diff --git a/configs/projects/_shared-client-tools-runtime.rb b/configs/projects/_shared-client-tools-runtime.rb
index 701081bf8..b62bc779c 100644
--- a/configs/projects/_shared-client-tools-runtime.rb
+++ b/configs/projects/_shared-client-tools-runtime.rb
@@ -96,6 +96,16 @@
   proj.setting(:cppflags, "-I#{proj.includedir} -I/opt/pl-build-tools/include")
   proj.setting(:cflags, "#{proj.cppflags}")
   proj.setting(:ldflags, "-L#{proj.libdir} -L/opt/pl-build-tools/lib -Wl,-rpath=#{proj.libdir}")
+
+  # Harden Linux ELF binaries by compiling with PIE (Position Independent Executables) support,
+  # stack canary and full RELRO.
+  # We only do this on platforms that use their default OS toolchain since pl-gcc versions
+  # are too old to support these flags.
+  if (platform.is_sles? && platform.os_version.to_i >= 15) || (platform.is_el? && platform.os_version.to_i >= 8) || platform.is_debian? || (platform.is_ubuntu? && platform.os_version.to_i >= 20) || platform.is_fedora?
+    proj.setting(:cppflags, "-I#{proj.includedir} -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2")
+    proj.setting(:cflags, '-fstack-protector-strong -fno-plt -O2')
+    proj.setting(:ldflags, "-L#{proj.libdir} -Wl,-rpath=#{proj.libdir},-z,relro,-z,now")
+  end
 end
 
 # What to build?
diff --git a/configs/projects/_shared-pe-installer-runtime.rb b/configs/projects/_shared-pe-installer-runtime.rb
index 654ade094..84aad245c 100644
--- a/configs/projects/_shared-pe-installer-runtime.rb
+++ b/configs/projects/_shared-pe-installer-runtime.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
 proj.setting(:cflags, "#{proj.cppflags}")
 proj.setting(:ldflags, "-L#{proj.libdir} -L/opt/pl-build-tools/lib -Wl,-rpath=#{proj.libdir}")
 
+# Harden Linux ELF binaries by compiling with PIE (Position Independent Executables) support,
+# stack canary and full RELRO.
+# We only do this on platforms that use their default OS toolchain since pl-gcc versions
+# are too old to support these flags.
+if (platform.is_sles? && platform.os_version.to_i >= 15) || (platform.is_el? && platform.os_version.to_i >= 8) || platform.is_debian? || (platform.is_ubuntu? && platform.os_version.to_i >= 20) || platform.is_fedora?
+  proj.setting(:cppflags, "-I#{proj.includedir} -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2")
+  proj.setting(:cflags, '-fstack-protector-strong -fno-plt -O2')
+  proj.setting(:ldflags, "-L#{proj.libdir} -Wl,-rpath=#{proj.libdir},-z,relro,-z,now")
+end
+
 # These flags are applied in addition to the defaults in configs/component/openssl.rb.
 proj.setting(:openssl_extra_configure_flags, [
   'no-dtls',
diff --git a/configs/projects/bolt-runtime.rb b/configs/projects/bolt-runtime.rb
index 225117c2a..eb3471b57 100644
--- a/configs/projects/bolt-runtime.rb
+++ b/configs/projects/bolt-runtime.rb
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@
   proj.setting(:cflags, "#{proj.cppflags}")
   proj.setting(:ldflags, "-L#{proj.libdir} -L/opt/pl-build-tools/lib -Wl,-rpath=#{proj.libdir}")
 
+  # Harden Linux ELF binaries by compiling with PIE (Position Independent Executables) support,
+  # stack canary and full RELRO.
+  # We only do this on platforms that use their default OS toolchain since pl-gcc versions
+  # are too old to support these flags.
+  if (platform.is_sles? && platform.os_version.to_i >= 15) || (platform.is_el? && platform.os_version.to_i >= 8) || platform.is_debian? || (platform.is_ubuntu? && platform.os_version.to_i >= 20) || platform.is_fedora?
+    proj.setting(:cppflags, "-I#{proj.includedir} -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2")
+    proj.setting(:cflags, '-fstack-protector-strong -fno-plt -O2')
+    proj.setting(:ldflags, "-L#{proj.libdir} -Wl,-rpath=#{proj.libdir},-z,relro,-z,now")
+  end
+
   # Platform specific overrides or settings, which may override the defaults
   if platform.is_windows?
     arch = platform.architecture == "x64" ? "64" : "32"
diff --git a/configs/projects/pdk-runtime.rb b/configs/projects/pdk-runtime.rb
index cd6ea3edc..b816bf13e 100644
--- a/configs/projects/pdk-runtime.rb
+++ b/configs/projects/pdk-runtime.rb
@@ -117,6 +117,16 @@
   proj.setting(:cflags, proj.cppflags.to_s)
   proj.setting(:ldflags, "-L#{proj.libdir} -L/opt/pl-build-tools/lib -Wl,-rpath=#{proj.libdir}")
 
+  # Harden Linux ELF binaries by compiling with PIE (Position Independent Executables) support,
+  # stack canary and full RELRO.
+  # We only do this on platforms that use their default OS toolchain since pl-gcc versions
+  # are too old to support these flags.
+  if (platform.is_sles? && platform.os_version.to_i >= 15) || (platform.is_el? && platform.os_version.to_i >= 8) || platform.is_debian? || (platform.is_ubuntu? && platform.os_version.to_i >= 20) || platform.is_fedora?
+    proj.setting(:cppflags, "-I#{proj.includedir} -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2")
+    proj.setting(:cflags, '-fstack-protector-strong -fno-plt -O2')
+    proj.setting(:ldflags, "-L#{proj.libdir} -Wl,-rpath=#{proj.libdir},-z,relro,-z,now")
+  end
+
   if platform.is_windows?
     proj.setting(:gcc_root, 'C:/tools/mingw64')
     proj.setting(:gcc_bindir, "#{proj.gcc_root}/bin")