diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
index c3516d49d09..58b26c131a4 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
@@ -2825,6 +2825,14 @@ typedef enum {
     * The application prefers to keep control flow.
     */
    nir_selection_control_dont_flatten = 0x2,
+
+   /**
+    * May be applied by the compiler stack when it knows
+    * that a branch is divergent, and:
+    * - either both the if and else are always taken
+    * - the if or else is empty and the other is always taken
+    */
+   nir_selection_control_divergent_always_taken = 0x3,
 } nir_selection_control;
 
 typedef struct nir_if {