diff --git a/target-ppc/cpu.h b/target-ppc/cpu.h
index f293f85976..37dde390a8 100644
--- a/target-ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target-ppc/cpu.h
@@ -1505,6 +1505,8 @@ enum {
     PPC_DCRX           = 0x2000000000000000ULL,
     /* user-mode DCR access, implemented in PowerPC 460                      */
     PPC_DCRUX          = 0x4000000000000000ULL,
+    /* popcntw and popcntd instructions                                      */
+    PPC_POPCNTWD       = 0x8000000000000000ULL,
 };
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/target-ppc/helper.h b/target-ppc/helper.h
index 2b4744d331..7c02be9cfd 100644
--- a/target-ppc/helper.h
+++ b/target-ppc/helper.h
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ DEF_HELPER_2(mulldo, i64, i64, i64)
 
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(cntlzw, TCG_CALL_CONST | TCG_CALL_PURE, tl, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(popcntb, TCG_CALL_CONST | TCG_CALL_PURE, tl, tl)
+DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(popcntw, TCG_CALL_CONST | TCG_CALL_PURE, tl, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_2(sraw, tl, tl, tl)
 #if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(cntlzd, TCG_CALL_CONST | TCG_CALL_PURE, tl, tl)
-DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(popcntb_64, TCG_CALL_CONST | TCG_CALL_PURE, tl, tl)
+DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(popcntd, TCG_CALL_CONST | TCG_CALL_PURE, tl, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_2(srad, tl, tl, tl)
 #endif
 
diff --git a/target-ppc/op_helper.c b/target-ppc/op_helper.c
index aa2e8ba415..b1b883d0a7 100644
--- a/target-ppc/op_helper.c
+++ b/target-ppc/op_helper.c
@@ -499,6 +499,50 @@ target_ulong helper_srad (target_ulong value, target_ulong shift)
 }
 #endif
 
+#if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
+target_ulong helper_popcntb (target_ulong val)
+{
+    val = (val & 0x5555555555555555ULL) + ((val >>  1) &
+                                           0x5555555555555555ULL);
+    val = (val & 0x3333333333333333ULL) + ((val >>  2) &
+                                           0x3333333333333333ULL);
+    val = (val & 0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0fULL) + ((val >>  4) &
+                                           0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0fULL);
+    return val;
+}
+
+target_ulong helper_popcntw (target_ulong val)
+{
+    val = (val & 0x5555555555555555ULL) + ((val >>  1) &
+                                           0x5555555555555555ULL);
+    val = (val & 0x3333333333333333ULL) + ((val >>  2) &
+                                           0x3333333333333333ULL);
+    val = (val & 0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0fULL) + ((val >>  4) &
+                                           0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0fULL);
+    val = (val & 0x00ff00ff00ff00ffULL) + ((val >>  8) &
+                                           0x00ff00ff00ff00ffULL);
+    val = (val & 0x0000ffff0000ffffULL) + ((val >> 16) &
+                                           0x0000ffff0000ffffULL);
+    return val;
+}
+
+target_ulong helper_popcntd (target_ulong val)
+{
+    val = (val & 0x5555555555555555ULL) + ((val >>  1) &
+                                           0x5555555555555555ULL);
+    val = (val & 0x3333333333333333ULL) + ((val >>  2) &
+                                           0x3333333333333333ULL);
+    val = (val & 0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0fULL) + ((val >>  4) &
+                                           0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0fULL);
+    val = (val & 0x00ff00ff00ff00ffULL) + ((val >>  8) &
+                                           0x00ff00ff00ff00ffULL);
+    val = (val & 0x0000ffff0000ffffULL) + ((val >> 16) &
+                                           0x0000ffff0000ffffULL);
+    val = (val & 0x00000000ffffffffULL) + ((val >> 32) &
+                                           0x00000000ffffffffULL);
+    return val;
+}
+#else
 target_ulong helper_popcntb (target_ulong val)
 {
     val = (val & 0x55555555) + ((val >>  1) & 0x55555555);
@@ -507,12 +551,13 @@ target_ulong helper_popcntb (target_ulong val)
     return val;
 }
 
-#if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
-target_ulong helper_popcntb_64 (target_ulong val)
+target_ulong helper_popcntw (target_ulong val)
 {
-    val = (val & 0x5555555555555555ULL) + ((val >>  1) & 0x5555555555555555ULL);
-    val = (val & 0x3333333333333333ULL) + ((val >>  2) & 0x3333333333333333ULL);
-    val = (val & 0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0fULL) + ((val >>  4) & 0x0f0f0f0f0f0f0f0fULL);
+    val = (val & 0x55555555) + ((val >>  1) & 0x55555555);
+    val = (val & 0x33333333) + ((val >>  2) & 0x33333333);
+    val = (val & 0x0f0f0f0f) + ((val >>  4) & 0x0f0f0f0f);
+    val = (val & 0x00ff00ff) + ((val >>  8) & 0x00ff00ff);
+    val = (val & 0x0000ffff) + ((val >> 16) & 0x0000ffff);
     return val;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate.c b/target-ppc/translate.c
index 4252508327..88681359c7 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate.c
@@ -1483,14 +1483,22 @@ static void gen_xoris(DisasContext *ctx)
 /* popcntb : PowerPC 2.03 specification */
 static void gen_popcntb(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
-#if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
-    if (ctx->sf_mode)
-        gen_helper_popcntb_64(cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)], cpu_gpr[rS(ctx->opcode)]);
-    else
-#endif
-        gen_helper_popcntb(cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)], cpu_gpr[rS(ctx->opcode)]);
+    gen_helper_popcntb(cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)], cpu_gpr[rS(ctx->opcode)]);
 }
 
+static void gen_popcntw(DisasContext *ctx)
+{
+    gen_helper_popcntw(cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)], cpu_gpr[rS(ctx->opcode)]);
+}
+
+#if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
+/* popcntd: PowerPC 2.06 specification */
+static void gen_popcntd(DisasContext *ctx)
+{
+    gen_helper_popcntd(cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)], cpu_gpr[rS(ctx->opcode)]);
+}
+#endif
+
 #if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
 /* extsw & extsw. */
 GEN_LOGICAL1(extsw, tcg_gen_ext32s_tl, 0x1E, PPC_64B);
@@ -8226,7 +8234,9 @@ GEN_HANDLER(oris, 0x19, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00000000, PPC_INTEGER),
 GEN_HANDLER(xori, 0x1A, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00000000, PPC_INTEGER),
 GEN_HANDLER(xoris, 0x1B, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00000000, PPC_INTEGER),
 GEN_HANDLER(popcntb, 0x1F, 0x03, 0x03, 0x0000F801, PPC_POPCNTB),
+GEN_HANDLER(popcntw, 0x1F, 0x1A, 0x0b, 0x0000F801, PPC_POPCNTWD),
 #if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
+GEN_HANDLER(popcntd, 0x1F, 0x1A, 0x0F, 0x0000F801, PPC_POPCNTWD),
 GEN_HANDLER(cntlzd, 0x1F, 0x1A, 0x01, 0x00000000, PPC_64B),
 #endif
 GEN_HANDLER(rlwimi, 0x14, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00000000, PPC_INTEGER),