diff --git a/hadrian/doc/flavours.md b/hadrian/doc/flavours.md
index 24c2945995d01d8366cec2c0f7fb1420b6df54f0..7a3e75cf3049cebfea70c05cf5e8c329d57bfd65 100644
--- a/hadrian/doc/flavours.md
+++ b/hadrian/doc/flavours.md
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@ The supported transformers are listed below:
         <td><code>fully_static</code></td>
         <td>Produce fully statically-linked executables and build libraries suitable for static linking.</td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td><code>host_fully_static</code></td>
+        <td>Ensure host executables are fully static, while still permitting shared target libraries.</td>
+    </tr>
     <tr>
         <td><code>collect_timings</code></td>
         <td>Collects timings while building the stage2+ compiler by adding the
diff --git a/hadrian/src/Flavour.hs b/hadrian/src/Flavour.hs
index b4f92fbd62bc3e9db97153ed9fbf08eaf95fc874..d48772276427e462b75ec0b2e6fae75585da5412 100644
--- a/hadrian/src/Flavour.hs
+++ b/hadrian/src/Flavour.hs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ flavourTransformers = M.fromList
     , "omit_pragmas"     =: omitPragmas
     , "ipe"              =: enableIPE
     , "fully_static"     =: fullyStatic
+    , "host_fully_static" =: hostFullyStatic
     , "collect_timings"  =: collectTimings
     , "assertions"       =: enableAssertions
     , "debug_ghc"        =: debugGhc Stage2
@@ -354,6 +355,23 @@ fullyStatic flavour =
         , builder (Ghc LinkHs) ? pure [ "-optl", "-static" ]
         ]
 
+-- | Ensure stage0 executables and libraries are fully static. Useful
+-- for building cross GHC bindists that still contain shared target
+-- libraries.
+hostFullyStatic :: Flavour -> Flavour
+hostFullyStatic flavour =
+    addArgs staticExec $ disableDynamicGhcPrograms flavour
+  where
+    -- Unlike 'fullyStatic', we need to ensure these flags are only
+    -- applied to host code.
+    staticExec :: Args
+    staticExec = stage0 ? mconcat
+        [
+          builder (Ghc CompileHs) ? pure [ "-fPIC", "-static" ]
+        , builder (Ghc CompileCWithGhc) ? pure [ "-fPIC", "-optc", "-static"]
+        , builder (Ghc LinkHs) ? pure [ "-optl", "-static" ]
+        ]
+
 -- | Build stage2 dependencies with options to enable collection of compiler
 -- stats.
 collectTimings :: Flavour -> Flavour