+    _MY_CXX_CHECK_OPT(CFG_CXXFLAGS_SRC,-fno-builtin-malloc)
+    _MY_CXX_CHECK_OPT(CFG_CXXFLAGS_SRC,-fno-builtin-calloc)
+    _MY_CXX_CHECK_OPT(CFG_CXXFLAGS_SRC,-fno-builtin-realloc)
+    _MY_CXX_CHECK_OPT(CFG_CXXFLAGS_SRC,-fno-builtin-free)
+    AC_SUBST(CFG_CXXFLAGS_SRC)
+   fi],
+  [if test "$CFG_WITH_TCMALLOC" = "yes"; then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([--enable-tcmalloc was given but test for -ltcmalloc failed])
+   fi])
+AC_SUBST(CFG_LIBS)
+
 # Set CFG_WITH_THREADED if can support threading
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether $CXX supports Verilated threads)
 ACO_SAVE_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
diff --git a/docs/install.adoc b/docs/install.adoc
index fb785878b..d71f8d6e8 100644
--- a/docs/install.adoc
+++ b/docs/install.adoc
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ To build Verilator you will need to install some standard packages:
    sudo apt-get install autoconf
    sudo apt-get install flex bison
 
+The following are optional, but improve compilation speed:
+
+   sudo apt-get install libgoogle-perftools-dev
+
 Additionally, to build or run Verilator you need these standard packages:
 
    sudo apt-get install perl python3
diff --git a/src/Makefile_obj.in b/src/Makefile_obj.in
index 93b1e3d93..2225b5b00 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_obj.in
+++ b/src/Makefile_obj.in
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ CFG_CXXFLAGS_SRC = @CFG_CXXFLAGS_SRC@
 CFG_CXXFLAGS_PARSER = @CFG_CXXFLAGS_PARSER@
 # Compiler flags that turn on extra warnings
 CFG_CXXFLAGS_WEXTRA = @CFG_CXXFLAGS_WEXTRA@
+CFG_LIBS = @CFG_LIBS@
 
 #### End of system configuration section. ####
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ endif
 
 # -lfl not needed as Flex invoked with %nowrap option
 # -lstdc++ needed for clang, believed harmless with gcc
-LIBS = -lm -lstdc++
+LIBS = $(CFG_LIBS) -lm -lstdc++
 
 CPPFLAGS += -MMD
 CPPFLAGS += -I. -I$(bldsrc) -I$(srcdir) -I$(incdir) -I../../include