diff --git a/python/src/llvm.cc b/python/src/llvm.cc
index 84c2efbb740a..39dbd60c5c87 100644
--- a/python/src/llvm.cc
+++ b/python/src/llvm.cc
@@ -569,8 +569,15 @@ void init_triton_llvm(py::module &&m) {
       .def_property_readonly(
           "name", [](llvm::Function *fn) { return fn->getName().str(); })
       .def("set_calling_conv", &llvm::Function::setCallingConv)
-      .def("add_fn_attr", [](llvm::Function *fn, std::string &name,
-                             std::string &val) { fn->addFnAttr(name, val); })
+      .def(
+          "add_fn_attr",
+          [](llvm::Function *fn, std::string &name, std::string &val) {
+            if (val.empty())
+              fn->addFnAttr(name);
+            else
+              fn->addFnAttr(name, val);
+          },
+          py::arg("name"), py::arg("val") = "")
       .def("remove_fn_attr", [](llvm::Function *fn,
                                 std::string &name) { fn->removeFnAttr(name); })
       .def("add_fn_asan_attr",
diff --git a/third_party/amd/backend/compiler.py b/third_party/amd/backend/compiler.py
index 599ea98f31fa..d3192e478a41 100644
--- a/third_party/amd/backend/compiler.py
+++ b/third_party/amd/backend/compiler.py
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ def is_consan_supported(arch):
     return arch in ["gfx1250"]
 
 
+def _parse_llvm_fn_attrs(attrs):
+    if not isinstance(attrs, str):
+        return tuple(attrs)
+    parsed = []
+    for attr in attrs.split(","):
+        name, sep, value = attr.partition("=")
+        name = name.strip()
+        if name:
+            parsed.append((name, value.strip() if sep else ""))
+    return tuple(parsed)
+
+
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class HIPOptions:
     num_warps: int = 4
@@ -89,6 +101,11 @@ class HIPOptions:
     # schedule_hint="attention,memory-bound-attention"
     schedule_hint: str = 'none'
 
+    # Experimental: intended for development and debugging; may change or be removed without notice.
+    # Comma-separated LLVM function attributes; bare names are emitted as valueless attributes.
+    # Example: llvm_fn_attrs="amdgpu-sched-strategy=iterative-ilp,noinline"
+    llvm_fn_attrs: str | Tuple[Tuple[str, str], ...] = ""
+
     def __post_init__(self):
         gfx_major = int(self.arch[3:-2])  # Drop "gfx" prefix and minor/patch number
         warp_size = 32 if gfx_major >= 10 else 64
@@ -102,6 +119,8 @@ def __post_init__(self):
             )
             object.__setattr__(self, 'kpack', 1)
 
+        object.__setattr__(self, 'llvm_fn_attrs', _parse_llvm_fn_attrs(self.llvm_fn_attrs))
+
         default_libdir = Path(__file__).parent / 'lib'
         extern_libs = {} if self.extern_libs is None else dict(self.extern_libs)
         for lib in ["ocml", "ockl"]:
@@ -457,6 +476,9 @@ def make_llir(src, metadata, options):
         if knobs.compilation.enable_asan:
             kernel_fn.add_fn_target_feature("+xnack")
             kernel_fn.add_fn_asan_attr()
+        for name, value in options.llvm_fn_attrs:
+            kernel_fn.remove_fn_attr(name)
+            kernel_fn.add_fn_attr(name, value)
 
         # Hint the compiler that we'd like the firmware to set the kernel arguments
         # to user SGPRs so that the kernel does not need to s_load its arguments
diff --git a/third_party/amd/python/test/test_llvm_fn_attrs.py b/third_party/amd/python/test/test_llvm_fn_attrs.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ae242ec50ea4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/amd/python/test/test_llvm_fn_attrs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+import triton
+
+from triton._internal_testing import is_hip
+
+if not is_hip():
+    pytest.skip(allow_module_level=True)
+
+ATTN_FWD_TTIR = str(Path(__file__).parent / "attn_fwd.ttir")
+
+
+def test_llvm_fn_attrs_set_single_llir_attribute():
+    target = triton.runtime.driver.active.get_current_target()
+
+    baseline = triton.compile(ATTN_FWD_TTIR, target=target)
+    with_attrs = triton.compile(
+        ATTN_FWD_TTIR,
+        target=target,
+        options={"llvm_fn_attrs": "amdgpu-sched-strategy=iterative-ilp"},
+    )
+
+    assert '"amdgpu-sched-strategy"="iterative-ilp"' not in baseline.asm["llir"]
+    assert '"amdgpu-sched-strategy"="iterative-ilp"' in with_attrs.asm["llir"]
+
+
+def test_llvm_fn_attrs_set_multiple_llir_attributes():
+    target = triton.runtime.driver.active.get_current_target()
+    llvm_fn_attrs = ",".join([
+        "amdgpu-sched-strategy=iterative-ilp",
+        "triton-test-attr=enabled",
+        "triton-bare-attr",
+    ])
+
+    with_attrs = triton.compile(
+        ATTN_FWD_TTIR,
+        target=target,
+        options={"llvm_fn_attrs": llvm_fn_attrs},
+    )
+
+    assert '"amdgpu-sched-strategy"="iterative-ilp"' in with_attrs.asm["llir"]
+    assert '"triton-test-attr"="enabled"' in with_attrs.asm["llir"]
+    assert '"triton-bare-attr"' in with_attrs.asm["llir"]
+    assert '"triton-bare-attr"=' not in with_attrs.asm["llir"]
+
+
+def test_llvm_fn_attrs_change_amdgcn():
+    target = triton.runtime.driver.active.get_current_target()
+
+    baseline = triton.compile(ATTN_FWD_TTIR, target=target)
+    with_sched_attr = triton.compile(
+        ATTN_FWD_TTIR,
+        target=target,
+        options={"llvm_fn_attrs": "amdgpu-sched-strategy=iterative-ilp"},
+    )
+
+    assert baseline.asm["amdgcn"] != with_sched_attr.asm["amdgcn"]