diff --git a/target/s390x/Makefile.objs b/target/s390x/Makefile.objs
index 22a9a9927acb..68eeee3d2f9b 100644
--- a/target/s390x/Makefile.objs
+++ b/target/s390x/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 obj-y += cpu.o cpu_models.o cpu_features.o gdbstub.o interrupt.o helper.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TCG) += translate.o cc_helper.o excp_helper.o fpu_helper.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TCG) += int_helper.o mem_helper.o misc_helper.o crypto_helper.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_TCG) += vec_helper.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += machine.o ioinst.o arch_dump.o mmu_helper.o diag.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += sigp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvm.o
diff --git a/target/s390x/helper.h b/target/s390x/helper.h
index bb659257f6cd..6c745ba0f6ad 100644
--- a/target/s390x/helper.h
+++ b/target/s390x/helper.h
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ DEF_HELPER_5(msa, i32, env, i32, i32, i32, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(stpt, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, i64, env)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(stck, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE, i64, env)
 
+/* === Vector Support Instructions === */
+DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_4(vll, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, void, env, ptr, i64, i64)
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 DEF_HELPER_3(servc, i32, env, i64, i64)
 DEF_HELPER_4(diag, void, env, i32, i32, i32)
diff --git a/target/s390x/insn-data.def b/target/s390x/insn-data.def
index fa0f3a90034d..ad8df5283cfd 100644
--- a/target/s390x/insn-data.def
+++ b/target/s390x/insn-data.def
@@ -1002,6 +1002,8 @@
     F(0xe704, VLLEZ,   VRX,   V,   la2, 0, 0, 0, vllez, 0, IF_VEC)
 /* VECTOR LOAD MULTIPLE */
     F(0xe736, VLM,     VRS_a, V,   la2, 0, 0, 0, vlm, 0, IF_VEC)
+/* VECTOR LOAD TO BLOCK BOUNDARY */
+    F(0xe707, VLBB,    VRX,   V,   la2, 0, 0, 0, vlbb, 0, IF_VEC)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 /* COMPARE AND SWAP AND PURGE */
diff --git a/target/s390x/translate_vx.inc.c b/target/s390x/translate_vx.inc.c
index 083f5c621334..f1eb45890201 100644
--- a/target/s390x/translate_vx.inc.c
+++ b/target/s390x/translate_vx.inc.c
@@ -446,3 +446,28 @@ static DisasJumpType op_vlm(DisasContext *s, DisasOps *o)
     tcg_temp_free_i64(t1);
     return DISAS_NEXT;
 }
+
+static DisasJumpType op_vlbb(DisasContext *s, DisasOps *o)
+{
+    const int64_t block_size = (1ull << (get_field(s->fields, m3) + 6));
+    const int v1_offs = vec_full_reg_offset(get_field(s->fields, v1));
+    TCGv_ptr a0;
+    TCGv_i64 bytes;
+
+    if (get_field(s->fields, m3) > 6) {
+        gen_program_exception(s, PGM_SPECIFICATION);
+        return DISAS_NORETURN;
+    }
+
+    bytes = tcg_temp_new_i64();
+    a0 = tcg_temp_new_ptr();
+    /* calculate the number of bytes until the next block boundary */
+    tcg_gen_ori_i64(bytes, o->addr1, -block_size);
+    tcg_gen_neg_i64(bytes, bytes);
+
+    tcg_gen_addi_ptr(a0, cpu_env, v1_offs);
+    gen_helper_vll(cpu_env, a0, o->addr1, bytes);
+    tcg_temp_free_i64(bytes);
+    tcg_temp_free_ptr(a0);
+    return DISAS_NEXT;
+}
diff --git a/target/s390x/vec_helper.c b/target/s390x/vec_helper.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5b2333a8d666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/s390x/vec_helper.c
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU TCG support -- s390x vector support instructions
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Red Hat Inc
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *   David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "cpu.h"
+#include "internal.h"
+#include "vec.h"
+#include "tcg/tcg.h"
+#include "exec/helper-proto.h"
+#include "exec/cpu_ldst.h"
+#include "exec/exec-all.h"
+
+void HELPER(vll)(CPUS390XState *env, void *v1, uint64_t addr, uint64_t bytes)
+{
+    if (likely(bytes >= 16)) {
+        uint64_t t0, t1;
+
+        t0 = cpu_ldq_data_ra(env, addr, GETPC());
+        addr = wrap_address(env, addr + 8);
+        t1 = cpu_ldq_data_ra(env, addr, GETPC());
+        s390_vec_write_element64(v1, 0, t0);
+        s390_vec_write_element64(v1, 1, t1);
+    } else {
+        S390Vector tmp = {};
+        int i;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < bytes; i++) {
+            uint8_t byte = cpu_ldub_data_ra(env, addr, GETPC());
+
+            s390_vec_write_element8(&tmp, i, byte);
+            addr = wrap_address(env, addr + 1);
+        }
+        *(S390Vector *)v1 = tmp;
+    }
+}
