diff --git a/common/build-profiles/ppc64-musl.sh b/common/build-profiles/ppc64-musl.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3978fe9365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/build-profiles/ppc64-musl.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS="-mcpu=970 -mtune=power9 -maltivec -mlong-double-64 -mabi=elfv2"
+XBPS_TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS"
+XBPS_TARGET_FFLAGS=""
+XBPS_TRIPLET="powerpc64-unknown-linux-musl"
+XBPS_RUST_TARGET="$XBPS_TRIPLET"
diff --git a/common/build-profiles/ppc64le-musl.sh b/common/build-profiles/ppc64le-musl.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..146527d84f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/build-profiles/ppc64le-musl.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS="-mcpu=powerpc64le -mtune=power9 -maltivec -mlong-double-64 -mabi=elfv2"
+XBPS_TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS"
+XBPS_TARGET_FFLAGS=""
+XBPS_TRIPLET="powerpc64le-unknown-linux-musl"
+XBPS_RUST_TARGET="$XBPS_TRIPLET"
diff --git a/common/build-profiles/ppc64le.sh b/common/build-profiles/ppc64le.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5d17214eccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/build-profiles/ppc64le.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS="-mcpu=powerpc64le -mtune=power9 -maltivec -mabi=elfv2"
+XBPS_TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS"
+XBPS_TARGET_FFLAGS=""
+XBPS_TRIPLET="powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu"
+XBPS_RUST_TARGET="$XBPS_TRIPLET"
diff --git a/common/build-style/cmake.sh b/common/build-style/cmake.sh
index 92f5fe71508..d3480785a41 100644
--- a/common/build-style/cmake.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/cmake.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ do_configure() {
 			aarch64*) _CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=aarch64 ;;
 			arm*) _CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=arm ;;
 			mips*) _CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=mips ;;
+			ppc64le*) _CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSIR=ppc64le ;;
+			ppc64*) _CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=ppc64 ;;
 			*) _CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=generic ;;
 		esac
 		if [ -x "${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/bin/wx-config-gtk3" ]; then
diff --git a/common/build-style/meson.sh b/common/build-style/meson.sh
index b2f978bbd80..46582f4b1f1 100644
--- a/common/build-style/meson.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/meson.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ do_configure() {
 			i686*)
 				_MESON_CPU_FAMILY=x86
 				;;
+			ppc64le)
+				_MESON_CPU_FAMILY=ppc64
+				;;
+			ppc64)
+				_MESON_TARGET_ENDIAN=big
+				_MESON_CPU_FAMILY=ppc64
+				;;
 			*)
 				# if we reached here that means that the cpu and cpu_family
 				# are the same like 'x86_64' and 'aarch64'
diff --git a/common/cross-profiles/ppc64-musl.sh b/common/cross-profiles/ppc64-musl.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5559feddeec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/cross-profiles/ppc64-musl.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Cross build profile for ppc64 big-endian musl.
+
+XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE="ppc64-musl"
+XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET="powerpc64-linux-musl"
+XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS="-mcpu=970 -mtune=power9 -maltivec -mlong-double-64 -mabi=elfv2"
+XBPS_CROSS_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS"
+XBPS_CROSS_FFLAGS=""
+XBPS_CROSS_RUSTFLAGS="--sysroot=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
+XBPS_CROSS_RUST_TARGET="powerpc64-unknown-linux-musl"
diff --git a/common/cross-profiles/ppc64le-musl.sh b/common/cross-profiles/ppc64le-musl.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb582d2f0a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/cross-profiles/ppc64le-musl.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Cross build profile for ppc64 little-endian musl.
+
+XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE="ppc64le-musl"
+XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET="powerpc64le-linux-musl"
+XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS="-mcpu=powerpc64le -mtune=power9 -maltivec -mlong-double-64 -mabi=elfv2"
+XBPS_CROSS_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS"
+XBPS_CROSS_FFLAGS=""
+XBPS_CROSS_RUSTFLAGS="--sysroot=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
+XBPS_CROSS_RUST_TARGET="powerpc64le-unknown-linux-musl"
diff --git a/common/cross-profiles/ppc64le.sh b/common/cross-profiles/ppc64le.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd770552f76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/cross-profiles/ppc64le.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Cross build profile for ppc64 little-endian GNU.
+
+XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE="ppc64le"
+XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET="powerpc64le-linux-gnu"
+XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS="-mcpu=powerpc64le -mtune=power9 -maltivec -mabi=elfv2"
+XBPS_CROSS_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS"
+XBPS_CROSS_FFLAGS=""
+XBPS_CROSS_RUSTFLAGS="--sysroot=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
+XBPS_CROSS_RUST_TARGET="powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu"
diff --git a/common/environment/build-style/go.sh b/common/environment/build-style/go.sh
index 871870a6842..3e6c64f5c8f 100644
--- a/common/environment/build-style/go.sh
+++ b/common/environment/build-style/go.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	armv7*) export GOARCH=arm; export GOARM=7;;
 	i686*) export GOARCH=386;;
 	x86_64*) export GOARCH=amd64;;
+	ppc64le*) export GOARCH=ppc64le;;
+	ppc64*) export GOARCH=ppc64;;
 esac
 
 export GOPATH="${wrksrc}/_build-${pkgname}-xbps"
diff --git a/common/environment/configure/autoconf_cache/powerpc-common b/common/environment/configure/autoconf_cache/powerpc-common
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..efa299c664b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/environment/configure/autoconf_cache/powerpc-common
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# glib
+ac_cv_alignof_guint32=4
+ac_cv_alignof_guint64=8
+ac_cv_alignof_unsigned_long=4
+
+# at-spi2-core
+ac_cv_alignof_char=1
+ac_cv_alignof_dbind_pointer=4
+ac_cv_alignof_dbind_struct=1
+ac_cv_alignof_dbus_bool_t=4
+ac_cv_alignof_dbus_int16_t=2
+ac_cv_alignof_dbus_int32_t=4
+ac_cv_alignof_dbus_int64_t=8
+ac_cv_alignof_double=8
diff --git a/common/environment/configure/autoconf_cache/powerpc-linux b/common/environment/configure/autoconf_cache/powerpc-linux
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a9f89cb5d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/environment/configure/autoconf_cache/powerpc-linux
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# general
+ac_cv_va_val_copy=${ac_cv_va_val_copy=yes}
+
+# startup-notification
+lf_cv_sane_realloc=yes
+
+# glib
+glib_cv_stack_grows=${glib_cv_stack_grows=no}
+glib_cv_uscore=${glib_cv_uscore=no}
+glib_cv_va_val_copy=${glib_cv_va_val_copy=yes}
+
+# lftp
+lftp_cv_va_val_copy=${lftp_cv_va_val_copy=yes}
+
+# slrn
+slrn_cv_va_val_copy=${slrn_cv_va_val_copy=yes}
diff --git a/common/environment/configure/autoconf_cache/powerpc64-linux b/common/environment/configure/autoconf_cache/powerpc64-linux
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..820a4b84403
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/environment/configure/autoconf_cache/powerpc64-linux
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+ac_cv_sizeof_char=${ac_cv_sizeof_char=1}
+ac_cv_sizeof_char_p=${ac_cv_sizeof_char_p=8}
+ac_cv_sizeof_double=${ac_cv_sizeof_double=8}
+ac_cv_sizeof_float=${ac_cv_sizeof_float=4}
+ac_cv_sizeof_int=${ac_cv_sizeof_int=4}
+ac_cv_sizeof_long=${ac_cv_sizeof_long=8}
+ac_cv_sizeof_long_double=${ac_cv_sizeof_long_double=16}
+ac_cv_sizeof_long_int=${ac_cv_sizeof_long_int=8}
+ac_cv_sizeof_long_long=${ac_cv_sizeof_long_long=8}
+ac_cv_sizeof_long_long_int=${ac_cv_sizeof_long_long_int=8}
+ac_cv_sizeof_short=${ac_cv_sizeof_short=2}
+ac_cv_sizeof_short_int=${ac_cv_sizeof_short_int=2}
+ac_cv_sizeof_signed_char=${ac_cv_sizeof_signed_char=1}
+ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_char=${ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_char=1}
+ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_int=${ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_int=4}
+ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_long=${ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_long=8}
+ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_long_int=${ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_long_int=8}
+ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_long_long_int=${ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_long_long_int=8}
+ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_short=${ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_short=2}
+ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_short_int=${ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_short_int=2}
+ac_cv_sizeof_void_p=${ac_cv_sizeof_void_p=8}
+
+# screen
+screen_cv_sys_bcopy_overlap=${screen_cv_sys_bcopy_overlap=no}
+screen_cv_sys_memcpy_overlap=${screen_cv_sys_memcpy_overlap=no}
+screen_cv_sys_memmove_overlap=${screen_cv_sys_memmove_overlap=no}
+screen_cv_sys_fifo_broken_impl=${screen_cv_sys_fifo_broken_impl=yes}
+screen_cv_sys_fifo_usable=${screen_cv_sys_fifo_usable=yes}
+screen_cv_sys_select_broken_retval=${screen_cv_sys_select_broken_retval=no}
+screen_cv_sys_sockets_nofs=${screen_cv_sys_sockets_nofs=no}
+screen_cv_sys_sockets_usable=${screen_cv_sys_sockets_usable=yes}
+screen_cv_sys_terminfo_used=${screen_cv_sys_terminfo_used=yes}
+
+# libpcap
+ac_cv_linux_vers=${ac_cv_linux_vers=2}
+
+# apr
+apr_cv_tcp_nodelay_with_cork=${apr_cv_tcp_nodelay_with_cork=yes}
+
+# cvs
+cvs_cv_func_printf_ptr=${cvs_cv_func_printf_ptr=yes}
diff --git a/common/environment/configure/gnu-configure-args.sh b/common/environment/configure/gnu-configure-args.sh
index 741453bc9e6..4ec0f0ba7c4 100644
--- a/common/environment/configure/gnu-configure-args.sh
+++ b/common/environment/configure/gnu-configure-args.sh
@@ -87,6 +87,20 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		. ${_AUTOCONFCACHEDIR}/x86_64-linux
 		;;
 
+	ppc64le*)
+		. ${_AUTOCONFCACHEDIR}/endian-little
+		. ${_AUTOCONFCACHEDIR}/powerpc-common
+		. ${_AUTOCONFCACHEDIR}/powerpc-linux
+		. ${_AUTOCONFCACHEDIR}/powerpc64-linux
+		;;
+
+	ppc64*)
+		. ${_AUTOCONFCACHEDIR}/endian-big
+		. ${_AUTOCONFCACHEDIR}/powerpc-common
+		. ${_AUTOCONFCACHEDIR}/powerpc-linux
+		. ${_AUTOCONFCACHEDIR}/powerpc64-linux
+		;;
+
 	*) ;;
 esac