diff --git a/compileopts/config.go b/compileopts/config.go
index 499dcd27..62c9fa64 100644
--- a/compileopts/config.go
+++ b/compileopts/config.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (c *Config) GC() string {
 // that can be traced by the garbage collector.
 func (c *Config) NeedsStackObjects() bool {
 	switch c.GC() {
-	case "conservative", "precise":
+	case "conservative", "custom", "precise":
 		for _, tag := range c.BuildTags() {
 			if tag == "tinygo.wasm" {
 				return true
diff --git a/compileopts/options.go b/compileopts/options.go
index 884a722a..9c4cb10a 100644
--- a/compileopts/options.go
+++ b/compileopts/options.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	validGCOptions            = []string{"none", "leaking", "conservative", "precise"}
+	validGCOptions            = []string{"none", "leaking", "conservative", "custom", "precise"}
 	validSchedulerOptions     = []string{"none", "tasks", "asyncify"}
 	validSerialOptions        = []string{"none", "uart", "usb"}
 	validPrintSizeOptions     = []string{"none", "short", "full"}
diff --git a/compileopts/options_test.go b/compileopts/options_test.go
index e6c75d29..23ffec46 100644
--- a/compileopts/options_test.go
+++ b/compileopts/options_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestVerifyOptions(t *testing.T) {
 
-	expectedGCError := errors.New(`invalid gc option 'incorrect': valid values are none, leaking, conservative, precise`)
+	expectedGCError := errors.New(`invalid gc option 'incorrect': valid values are none, leaking, conservative, custom, precise`)
 	expectedSchedulerError := errors.New(`invalid scheduler option 'incorrect': valid values are none, tasks, asyncify`)
 	expectedPrintSizeError := errors.New(`invalid size option 'incorrect': valid values are none, short, full`)
 	expectedPanicStrategyError := errors.New(`invalid panic option 'incorrect': valid values are print, trap`)
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ func TestVerifyOptions(t *testing.T) {
 				GC: "conservative",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "GCOptionCustom",
+			opts: compileopts.Options{
+				GC: "custom",
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "InvalidSchedulerOption",
 			opts: compileopts.Options{
diff --git a/src/internal/task/gc_stack_chain.go b/src/internal/task/gc_stack_chain.go
index 0e2eba73..848bb15e 100644
--- a/src/internal/task/gc_stack_chain.go
+++ b/src/internal/task/gc_stack_chain.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build (gc.conservative || gc.precise) && tinygo.wasm
+//go:build (gc.conservative || gc.custom || gc.precise) && tinygo.wasm
 
 package task
 
diff --git a/src/internal/task/gc_stack_noop.go b/src/internal/task/gc_stack_noop.go
index 6bc1af6b..63aa1628 100644
--- a/src/internal/task/gc_stack_noop.go
+++ b/src/internal/task/gc_stack_noop.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build !(gc.conservative || gc.precise) || !tinygo.wasm
+//go:build !(gc.conservative || gc.custom || gc.precise) || !tinygo.wasm
 
 package task
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/gc_custom.go b/src/runtime/gc_custom.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d538619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/gc_custom.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+//go:build gc.custom
+// +build gc.custom
+
+package runtime
+
+// This GC strategy allows an external GC to be plugged in instead of the builtin
+// implementations.
+//
+// The interface defined in this file is not stable and can be broken at anytime, even
+// across minor versions.
+//
+// runtime.markStack() must be called at the beginning of any GC cycle. //go:linkname
+// on a function without a body can be used to access this internal function.
+//
+// The custom implementation must provide the following functions in the runtime package
+// using the go:linkname directive:
+//
+// - func initHeap()
+// - func alloc(size uintptr, layout unsafe.Pointer) unsafe.Pointer
+// - func free(ptr unsafe.Pointer)
+// - func markRoots(start, end uintptr)
+// - func GC()
+//
+//
+// In addition, if targeting wasi, the following functions should be exported for interoperability
+// with wasi libraries that use them. Note, this requires the export directive, not go:linkname.
+//
+// - func malloc(size uintptr) unsafe.Pointer
+// - func free(ptr unsafe.Pointer)
+// - func calloc(nmemb, size uintptr) unsafe.Pointer
+// - func realloc(oldPtr unsafe.Pointer, size uintptr) unsafe.Pointer
+
+import (
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// initHeap is called when the heap is first initialized at program start.
+func initHeap()
+
+// alloc is called to allocate memory. layout is currently not used.
+func alloc(size uintptr, layout unsafe.Pointer) unsafe.Pointer
+
+// free is called to explicitly free a previously allocated pointer.
+func free(ptr unsafe.Pointer)
+
+// markRoots is called with the start and end addresses to scan for references.
+// It is currently only called with the top and bottom of the stack.
+func markRoots(start, end uintptr)
+
+// GC is called to explicitly run garbage collection.
+func GC()
+
+func setHeapEnd(newHeapEnd uintptr) {
+	// Heap is in custom GC so ignore for when called from wasm initialization.
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/gc_stack_portable.go b/src/runtime/gc_stack_portable.go
index ab921a99..f822d848 100644
--- a/src/runtime/gc_stack_portable.go
+++ b/src/runtime/gc_stack_portable.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build (gc.conservative || gc.precise) && tinygo.wasm
+//go:build (gc.conservative || gc.custom || gc.precise) && tinygo.wasm
 
 package runtime