diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 83abe872aa..739b30d5fa 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5552,6 +5552,97 @@ if test x"$pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Wmissing_format_attribute" = x"yes"; then
 fi
 
 
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether ${CC} supports -Wimplicit-fallthrough, for CFLAGS" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether ${CC} supports -Wimplicit-fallthrough, for CFLAGS... " >&6; }
+if ${pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Wimplicit_fallthrough+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  pgac_save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+pgac_save_CC=$CC
+CC=${CC}
+CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -Wimplicit-fallthrough"
+ac_save_c_werror_flag=$ac_c_werror_flag
+ac_c_werror_flag=yes
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Wimplicit_fallthrough=yes
+else
+  pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Wimplicit_fallthrough=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+ac_c_werror_flag=$ac_save_c_werror_flag
+CFLAGS="$pgac_save_CFLAGS"
+CC="$pgac_save_CC"
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Wimplicit_fallthrough" >&5
+$as_echo "$pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Wimplicit_fallthrough" >&6; }
+if test x"$pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Wimplicit_fallthrough" = x"yes"; then
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -Wimplicit-fallthrough"
+fi
+
+
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether ${CXX} supports -Wimplicit-fallthrough, for CXXFLAGS" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether ${CXX} supports -Wimplicit-fallthrough, for CXXFLAGS... " >&6; }
+if ${pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Wimplicit_fallthrough+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  pgac_save_CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS
+pgac_save_CXX=$CXX
+CXX=${CXX}
+CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -Wimplicit-fallthrough"
+ac_save_cxx_werror_flag=$ac_cxx_werror_flag
+ac_cxx_werror_flag=yes
+ac_ext=cpp
+ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
+
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Wimplicit_fallthrough=yes
+else
+  pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Wimplicit_fallthrough=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+ac_ext=c
+ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
+
+ac_cxx_werror_flag=$ac_save_cxx_werror_flag
+CXXFLAGS="$pgac_save_CXXFLAGS"
+CXX="$pgac_save_CXX"
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Wimplicit_fallthrough" >&5
+$as_echo "$pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Wimplicit_fallthrough" >&6; }
+if test x"$pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Wimplicit_fallthrough" = x"yes"; then
+  CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -Wimplicit-fallthrough"
+fi
+
+
   # This was included in -Wall/-Wformat in older GCC versions
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether ${CC} supports -Wformat-security, for CFLAGS" >&5
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ecdf172396..49816a83dc 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -496,6 +496,8 @@ if test "$GCC" = yes -a "$ICC" = no; then
   PGAC_PROG_CXX_CFLAGS_OPT([-Wendif-labels])
   PGAC_PROG_CC_CFLAGS_OPT([-Wmissing-format-attribute])
   PGAC_PROG_CXX_CFLAGS_OPT([-Wmissing-format-attribute])
+  PGAC_PROG_CC_CFLAGS_OPT([-Wimplicit-fallthrough])
+  PGAC_PROG_CXX_CFLAGS_OPT([-Wimplicit-fallthrough])
   # This was included in -Wall/-Wformat in older GCC versions
   PGAC_PROG_CC_CFLAGS_OPT([-Wformat-security])
   PGAC_PROG_CXX_CFLAGS_OPT([-Wformat-security])