diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3506e4420f..297bfc7997 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5702,20 +5702,20 @@ case "$target_name" in
   ppc64)
     TARGET_BASE_ARCH=ppc
     TARGET_ABI_DIR=ppc
-    gdb_xml_files="power64-core.xml power-fpu.xml power-altivec.xml power-spe.xml"
+    gdb_xml_files="power64-core.xml power-fpu.xml power-altivec.xml power-spe.xml power-vsx.xml"
   ;;
   ppc64le)
     TARGET_ARCH=ppc64
     TARGET_BASE_ARCH=ppc
     TARGET_ABI_DIR=ppc
-    gdb_xml_files="power64-core.xml power-fpu.xml power-altivec.xml power-spe.xml"
+    gdb_xml_files="power64-core.xml power-fpu.xml power-altivec.xml power-spe.xml power-vsx.xml"
   ;;
   ppc64abi32)
     TARGET_ARCH=ppc64
     TARGET_BASE_ARCH=ppc
     TARGET_ABI_DIR=ppc
     echo "TARGET_ABI32=y" >> $config_target_mak
-    gdb_xml_files="power64-core.xml power-fpu.xml power-altivec.xml power-spe.xml"
+    gdb_xml_files="power64-core.xml power-fpu.xml power-altivec.xml power-spe.xml power-vsx.xml"
   ;;
   sh4|sh4eb)
     TARGET_ARCH=sh4
diff --git a/gdb-xml/power-vsx.xml b/gdb-xml/power-vsx.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd290e970b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb-xml/power-vsx.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2008-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+     Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
+     are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
+     notice and this notice are preserved.  -->
+
+<!-- POWER7 VSX registers that do not overlap existing FP and VMX
+     registers.  -->
+<!DOCTYPE feature SYSTEM "gdb-target.dtd">
+<feature name="org.gnu.gdb.power.vsx">
+  <reg name="vs0h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs1h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs2h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs3h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs4h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs5h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs6h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs7h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs8h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs9h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs10h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs11h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs12h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs13h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs14h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs15h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs16h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs17h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs18h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs19h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs20h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs21h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs22h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs23h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs24h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs25h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs26h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs27h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs28h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs29h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs30h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+  <reg name="vs31h" bitsize="64" type="uint64"/>
+</feature>
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate_init.c b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
index fce68f389b..4d71a5d0c6 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -8896,6 +8896,26 @@ static int gdb_set_spe_reg(CPUPPCState *env, uint8_t *mem_buf, int n)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int gdb_get_vsx_reg(CPUPPCState *env, uint8_t *mem_buf, int n)
+{
+    if (n < 32) {
+        stq_p(mem_buf, env->vsr[n]);
+        ppc_maybe_bswap_register(env, mem_buf, 8);
+        return 8;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int gdb_set_vsx_reg(CPUPPCState *env, uint8_t *mem_buf, int n)
+{
+    if (n < 32) {
+        ppc_maybe_bswap_register(env, mem_buf, 8);
+        env->vsr[n] = ldq_p(mem_buf);
+        return 8;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int ppc_fixup_cpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
 {
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
@@ -9001,6 +9021,10 @@ static void ppc_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         gdb_register_coprocessor(cs, gdb_get_spe_reg, gdb_set_spe_reg,
                                  34, "power-spe.xml", 0);
     }
+    if (pcc->insns_flags2 & PPC2_VSX) {
+        gdb_register_coprocessor(cs, gdb_get_vsx_reg, gdb_set_vsx_reg,
+                                 32, "power-vsx.xml", 0);
+    }
 
     qemu_init_vcpu(cs);