diff --git a/changelog/add_lowmem.dd b/changelog/add_lowmem.dd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84d7faa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/add_lowmem.dd
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Added support for low memory compilation option to the $(LINK2 https://dub.pm/settings, dub settings file).
+
+To enable, set `defaultLowMemory` to `true`. For dmd and ldc, the `-lowmem` command-line option is added when compiling.
+
+```
+{
+    "defaultLowMemory": true
+}
+```
diff --git a/source/dub/commandline.d b/source/dub/commandline.d
index bebdd43..7a799d2 100644
--- a/source/dub/commandline.d
+++ b/source/dub/commandline.d
@@ -998,6 +998,7 @@
 	{
 		if (!m_compilerName.length) m_compilerName = dub.defaultCompiler;
 		if (!m_arch.length) m_arch = dub.defaultArchitecture;
+		if (dub.defaultLowMemory) m_buildSettings.options |= BuildOption.lowmem;
 		m_compiler = getCompiler(m_compilerName);
 		m_buildPlatform = m_compiler.determinePlatform(m_buildSettings, m_compilerName, m_arch);
 		m_buildSettings.addDebugVersions(m_debugVersions);
@@ -1592,6 +1593,7 @@
 		settings.buildType = m_buildType;
 		settings.compiler = m_compiler;
 		settings.filterVersions = m_filterVersions;
+		settings.buildSettings.options |= m_buildSettings.options & BuildOption.lowmem;
 
 		if (m_importPaths) { m_data = ["import-paths"]; m_dataList = true; }
 		else if (m_stringImportPaths) { m_data = ["string-import-paths"]; m_dataList = true; }
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/buildsettings.d b/source/dub/compilers/buildsettings.d
index f5bb45f..49965e7 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/buildsettings.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/buildsettings.d
@@ -325,10 +325,11 @@
 	profileGC = 1<<21,            /// Profile runtime allocations
 	pic = 1<<22,                  /// Generate position independent code
 	betterC = 1<<23,              /// Compile in betterC mode (-betterC)
+	lowmem = 1<<24,               /// Compile in lowmem mode (-lowmem)
 
 	// for internal usage
-	_docs = 1<<24,                // Write ddoc to docs
-	_ddox = 1<<25                 // Compile docs.json
+	_docs = 1<<25,                // Write ddoc to docs
+	_ddox = 1<<26                 // Compile docs.json
 }
 
 	struct BuildOptions {
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
index 1782831..add0308 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 		tuple(BuildOption.property, ["-property"]),
 		tuple(BuildOption.profileGC, ["-profile=gc"]),
 		tuple(BuildOption.betterC, ["-betterC"]),
+		tuple(BuildOption.lowmem, ["-lowmem"]),
 
 		tuple(BuildOption._docs, ["-Dddocs"]),
 		tuple(BuildOption._ddox, ["-Xfdocs.json", "-Df__dummy.html"]),
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d b/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
index c4ba3ec..080fa52 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 		tuple(BuildOption.property, ["-property"]),
 		//tuple(BuildOption.profileGC, ["-?"]),
 		tuple(BuildOption.betterC, ["-betterC"]),
+		tuple(BuildOption.lowmem, ["-lowmem"]),
 
 		tuple(BuildOption._docs, ["-Dd=docs"]),
 		tuple(BuildOption._ddox, ["-Xf=docs.json", "-Dd=__dummy_docs"]),
diff --git a/source/dub/dub.d b/source/dub/dub.d
index c11737b..1a8433d 100644
--- a/source/dub/dub.d
+++ b/source/dub/dub.d
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
 		NativePath m_overrideSearchPath;
 		string m_defaultCompiler;
 		string m_defaultArchitecture;
+		bool m_defaultLowMemory;
 	}
 
 	/** The default placement location of fetched packages.
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@
 		determineDefaultCompiler();
 
 		m_defaultArchitecture = m_config.defaultArchitecture;
+		m_defaultLowMemory = m_config.defaultLowMemory;
 	}
 
 	@property void dryRun(bool v) { m_dryRun = v; }
@@ -332,6 +334,13 @@
 	*/
 	@property string defaultArchitecture() const { return m_defaultArchitecture; }
 
+	/** Returns the default low memory option to use for building D code.
+
+		If set, the "defaultLowMemory" field of the DUB user or system
+		configuration file will be used. Otherwise false will be returned.
+	*/
+	@property bool defaultLowMemory() const { return m_defaultLowMemory; }
+
 	/** Loads the package that resides within the configured `rootPath`.
 	*/
 	void loadPackage()
@@ -765,6 +774,7 @@
 		settings.compiler = getCompiler(compiler_binary);
 		settings.platform = settings.compiler.determinePlatform(settings.buildSettings, compiler_binary, m_defaultArchitecture);
 		settings.buildType = "debug";
+		if (m_defaultLowMemory) settings.buildSettings.options |= BuildOption.lowmem;
 		settings.run = true;
 
 		foreach (dependencyPackage; m_project.dependencies)
@@ -1261,6 +1271,7 @@
 		settings.buildType = "debug";
 		settings.run = true;
 		settings.runArgs = runArgs;
+		if (m_defaultLowMemory) settings.buildSettings.options |= BuildOption.lowmem;
 		initSubPackage.recipe.buildSettings.workingDirectory = path.toNativeString();
 		template_dub.generateProject("build", settings);
 	}
@@ -1331,6 +1342,7 @@
 		settings.compiler = getCompiler(compiler_binary); // TODO: not using --compiler ???
 		settings.platform = settings.compiler.determinePlatform(settings.buildSettings, compiler_binary, m_defaultArchitecture);
 		settings.buildType = "debug";
+		if (m_defaultLowMemory) settings.buildSettings.options |= BuildOption.lowmem;
 		settings.run = true;
 
 		auto filterargs = m_project.rootPackage.recipe.ddoxFilterArgs.dup;
@@ -1833,4 +1845,12 @@
 		if (m_parentConfig) return m_parentConfig.defaultArchitecture;
 		return null;
 	}
+
+	@property bool defaultLowMemory()
+	const {
+		if(auto pv = "defaultLowMemory" in m_data)
+			return (*pv).get!bool;
+		if (m_parentConfig) return m_parentConfig.defaultLowMemory;
+		return false;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/generator.d b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
index 2852c3d..db21e51 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/generator.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 			BuildSettings buildSettings;
 			auto config = configs[pack.name];
 			buildSettings.processVars(m_project, pack, pack.getBuildSettings(settings.platform, config), settings, true);
+			if (settings.buildSettings.options & BuildOption.lowmem) buildSettings.options |= BuildOption.lowmem;
 
 			prepareGeneration(pack, m_project, settings, buildSettings);
 
diff --git a/test/issue1867-lowmem.sh b/test/issue1867-lowmem.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6a39653
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1867-lowmem.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+. $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/common.sh
+DIR=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
+
+if ! { ${DUB} build --root ${DIR}/issue1867-lowmem -v -f 2>&1 || true; } | grep -cF " -lowmem " > /dev/null; then
+    die $LINENO 'DUB build with lowmem did not find -lowmem option.'
+fi
+
+if ! { ${DUB} test --root ${DIR}/issue1867-lowmem -v -f 2>&1 || true; } | grep -cF " -lowmem " > /dev/null; then
+    die $LINENO 'DUB test with lowmem did not find -lowmem option.'
+fi
+
+if ! { ${DUB} run --root ${DIR}/issue1867-lowmem -v -f 2>&1 || true; } | grep -cF " -lowmem " > /dev/null; then
+    die $LINENO 'DUB test with lowmem did not find -lowmem option.'
+fi
+
+if ! { ${DUB} describe --root ${DIR}/issue1867-lowmem --data=options --data-list --verror 2>&1 || true; } | grep -cF "lowmem" > /dev/null; then
+    die $LINENO 'DUB describe --data=options --data-list with lowmem did not find lowmem option.'
+fi
diff --git a/test/issue1867-lowmem/.gitignore b/test/issue1867-lowmem/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b21cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1867-lowmem/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+.dub
+docs.json
+__dummy.html
+docs/
+/issue1867-lowmem
+issue1867-lowmem.so
+issue1867-lowmem.dylib
+issue1867-lowmem.dll
+issue1867-lowmem.a
+issue1867-lowmem.lib
+issue1867-lowmem-test-*
+*.exe
+*.o
+*.obj
+*.lst
diff --git a/test/issue1867-lowmem/.no_build b/test/issue1867-lowmem/.no_build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1867-lowmem/.no_build
diff --git a/test/issue1867-lowmem/.no_run b/test/issue1867-lowmem/.no_run
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1867-lowmem/.no_run
diff --git a/test/issue1867-lowmem/.no_test b/test/issue1867-lowmem/.no_test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1867-lowmem/.no_test
diff --git a/test/issue1867-lowmem/dub.sdl b/test/issue1867-lowmem/dub.sdl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cf20c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1867-lowmem/dub.sdl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+name "issue1867-lowmem"
diff --git a/test/issue1867-lowmem/dub.settings.json b/test/issue1867-lowmem/dub.settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6944fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1867-lowmem/dub.settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+	"defaultLowMemory": true
+}
diff --git a/test/issue1867-lowmem/source/app.d b/test/issue1867-lowmem/source/app.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3eec7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1867-lowmem/source/app.d
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import std.stdio;
+
+void main()
+{
+	writeln("Edit source/app.d to start your project.");
+}