diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f4ed815e..4c288d64 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ impl Build {
             compiler.push_cc_arg("-Wno-unused-command-line-argument".into());
         }
 
-        let mut cmd = compiler.to_command();
+        let mut cmd = compiler.to_command(None);
         let is_arm = target.contains("aarch64") || target.contains("arm");
         let clang = compiler.is_like_clang();
         let gnu = compiler.family == ToolFamily::Gnu;
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ impl Build {
             let (cmd, name) = self.msvc_macro_assembler()?;
             (cmd, Cow::Borrowed(Path::new(name)))
         } else {
-            let mut cmd = compiler.to_command();
+            let mut cmd = compiler.to_command(Some(&obj.src));
             for (a, b) in self.env.iter() {
                 cmd.env(a, b);
             }
@@ -1704,7 +1704,7 @@ impl Build {
     /// This will return a result instead of panicking; see expand() for the complete description.
     pub fn try_expand(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
         let compiler = self.try_get_compiler()?;
-        let mut cmd = compiler.to_command();
+        let mut cmd = compiler.to_command(None);
         for (a, b) in self.env.iter() {
             cmd.env(a, b);
         }
@@ -2508,7 +2508,7 @@ impl Build {
 
             let out_dir = self.get_out_dir()?;
             let dlink = out_dir.join(lib_name.to_owned() + "_dlink.o");
-            let mut nvcc = self.get_compiler().to_command();
+            let mut nvcc = self.get_compiler().to_command(None);
             nvcc.arg("--device-link").arg("-o").arg(&dlink).arg(dst);
             run(&mut nvcc, "nvcc", &self.cargo_output)?;
             self.assemble_progressive(dst, &[dlink.as_path()])?;
diff --git a/src/tool.rs b/src/tool.rs
index 27840254..aed1f41f 100644
--- a/src/tool.rs
+++ b/src/tool.rs
@@ -290,19 +290,72 @@ impl Tool {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns preferred compiler for source file.
+    fn preferred_compiler_for_source(&self, src: Option<&PathBuf>) -> (PathBuf, &[OsString]) {
+        let mut path = self.path.clone();
+        let mut extra_args: &[OsString] = &[];
+        if let Some(src) = src {
+            let mut is_c = false;
+            let mut is_cpp = false;
+            if let Some(ext) = src.extension().and_then(|x| x.to_str()) {
+                match ext {
+                    "c" => {
+                        is_c = true;
+                    }
+                    "cc" | "cpp" | "cxx" | "c++" => {
+                        is_cpp = true;
+                    }
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+            }
+            match self.family {
+                ToolFamily::Clang { zig_cc } if !zig_cc => {
+                    let s = path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
+                    if is_c {
+                        path = PathBuf::from(s.replace("clang++", "clang"));
+                        extra_args = &self.c_args;
+                    }
+                    if is_cpp {
+                        if s.ends_with("clang") {
+                            path = PathBuf::from(s.replace("clang", "clang++"));
+                        }
+                        extra_args = &self.cpp_args;
+                    }
+                }
+                ToolFamily::Gnu => {
+                    let s = path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
+                    if is_c {
+                        path = PathBuf::from(s.replace("g++", "gcc"));
+                        extra_args = &self.c_args;
+                    }
+                    if is_cpp {
+                        path = PathBuf::from(s.replace("gcc", "g++"));
+                        extra_args = &self.cpp_args;
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+        (path, extra_args)
+    }
+
     /// Converts this compiler into a `Command` that's ready to be run.
     ///
     /// This is useful for when the compiler needs to be executed and the
     /// command returned will already have the initial arguments and environment
     /// variables configured.
-    pub fn to_command(&self) -> Command {
+    ///
+    /// The `src` argument is used to determine the preferred compiler for the
+    /// source file. If `None`, the default compiler is used.
+    pub fn to_command(&self, src: Option<&PathBuf>) -> Command {
+        let (path, extra_args) = self.preferred_compiler_for_source(src);
         let mut cmd = match self.cc_wrapper_path {
             Some(ref cc_wrapper_path) => {
                 let mut cmd = Command::new(cc_wrapper_path);
-                cmd.arg(&self.path);
+                cmd.arg(&path);
                 cmd
             }
-            None => Command::new(&self.path),
+            None => Command::new(&path),
         };
         cmd.args(&self.cc_wrapper_args);
 
@@ -313,6 +366,8 @@ impl Tool {
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
         cmd.args(&value);
 
+        cmd.args(extra_args);
+
         for (k, v) in self.env.iter() {
             cmd.env(k, v);
         }
diff --git a/src/windows/find_tools.rs b/src/windows/find_tools.rs
index c4a92bde..68fad002 100644
--- a/src/windows/find_tools.rs
+++ b/src/windows/find_tools.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl<'a> From<TargetArch<'a>> for &'a str {
 ///
 /// Note that this function always returns `None` for non-MSVC targets.
 pub fn find(target: &str, tool: &str) -> Option<Command> {
-    find_tool(target, tool).map(|c| c.to_command())
+    find_tool(target, tool).map(|c| c.to_command(None))
 }
 
 /// Similar to the `find` function above, this function will attempt the same