diff --git a/lib/compiler/objdump.zig b/lib/compiler/objdump.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d2af9c09c6e6e344794d0aaaa26f45efc2ce5d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/compiler/objdump.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const Io = std.Io;
+const fatal = std.process.fatal;
+const mem = std.mem;
+const assert = std.debug.assert;
+
+var stdout_buffer: [4000]u8 = undefined;
+
+pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
+    const io = init.io;
+    const args = try init.minimal.args.toSlice(init.arena.allocator());
+
+    var opt_input_path: ?[]const u8 = null;
+    var i: usize = 1;
+    while (i < args.len) : (i += 1) {
+        const arg = args[i];
+        if (mem.startsWith(u8, arg, "-")) {
+            if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "-h") or mem.eql(u8, arg, "--help")) {
+                return Io.File.stdout().writeStreamingAll(io, usage);
+            } else {
+                fatal("unrecognized argument: {s}", .{arg});
+            }
+        } else if (opt_input_path == null) {
+            opt_input_path = arg;
+        } else {
+            fatal("unexpected positional: {s}", .{arg});
+        }
+    }
+
+    const input_path = opt_input_path orelse fatal("missing input file path positional argument", .{});
+
+    var file = std.Io.Dir.cwd().openFile(io, input_path, .{}) catch |err|
+        fatal("failed to open {s}: {t}", .{ input_path, err });
+    defer file.close(io);
+
+    var buffer: [4000]u8 = undefined;
+    var file_reader = file.reader(io, &buffer);
+    var stdout_writer = std.Io.File.stdout().writerStreaming(io, &stdout_buffer);
+    dump(&file_reader.interface, &stdout_writer.interface) catch |err| switch (err) {
+        error.ReadFailed => return file_reader.err.?,
+        error.WriteFailed => return stdout_writer.err.?,
+        error.UnknownFile => fatal("unrecognized file: {s}", .{input_path}),
+        else => |e| return e,
+    };
+    try stdout_writer.flush();
+}
+
+fn dump(r: *Io.Reader, w: *Io.Writer) !void {
+    try r.fill(4);
+    elf: {
+        if (!mem.eql(u8, r.buffered()[0..4], std.elf.MAGIC)) break :elf;
+        return elf.dump(r, w);
+    }
+    macho: {
+        if (mem.readInt(u32, r.buffered()[0..4], .little) != std.macho.MH_MAGIC_64) break :macho;
+        return macho.dump(r, w);
+    }
+    wasm: {
+        comptime assert(std.wasm.magic.len == 4);
+        if (!mem.eql(u8, r.buffered()[0..4], &std.wasm.magic)) break :wasm;
+        return wasm.dump(r, w);
+    }
+    return error.UnknownFile;
+}
+
+const elf = struct {
+    fn dump(r: *Io.Reader, w: *Io.Writer) !void {
+        _ = r;
+        try w.writeAll("TODO dump elf file\n");
+    }
+};
+
+const macho = struct {
+    fn dump(r: *Io.Reader, w: *Io.Writer) !void {
+        _ = r;
+        try w.writeAll("TODO dump macho file\n");
+    }
+};
+
+const wasm = struct {
+    fn dump(r: *Io.Reader, w: *Io.Writer) !void {
+        _ = r;
+        try w.writeAll("TODO dump wasm file\n");
+    }
+};
+
+const usage =
+    \\Usage: zig objdump [options] file
+    \\
+    \\Options:
+    \\  -h, --help                              Print this help and exit
+    \\
+;
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 0ba118025462ef94db94e5d7bca4ebd148a7aad3..0395a21a5ff5aaa04ba4d1cb43bc629ec6e8c0e2 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -95,13 +95,14 @@ const normal_usage =
     \\  reduce           Minimize a bug report
     \\  translate-c      Convert C code to Zig code
     \\
-    \\  ar               Use Zig as a drop-in archiver
+    \\  ar               Combine object files into static archive
     \\  cc               Use Zig as a drop-in C compiler
     \\  c++              Use Zig as a drop-in C++ compiler
     \\  dlltool          Use Zig as a drop-in dlltool.exe
     \\  lib              Use Zig as a drop-in lib.exe
+    \\  objcopy          Manipulate executables and relocatables
+    \\  objdump          Print information about executables and relocatables
     \\  ranlib           Use Zig as a drop-in ranlib
-    \\  objcopy          Use Zig as a drop-in objcopy
     \\  rc               Use Zig as a drop-in rc.exe
     \\
     \\  env              Print lib path, std path, cache directory, and version
@@ -342,6 +343,11 @@ fn mainArgs(
             .cmd_name = "objcopy",
             .root_src_path = "objcopy.zig",
         });
+    } else if (mem.eql(u8, cmd, "objdump")) {
+        return jitCmd(gpa, arena, io, cmd_args, environ_map, .{
+            .cmd_name = "objdump",
+            .root_src_path = "objdump.zig",
+        });
     } else if (mem.eql(u8, cmd, "fetch")) {
         return cmdFetch(gpa, arena, io, cmd_args, environ_map);
     } else if (mem.eql(u8, cmd, "libc")) {