diff --git a/include/wabt/common.h b/include/wabt/common.h
index 54aeb9126..4a26a1664 100644
--- a/include/wabt/common.h
+++ b/include/wabt/common.h
@@ -328,7 +328,8 @@ enum class ComdatType {
 #define WABT_SYMBOL_FLAG_EXPLICIT_NAME 0x40
 #define WABT_SYMBOL_FLAG_NO_STRIP 0x80
 #define WABT_SYMBOL_FLAG_TLS 0x100
-#define WABT_SYMBOL_FLAG_MAX 0x1ff
+#define WABT_SYMBOL_FLAG_ABS 0x200
+#define WABT_SYMBOL_FLAG_MAX 0x3ff
 
 #define WABT_SEGMENT_FLAG_STRINGS 0x1
 #define WABT_SEGMENT_FLAG_TLS 0x2
diff --git a/src/binary-reader-objdump.cc b/src/binary-reader-objdump.cc
index bca6a2b96..e1d2d5133 100644
--- a/src/binary-reader-objdump.cc
+++ b/src/binary-reader-objdump.cc
@@ -2171,6 +2171,10 @@ Result BinaryReaderObjdump::PrintSymbolFlags(uint32_t flags) {
     PrintDetails(" tls");
     flags &= ~WABT_SYMBOL_FLAG_TLS;
   }
+  if (flags & WABT_SYMBOL_FLAG_ABS) {
+    PrintDetails(" abs");
+    flags &= ~WABT_SYMBOL_FLAG_ABS;
+  }
   if (flags != 0) {
     PrintDetails(" unknown_flags=%#x", flags);
   }
@@ -2207,9 +2211,14 @@ Result BinaryReaderObjdump::OnDataSymbol(Index index,
                                          uint32_t size) {
   PrintDetails("   - %d: D <" PRIstringview ">", index,
                WABT_PRINTF_STRING_VIEW_ARG(name));
-  if (!(flags & WABT_SYMBOL_FLAG_UNDEFINED))
-    PrintDetails(" segment=%" PRIindex " offset=%d size=%d", segment, offset,
-                 size);
+  if (!(flags & WABT_SYMBOL_FLAG_UNDEFINED)) {
+    if (flags & WABT_SYMBOL_FLAG_ABS) {
+      PrintDetails(" address=%d size=%d", offset, size);
+    } else {
+      PrintDetails(" segment=%" PRIindex " offset=%d size=%d", segment, offset,
+                   size);
+    }
+  }
   return PrintSymbolFlags(flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/binary/linking-section.txt b/test/binary/linking-section.txt
index 542b06e7f..3ba79895c 100644
--- a/test/binary/linking-section.txt
+++ b/test/binary/linking-section.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ section("linking") {
   }
 
   section(LINKING_SYMBOL_TABLE) {
-    num_symbols[5]
+    num_symbols[6]
 
     type[0]
     flags[1]
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ section("linking") {
     offset[2]
     size[1]
 
+    type[1]
+    flags[leb_i32(512)]
+    str("absolute_data_sym")
+    segment[0]
+    offset[leb_i32(1024)]
+    size[0]
+
     type[0]
     flags[0x10]
     index[0]
@@ -152,12 +159,13 @@ Custom:
   - init functions [count=2]
    - 1: priority=5 <global_sym>
    - 0: priority=6 <func_sym>
-  - symbol table [count=5]
+  - symbol table [count=6]
    - 0: F <func_sym> func=0 [ binding=weak vis=default ]
    - 1: G <global_sym> global=0 [ binding=local vis=default ]
    - 2: D <data_sym> segment=1 offset=2 size=1 [ tls binding=global vis=hidden ]
-   - 3: F <func_sym> func=0 [ undefined binding=global vis=default ]
-   - 4: T <table_sym> table=0 [ binding=weak vis=default ]
+   - 3: D <absolute_data_sym> address=1024 size=0 [ abs binding=global vis=default ]
+   - 4: F <func_sym> func=0 [ undefined binding=global vis=default ]
+   - 5: T <table_sym> table=0 [ binding=weak vis=default ]
   - comdat groups [count=2]
    - comdat1: [count=1]
     - segment[1] <data2>