diff --git a/gcc/config/nvptx/nvptx.md b/gcc/config/nvptx/nvptx.md
index 0538e834a4c..746d6ec4124 100644
--- a/gcc/config/nvptx/nvptx.md
+++ b/gcc/config/nvptx/nvptx.md
@@ -879,6 +879,15 @@
   ""
   "%.\\tfma%#%t0\\t%0, %1, %2, %3;")
 
+(define_insn "*recip<mode>2"
+  [(set (match_operand:SDFM 0 "nvptx_register_operand" "=R")
+	(div:SDFM
+	  (match_operand:SDFM 2 "const_double_operand" "F")
+	  (match_operand:SDFM 1 "nvptx_register_operand" "R")))]
+  "CONST_DOUBLE_P (operands[2])
+   && real_identical (CONST_DOUBLE_REAL_VALUE (operands[2]), &dconst1)"
+  "%.\\trcp%#%t0\\t%0, %1;")
+
 (define_insn "div<mode>3"
   [(set (match_operand:SDFM 0 "nvptx_register_operand" "=R")
 	(div:SDFM (match_operand:SDFM 1 "nvptx_register_operand" "R")
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/nvptx/recip-1.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/nvptx/recip-1.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..18127876046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/nvptx/recip-1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/* { dg-do assemble } */
+/* { dg-options "-O2 -save-temps" } */
+
+double
+foo (double x)
+{
+  return 1.0 / x;
+}
+
+float
+foof (float x)
+{
+  return 1.0f / x;
+}
+
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-times "rcp.rn.f64" 1 } } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-times "rcp.rn.f32" 1 } } */
+