diff --git i/configure w/configure
index 1caca21b625..a5a03f6cec3 100755
--- i/configure
+++ w/configure
@@ -5852,6 +5852,97 @@ if test x"$pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Wcast_function_type" = x"yes"; then
 fi
 
 
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether ${CC} supports -Wshadow=compatible-local, for CFLAGS" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether ${CC} supports -Wshadow=compatible-local, for CFLAGS... " >&6; }
+if ${pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Wshadow_compatible_local+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  pgac_save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+pgac_save_CC=$CC
+CC=${CC}
+CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -Wshadow=compatible-local"
+ac_save_c_werror_flag=$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__Wshadow_compatible_local=yes
+else
+  pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Wshadow_compatible_local=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: $pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Wshadow_compatible_local" >&5
+$as_echo "$pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Wshadow_compatible_local" >&6; }
+if test x"$pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Wshadow_compatible_local" = x"yes"; then
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -Wshadow=compatible-local"
+fi
+
+
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether ${CXX} supports -Wshadow=compatible-local, for CXXFLAGS" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether ${CXX} supports -Wshadow=compatible-local, for CXXFLAGS... " >&6; }
+if ${pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Wshadow_compatible_local+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  pgac_save_CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS
+pgac_save_CXX=$CXX
+CXX=${CXX}
+CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -Wshadow=compatible-local"
+ac_save_cxx_werror_flag=$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__Wshadow_compatible_local=yes
+else
+  pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Wshadow_compatible_local=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: $pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Wshadow_compatible_local" >&5
+$as_echo "$pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Wshadow_compatible_local" >&6; }
+if test x"$pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Wshadow_compatible_local" = x"yes"; then
+  CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -Wshadow=compatible-local"
+fi
+
+
   # This was included in -Wall/-Wformat in older GCC versions
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether ${CC} supports -Wformat-security, for CFLAGS" >&5
diff --git i/configure.ac w/configure.ac
index 10fa55dd154..c696566a7ff 100644
--- i/configure.ac
+++ w/configure.ac
@@ -508,6 +508,8 @@ if test "$GCC" = yes -a "$ICC" = no; then
   PGAC_PROG_CXX_CFLAGS_OPT([-Wimplicit-fallthrough=3])
   PGAC_PROG_CC_CFLAGS_OPT([-Wcast-function-type])
   PGAC_PROG_CXX_CFLAGS_OPT([-Wcast-function-type])
+  PGAC_PROG_CC_CFLAGS_OPT([-Wshadow=compatible-local])
+  PGAC_PROG_CXX_CFLAGS_OPT([-Wshadow=compatible-local])
   # This was included in -Wall/-Wformat in older GCC versions
   PGAC_PROG_CC_CFLAGS_OPT([-Wformat-security])
   PGAC_PROG_CXX_CFLAGS_OPT([-Wformat-security])
diff --git i/meson.build w/meson.build
index 25a6fa941cc..ec6c45d39b9 100644
--- i/meson.build
+++ w/meson.build
@@ -1708,6 +1708,7 @@ common_warning_flags = [
   '-Wmissing-format-attribute',
   '-Wimplicit-fallthrough=3',
   '-Wcast-function-type',
+  '-Wshadow=compatible-local',
   # This was included in -Wall/-Wformat in older GCC versions
   '-Wformat-security',
 ]