diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 1971ed4e0336..8b201eefdeaa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ config PPC
 	select HAVE_PERF_REGS
 	select HAVE_PERF_USER_STACK_DUMP
 	select HAVE_REGS_AND_STACK_ACCESS_API
-	select HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT if PERF_EVENTS && PPC_BOOK3S
+	select HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT if PERF_EVENTS && (PPC_BOOK3S || PPC_8xx)
 	select ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg_8xx.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg_8xx.h
index 1f1636124a04..c52725b7085d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg_8xx.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg_8xx.h
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@
 #define SPRN_EIE	80	/* External interrupt enable (EE=1, RI=1) */
 #define SPRN_EID	81	/* External interrupt disable (EE=0, RI=1) */
 
+/* Debug registers */
+#define SPRN_CMPE	152
+#define SPRN_CMPF	153
+#define SPRN_LCTRL1	156
+#define SPRN_LCTRL2	157
+#define SPRN_BAR	159
+
 /* Commands.  Only the first few are available to the instruction cache.
 */
 #define	IDC_ENABLE	0x02000000	/* Cache enable */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
index 1a9c99d3e5d8..5fcbd79a121d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ InstructionTLBError:
 	andis.	r10,r5,0x4000
 	beq+	1f
 	tlbie	r4
+itlbie:
 	/* 0x400 is InstructionAccess exception, needed by bad_page_fault() */
 1:	EXC_XFER_LITE(0x400, handle_page_fault)
 
@@ -585,6 +586,7 @@ DARFixed:/* Return from dcbx instruction bug workaround */
 	andis.	r10,r5,0x4000
 	beq+	1f
 	tlbie	r4
+dtlbie:
 1:	li	r10,RPN_PATTERN
 	mtspr	SPRN_DAR,r10	/* Tag DAR, to be used in DTLB Error */
 	/* 0x300 is DataAccess exception, needed by bad_page_fault() */
@@ -602,7 +604,27 @@ DARFixed:/* Return from dcbx instruction bug workaround */
  * support of breakpoints and such.  Someday I will get around to
  * using them.
  */
-	EXCEPTION(0x1c00, Trap_1c, unknown_exception, EXC_XFER_EE)
+	. = 0x1c00
+DataBreakpoint:
+	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_0
+	mfcr	r10
+	mfspr	r11, SPRN_SRR0
+	cmplwi	cr0, r11, (dtlbie - PAGE_OFFSET)@l
+	cmplwi	cr7, r11, (itlbie - PAGE_OFFSET)@l
+	beq-	cr0, 11f
+	beq-	cr7, 11f
+	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1
+	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_2
+	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
+	mfspr	r4,SPRN_BAR
+	stw	r4,_DAR(r11)
+	mfspr	r5,SPRN_DSISR
+	EXC_XFER_EE(0x1c00, do_break)
+11:
+	mtcr	r10
+	EXCEPTION_EPILOG_0
+	rfi
+
 	EXCEPTION(0x1d00, Trap_1d, unknown_exception, EXC_XFER_EE)
 	EXCEPTION(0x1e00, Trap_1e, unknown_exception, EXC_XFER_EE)
 	EXCEPTION(0x1f00, Trap_1f, unknown_exception, EXC_XFER_EE)
@@ -977,6 +999,10 @@ initial_mmu:
 	lis	r8, IDC_ENABLE@h
 	mtspr	SPRN_DC_CST, r8
 #endif
+	/* Disable debug mode entry on data breakpoints */
+	mfspr	r8, SPRN_DER
+	rlwinm	r8, r8, 0, ~0x8
+	mtspr	SPRN_DER, r8
 	blr
 
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 4d3aa05e28be..146eaa9b350e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -211,9 +211,11 @@ int hw_breakpoint_handler(struct die_args *args)
 	int rc = NOTIFY_STOP;
 	struct perf_event *bp;
 	struct pt_regs *regs = args->regs;
+#ifndef CONFIG_PPC_8xx
 	int stepped = 1;
-	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info;
 	unsigned int instr;
+#endif
+	struct arch_hw_breakpoint *info;
 	unsigned long dar = regs->dar;
 
 	/* Disable breakpoints during exception handling */
@@ -255,6 +257,7 @@ int hw_breakpoint_handler(struct die_args *args)
 	      (dar - bp->attr.bp_addr < bp->attr.bp_len)))
 		info->type |= HW_BRK_TYPE_EXTRANEOUS_IRQ;
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_PPC_8xx
 	/* Do not emulate user-space instructions, instead single-step them */
 	if (user_mode(regs)) {
 		current->thread.last_hit_ubp = bp;
@@ -278,6 +281,7 @@ int hw_breakpoint_handler(struct die_args *args)
 		perf_event_disable_inatomic(bp);
 		goto out;
 	}
+#endif
 	/*
 	 * As a policy, the callback is invoked in a 'trigger-after-execute'
 	 * fashion
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index 04885cec24df..2dcb65fee638 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -736,6 +736,28 @@ static inline int __set_dabr(unsigned long dabr, unsigned long dabrx)
 		mtspr(SPRN_DABRX, dabrx);
 	return 0;
 }
+#elif defined(CONFIG_PPC_8xx)
+static inline int __set_dabr(unsigned long dabr, unsigned long dabrx)
+{
+	unsigned long addr = dabr & ~HW_BRK_TYPE_DABR;
+	unsigned long lctrl1 = 0x90000000; /* compare type: equal on E & F */
+	unsigned long lctrl2 = 0x8e000002; /* watchpoint 1 on cmp E | F */
+
+	if ((dabr & HW_BRK_TYPE_RDWR) == HW_BRK_TYPE_READ)
+		lctrl1 |= 0xa0000;
+	else if ((dabr & HW_BRK_TYPE_RDWR) == HW_BRK_TYPE_WRITE)
+		lctrl1 |= 0xf0000;
+	else if ((dabr & HW_BRK_TYPE_RDWR) == 0)
+		lctrl2 = 0;
+
+	mtspr(SPRN_LCTRL2, 0);
+	mtspr(SPRN_CMPE, addr);
+	mtspr(SPRN_CMPF, addr + 4);
+	mtspr(SPRN_LCTRL1, lctrl1);
+	mtspr(SPRN_LCTRL2, lctrl2);
+
+	return 0;
+}
 #else
 static inline int __set_dabr(unsigned long dabr, unsigned long dabrx)
 {