diff --git a/lldb/CMakeLists.txt b/lldb/CMakeLists.txt
index 59cdc4593463c..f78b7619695c2 100644
--- a/lldb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lldb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ endif()
 include(LLDBConfig)
 include(AddLLDB)
 
+# This has been added to keep the AIX build isolated for now.
+# It will need to be modified later.
+if (UNIX AND ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "AIX")
+  add_definitions("-D__AIX__")
+endif()
+
 # Define the LLDB_CONFIGURATION_xxx matching the build type.
 if(uppercase_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "DEBUG" )
   add_definitions(-DLLDB_CONFIGURATION_DEBUG)
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/HostGetOpt.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/HostGetOpt.h
index 52cfdf4dbb89c..f450e561d6afb 100644
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/HostGetOpt.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/HostGetOpt.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #ifndef LLDB_HOST_HOSTGETOPT_H
 #define LLDB_HOST_HOSTGETOPT_H
 
-#if !defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(__NetBSD__)
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(__NetBSD__) && !defined(__AIX__)
 
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/HostInfo.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/HostInfo.h
index b7010d69d88e7..156df8cf6901d 100644
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/HostInfo.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/HostInfo.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
 #include "lldb/Host/macosx/HostInfoMacOSX.h"
 #define HOST_INFO_TYPE HostInfoMacOSX
+#elif defined(__AIX__)
+#include "lldb/Host/aix/HostInfoAIX.h"
+#define HOST_INFO_TYPE HostInfoAIX
 #else
 #include "lldb/Host/posix/HostInfoPosix.h"
 #define HOST_INFO_TYPE HostInfoPosix
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/AbstractSocket.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/AbstractSocket.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f8741c99ae84c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/AbstractSocket.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+//===-- AbstractSocket.h ----------------------------------------*- C++ -*-===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef liblldb_AbstractSocket_h_
+#define liblldb_AbstractSocket_h_
+
+#include "lldb/Host/posix/DomainSocket.h"
+
+namespace lldb_private {
+class AbstractSocket : public DomainSocket {
+public:
+  AbstractSocket(bool child_processes_inherit);
+
+protected:
+  size_t GetNameOffset() const override;
+  void DeleteSocketFile(llvm::StringRef name) override;
+};
+} // namespace lldb_private
+
+#endif // ifndef liblldb_AbstractSocket_h_
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/Host.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/Host.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ef1e74cd1d501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/Host.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//===-- Host.h --------------------------------------------------*- C++ -*-===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef LLDB_HOST_LINUX_HOST_H
+#define LLDB_HOST_LINUX_HOST_H
+
+#include "lldb/lldb-types.h"
+#include <optional>
+
+namespace lldb_private {
+
+// Get PID (i.e. the primary thread ID) corresponding to the specified TID.
+std::optional<lldb::pid_t> getPIDForTID(lldb::pid_t tid);
+
+} // namespace lldb_private
+
+#endif // #ifndef LLDB_HOST_LINUX_HOST_H
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/HostInfoAIX.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/HostInfoAIX.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ba854e156c36f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/HostInfoAIX.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+//===-- HostInfoLinux.h -----------------------------------------*- C++ -*-===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef lldb_Host_linux_HostInfoLinux_h_
+#define lldb_Host_linux_HostInfoLinux_h_
+
+#include "lldb/Host/posix/HostInfoPosix.h"
+#include "lldb/Utility/FileSpec.h"
+#include "llvm/ADT/StringRef.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/VersionTuple.h"
+
+#include <optional>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace lldb_private {
+
+class HostInfoLinux : public HostInfoPosix {
+  friend class HostInfoBase;
+
+public:
+  static void Initialize(SharedLibraryDirectoryHelper *helper = nullptr);
+  static void Terminate();
+
+  static llvm::VersionTuple GetOSVersion();
+  static std::optional<std::string> GetOSBuildString();
+  static llvm::StringRef GetDistributionId();
+  static FileSpec GetProgramFileSpec();
+
+protected:
+  static bool ComputeSupportExeDirectory(FileSpec &file_spec);
+  static bool ComputeSystemPluginsDirectory(FileSpec &file_spec);
+  static bool ComputeUserPluginsDirectory(FileSpec &file_spec);
+  static void ComputeHostArchitectureSupport(ArchSpec &arch_32,
+                                             ArchSpec &arch_64);
+};
+} // namespace lldb_private
+
+#endif
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/Ptrace.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/Ptrace.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..aabd3fd4fc557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/Ptrace.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+//===-- Ptrace.h ------------------------------------------------*- C++ -*-===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+// This file defines ptrace functions & structures
+
+#ifndef liblldb_Host_linux_Ptrace_h_
+#define liblldb_Host_linux_Ptrace_h_
+
+#include <sys/ptrace.h>
+
+#ifndef __GLIBC__
+typedef int __ptrace_request;
+#endif
+
+#define DEBUG_PTRACE_MAXBYTES 20
+
+// Support ptrace extensions even when compiled without required kernel support
+#ifndef PTRACE_GETREGS
+#define PTRACE_GETREGS 12
+#endif
+#ifndef PTRACE_SETREGS
+#define PTRACE_SETREGS 13
+#endif
+#ifndef PTRACE_GETFPREGS
+#define PTRACE_GETFPREGS 14
+#endif
+#ifndef PTRACE_SETFPREGS
+#define PTRACE_SETFPREGS 15
+#endif
+#ifndef PTRACE_GETREGSET
+#define PTRACE_GETREGSET 0x4204
+#endif
+#ifndef PTRACE_SETREGSET
+#define PTRACE_SETREGSET 0x4205
+#endif
+#ifndef PTRACE_GET_THREAD_AREA
+#define PTRACE_GET_THREAD_AREA 25
+#endif
+#ifndef PTRACE_ARCH_PRCTL
+#define PTRACE_ARCH_PRCTL 30
+#endif
+#ifndef ARCH_GET_FS
+#define ARCH_SET_GS 0x1001
+#define ARCH_SET_FS 0x1002
+#define ARCH_GET_FS 0x1003
+#define ARCH_GET_GS 0x1004
+#endif
+#ifndef PTRACE_PEEKMTETAGS
+#define PTRACE_PEEKMTETAGS 33
+#endif
+#ifndef PTRACE_POKEMTETAGS
+#define PTRACE_POKEMTETAGS 34
+#endif
+
+#endif // liblldb_Host_linux_Ptrace_h_
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/Support.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/Support.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d1eb7f83d4916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/Support.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//===-- Support.h -----------------------------------------------*- C++ -*-===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef LLDB_HOST_LINUX_SUPPORT_H
+#define LLDB_HOST_LINUX_SUPPORT_H
+
+#include "llvm/Support/ErrorOr.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/MemoryBuffer.h"
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace lldb_private {
+
+llvm::ErrorOr<std::unique_ptr<llvm::MemoryBuffer>>
+getProcFile(::pid_t pid, ::pid_t tid, const llvm::Twine &file);
+
+llvm::ErrorOr<std::unique_ptr<llvm::MemoryBuffer>>
+getProcFile(::pid_t pid, const llvm::Twine &file);
+
+llvm::ErrorOr<std::unique_ptr<llvm::MemoryBuffer>>
+getProcFile(const llvm::Twine &file);
+
+} // namespace lldb_private
+
+#endif // #ifndef LLDB_HOST_LINUX_SUPPORT_H
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/Uio.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/Uio.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..460bd6c84ca36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/aix/Uio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+//===-- Uio.h ---------------------------------------------------*- C++ -*-===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef liblldb_Host_linux_Uio_h_
+#define liblldb_Host_linux_Uio_h_
+
+#include "lldb/Host/Config.h"
+#include <sys/uio.h>
+
+// We shall provide our own implementation of process_vm_readv if it is not
+// present
+#if !HAVE_PROCESS_VM_READV
+ssize_t process_vm_readv(::pid_t pid, const struct iovec *local_iov,
+                         unsigned long liovcnt, const struct iovec *remote_iov,
+                         unsigned long riovcnt, unsigned long flags);
+#endif
+
+#endif // liblldb_Host_linux_Uio_h_
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/common/GetOptInc.h b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/common/GetOptInc.h
index 3fb9add479541..7a3c2c9627cc7 100644
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/Host/common/GetOptInc.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/Host/common/GetOptInc.h
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 
 #include "lldb/lldb-defines.h"
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__AIX__)
 #define REPLACE_GETOPT
 #define REPLACE_GETOPT_LONG
 #endif
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__NetBSD__)
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__AIX__)
 #define REPLACE_GETOPT_LONG_ONLY
 #endif