diff --git a/target/mips/tcg/translate.c b/target/mips/tcg/translate.c
index ae33c75f08..82a7f2bcc6 100644
--- a/target/mips/tcg/translate.c
+++ b/target/mips/tcg/translate.c
@@ -1180,7 +1180,6 @@ enum {
 
 enum {
     MMI_OPC_CLASS_MMI = 0x1C << 26,    /* Same as OPC_SPECIAL2 */
-    MMI_OPC_LQ        = 0x1E << 26,    /* Same as OPC_MSA */
     MMI_OPC_SQ        = 0x1F << 26,    /* Same as OPC_SPECIAL3 */
 };
 
@@ -15179,11 +15178,6 @@ static void decode_mmi(CPUMIPSState *env, DisasContext *ctx)
     }
 }
 
-static void gen_mmi_lq(CPUMIPSState *env, DisasContext *ctx)
-{
-    gen_reserved_instruction(ctx);    /* TODO: MMI_OPC_LQ */
-}
-
 static void gen_mmi_sq(DisasContext *ctx, int base, int rt, int offset)
 {
     gen_reserved_instruction(ctx);    /* TODO: MMI_OPC_SQ */
@@ -16082,14 +16076,8 @@ static bool decode_opc_legacy(CPUMIPSState *env, DisasContext *ctx)
             gen_compute_branch(ctx, op, 4, rs, rt, offset, 4);
         }
         break;
-    case OPC_MDMX: /* MMI_OPC_LQ */
-        if (ctx->insn_flags & INSN_R5900) {
-#if defined(TARGET_MIPS64)
-            gen_mmi_lq(env, ctx);
-#endif
-        } else {
-            /* MDMX: Not implemented. */
-        }
+    case OPC_MDMX:
+        /* MDMX: Not implemented. */
         break;
     case OPC_PCREL:
         check_insn(ctx, ISA_MIPS_R6);
diff --git a/target/mips/tcg/tx79.decode b/target/mips/tcg/tx79.decode
index 2f65dce243..0af5c6d0ed 100644
--- a/target/mips/tcg/tx79.decode
+++ b/target/mips/tcg/tx79.decode
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 &rtype           rs rt rd sa
 
+&itype           base rt offset
+
 ###########################################################################
 # Named instruction formats.  These are generally used to
 # reduce the amount of duplication between instruction patterns.
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@
 @rs             ...... rs:5  ..... ..........  ......   &rtype rt=0 rd=0 sa=0
 @rd             ...... ..........  rd:5  ..... ......   &rtype rs=0 rt=0 sa=0
 
+@ldst            ...... base:5 rt:5 offset:16            &itype
+
 ###########################################################################
 
 MFHI1           011100 0000000000  ..... 00000 010000   @rd
@@ -62,3 +66,7 @@ PCPYUD          011100 ..... ..... ..... 01110 101001   @rs_rt_rd
 POR             011100 ..... ..... ..... 10010 101001   @rs_rt_rd
 PNOR            011100 ..... ..... ..... 10011 101001   @rs_rt_rd
 PCPYH           011100 00000 ..... ..... 11011 101001   @rt_rd
+
+# SPECIAL
+
+LQ              011110 ..... ..... ................     @ldst
diff --git a/target/mips/tcg/tx79_translate.c b/target/mips/tcg/tx79_translate.c
index 402790249f..d9193b4d86 100644
--- a/target/mips/tcg/tx79_translate.c
+++ b/target/mips/tcg/tx79_translate.c
@@ -334,6 +334,41 @@ static bool trans_PCEQW(DisasContext *ctx, arg_rtype *a)
  * SQ      rt, offset(base)  Store Quadword
  */
 
+static bool trans_LQ(DisasContext *ctx, arg_itype *a)
+{
+    TCGv_i64 t0;
+    TCGv addr;
+
+    if (a->rt == 0) {
+        /* nop */
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    t0 = tcg_temp_new_i64();
+    addr = tcg_temp_new();
+
+    gen_base_offset_addr(ctx, addr, a->base, a->offset);
+    /*
+     * Clear least-significant four bits of the effective
+     * address, effectively creating an aligned address.
+     */
+    tcg_gen_andi_tl(addr, addr, ~0xf);
+
+    /* Lower half */
+    tcg_gen_qemu_ld_i64(t0, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_TEQ);
+    gen_store_gpr(t0, a->rt);
+
+    /* Upper half */
+    tcg_gen_addi_i64(addr, addr, 8);
+    tcg_gen_qemu_ld_i64(t0, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_TEQ);
+    gen_store_gpr_hi(t0, a->rt);
+
+    tcg_temp_free(t0);
+    tcg_temp_free(addr);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 /*
  *     Multiply and Divide (19 instructions)
  *     -------------------------------------