diff --git a/ggml-metal.m b/ggml-metal.m
index 109e5fe6b..c4704da69 100644
--- a/ggml-metal.m
+++ b/ggml-metal.m
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ enum ggml_metal_kernel_type {
     GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q8_0,
     GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q4_0,
     GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q4_1,
-  //GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q5_0,
+    GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q5_0,
   //GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q5_1,
     GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F16_F16,
     GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F16_F32,
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ static struct ggml_metal_context * ggml_metal_init(int n_cb) {
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q8_0,              cpy_f32_q8_0,           true);
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q4_0,              cpy_f32_q4_0,           true);
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q4_1,              cpy_f32_q4_1,           true);
-      //GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q5_0,              cpy_f32_q5_0,           true);
+        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q5_0,              cpy_f32_q5_0,           true);
       //GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q5_1,              cpy_f32_q5_1,           true);
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F16_F16,               cpy_f16_f16,            true);
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F16_F32,               cpy_f16_f32,            true);
@@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ static bool ggml_metal_supports_op(const struct ggml_metal_context * ctx, const
                            case GGML_TYPE_Q8_0:
                            case GGML_TYPE_Q4_0:
                            case GGML_TYPE_Q4_1:
+                           case GGML_TYPE_Q5_0:
                                 return true;
                            default:
                                 return false;
@@ -2436,7 +2437,7 @@ static enum ggml_status ggml_metal_graph_compute(
                                         case GGML_TYPE_Q8_0: pipeline = ctx->kernels[GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q8_0].pipeline; break;
                                         case GGML_TYPE_Q4_0: pipeline = ctx->kernels[GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q4_0].pipeline; break;
                                         case GGML_TYPE_Q4_1: pipeline = ctx->kernels[GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q4_1].pipeline; break;
-                                      //case GGML_TYPE_Q5_0: pipeline = ctx->kernels[GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q5_0].pipeline; break;
+                                        case GGML_TYPE_Q5_0: pipeline = ctx->kernels[GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q5_0].pipeline; break;
                                       //case GGML_TYPE_Q5_1: pipeline = ctx->kernels[GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q5_1].pipeline; break;
                                         default: GGML_ASSERT(false && "not implemented");
                                     };
diff --git a/ggml-metal.metal b/ggml-metal.metal
index 63de56325..1c56abe53 100644
--- a/ggml-metal.metal
+++ b/ggml-metal.metal
@@ -2388,6 +2388,79 @@ kernel void kernel_cpy_f32_q4_1(
     }
 }
 
+kernel void kernel_cpy_f32_q5_0(
+        device const float * src0,
+        device        void * dst,
+        constant   int64_t & ne00,
+        constant   int64_t & ne01,
+        constant   int64_t & ne02,
+        constant   int64_t & ne03,
+        constant  uint64_t & nb00,
+        constant  uint64_t & nb01,
+        constant  uint64_t & nb02,
+        constant  uint64_t & nb03,
+        constant   int64_t & ne0,
+        constant   int64_t & ne1,
+        constant   int64_t & ne2,
+        constant   int64_t & ne3,
+        constant  uint64_t & nb0,
+        constant  uint64_t & nb1,
+        constant  uint64_t & nb2,
+        constant  uint64_t & nb3,
+        uint3 tgpig[[threadgroup_position_in_grid]],
+        uint3 tpitg[[thread_position_in_threadgroup]],
+        uint3   ntg[[threads_per_threadgroup]]) {
+    const int64_t i03 = tgpig[2];
+    const int64_t i02 = tgpig[1];
+    const int64_t i01 = tgpig[0];
+
+    const int64_t n = i03*ne02*ne01*ne00 + i02*ne01*ne00 + i01*ne00;
+
+    const int64_t i3 = n / (ne2*ne1*ne0);
+    const int64_t i2 = (n - i3*ne2*ne1*ne0) / (ne1*ne0);
+    const int64_t i1 = (n - i3*ne2*ne1*ne0 - i2*ne1*ne0) / ne0;
+    const int64_t i0 = (n - i3*ne2*ne1*ne0 - i2*ne1*ne0 - i1*ne0)/QK5_0;
+
+    device block_q5_0 * dst_data = (device block_q5_0 *) ((device char *) dst + i3*nb3 + i2*nb2 + i1*nb1 + i0*nb0);
+
+    for (int64_t i00 = tpitg.x*QK5_0; i00 < ne00; i00 += ntg.x*QK5_0) {
+        device const float * src = (device float *)((device char *) src0 + i03*nb03 + i02*nb02 + i01*nb01 + i00*nb00);
+
+        float amax = 0.0f; // absolute max
+        float max  = 0.0f;
+
+        for (int j = 0; j < QK5_0; j++) {
+            const float v = src[j];
+            if (amax < fabs(v)) {
+                amax = fabs(v);
+                max  = v;
+            }
+        }
+
+        const float d = max / -16;
+        const float id = d ? 1.0f/d : 0.0f;
+
+        dst_data[i00/QK5_0].d = d;
+
+        uint32_t qh = 0;
+        for (int j = 0; j < QK5_0/2; ++j) {
+            const float x0 = src[0       + j]*id;
+            const float x1 = src[QK5_0/2 + j]*id;
+
+            const uint8_t xi0 = MIN(31, (int8_t)(x0 + 16.5f));
+            const uint8_t xi1 = MIN(31, (int8_t)(x1 + 16.5f));
+
+            dst_data[i00/QK5_0].qs[j] = (xi0 & 0xf) | ((xi1 & 0xf) << 4);
+            qh |= ((xi0 & 0x10u) >> 4) << (j + 0);
+            qh |= ((xi1 & 0x10u) >> 4) << (j + QK5_0/2);
+        }
+        thread const uint8_t * qh8 = (thread const uint8_t *)&qh;
+        for (int j = 0; j < 4; ++j) {
+            dst_data[i00/QK5_0].qh[j] = qh8[j];
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 kernel void kernel_concat(
     device  const char * src0,
     device  const char * src1,