diff --git a/pynvjitlink/patch.py b/pynvjitlink/patch.py
index 1928e050..f979f58f 100644
--- a/pynvjitlink/patch.py
+++ b/pynvjitlink/patch.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 
 
 class PatchedLinker(Linker):
-    def __init__(self, max_registers=None, lineinfo=False, cc=None):
+    def __init__(self, max_registers=None, lineinfo=False, cc=None,
+                 lto=False, additional_flags=None):
         if cc is None:
             raise RuntimeError("PatchedLinker requires CC to be specified")
         if not any(isinstance(cc, t) for t in [list, tuple]):
@@ -46,13 +47,18 @@ def __init__(self, max_registers=None, lineinfo=False, cc=None):
 
         sm_ver = f"{cc[0] * 10 + cc[1]}"
         arch = f"-arch=sm_{sm_ver}"
-        opts = [arch]
+        options = [arch]
         if max_registers:
-            opts.append(f"-maxrregcount={max_registers}")
+            options.append(f"-maxrregcount={max_registers}")
         if lineinfo:
-            opts.append("-lineinfo")
+            options.append("-lineinfo")
+        if lto:
+            options.append('-lto')
+        if additional_flags is not None:
+            options.extend(additional_flags)
 
-        self._linker = NvJitLinker(*opts)
+        self._linker = NvJitLinker(*options)
+        self.options = options
 
     @property
     def info_log(self):
@@ -65,6 +71,15 @@ def error_log(self):
     def add_ptx(self, ptx, name='<cudapy-ptx>'):
         self._linker.add_ptx(ptx, name)
 
+    def add_fatbin(self, fatbin, name='<external-fatbin>'):
+        self._linker.add_fatbin(fatbin, name)
+
+    def add_ltoir(self, ltoir, name='<external-ltoir>'):
+        self._linker.add_ltoir(ltoir, name)
+
+    def add_object(self, obj, name='<external-object>'):
+        self._linker.add_object(obj, name)
+
     def add_file(self, path, kind):
         try:
             with open(path, 'rb') as f:
@@ -81,6 +96,8 @@ def add_file(self, path, kind):
             raise LinkerError("Don't know how to link archives")
         elif kind == FILE_EXTENSION_MAP['ptx']:
             return self.add_ptx(data, name)
+        elif kind == FILE_EXTENSION_MAP['o']:
+            fn = self._linker.add_object
         else:
             raise LinkerError(f"Don't know how to link {kind}")
 
@@ -110,8 +127,10 @@ def complete(self):
             raise LinkerError from e
 
 
-def new_patched_linker(max_registers=0, lineinfo=False, cc=None):
-    return PatchedLinker(max_registers, lineinfo, cc)
+def new_patched_linker(max_registers=0, lineinfo=False, cc=None, lto=False,
+                       additional_flags=None):
+    return PatchedLinker(max_registers=max_registers, lineinfo=lineinfo, cc=cc,
+                         lto=lto, additional_flags=additional_flags)
 
 
 def patch_numba_linker():
diff --git a/pynvjitlink/tests/test_patch.py b/pynvjitlink/tests/test_patch.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d76000d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pynvjitlink/tests/test_patch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+
+import pytest
+import sys
+
+from pynvjitlink import patch, NvJitLinkError
+from pynvjitlink.patch import (PatchedLinker, patch_numba_linker,
+                               new_patched_linker, required_numba_ver,
+                               _numba_version_ok)
+from unittest.mock import patch as mock_patch
+
+
+def test_numba_patching_numba_not_ok():
+    with mock_patch.multiple(
+            patch,
+            _numba_version_ok=False,
+            _numba_error='<error>'):
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match='Cannot patch Numba: <error>'):
+            patch_numba_linker()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not _numba_version_ok,
+    reason=f"Requires Numba == {required_numba_ver[0]}.{required_numba_ver[1]}"
+)
+def test_numba_patching():
+    # We import the linker here rather than at the top level because the import
+    # may fail if if Numba is not present or an unsupported version.
+    from numba.cuda.cudadrv.driver import Linker
+    patch_numba_linker()
+    assert Linker.new is new_patched_linker
+
+
+def test_create():
+    patched_linker = PatchedLinker(cc=(7, 5))
+    assert "-arch=sm_75" in patched_linker.options
+
+
+def test_create_no_cc_error():
+    # nvJitLink expects at least the architecture to be specified.
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError,
+                       match='PatchedLinker requires CC to be specified'):
+        PatchedLinker()
+
+
+def test_invalid_arch_error():
+    # CC 0.0 is not a valid compute capability
+    with pytest.raises(NvJitLinkError,
+                       match='NVJITLINK_ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_OPTION error'):
+        PatchedLinker(cc=(0, 0))
+
+
+def test_invalid_cc_type_error():
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError,
+                       match='`cc` must be a list or tuple of length 2'):
+        PatchedLinker(cc=0)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('max_registers', (None, 32))
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('lineinfo', (False, True))
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('lto', (False, True))
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('additional_flags', (None, ('-g',), ('-g', '-time')))
+def test_ptx_compile_options(max_registers, lineinfo, lto, additional_flags):
+    patched_linker = PatchedLinker(
+        cc=(7, 5),
+        max_registers=max_registers,
+        lineinfo=lineinfo,
+        lto=lto,
+        additional_flags=additional_flags
+    )
+
+    assert "-arch=sm_75" in patched_linker.options
+
+    if max_registers:
+        assert f"-maxrregcount={max_registers}" in patched_linker.options
+    else:
+        assert "-maxrregcount" not in patched_linker.options
+
+    if lineinfo:
+        assert "-lineinfo" in patched_linker.options
+    else:
+        assert "-lineinfo" not in patched_linker.options
+
+    if lto:
+        assert "-lto" in patched_linker.options
+    else:
+        assert "-lto" not in patched_linker.options
+
+    if additional_flags:
+        for flag in additional_flags:
+            assert flag in patched_linker.options
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(pytest.main())