diff --git a/src/cpu/cpu_map.xml b/src/cpu/cpu_map.xml
index 18c7b0d3cb..bd9b056b01 100644
--- a/src/cpu/cpu_map.xml
+++ b/src/cpu/cpu_map.xml
@@ -627,5 +627,35 @@
       <pvr value='0x004b0100'/>
     </model>
 
+    <model name='power6'>
+      <vendor name='IBM'/>
+      <compat isa='2.05'/>
+      <pvr value='0x003e0000'/>
+    </model>
+
+    <model name='power7'>
+      <vendor name='IBM'/>
+      <compat isa='2.06'/>
+      <pvr value='0x003f0000'/>
+    </model>
+
+    <model name='power7+'>
+      <vendor name='IBM'/>
+      <compat isa='2.06B'/>
+      <pvr value='0x004a0000'/>
+    </model>
+
+    <model name='power8e'>
+      <vendor name='IBM'/>
+      <compat isa='2.07'/>
+      <pvr value='0x004b0000'/>
+    </model>
+
+    <model name='power8'>
+      <vendor name='IBM'/>
+      <compat isa='2.07'/>
+      <pvr value='0x004d0000'/>
+    </model>
+
   </arch>
 </cpus>
diff --git a/src/cpu/cpu_powerpc.c b/src/cpu/cpu_powerpc.c
index 4ea1835d52..531868caef 100644
--- a/src/cpu/cpu_powerpc.c
+++ b/src/cpu/cpu_powerpc.c
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ ppcModelFindPVR(const struct ppc_map *map,
         model = model->next;
     }
 
+    /* PowerPC Processor Version Register is interpreted as follows :
+     * Higher order 16 bits : Power ISA generation.
+     * Lower order 16 bits : CPU chip version number.
+     * If the exact CPU isnt found, return the nearest matching CPU generation
+     */
+    if (pvr & 0x0000FFFFul)
+        return ppcModelFindPVR(map, (pvr & 0xFFFF0000ul));
+
     return NULL;
 }