diff --git a/gin/BUILD.gn b/gin/BUILD.gn
index 82edcb414f8203..53cb543fd2a31a 100644
--- a/gin/BUILD.gn
+++ b/gin/BUILD.gn
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ component("gin") {
     "function_template.cc",
     "function_template.h",
     "gin_export.h",
+    "gin_features.cc",
+    "gin_features.h",
     "handle.h",
     "interceptor.cc",
     "interceptor.h",
diff --git a/gin/gin_features.cc b/gin/gin_features.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..1dc573404ea465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gin/gin_features.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "gin/gin_features.h"
+
+namespace features {
+
+// Enables extra masking and integrity checking in V8.
+const base::Feature kV8ExtraMasking{"V8ExtraMasking",
+                                    base::FEATURE_DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT};
+
+}  // namespace features
diff --git a/gin/gin_features.h b/gin/gin_features.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f779d6ec205616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gin/gin_features.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef GIN_FEATURES_H_
+#define GIN_FEATURES_H_
+
+#include "base/feature_list.h"
+#include "gin/gin_export.h"
+
+namespace features {
+
+GIN_EXPORT extern const base::Feature kV8ExtraMasking;
+
+}  // namespace features
+
+#endif  // GIN_FEATURES_H_
diff --git a/gin/v8_initializer.cc b/gin/v8_initializer.cc
index 03353beb9ddb6e..292f4cb2a4d6a1 100644
--- a/gin/v8_initializer.cc
+++ b/gin/v8_initializer.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "base/threading/platform_thread.h"
 #include "base/time/time.h"
 #include "build/build_config.h"
+#include "gin/gin_features.h"
 
 #if defined(V8_USE_EXTERNAL_STARTUP_DATA)
 #if defined(OS_ANDROID)
@@ -231,6 +232,14 @@ void V8Initializer::Initialize(IsolateHolder::ScriptMode mode,
 
   v8::V8::InitializePlatform(V8Platform::Get());
 
+  if (base::FeatureList::IsEnabled(features::kV8ExtraMasking)) {
+    static const char extra_masking[] = "--extra-masking";
+    v8::V8::SetFlagsFromString(extra_masking, sizeof(extra_masking) - 1);
+  } else {
+    static const char no_extra_masking[] = "--no-extra-masking";
+    v8::V8::SetFlagsFromString(no_extra_masking, sizeof(no_extra_masking) - 1);
+  }
+
   if (IsolateHolder::kStrictMode == mode) {
     static const char use_strict[] = "--use_strict";
     v8::V8::SetFlagsFromString(use_strict, sizeof(use_strict) - 1);