diff --git a/libavcodec/flacdsp.c b/libavcodec/flacdsp.c
index f5362bf66f..b63d55ddcd 100644
--- a/libavcodec/flacdsp.c
+++ b/libavcodec/flacdsp.c
@@ -156,5 +156,7 @@ av_cold void ff_flacdsp_init(FLACDSPContext *c, enum AVSampleFormat fmt, int cha
     ff_flacdsp_init_riscv(c, fmt, channels);
 #elif ARCH_X86
     ff_flacdsp_init_x86(c, fmt, channels);
+#elif ARCH_PPC
+    ff_flacdsp_init_ppc(c, fmt, channels);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/libavcodec/flacdsp.h b/libavcodec/flacdsp.h
index 3b7b35a112..941536ef16 100644
--- a/libavcodec/flacdsp.h
+++ b/libavcodec/flacdsp.h
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@ void ff_flacdsp_init(FLACDSPContext *c, enum AVSampleFormat fmt, int channels);
 void ff_flacdsp_init_arm(FLACDSPContext *c, enum AVSampleFormat fmt, int channels);
 void ff_flacdsp_init_riscv(FLACDSPContext *c, enum AVSampleFormat fmt, int channels);
 void ff_flacdsp_init_x86(FLACDSPContext *c, enum AVSampleFormat fmt, int channels);
+void ff_flacdsp_init_ppc(FLACDSPContext *c, enum AVSampleFormat fmt, int channels);
 
 #endif /* AVCODEC_FLACDSP_H */
diff --git a/libavcodec/ppc/Makefile b/libavcodec/ppc/Makefile
index 10b9ca60da..7f81a8aa34 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ppc/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/ppc/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_AUDIODSP)                += ppc/audiodsp.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_BLOCKDSP)                += ppc/blockdsp.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_FDCTDSP)                 += ppc/fdctdsp.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_FLAC_DECODER)            += ppc/flacdsp_init.o
+VSX-OBJS-$(CONFIG_FLAC_DECODER)        += ppc/flacdsp_vsx.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_FMTCONVERT)              += ppc/fmtconvert_altivec.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264CHROMA)              += ppc/h264chroma_init.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264DSP)                 += ppc/h264dsp.o ppc/hpeldsp_altivec.o
diff --git a/libavcodec/ppc/flacdsp_init.c b/libavcodec/ppc/flacdsp_init.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..526bddddbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/ppc/flacdsp_init.c
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Sean McGovern <gseanmcg@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg 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
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "libavutil/attributes.h"
+#include "libavutil/cpu.h"
+#include "libavutil/ppc/cpu.h"
+#include "libavcodec/flacdsp.h"
+
+void ff_flac_wasted32_vsx(int32_t *, int wasted, int len);
+
+av_cold void ff_flacdsp_init_ppc(FLACDSPContext *c, enum AVSampleFormat fmt, int channels)
+{
+#if HAVE_VSX
+    if (!PPC_VSX(av_get_cpu_flags()))
+        return;
+
+    c->wasted32 = ff_flac_wasted32_vsx;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/libavcodec/ppc/flacdsp_vsx.c b/libavcodec/ppc/flacdsp_vsx.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7464108c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/ppc/flacdsp_vsx.c
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Sean McGovern <gseanmcg@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg 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
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "libavutil/attributes.h"
+#include "libavutil/cpu.h"
+#include "libavutil/ppc/cpu.h"
+#include "libavutil/ppc/util_altivec.h"
+#include "libavcodec/flacdsp.h"
+
+void ff_flac_wasted32_vsx(int32_t *, int wasted, int len);
+
+#if HAVE_VSX
+
+void ff_flac_wasted32_vsx(int32_t *decoded, int wasted, int len)
+{
+    register vec_s32 vec1, vec2;
+    const register vec_u32 vwasted = vec_splats((unsigned)wasted);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < len; i+=8 /* increment is by # elements, not bytes */) {
+	/* that said, we have some extra bandwidth so let's unroll it slightly */
+        vec1 = vec_xl(0, decoded);
+        vec2 = vec_xl(16, decoded);
+
+        vec1 = vec_sl(vec1, vwasted);
+        vec2 = vec_sl(vec2, vwasted);
+
+        vec_xst(vec1, 0, decoded);
+        vec_xst(vec2, 16, decoded);
+
+        decoded += 8;
+    }
+}
+
+#endif /* HAVE_VSX */
