diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 9ac5a1bbf40..99bf0c9166b 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ build:monolithic --define framework_shared_object=false
 # opts in to modular op registration support by default.
 build --define framework_shared_object=true
 
+# As part of Tensorflow's build refactoring, https://github.com/tensorflow/community/pull/179,
+# we plan on migrating TF to use bazel's cc_shared_library. This requires always setting
+# the flag "--experimental_cc_shared_library" on all builds: https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_cc/blob/7e650b11fe6d49f70f2ca7a1c4cb8bcc4a1fe239/examples/experimental_cc_shared_library.bzl#L3-L5
+build --experimental_cc_shared_library
+
 # Flags for open source build, always set to be true.
 build --define open_source_build=true
 test --define open_source_build=true
diff --git a/tensorflow/BUILD b/tensorflow/BUILD
index d8a681c3999..6bfcdca7a9e 100644
--- a/tensorflow/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/BUILD
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ bzl_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//tensorflow/core/platform:build_config_root_bzl",
+        "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc_bzl",
         "//tensorflow/core/platform/default:cuda_build_defs_bzl",
         "//third_party/mkl:build_defs_bzl",
         "//third_party/mkl_dnn:build_defs_bzl",
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/BUILD
index b32acbedcf1..d70ef895fea 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/BUILD
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ load(
     "tf_protos_profiler_impl",
     "tf_pyclif_proto_library",
 )
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
 load(
     "//tensorflow/core/platform:build_config_root.bzl",
     "if_dynamic_kernels",
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/framework/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/framework/BUILD
index eae10268f5d..70635a36a47 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/framework/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/framework/BUILD
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ load(
     "//tensorflow/core/platform:build_config_root.bzl",
     "if_static",
 )
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
 
 package(
     default_visibility = [
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/lib/bfloat16/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/lib/bfloat16/BUILD
index 4f955c37f3f..d78bee42461 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/lib/bfloat16/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/lib/bfloat16/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
+
 package(
     default_visibility = [
         "//tensorflow:__subpackages__",
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/lib/core/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/lib/core/BUILD
index a3ed21f8771..28213f0b790 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/lib/core/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/lib/core/BUILD
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 load("//tensorflow/core/platform:build_config.bzl", "tf_proto_library")
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
 
 package(
     default_visibility = [
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/lib/db/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/lib/db/BUILD
index bf24de9a70c..b3b941a2dfd 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/lib/db/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/lib/db/BUILD
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 #   Libraries for storing tensors in SQL databases.
 
 load("//tensorflow:tensorflow.bzl", "tf_cc_test", "tf_copts")
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
 
 package(
     default_visibility = ["//tensorflow:internal"],
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/lib/gtl/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/lib/gtl/BUILD
index ffac0ce12ea..4adae6575eb 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/lib/gtl/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/lib/gtl/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
+
 package(
     default_visibility = [
         # tensorflow/core:lib effectively exposes all targets under tensorflow/core/lib/**
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/lib/hash/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/lib/hash/BUILD
index ffe5ef957c2..1d7039fbcd2 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/lib/hash/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/lib/hash/BUILD
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ load(
     "if_linux_x86_64",
     "tf_copts",
 )
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
 
 package(
     default_visibility = [
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/lib/histogram/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/lib/histogram/BUILD
index 9108a09dd15..de72187a5bf 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/lib/histogram/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/lib/histogram/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
+
 package(
     default_visibility = [
         # tensorflow/core:lib effectively exposes all targets under tensorflow/core/lib/**
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/lib/io/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/lib/io/BUILD
index 8f8e0dd0da8..5616b8153b7 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/lib/io/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/lib/io/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
+
 package(
     default_visibility = [
         "//tensorflow/c/experimental/filesystem:__pkg__",
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/lib/math/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/lib/math/BUILD
index 07d0a3e07cd..063e5db5401 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/lib/math/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/lib/math/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
+
 package(
     default_visibility = [
         "//tensorflow:__subpackages__",
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/lib/monitoring/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/lib/monitoring/BUILD
index ef796fd4663..62744a5e3e0 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/lib/monitoring/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/lib/monitoring/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
+
 package(
     default_visibility = [
         # tensorflow/core:lib effectively exposes all targets under tensorflow/core/lib/**
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/lib/png/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/lib/png/BUILD
index 56bdba7172a..db2ab4801ee 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/lib/png/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/lib/png/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
+
 package(
     default_visibility = [
         # tensorflow/core:lib effectively exposes all targets under tensorflow/core/lib/**
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/lib/random/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/lib/random/BUILD
index 770d00051e3..019797b1dda 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/lib/random/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/lib/random/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
+
 package(
     default_visibility = [
         # tensorflow/core:lib effectively exposes all targets under tensorflow/core/lib/**
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/lib/strings/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/lib/strings/BUILD
index 31425aabc10..3308edd04bf 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/lib/strings/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/lib/strings/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
+
 package(
     default_visibility = [
         # tensorflow/core:lib effectively exposes all targets under tensorflow/core/lib/**
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/platform/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/platform/BUILD
index 5dfeeb89c43..dea8cd1353e 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/platform/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/platform/BUILD
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ load(
     "tf_protobuf_deps",
     "tf_windows_aware_platform_deps",
 )
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_binary",
+    "cc_library",
+)
 load(
     "//tensorflow:tensorflow.bzl",
     "if_not_android",
@@ -1462,6 +1467,12 @@ bzl_library(
     name = "build_config_root_bzl",
     srcs = [
         "build_config_root.bzl",
-        "//tensorflow/core/platform/default:build_config_root.bzl",
-    ],
+    ] + tf_platform_alias("build_config_root.bzl"),
+)
+
+bzl_library(
+    name = "rules_cc_bzl",
+    srcs = [
+        "rules_cc.bzl",
+    ] + tf_platform_alias("rules_cc.bzl"),
 )
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/platform/default/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/platform/default/BUILD
index 346018153d5..41e3d65574f 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/platform/default/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/platform/default/BUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Tensorflow default + linux implementations of tensorflow/core/platform libraries.
 load("@bazel_skylib//:bzl_library.bzl", "bzl_library")
 load("//tensorflow:tensorflow.bzl", "tf_copts")
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
 
 package(
     default_visibility = [
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/platform/windows/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/platform/windows/BUILD
index f3a995bcff6..7ed2518f216 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/platform/windows/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/platform/windows/BUILD
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ load(
     "if_windows",
     "tf_copts",
 )
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
 
 package(
     default_visibility = [
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/util/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/util/BUILD
index 2e4ea69659e..f60c77ffebb 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/util/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/util/BUILD
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ load(
     "tf_kernel_tests_linkstatic",
     "tf_proto_library",
 )
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_library",
+)
 load(
     "//tensorflow:tensorflow.bzl",
     "tf_cc_test",
diff --git a/tensorflow/opensource_only.files b/tensorflow/opensource_only.files
index 5bcde2b9515..62d203138c1 100644
--- a/tensorflow/opensource_only.files
+++ b/tensorflow/opensource_only.files
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ tensorflow/third_party/py/python_configure.bzl
 tensorflow/third_party/pybind11.BUILD
 tensorflow/third_party/python_runtime/BUILD
 tensorflow/third_party/repo.bzl
+tensorflow/third_party/rules_swift.patch
 tensorflow/third_party/six.BUILD
 tensorflow/third_party/snappy.BUILD
 tensorflow/third_party/sqlite.BUILD
diff --git a/tensorflow/tensorflow.bzl b/tensorflow/tensorflow.bzl
index b82e7b9c4eb..4e5f01f1e20 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tensorflow.bzl
+++ b/tensorflow/tensorflow.bzl
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ load(
     "tf_gpu_tests_tags",
     "tf_sycl_tests_tags",
 )
+load(
+    "//tensorflow/core/platform:rules_cc.bzl",
+    "cc_binary",
+    "cc_library",
+    "cc_test",
+)
 load(
     "@local_config_tensorrt//:build_defs.bzl",
     "if_tensorrt",
@@ -111,7 +117,7 @@ def tf_android_core_proto_headers(core_proto_sources_relative):
 # Wrapper for portable protos which currently just creates an empty rule.
 def tf_portable_proto_library(name, proto_deps, deps = [], **kwargs):
     _ignore = [kwargs]
-    native.cc_library(name = name, deps = deps + [dep + "_cc" for dep in proto_deps])
+    cc_library(name = name, deps = deps + [dep + "_cc" for dep in proto_deps])
 
 # Sanitize a dependency so that it works correctly from code that includes
 # TensorFlow as a submodule.
@@ -360,7 +366,7 @@ def tf_gen_op_libs(op_lib_names, deps = None, is_external = True):
     if not deps:
         deps = []
     for n in op_lib_names:
-        native.cc_library(
+        cc_library(
             name = n + "_op_lib",
             copts = tf_copts(is_external = is_external),
             srcs = ["ops/" + n + ".cc"],
@@ -564,7 +570,7 @@ def tf_cc_shared_object(
         if framework_so != []:
             data_extra = tf_binary_additional_data_deps()
 
-        native.cc_binary(
+        cc_binary(
             name = name_os_full,
             srcs = srcs + framework_so,
             deps = deps,
@@ -625,7 +631,7 @@ def tf_cc_binary(
     else:
         names = [name]
     for name_os in names:
-        native.cc_binary(
+        cc_binary(
             name = name_os,
             copts = copts,
             srcs = srcs + tf_binary_additional_srcs(),
@@ -668,7 +674,7 @@ def tf_native_cc_binary(
         copts = tf_copts(),
         linkopts = [],
         **kwargs):
-    native.cc_binary(
+    cc_binary(
         name = name,
         copts = copts,
         linkopts = select({
@@ -808,7 +814,7 @@ def tf_gen_op_wrappers_cc(
         internalsrcs += ["ops/" + n + "_internal.cc"]
         internalhdrs += ["ops/" + n + "_internal.h"]
 
-    native.cc_library(
+    cc_library(
         name = name,
         srcs = subsrcs,
         hdrs = subhdrs,
@@ -825,7 +831,7 @@ def tf_gen_op_wrappers_cc(
         alwayslink = 1,
         visibility = visibility,
     )
-    native.cc_library(
+    cc_library(
         name = name + "_internal",
         srcs = internalsrcs,
         hdrs = internalhdrs,
@@ -989,7 +995,7 @@ def tf_cc_test(
         linkopts = [],
         kernels = [],
         **kwargs):
-    native.cc_test(
+    cc_test(
         name = "%s%s" % (name, suffix),
         srcs = srcs + tf_binary_additional_srcs(),
         copts = tf_copts() + extra_copts,
@@ -1146,7 +1152,7 @@ def tf_gpu_only_cc_test(
         deps = deps,
         testonly = 1,
     )
-    native.cc_test(
+    cc_test(
         name = "%s%s" % (name, "_gpu"),
         size = size,
         args = args,
@@ -1233,7 +1239,7 @@ def tf_cc_test_mkl(
     disable_header_modules = ["-use_header_modules"]
 
     for src in srcs:
-        native.cc_test(
+        cc_test(
             name = src_to_test_name(src),
             srcs = if_mkl([src]) + tf_binary_additional_srcs(),
             copts = tf_copts(allow_exceptions = True) + tf_openmp_copts(),
@@ -1395,7 +1401,7 @@ def tf_gpu_library(deps = None, cuda_deps = None, copts = tf_copts(), **kwargs):
         cuda_deps = []
 
     kwargs["features"] = kwargs.get("features", []) + ["-use_header_modules"]
-    native.cc_library(
+    cc_library(
         deps = deps + if_cuda_is_configured_compat(cuda_deps + [
             clean_dep("//tensorflow/stream_executor/cuda:cudart_stub"),
             "@local_config_cuda//cuda:cuda_headers",
@@ -1563,7 +1569,7 @@ def tf_mkl_kernel_library(
     # -fno-exceptions in nocopts breaks compilation if header modules are enabled.
     disable_header_modules = ["-use_header_modules"]
 
-    native.cc_library(
+    cc_library(
         name = name,
         srcs = if_mkl(srcs),
         hdrs = hdrs,
@@ -1716,7 +1722,7 @@ def transitive_hdrs(name, deps = [], **kwargs):
 # the libraries in deps.
 def cc_header_only_library(name, deps = [], includes = [], extra_deps = [], **kwargs):
     _transitive_hdrs(name = name + "_gather", deps = deps)
-    native.cc_library(
+    cc_library(
         name = name,
         hdrs = [":" + name + "_gather"],
         includes = includes,
@@ -2364,7 +2370,7 @@ def tf_generate_proto_text_sources(name, srcs_relative_dir, srcs, protodeps = []
         visibility = visibility,
     )
 
-    native.cc_library(
+    cc_library(
         name = name,
         srcs = out_srcs,
         hdrs = out_hdrs,
@@ -2420,7 +2426,7 @@ def cc_library_with_android_deps(
         copts = tf_copts(),
         **kwargs):
     deps = if_not_android(deps) + if_android(android_deps) + common_deps
-    native.cc_library(deps = deps, copts = copts, **kwargs)
+    cc_library(deps = deps, copts = copts, **kwargs)
 
 register_extension_info(
     extension_name = "cc_library_with_android_deps",
@@ -2481,7 +2487,7 @@ def pybind_extension(
         visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
         testonly = testonly,
     )
-    native.cc_binary(
+    cc_binary(
         name = so_file,
         srcs = srcs + hdrs,
         data = data,
diff --git a/tensorflow/workspace.bzl b/tensorflow/workspace.bzl
index 403cac97837..4f5a75d7262 100755
--- a/tensorflow/workspace.bzl
+++ b/tensorflow/workspace.bzl
@@ -903,6 +903,7 @@ def tf_repositories(path_prefix = "", tf_repo_name = ""):
     # https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_swift/releases
     tf_http_archive(
         name = "build_bazel_rules_swift",
+        patch_file = clean_dep("//third_party:rules_swift.patch"),
         sha256 = "18cd4df4e410b0439a4935f9ca035bd979993d42372ba79e7f2d4fafe9596ef0",
         urls = [
             "http://mirror.tensorflow.org/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_swift/releases/download/0.12.1/rules_swift.0.12.1.tar.gz",
diff --git a/third_party/rules_swift.patch b/third_party/rules_swift.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e4e24b40ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/rules_swift.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From 4c1a4d676d1633ff9f67bda3540d24ea5fa31c8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Brian Zhao <bmzhao@google.com>
+Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 18:23:34 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] Adding linker_inputs flag to create_linking_context, in
+ preparation for bazel's cc_shared_library rule. Note that this cannot be
+ enabled as of now unless --experimental_cc_shared_library is passed to bazel.
+
+---
+ swift/internal/utils.bzl | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/swift/internal/utils.bzl b/swift/internal/utils.bzl
+index 5cf1498..44d7559 100644
+--- a/swift/internal/utils.bzl
++++ b/swift/internal/utils.bzl
+@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ def create_cc_info(
+ 
+     this_cc_info = CcInfo(
+         linking_context = cc_common.create_linking_context(
++            linker_inputs = None,
+             additional_inputs = all_additional_inputs,
+             libraries_to_link = libraries_to_link,
+             user_link_flags = all_user_link_flags,
+-- 
+2.25.0.rc1.283.g88dfdc4193-goog