diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec_elf_64.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec_elf_64.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..30da6bc0ccf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec_elf_64.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef __POWERPC_KEXEC_ELF_64_H__
+#define __POWERPC_KEXEC_ELF_64_H__
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE
+
+extern struct kexec_file_ops kexec_elf64_ops;
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE */
+
+#endif /* __POWERPC_KEXEC_ELF_64_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
index ce18a985bcfc..d149f5ebac90 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PCI)		+= pci_$(CONFIG_WORD_SIZE).o $(pci64-y) \
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCI_MSI)		+= msi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC)		+= machine_kexec.o crash.o \
 				   machine_kexec_$(CONFIG_WORD_SIZE).o
+obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE)	+= kexec_elf_$(CONFIG_WORD_SIZE).o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT)		+= audit.o
 obj64-$(CONFIG_AUDIT)		+= compat_audit.o
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kexec_elf_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kexec_elf_64.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..49cba9509464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kexec_elf_64.c
@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+/*
+ * Load ELF vmlinux file for the kexec_file_load syscall.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2004  Adam Litke (agl@us.ibm.com)
+ * Copyright (C) 2004  IBM Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2005  R Sharada (sharada@in.ibm.com)
+ * Copyright (C) 2006  Mohan Kumar M (mohan@in.ibm.com)
+ * Copyright (C) 2016  IBM Corporation
+ *
+ * Based on kexec-tools' kexec-elf-exec.c and kexec-elf-ppc64.c.
+ * Heavily modified for the kernel by
+ * Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@linux.vnet.ibm.com>.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation (version 2 of the License).
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ */
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt)	"kexec_elf: " fmt
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/kexec.h>
+#include <linux/elf.h>
+#include <linux/kexec.h>
+#include <linux/of_fdt.h>
+#include <linux/libfdt.h>
+#include <asm/elf_util.h>
+
+extern size_t kexec_purgatory_size;
+
+#define PURGATORY_STACK_SIZE	(16 * 1024)
+
+/**
+ * build_elf_exec_info - read ELF executable and check that we can use it
+ */
+static int build_elf_exec_info(const char *buf, size_t len, struct elfhdr *ehdr,
+			       struct elf_info *elf_info)
+{
+	int i;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = elf_read_from_buffer(buf, len, ehdr, elf_info);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* Big endian vmlinux has type ET_DYN. */
+	if (ehdr->e_type != ET_EXEC && ehdr->e_type != ET_DYN) {
+		pr_err("Not an ELF executable.\n");
+		goto error;
+	} else if (!elf_info->proghdrs) {
+		pr_err("No ELF program header.\n");
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_phnum; i++) {
+		/*
+		 * Kexec does not support loading interpreters.
+		 * In addition this check keeps us from attempting
+		 * to kexec ordinay executables.
+		 */
+		if (elf_info->proghdrs[i].p_type == PT_INTERP) {
+			pr_err("Requires an ELF interpreter.\n");
+			goto error;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+error:
+	elf_free_info(elf_info);
+	return -ENOEXEC;
+}
+
+static int elf64_probe(const char *buf, unsigned long len)
+{
+	struct elfhdr ehdr;
+	struct elf_info elf_info;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = build_elf_exec_info(buf, len, &ehdr, &elf_info);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	elf_free_info(&elf_info);
+
+	return elf_check_arch(&ehdr) ? 0 : -ENOEXEC;
+}
+
+/**
+ * elf_exec_load - load ELF executable image
+ * @lowest_load_addr:	On return, will be the address where the first PT_LOAD
+ *			section will be loaded in memory.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * 0 on success, negative value on failure.
+ */
+static int elf_exec_load(struct kimage *image, struct elfhdr *ehdr,
+			 struct elf_info *elf_info,
+			 unsigned long *lowest_load_addr)
+{
+	unsigned long base = 0, lowest_addr = UINT_MAX;
+	int ret;
+	size_t i;
+	struct kexec_buf kbuf = { .image = image, .buf_max = ppc64_rma_size,
+				  .top_down = false };
+
+	/* Read in the PT_LOAD segments. */
+	for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_phnum; i++) {
+		unsigned long load_addr;
+		size_t size;
+		const struct elf_phdr *phdr;
+
+		phdr = &elf_info->proghdrs[i];
+		if (phdr->p_type != PT_LOAD)
+			continue;
+
+		size = phdr->p_filesz;
+		if (size > phdr->p_memsz)
+			size = phdr->p_memsz;
+
+		kbuf.buffer = (void *) elf_info->buffer + phdr->p_offset;
+		kbuf.bufsz = size;
+		kbuf.memsz = phdr->p_memsz;
+		kbuf.buf_align = phdr->p_align;
+		kbuf.buf_min = phdr->p_paddr + base;
+		ret = kexec_add_buffer(&kbuf);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+		load_addr = kbuf.mem;
+
+		if (load_addr < lowest_addr)
+			lowest_addr = load_addr;
+	}
+
+	/* Update entry point to reflect new load address. */
+	ehdr->e_entry += base;
+
+	*lowest_load_addr = lowest_addr;
+	ret = 0;
+ out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void *elf64_load(struct kimage *image, char *kernel_buf,
+		 unsigned long kernel_len, char *initrd,
+		 unsigned long initrd_len, char *cmdline,
+		 unsigned long cmdline_len)
+{
+	int i;
+	int ret = 0, chosen_node;
+	unsigned int fdt_size;
+	unsigned long kernel_load_addr, purgatory_load_addr;
+	unsigned long initrd_load_addr, fdt_load_addr, stack_top;
+	void *fdt;
+	const void *slave_code;
+	struct elfhdr ehdr;
+	struct elf_info elf_info;
+	struct fdt_reserve_entry *rsvmap;
+	struct kexec_buf kbuf = { .image = image, .buf_min = 0,
+				  .buf_max = ppc64_rma_size };
+
+	ret = build_elf_exec_info(kernel_buf, kernel_len, &ehdr, &elf_info);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = elf_exec_load(image, &ehdr, &elf_info, &kernel_load_addr);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	pr_debug("Loaded the kernel at 0x%lx\n", kernel_load_addr);
+
+	ret = kexec_load_purgatory(image, 0, ppc64_rma_size, true,
+				   &purgatory_load_addr);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("Loading purgatory failed.\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	pr_debug("Loaded purgatory at 0x%lx\n", purgatory_load_addr);
+
+	if (initrd != NULL) {
+		kbuf.buffer = initrd;
+		kbuf.bufsz = kbuf.memsz = initrd_len;
+		kbuf.buf_align = PAGE_SIZE;
+		kbuf.top_down = false;
+		ret = kexec_add_buffer(&kbuf);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+		initrd_load_addr = kbuf.mem;
+
+		pr_debug("Loaded initrd at 0x%lx\n", initrd_load_addr);
+	}
+
+	fdt_size = fdt_totalsize(initial_boot_params) * 2;
+	fdt = kmalloc(fdt_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fdt) {
+		pr_err("Not enough memory for the device tree.\n");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	ret = fdt_open_into(initial_boot_params, fdt, fdt_size);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pr_err("Error setting up the new device tree.\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = setup_new_fdt(fdt, initrd_load_addr, initrd_len, cmdline);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	/*
+	 * Documentation/devicetree/booting-without-of.txt says we need to
+	 * add a reservation entry for the device tree block, but
+	 * early_init_fdt_reserve_self reserves the memory even if there's no
+	 * such entry. We'll add a reservation entry anyway, to be safe and
+	 * compliant.
+	 *
+	 * Use dummy values, we will correct them in a moment.
+	 */
+	ret = fdt_add_mem_rsv(fdt, 1, 1);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("Error reserving device tree memory: %s\n",
+		       fdt_strerror(ret));
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	fdt_pack(fdt);
+
+	kbuf.buffer = fdt;
+	kbuf.bufsz = kbuf.memsz = fdt_size;
+	kbuf.buf_align = PAGE_SIZE;
+	kbuf.top_down = true;
+	ret = kexec_add_buffer(&kbuf);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+	fdt_load_addr = kbuf.mem;
+
+	/*
+	 * Fix fdt reservation, now that we now where it will be loaded
+	 * and how big it is.
+	 */
+	rsvmap = fdt + fdt_off_mem_rsvmap(fdt);
+	i = fdt_num_mem_rsv(fdt) - 1;
+	rsvmap[i].address = cpu_to_fdt64(fdt_load_addr);
+	rsvmap[i].size = cpu_to_fdt64(fdt_totalsize(fdt));
+
+	pr_debug("Loaded device tree at 0x%lx\n", fdt_load_addr);
+
+	kbuf.memsz = PURGATORY_STACK_SIZE;
+	kbuf.buf_align = PAGE_SIZE;
+	kbuf.top_down = true;
+	ret = kexec_locate_mem_hole(&kbuf);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("Couldn't find free memory for the purgatory stack.\n");
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	stack_top = kbuf.mem + PURGATORY_STACK_SIZE - 1;
+	pr_debug("Purgatory stack is at 0x%lx\n", stack_top);
+
+	slave_code = elf_info.buffer + elf_info.proghdrs[0].p_offset;
+	ret = setup_purgatory(image, slave_code, fdt, kernel_load_addr,
+			      fdt_load_addr, stack_top,
+			      find_debug_console(fdt, chosen_node));
+	if (ret)
+		pr_err("Error setting up the purgatory.\n");
+
+out:
+	elf_free_info(&elf_info);
+
+	/* Make kimage_file_post_load_cleanup free the fdt buffer for us. */
+	return ret ? ERR_PTR(ret) : fdt;
+}
+
+struct kexec_file_ops kexec_elf64_ops = {
+	.probe = elf64_probe,
+	.load = elf64_load,
+};
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
index 897b724ea9fd..527f98efe651 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
@@ -32,11 +32,14 @@
 #include <asm/smp.h>
 #include <asm/hw_breakpoint.h>
 #include <asm/asm-prototypes.h>
+#include <asm/kexec_elf_64.h>
 
 #define SLAVE_CODE_SIZE		256
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE
-static struct kexec_file_ops *kexec_file_loaders[] = { };
+static struct kexec_file_ops *kexec_file_loaders[] = {
+	&kexec_elf64_ops,
+};
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E
