diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/util/Architecture.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/util/Architecture.java
index 1c5cb36d7e2..9ac075ef00e 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/util/Architecture.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/util/Architecture.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public enum Architecture {
     RISCV64(64, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN),
     LOONGARCH64(64, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN),
     S390(64, ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN),
+    PPC(32, ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN),
     PPC64(64, ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN),
     PPC64LE(64, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN),
     MIPSEL(32, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN),
@@ -155,6 +156,14 @@ public enum Architecture {
         return PlatformProps.TARGET_ARCH_IS_S390;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@return {@code true} if the current architecture is PPC, big-endian}
+     */
+    @ForceInline
+    public static boolean isPPC() {
+        return PlatformProps.TARGET_ARCH_IS_PPC;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@return {@code true} if the current architecture is PPC64, big-endian}
      */
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/util/PlatformProps.java.template b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/util/PlatformProps.java.template
index d4d300322a4..91c81a6187d 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/util/PlatformProps.java.template
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/util/PlatformProps.java.template
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class PlatformProps {
     static final boolean TARGET_ARCH_IS_RISCV64 = "@@OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU@@" == "riscv64";
     static final boolean TARGET_ARCH_IS_LOONGARCH64 = "@@OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU@@" == "loongarch64";
     static final boolean TARGET_ARCH_IS_S390    = "@@OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU@@" == "s390";
+    static final boolean TARGET_ARCH_IS_PPC     = "@@OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU@@" == "ppc";
     static final boolean TARGET_ARCH_IS_PPC64   = "@@OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU@@" == "ppc64";
     static final boolean TARGET_ARCH_IS_PPC64LE = "@@OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU@@" == "ppc64le";
     static final boolean TARGET_ARCH_IS_MIPSEL  = "@@OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU@@" == "mipsel";
diff --git a/test/jdk/jdk/internal/util/ArchTest.java b/test/jdk/jdk/internal/util/ArchTest.java
index f75b2bb8801..63c0580574e 100644
--- a/test/jdk/jdk/internal/util/ArchTest.java
+++ b/test/jdk/jdk/internal/util/ArchTest.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import jdk.internal.misc.Unsafe;
 
 import static jdk.internal.util.Architecture.AARCH64;
 import static jdk.internal.util.Architecture.ARM;
+import static jdk.internal.util.Architecture.PPC;
 import static jdk.internal.util.Architecture.PPC64;
 import static jdk.internal.util.Architecture.PPC64LE;
 import static jdk.internal.util.Architecture.RISCV64;
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ public class ArchTest {
                 Arguments.of("loongarch64", LOONGARCH64, 64, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN, Architecture.isLOONGARCH64()),
                 Arguments.of("mips64el", MIPS64EL, 64, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN, Architecture.isMIPS64EL()),
                 Arguments.of("mipsel", MIPSEL, 32, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN, Architecture.isMIPSEL()),
+                Arguments.of("ppc", PPC, 32, ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN, Architecture.isPPC()),
                 Arguments.of("ppc64", PPC64, 64, ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN, Architecture.isPPC64()),
                 Arguments.of("ppc64le", PPC64LE, 64, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN, Architecture.isPPC64LE()),
                 Arguments.of("riscv64", RISCV64, 64, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN, Architecture.isRISCV64()),