diff --git a/include/qemu/target-info.h b/include/qemu/target-info.h
index 6235962223..e328733430 100644
--- a/include/qemu/target-info.h
+++ b/include/qemu/target-info.h
@@ -71,4 +71,25 @@ bool target_arm(void);
  */
 bool target_aarch64(void);
 
+/**
+ * target_base_ppc:
+ *
+ * Returns whether the target architecture is PowerPC 32-bit or 64-bit.
+ */
+bool target_base_ppc(void);
+
+/**
+ * target_ppc:
+ *
+ * Returns whether the target architecture is PowerPC 32-bit.
+ */
+bool target_ppc(void);
+
+/**
+ * target_ppc64:
+ *
+ * Returns whether the target architecture is PowerPC 64-bit.
+ */
+bool target_ppc64(void);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/target-info.c b/target-info.c
index 24696ff411..5a6d728252 100644
--- a/target-info.c
+++ b/target-info.c
@@ -73,3 +73,24 @@ bool target_aarch64(void)
 {
     return target_arch() == SYS_EMU_TARGET_AARCH64;
 }
+
+bool target_base_ppc(void)
+{
+    switch (target_arch()) {
+    case SYS_EMU_TARGET_PPC:
+    case SYS_EMU_TARGET_PPC64:
+        return true;
+    default:
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+bool target_ppc(void)
+{
+    return target_arch() == SYS_EMU_TARGET_PPC;
+}
+
+bool target_ppc64(void)
+{
+    return target_arch() == SYS_EMU_TARGET_PPC64;
+}