diff --git a/passes/cmds/Makefile.inc b/passes/cmds/Makefile.inc
index 5a2af4df5..b15e91edb 100644
--- a/passes/cmds/Makefile.inc
+++ b/passes/cmds/Makefile.inc
@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@ OBJS += passes/cmds/example_dt.o
 OBJS += passes/cmds/portarcs.o
 OBJS += passes/cmds/wrapcell.o
 OBJS += passes/cmds/setenv.o
+OBJS += passes/cmds/abstract.o
diff --git a/passes/cmds/abstract.cc b/passes/cmds/abstract.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e336fad47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/passes/cmds/abstract.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+#include "kernel/yosys.h"
+#include "kernel/celltypes.h"
+#include "kernel/ff.h"
+
+USING_YOSYS_NAMESPACE
+PRIVATE_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+bool abstract_state(Module* mod, Cell* cell, Wire* enable, bool enable_pol) {
+	FfData ff(nullptr, cell);
+	if (ff.has_sr)
+		log_cmd_error("SR not supported\n");
+
+	// Normalize to simpler FF
+	ff.unmap_ce();
+	ff.unmap_srst();
+	if (ff.has_arst)
+		ff.arst_to_aload();
+
+	// Construct abstract value
+	auto anyseq = mod->Anyseq(NEW_ID, ff.width);
+
+	if (ff.has_aload) {
+		// ad := enable ? anyseq : ad
+		Wire* abstracted_ad = mod->addWire(NEW_ID, ff.sig_ad.size());
+		SigSpec mux_a, mux_b;
+		if (enable_pol) {
+			mux_a = ff.sig_ad;
+			mux_b = anyseq;
+		} else {
+			mux_a = anyseq;
+			mux_b = ff.sig_ad;
+		}
+		(void)mod->addMux(NEW_ID,
+			mux_a,
+			mux_b,
+			enable,
+			abstracted_ad);
+		ff.sig_ad = abstracted_ad;
+	}
+	// d := enable ? anyseq : d
+	Wire* abstracted_d = mod->addWire(NEW_ID, ff.sig_d.size());
+	SigSpec mux_a, mux_b;
+	if (enable_pol) {
+		mux_a = ff.sig_d;
+		mux_b = anyseq;
+	} else {
+		mux_a = anyseq;
+		mux_b = ff.sig_d;
+	}
+	(void)mod->addMux(NEW_ID,
+		mux_a,
+		mux_b,
+		enable,
+		abstracted_d);
+	ff.sig_d = abstracted_d;
+	(void)ff.emit();
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool abstract_value(Module* mod, Wire* wire, Wire* enable, bool enable_pol) {
+	// (void)mod->addMux(NEW_ID,
+	// 	mux_a,
+	// 	mux_b,
+	// 	enable,
+	// 	abstracted);
+	// 	cell->setPort(ID::D, SigSpec(abstracted));
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool abstract_init(Module* mod, Cell* cell) {
+	CellTypes ct;
+	ct.setup_internals_ff();
+	if (!ct.cell_types.count(cell->type))
+		return false;
+	// TODO figure out memory cells?
+
+	cell->unsetParam(ID::init);
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+struct AbstractPass : public Pass {
+	AbstractPass() : Pass("abstract", "extract clock gating out of flip flops") { }
+	void help() override {
+		// TODO
+		//   |---v---|---v---|---v---|---v---|---v---|---v---|---v---|---v---|---v---|---v---|
+		log("\n");
+	}
+	void execute(std::vector<std::string> args, RTLIL::Design *design) override {
+		log_header(design, "Executing ABSTRACT pass.\n");
+
+		size_t argidx;
+		enum Mode {
+			None,
+			State,
+			Initial,
+			Value,
+		};
+		Mode mode;
+		std::string enable_name;
+		bool enable_pol; // true is high
+		for (argidx = 1; argidx < args.size(); argidx++)
+		{
+			std::string arg = args[argidx];
+			if (arg == "-state") {
+				mode = State;
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (arg == "-init") {
+				mode = Initial;
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (arg == "-value") {
+				mode = Value;
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (arg == "-enable") {
+				enable_name = args[++argidx];
+				enable_pol = true;
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (arg == "-enablen") {
+				enable_name = args[++argidx];
+				enable_pol = false;
+				continue;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+		extra_args(args, argidx, design);
+
+		unsigned int changed = 0;
+		if ((mode == State) || (mode == Value)) {
+			if (!enable_name.length())
+				log_cmd_error("Unspecified enable wire\n");
+			CellTypes ct;
+			if (mode == State)
+				ct.setup_internals_ff();
+			for (auto mod : design->selected_modules()) {
+				log_debug("module %s\n", mod->name.c_str());
+				Wire *enable_wire = mod->wire("\\" + enable_name);
+				if (!enable_wire)
+					log_cmd_error("Enable wire %s not found in module %s\n", enable_name.c_str(), mod->name.c_str());
+				if (mode == State) {
+					for (auto cell : mod->selected_cells())
+						if (ct.cell_types.count(cell->type))
+							changed += abstract_state(mod, cell, enable_wire, enable_pol);
+				} else {
+					// Value
+					for (auto wire : mod->selected_wires()) {
+						changed += abstract_value(mod, wire, enable_wire, enable_pol);
+					}
+					log_cmd_error("Unsupported (TODO)\n");
+				}
+			}
+			log("Abstracted %d cells.\n", changed);
+		} else if (mode == Initial) {
+			for (auto mod : design->selected_modules()) {
+				for (auto cell : mod->selected_cells()) {
+					changed += abstract_init(mod, cell);
+				}
+			}
+			log("Abstracted %d wires.\n", changed);
+		} else {
+			log_cmd_error("No mode selected, see help message\n");
+		}
+	}
+} AbstractPass;
+
+PRIVATE_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/tests/various/abstract.ys b/tests/various/abstract.ys
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8536960ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/various/abstract.ys
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+read_verilog <<EOT
+
+module half_clock (CLK, Q);
+	input CLK;
+	output reg Q;
+	reg magic;
+	always @(posedge CLK)
+		Q <= ~Q;
+endmodule
+
+EOT
+proc
+# dump
+# show -prefix before_base
+abstract -state -enablen magic
+check
+# show -prefix after_base
+# dump
+
+design -reset
+read_verilog <<EOT
+module half_clock_en (CLK, E, Q);
+	input CLK;
+	input E;
+	output reg Q;
+	reg magic;
+	always @(posedge CLK)
+        if (E)
+            Q <= ~Q;
+endmodule
+EOT
+
+proc
+opt_expr
+opt_dff
+# show
+# dump
+# show -prefix before_en
+abstract -state -enablen magic
+check
+# show -prefix after_en
+
+design -reset
+read_verilog <<EOT
+module half_clock (CLK, Q);
+	input CLK;
+	output reg Q = 1'b1;
+	always @(posedge CLK)
+		Q <= ~Q;
+endmodule
+EOT
+
+proc
+opt_expr
+opt_dff
+dump
+abstract -init
+check
+dump
+
+
+design -reset
+read_verilog <<EOT
+module this_adff (CLK, ARST, D, Q, magic);
+
+parameter WIDTH = 2;
+parameter CLK_POLARITY = 1'b1;
+parameter ARST_POLARITY = 1'b1;
+parameter ARST_VALUE = 0;
+
+input CLK, ARST, magic;
+input [WIDTH-1:0] D;
+output reg [WIDTH-1:0] Q;
+wire pos_clk = CLK == CLK_POLARITY;
+wire pos_arst = ARST == ARST_POLARITY;
+
+always @(posedge pos_clk, posedge pos_arst) begin
+	if (pos_arst)
+		Q <= ARST_VALUE;
+	else
+		Q <= D;
+end
+
+endmodule
+EOT
+
+proc
+opt_expr
+opt_dff
+# show
+# dump
+show -prefix before_a
+abstract -state -enablen magic
+check
+show -prefix after_a
+# opt_clean
+# show
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