diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 86b3fdd30..10a2f897d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -113,6 +113,18 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(tests,
     [use_tests=$enableval],
     [use_tests=yes])
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([asan],
+  [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-asan],
+  [instrument the executables with asan (default is no)])],
+  [use_asan=$enableval],
+  [use_asan=no])
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([tsan],
+  [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-tsan],
+  [instrument the executables with tsan (default is no)])],
+  [use_tsan=$enableval],
+  [use_tsan=no])
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([hardening],
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-hardening],
   [attempt to harden the resulting executables (default is yes)])],
@@ -441,6 +453,29 @@ if test x$TARGET_OS != xwindows; then
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fPIC],[PIC_FLAGS="-fPIC"])
 fi
 
+#asan and tsan cannot be used together
+if test x$use_asan$use_tsan == xyesyes; then
+  AC_MSG_ERROR(asan and tsan cannot be simultaneously enabled)
+fi
+
+# using asan flag to enable address sanitizer and undefined behavior sanitizer
+if test x$use_asan == xyes; then
+  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-static-libstdc++],[SAN_LDFLAGS="$SAN_LDFLAGS -static-libstdc++"],[AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot statically link -static-libstdc++)])
+  AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-static-libasan],[SAN_LDFLAGS="$SAN_LDFLAGS -static-libasan"],[AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot statically link -static-libasan)])
+  AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fsanitize=address],[SAN_CXXFLAGS="$SAN_CXXFLAGS -fsanitize=address"],[AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot enable -fsanitize=address)])
+  AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fsanitize=undefined],[SAN_CXXFLAGS="$SAN_CXXFLAGS -fsanitize=undefined"],[AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot enable -fsanitize=undefined)])
+  AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fno-omit-frame-pointer],[SAN_CXXFLAGS="$SAN_CXXFLAGS -fno-omit-frame-pointer"],[AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot enable -fno-omit-frame-pointer)])
+fi
+
+# using tsan flag to enable address thread sanitizer
+# TSAN is supported on Linux x84_64 and tested on Ubuntu 12.04
+# Non-position-independent executables are not supported.  Use with -fPIE and -pie flags
+# libc/libstdc++ static linking is not supported
+if test x$use_tsan == xyes; then
+  AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fsanitize=thread],[SAN_CXXFLAGS="$SAN_CXXFLAGS -fsanitize=thread"],[AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot enable -fsanitize=thread)])
+  AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fno-omit-frame-pointer],[SAN_CXXFLAGS="$SAN_CXXFLAGS -fno-omit-frame-pointer"],[AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot enable -fno-omit-frame-pointer)])
+fi
+
 if test x$use_hardening != xno; then
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-Wformat],[HARDENED_CXXFLAGS="$HARDENED_CXXFLAGS -Wformat"],[AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot enable -Wformat)])
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-Wformat-security],[HARDENED_CXXFLAGS="$HARDENED_CXXFLAGS -Wformat-security"],[AC_MSG_ERROR(Cannot enable -Wformat-security)],[-Wformat])
@@ -824,6 +859,8 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_TESTS],[test x$BUILD_TEST = xyes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_LCOV],[test x$use_lcov = xyes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([GLIBC_BACK_COMPAT],[test x$use_glibc_compat = xyes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HARDEN],[test x$use_hardening = xyes])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([ASAN],[test x$use_asan = xyes])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([TSAN],[test x$use_tsan = xyes])
 
 AC_DEFINE(CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, _CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, [Major version])
 AC_DEFINE(CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, _CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, [Minor version])
@@ -843,6 +880,8 @@ AC_SUBST(BITCOIN_TX_NAME)
 
 AC_SUBST(RELDFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(ERROR_CXXFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(SAN_CXXFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(SAN_LDFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(HARDENED_CXXFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(HARDENED_CPPFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(HARDENED_LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 2db4e362a..0c866ff02 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 DIST_SUBDIRS = secp256k1 univalue
 
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_LDFLAGS) $(HARDENED_LDFLAGS)
-AM_CXXFLAGS = $(HARDENED_CXXFLAGS) $(ERROR_CXXFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_LDFLAGS) $(SAN_LDFLAGS) $(HARDENED_LDFLAGS)
+AM_CXXFLAGS = $(SAN_CXXFLAGS) $(HARDENED_CXXFLAGS) $(ERROR_CXXFLAGS)
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(HARDENED_CPPFLAGS)
 
 if EMBEDDED_LEVELDB
@@ -525,11 +525,11 @@ libzcash_a_SOURCES = \
   zcash/circuit/prfs.tcc \
   zcash/circuit/utils.tcc
 
-libzcash_a_CPPFLAGS = -DMULTICORE -fopenmp -fPIC -DBINARY_OUTPUT -DCURVE_ALT_BN128 -DBOOST_SPIRIT_THREADSAFE -DHAVE_BUILD_INFO -D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS $(HARDENED_CPPFLAGS) -pipe -O1 -g -Wstack-protector -fstack-protector-all -fPIE -fvisibility=hidden -DSTATIC $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES)
+libzcash_a_CPPFLAGS = -DMULTICORE -fopenmp -fPIC -DBINARY_OUTPUT -DCURVE_ALT_BN128 -DBOOST_SPIRIT_THREADSAFE -DHAVE_BUILD_INFO -D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS $(HARDENED_CPPFLAGS) $(HARDENED_CXXFLAGS) $(HARDENED_LDFLAGS) -pipe $(SAN_LDFLAGS) -O1 -g -Wstack-protector $(SAN_CXXFLAGS) -fstack-protector-all -fPIE -fvisibility=hidden -DSTATIC $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES)
 
-libzcash_a_CXXFLAGS = $(HARDENED_CXXFLAGS) -fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing
+libzcash_a_CXXFLAGS = $(SAN_CXXFLAGS) $(HARDENED_CXXFLAGS) -fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing
 
-libzcash_a_LDFLAGS = $(HARDENED_LDFLAGS)
+libzcash_a_LDFLAGS = $(SAN_LDFLAGS) $(HARDENED_LDFLAGS)
 
 libzcash_a_CPPFLAGS += -DMONTGOMERY_OUTPUT