diff --git a/target/hexagon/cpu.h b/target/hexagon/cpu.h
index 2a65a57bab..ff8c26272d 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/cpu.h
+++ b/target/hexagon/cpu.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ typedef struct CPUArchState {
     target_ulong gpr[TOTAL_PER_THREAD_REGS];
     target_ulong pred[NUM_PREGS];
     target_ulong branch_taken;
-    target_ulong next_PC;
 
     /* For comparing with LLDB on target - see adjust_stack_ptrs function */
     target_ulong last_pc_dumped;
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_tcg.h b/target/hexagon/gen_tcg.h
index d38db72ce9..df279ab43b 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_tcg.h
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_tcg.h
@@ -612,6 +612,12 @@
         tcg_temp_free(tmp); \
     } while (0)
 
+#define fGEN_TCG_J2_pause(SHORTCODE) \
+    do { \
+        uiV = uiV; \
+        tcg_gen_movi_tl(hex_gpr[HEX_REG_PC], ctx->next_PC); \
+    } while (0)
+
 /* r0 = asr(r1, r2):sat */
 #define fGEN_TCG_S2_asr_r_r_sat(SHORTCODE) \
     gen_asr_r_r_sat(RdV, RsV, RtV)
diff --git a/target/hexagon/macros.h b/target/hexagon/macros.h
index 6e7a6a156a..903503540e 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/macros.h
+++ b/target/hexagon/macros.h
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static inline TCGv gen_read_ireg(TCGv result, TCGv val, int shift)
 #endif
 #define fREAD_PC() (PC)
 
-#define fREAD_NPC() (env->next_PC & (0xfffffffe))
+#define fREAD_NPC() (next_PC & (0xfffffffe))
 
 #define fREAD_P0() (READ_PREG(0))
 #define fREAD_P3() (READ_PREG(3))
diff --git a/target/hexagon/translate.h b/target/hexagon/translate.h
index b8fcf615e8..96509a4da7 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/translate.h
+++ b/target/hexagon/translate.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ typedef struct DisasContext {
     DisasContextBase base;
     Packet *pkt;
     Insn *insn;
+    uint32_t next_PC;
     uint32_t mem_idx;
     uint32_t num_packets;
     uint32_t num_insns;
@@ -134,7 +135,6 @@ static inline void ctx_log_qreg_write(DisasContext *ctx,
 
 extern TCGv hex_gpr[TOTAL_PER_THREAD_REGS];
 extern TCGv hex_pred[NUM_PREGS];
-extern TCGv hex_next_PC;
 extern TCGv hex_this_PC;
 extern TCGv hex_slot_cancelled;
 extern TCGv hex_branch_taken;
diff --git a/target/hexagon/op_helper.c b/target/hexagon/op_helper.c
index 84391e25eb..aad0195eb6 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/op_helper.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/op_helper.c
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ static void write_new_pc(CPUHexagonState *env, bool pkt_has_multi_cof,
                           "ignoring the second one\n");
         } else {
             fCHECK_PCALIGN(addr);
-            env->next_PC = addr;
+            env->gpr[HEX_REG_PC] = addr;
             env->branch_taken = 1;
         }
     } else {
         fCHECK_PCALIGN(addr);
-        env->next_PC = addr;
+        env->gpr[HEX_REG_PC] = addr;
     }
 }
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ void HELPER(debug_commit_end)(CPUHexagonState *env, int has_st0, int has_st1)
         }
     }
 
-    HEX_DEBUG_LOG("Next PC = " TARGET_FMT_lx "\n", env->next_PC);
+    HEX_DEBUG_LOG("Next PC = " TARGET_FMT_lx "\n", env->gpr[HEX_REG_PC]);
     HEX_DEBUG_LOG("Exec counters: pkt = " TARGET_FMT_lx
                   ", insn = " TARGET_FMT_lx
                   ", hvx = " TARGET_FMT_lx "\n",
diff --git a/target/hexagon/translate.c b/target/hexagon/translate.c
index 9efc6c88aa..fa6415936c 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/translate.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/translate.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 TCGv hex_gpr[TOTAL_PER_THREAD_REGS];
 TCGv hex_pred[NUM_PREGS];
-TCGv hex_next_PC;
 TCGv hex_this_PC;
 TCGv hex_slot_cancelled;
 TCGv hex_branch_taken;
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ static void gen_exec_counters(DisasContext *ctx)
 static void gen_end_tb(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
     gen_exec_counters(ctx);
-    tcg_gen_mov_tl(hex_gpr[HEX_REG_PC], hex_next_PC);
     tcg_gen_exit_tb(NULL, 0);
     ctx->base.is_jmp = DISAS_NORETURN;
 }
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@ static void gen_end_tb(DisasContext *ctx)
 static void gen_exception_end_tb(DisasContext *ctx, int excp)
 {
     gen_exec_counters(ctx);
-    tcg_gen_mov_tl(hex_gpr[HEX_REG_PC], hex_next_PC);
+    tcg_gen_movi_tl(hex_gpr[HEX_REG_PC], ctx->next_PC);
     gen_exception_raw(excp);
     ctx->base.is_jmp = DISAS_NORETURN;
 
@@ -204,6 +202,24 @@ static bool need_pred_written(Packet *pkt)
     return check_for_attrib(pkt, A_WRITES_PRED_REG);
 }
 
+static bool need_next_PC(DisasContext *ctx)
+{
+    Packet *pkt = ctx->pkt;
+
+    /* Check for conditional control flow or HW loop end */
+    for (int i = 0; i < pkt->num_insns; i++) {
+        uint16_t opcode = pkt->insn[i].opcode;
+        if (GET_ATTRIB(opcode, A_CONDEXEC) && GET_ATTRIB(opcode, A_COF)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (GET_ATTRIB(opcode, A_HWLOOP0_END) ||
+            GET_ATTRIB(opcode, A_HWLOOP1_END)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 static void gen_start_packet(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
     Packet *pkt = ctx->pkt;
@@ -211,6 +227,7 @@ static void gen_start_packet(DisasContext *ctx)
     int i;
 
     /* Clear out the disassembly context */
+    ctx->next_PC = next_PC;
     ctx->reg_log_idx = 0;
     bitmap_zero(ctx->regs_written, TOTAL_PER_THREAD_REGS);
     ctx->preg_log_idx = 0;
@@ -243,7 +260,9 @@ static void gen_start_packet(DisasContext *ctx)
         if (pkt->pkt_has_multi_cof) {
             tcg_gen_movi_tl(hex_branch_taken, 0);
         }
-        tcg_gen_movi_tl(hex_next_PC, next_PC);
+        if (need_next_PC(ctx)) {
+            tcg_gen_movi_tl(hex_gpr[HEX_REG_PC], next_PC);
+        }
     }
     if (need_pred_written(pkt)) {
         tcg_gen_movi_tl(hex_pred_written, 0);
@@ -936,8 +955,6 @@ void hexagon_translate_init(void)
     }
     hex_pred_written = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env,
         offsetof(CPUHexagonState, pred_written), "pred_written");
-    hex_next_PC = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env,
-        offsetof(CPUHexagonState, next_PC), "next_PC");
     hex_this_PC = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env,
         offsetof(CPUHexagonState, this_PC), "this_PC");
     hex_slot_cancelled = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env,
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_helper_funcs.py b/target/hexagon/gen_helper_funcs.py
index 024f70d166..00ee58f159 100755
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_helper_funcs.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_helper_funcs.py
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ def gen_helper_function(f, tag, tagregs, tagimms):
             if i > 0: f.write(", ")
             f.write("target_ulong PC")
             i += 1
+        if hex_common.helper_needs_next_PC(tag):
+            if i > 0: f.write(", ")
+            f.write("target_ulong next_PC")
+            i += 1
         if hex_common.need_slot(tag):
             if i > 0: f.write(", ")
             f.write("uint32_t slot")
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_helper_protos.py b/target/hexagon/gen_helper_protos.py
index 00c48dff7c..ed4b9cf0d4 100755
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_helper_protos.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_helper_protos.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ def gen_helper_prototype(f, tag, tagregs, tagimms):
             if hex_common.need_part1(tag): def_helper_size += 1
             if hex_common.need_slot(tag): def_helper_size += 1
             if hex_common.need_PC(tag): def_helper_size += 1
+            if hex_common.helper_needs_next_PC(tag): def_helper_size += 1
             f.write('DEF_HELPER_%s(%s' % (def_helper_size, tag))
             ## The return type is void
             f.write(', void' )
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ def gen_helper_prototype(f, tag, tagregs, tagimms):
             if hex_common.need_part1(tag): def_helper_size += 1
             if hex_common.need_slot(tag): def_helper_size += 1
             if hex_common.need_PC(tag): def_helper_size += 1
+            if hex_common.helper_needs_next_PC(tag): def_helper_size += 1
             f.write('DEF_HELPER_%s(%s' % (def_helper_size, tag))
 
         ## Generate the qemu DEF_HELPER type for each result
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ def gen_helper_prototype(f, tag, tagregs, tagimms):
         ## part1 (if needed)
         if hex_common.need_pkt_has_multi_cof(tag): f.write(', i32')
         if hex_common.need_PC(tag): f.write(', i32')
+        if hex_common.helper_needs_next_PC(tag): f.write(', i32')
         if hex_common.need_slot(tag): f.write(', i32' )
         if hex_common.need_part1(tag): f.write(' , i32' )
         f.write(')\n')
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_funcs.py b/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_funcs.py
index 7dbdde3191..f4cea6dfc4 100755
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_funcs.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_funcs.py
@@ -631,6 +631,8 @@ def gen_tcg_func(f, tag, regs, imms):
             f.write("    TCGv slot = tcg_constant_tl(insn->slot);\n")
         if hex_common.need_PC(tag):
             f.write("    TCGv PC = tcg_constant_tl(ctx->pkt->pc);\n")
+        if hex_common.helper_needs_next_PC(tag):
+            f.write("    TCGv next_PC = tcg_constant_tl(ctx->next_PC);\n")
         f.write("    gen_helper_%s(" % (tag))
         i=0
         ## If there is a scalar result, it is the return type
@@ -662,6 +664,7 @@ def gen_tcg_func(f, tag, regs, imms):
         if hex_common.need_pkt_has_multi_cof(tag):
             f.write(", pkt_has_multi_cof")
         if hex_common.need_PC(tag): f.write(", PC")
+        if hex_common.helper_needs_next_PC(tag): f.write(", next_PC")
         if hex_common.need_slot(tag): f.write(", slot")
         if hex_common.need_part1(tag): f.write(", part1" )
         f.write(");\n")
diff --git a/target/hexagon/hex_common.py b/target/hexagon/hex_common.py
index cfe5fe7b35..da8e75fbc7 100755
--- a/target/hexagon/hex_common.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/hex_common.py
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ def add_qemu_macro_attrib(name, attrib):
     macros[name].attribs.add(attrib)
 
 immextre = re.compile(r'f(MUST_)?IMMEXT[(]([UuSsRr])')
+
+def is_cond_jump(tag):
+    if tag == 'J2_rte':
+        return False
+    if ('A_HWLOOP0_END' in attribdict[tag] or
+        'A_HWLOOP1_END' in attribdict[tag]):
+        return False
+    return re.compile(r"(if.*fBRANCH)|(if.*fJUMPR)").search(semdict[tag])
+
+def is_cond_call(tag):
+    return re.compile(r"(if.*fCALL)").search(semdict[tag])
+
 def calculate_attribs():
     add_qemu_macro_attrib('fREAD_PC', 'A_IMPLICIT_READS_PC')
     add_qemu_macro_attrib('fTRAP', 'A_IMPLICIT_READS_PC')
@@ -96,6 +108,11 @@ def calculate_attribs():
         for regtype, regid, toss, numregs in regs:
             if regtype == "P" and is_written(regid):
                 attribdict[tag].add('A_WRITES_PRED_REG')
+    # Mark conditional jumps and calls
+    #     Not all instructions are properly marked with A_CONDEXEC
+    for tag in tags:
+        if is_cond_jump(tag) or is_cond_call(tag):
+            attribdict[tag].add('A_CONDEXEC')
 
 def SEMANTICS(tag, beh, sem):
     #print tag,beh,sem
@@ -211,6 +228,9 @@ def need_ea(tag):
 def need_PC(tag):
     return 'A_IMPLICIT_READS_PC' in attribdict[tag]
 
+def helper_needs_next_PC(tag):
+    return 'A_CALL' in attribdict[tag]
+
 def need_pkt_has_multi_cof(tag):
     return 'A_COF' in attribdict[tag]
 
