diff --git a/gopls/internal/lsp/definition.go b/gopls/internal/lsp/definition.go
index cea57c3..6259d4d 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/lsp/definition.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/lsp/definition.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"golang.org/x/tools/gopls/internal/lsp/protocol"
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@
 	case source.Tmpl:
 		return template.Definition(snapshot, fh, params.Position)
 	case source.Go:
+		// Partial support for jumping from linkname directive (position at 2nd argument).
+		locations, err := source.LinknameDefinition(ctx, snapshot, fh, params.Position)
+		if !errors.Is(err, source.ErrNoLinkname) {
+			return locations, err
+		}
 		return source.Definition(ctx, snapshot, fh, params.Position)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't find definitions for file type %s", kind)
diff --git a/gopls/internal/lsp/source/linkname.go b/gopls/internal/lsp/source/linkname.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fb667e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gopls/internal/lsp/source/linkname.go
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package source
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"go/token"
+	"strings"
+
+	"golang.org/x/tools/gopls/internal/lsp/protocol"
+	"golang.org/x/tools/gopls/internal/lsp/safetoken"
+	"golang.org/x/tools/gopls/internal/span"
+)
+
+// ErrNoLinkname is returned by LinknameDefinition when no linkname
+// directive is found at a particular position.
+// As such it indicates that other definitions could be worth checking.
+var ErrNoLinkname = errors.New("no linkname directive found")
+
+// LinknameDefinition finds the definition of the linkname directive in fh at pos.
+// If there is no linkname directive at pos, returns ErrNoLinkname.
+func LinknameDefinition(ctx context.Context, snapshot Snapshot, fh FileHandle, pos protocol.Position) ([]protocol.Location, error) {
+	pkgPath, name := parseLinkname(ctx, snapshot, fh, pos)
+	if pkgPath == "" {
+		return nil, ErrNoLinkname
+	}
+	return findLinkname(ctx, snapshot, fh, pos, PackagePath(pkgPath), name)
+}
+
+// parseLinkname attempts to parse a go:linkname declaration at the given pos.
+// If successful, it returns the package path and object name referenced by the second
+// argument of the linkname directive.
+//
+// If the position is not in the second argument of a go:linkname directive, or parsing fails, it returns "", "".
+func parseLinkname(ctx context.Context, snapshot Snapshot, fh FileHandle, pos protocol.Position) (pkgPath, name string) {
+	pgf, err := snapshot.ParseGo(ctx, fh, ParseFull)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", ""
+	}
+
+	span, err := pgf.Mapper.PositionPoint(pos)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", ""
+	}
+	atLine := span.Line()
+	atColumn := span.Column()
+
+	// Looking for pkgpath in '//go:linkname f pkgpath.g'.
+	// (We ignore 1-arg linkname directives.)
+	directive, column := findLinknameOnLine(pgf, atLine)
+	parts := strings.Fields(directive)
+	if len(parts) != 3 {
+		return "", ""
+	}
+
+	// Inside 2nd arg [start, end]?
+	end := column + len(directive)
+	start := end - len(parts[2])
+	if !(start <= atColumn && atColumn <= end) {
+		return "", ""
+	}
+	linkname := parts[2]
+
+	// Split the pkg path from the name.
+	dot := strings.LastIndexByte(linkname, '.')
+	if dot < 0 {
+		return "", ""
+	}
+	return linkname[:dot], linkname[dot+1:]
+}
+
+// findLinknameOnLine returns the first linkname directive on line and the column it starts at.
+// Returns "", 0 if no linkname directive is found on the line.
+func findLinknameOnLine(pgf *ParsedGoFile, line int) (string, int) {
+	for _, grp := range pgf.File.Comments {
+		for _, com := range grp.List {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(com.Text, "//go:linkname") {
+				p := safetoken.Position(pgf.Tok, com.Pos())
+				if p.Line == line {
+					return com.Text, p.Column
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return "", 0
+}
+
+// findLinkname searches dependencies of packages containing fh for an object
+// with linker name matching the given package path and name.
+func findLinkname(ctx context.Context, snapshot Snapshot, fh FileHandle, pos protocol.Position, pkgPath PackagePath, name string) ([]protocol.Location, error) {
+	metas, err := snapshot.MetadataForFile(ctx, fh.URI())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(metas) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no package found for file %q", fh.URI())
+	}
+
+	// Find package starting from narrowest package metadata.
+	pkgMeta := findPackageInDeps(snapshot, metas[0], pkgPath)
+	if pkgMeta == nil {
+		// Fall back to searching reverse dependencies.
+		reverse, err := snapshot.ReverseDependencies(ctx, metas[0].ID, true /* transitive */)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		for _, dep := range reverse {
+			if dep.PkgPath == pkgPath {
+				pkgMeta = dep
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if pkgMeta == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot find package %q", pkgPath)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// When found, type check the desired package (snapshot.TypeCheck in TypecheckFull mode),
+	pkgs, err := snapshot.TypeCheck(ctx, TypecheckFull, pkgMeta.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	pkg := pkgs[0]
+
+	obj := pkg.GetTypes().Scope().Lookup(name)
+	if obj == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("package %q does not define %s", pkgPath, name)
+	}
+
+	objURI := safetoken.StartPosition(pkg.FileSet(), obj.Pos())
+	pgf, err := pkg.File(span.URIFromPath(objURI.Filename))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	loc, err := pgf.PosLocation(obj.Pos(), obj.Pos()+token.Pos(len(name)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return []protocol.Location{loc}, nil
+}
+
+// findPackageInDeps returns the dependency of meta of the specified package path, if any.
+func findPackageInDeps(snapshot Snapshot, meta *Metadata, pkgPath PackagePath) *Metadata {
+	seen := make(map[*Metadata]bool)
+	var visit func(*Metadata) *Metadata
+	visit = func(meta *Metadata) *Metadata {
+		if !seen[meta] {
+			seen[meta] = true
+			if meta.PkgPath == pkgPath {
+				return meta
+			}
+			for _, id := range meta.DepsByPkgPath {
+				if m := visit(snapshot.Metadata(id)); m != nil {
+					return m
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	return visit(meta)
+}
diff --git a/gopls/internal/regtest/misc/definition_test.go b/gopls/internal/regtest/misc/definition_test.go
index 70a3336..7767ac5 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/regtest/misc/definition_test.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/regtest/misc/definition_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,104 @@
 	})
 }
 
+const linknameDefinition = `
+-- go.mod --
+module mod.com
+
+-- upper/upper.go --
+package upper
+
+import (
+	_ "unsafe"
+
+	_ "mod.com/middle"
+)
+
+//go:linkname foo mod.com/lower.bar
+func foo() string
+
+-- middle/middle.go --
+package middle
+
+import (
+	_ "mod.com/lower"
+)
+
+-- lower/lower.s --
+
+-- lower/lower.go --
+package lower
+
+func bar() string {
+	return "bar as foo"
+}`
+
+func TestGoToLinknameDefinition(t *testing.T) {
+	Run(t, linknameDefinition, func(t *testing.T, env *Env) {
+		env.OpenFile("upper/upper.go")
+
+		// Jump from directives 2nd arg.
+		start := env.RegexpSearch("upper/upper.go", `lower.bar`)
+		loc := env.GoToDefinition(start)
+		name := env.Sandbox.Workdir.URIToPath(loc.URI)
+		if want := "lower/lower.go"; name != want {
+			t.Errorf("GoToDefinition: got file %q, want %q", name, want)
+		}
+		if want := env.RegexpSearch("lower/lower.go", `bar`); loc != want {
+			t.Errorf("GoToDefinition: got position %v, want %v", loc, want)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+const linknameDefinitionReverse = `
+-- go.mod --
+module mod.com
+
+-- upper/upper.s --
+
+-- upper/upper.go --
+package upper
+
+import (
+	_ "mod.com/middle"
+)
+
+func foo() string
+
+-- middle/middle.go --
+package middle
+
+import (
+	_ "mod.com/lower"
+)
+
+-- lower/lower.go --
+package lower
+
+import _ "unsafe"
+
+//go:linkname bar mod.com/upper.foo
+func bar() string {
+	return "bar as foo"
+}`
+
+func TestGoToLinknameDefinitionInReverseDep(t *testing.T) {
+	Run(t, linknameDefinitionReverse, func(t *testing.T, env *Env) {
+		env.OpenFile("lower/lower.go")
+
+		// Jump from directives 2nd arg.
+		start := env.RegexpSearch("lower/lower.go", `upper.foo`)
+		loc := env.GoToDefinition(start)
+		name := env.Sandbox.Workdir.URIToPath(loc.URI)
+		if want := "upper/upper.go"; name != want {
+			t.Errorf("GoToDefinition: got file %q, want %q", name, want)
+		}
+		if want := env.RegexpSearch("upper/upper.go", `foo`); loc != want {
+			t.Errorf("GoToDefinition: got position %v, want %v", loc, want)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 const stdlibDefinition = `
 -- go.mod --
 module mod.com