diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/link.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/link.go
index 6ca34f28d3..ef63a7047b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/link.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/link.go
@@ -451,6 +451,14 @@ const (
 	// the thread local base and the thread local variable defined by the
 	// referenced (thread local) symbol from the GOT.
 	R_ARM64_TLS_IE
+
+	// PPC64.
+
+	// R_POWER_TLS_LE is used to implement the "local exec" model for tls
+	// access. It resolves to the offset of the thread-local symbol from the
+	// thread pointer (R13) and inserts this value into the low 16 bits of an
+	// instruction word.
+	R_POWER_TLS_LE
 )
 
 type Auto struct {
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/a.out.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/a.out.go
index 3028b6cac8..ea868fdb5f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/a.out.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/a.out.go
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ const (
 	C_ANY
 	C_GOK
 	C_ADDR
+	C_TLS_LE
 	C_TEXTSIZE
 
 	C_NCLASS /* must be the last */
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/anames9.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/anames9.go
index b48e5162b0..62125a4e52 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/anames9.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/anames9.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ var cnames9 = []string{
 	"ANY",
 	"GOK",
 	"ADDR",
+	"TLS_LE",
 	"TEXTSIZE",
 	"NCLASS",
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/asm9.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/asm9.go
index 993cf178cd..22ec99db04 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/asm9.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/asm9.go
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ var optab = []Optab{
 	{AMOVBZ, C_ADDR, C_NONE, C_NONE, C_REG, 75, 8, 0},
 	{AMOVB, C_ADDR, C_NONE, C_NONE, C_REG, 76, 12, 0},
 
+	{AMOVD, C_TLS_LE, C_NONE, C_NONE, C_REG, 79, 4, 0},
+
 	/* load constant */
 	{AMOVD, C_SECON, C_NONE, C_NONE, C_REG, 3, 4, REGSB},
 	{AMOVD, C_SACON, C_NONE, C_NONE, C_REG, 3, 4, REGSP},
@@ -583,6 +585,9 @@ func aclass(ctxt *obj.Link, a *obj.Addr) int {
 			}
 			ctxt.Instoffset = a.Offset
 			if a.Sym != nil { // use relocation
+				if a.Sym.Type == obj.STLSBSS {
+					return C_TLS_LE
+				}
 				return C_ADDR
 			}
 			return C_LEXT
@@ -2396,6 +2401,17 @@ func asmout(ctxt *obj.Link, p *obj.Prog, o *Optab, out []uint32) {
 
 		//if(dlm) reloc(&p->from, p->pc, 1);
 
+	case 79:
+		if p.From.Offset != 0 {
+			ctxt.Diag("invalid offset against tls var %v", p)
+		}
+		o1 = AOP_IRR(OP_ADDI, uint32(p.To.Reg), REGZERO, 0)
+		rel := obj.Addrel(ctxt.Cursym)
+		rel.Off = int32(ctxt.Pc)
+		rel.Siz = 4
+		rel.Sym = p.From.Sym
+		rel.Type = obj.R_POWER_TLS_LE
+
 	}
 
 	out[0] = o1
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ppc64/asm.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ppc64/asm.go
index 3798b24f21..b8ab534461 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ppc64/asm.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ppc64/asm.go
@@ -408,6 +408,18 @@ func archreloc(r *ld.Reloc, s *ld.LSym, val *int64) int {
 		*val = ld.Symaddr(r.Sym) + r.Add - symtoc(s)
 
 		return 0
+
+	case obj.R_POWER_TLS_LE:
+		// The thread pointer points 0x7000 bytes after the start of the the
+		// thread local storage area as documented in section "3.7.2 TLS
+		// Runtime Handling" of "Power Architecture 64-Bit ELF V2 ABI
+		// Specification".
+		v := r.Sym.Value - 0x7000
+		if int64(int16(v)) != v {
+			ld.Diag("TLS offset out of range %d", v)
+		}
+		*val = (*val &^ 0xffff) | (v & 0xffff)
+		return 0
 	}
 
 	return -1
diff --git a/src/runtime/tls_ppc64x.s b/src/runtime/tls_ppc64x.s
index d930718c3e..1b030fd36a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/tls_ppc64x.s
+++ b/src/runtime/tls_ppc64x.s
@@ -26,16 +26,8 @@ TEXT runtime·save_g(SB),NOSPLIT|NOFRAME,$0-0
 	MOVB	runtime·iscgo(SB), R31
 	CMP	R31, $0
 	BEQ	nocgo
-
-	// $runtime.tlsg(SB) is a special linker symbol.
-	// It is the offset from the start of TLS to our
-	// thread-local storage for g.
-	MOVD	$runtime·tls_g(SB), R31
+	MOVD	runtime·tls_g(SB), R31
 	ADD	R13, R31
-	// The actual TLS base is 0x7000 below R13
-	SUB	$0x7000, R31
-
-	// Store g in TLS
 	MOVD	g, 0(R31)
 
 nocgo:
@@ -51,11 +43,8 @@ nocgo:
 //
 // NOTE: _cgo_topofstack assumes this only clobbers g (R30), and R31.
 TEXT runtime·load_g(SB),NOSPLIT|NOFRAME,$0-0
-	MOVD	$runtime·tls_g(SB), R31
-	// R13 is the C ABI TLS base pointer + 0x7000
+	MOVD	runtime·tls_g(SB), R31
 	ADD	R13, R31
-	SUB	$0x7000, R31
-
 	MOVD	0(R31), g
 	RET