diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_hvx.h b/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_hvx.h
index d4aefe8e3f..19680d8505 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_hvx.h
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_hvx.h
@@ -128,6 +128,29 @@ static inline void assert_vhist_tmp(DisasContext *ctx)
     tcg_gen_gvec_mov(MO_64, VdV_off, VuV_off, \
                      sizeof(MMVector), sizeof(MMVector))
 
+/*
+ * Vector combine
+ *
+ * Be careful that the source and dest don't overlap
+ */
+#define fGEN_TCG_V6_vcombine(SHORTCODE) \
+    do { \
+        if (VddV_off != VuV_off) { \
+            tcg_gen_gvec_mov(MO_64, VddV_off, VvV_off, \
+                             sizeof(MMVector), sizeof(MMVector)); \
+            tcg_gen_gvec_mov(MO_64, VddV_off + sizeof(MMVector), VuV_off, \
+                             sizeof(MMVector), sizeof(MMVector)); \
+        } else { \
+            intptr_t tmpoff = offsetof(CPUHexagonState, vtmp); \
+            tcg_gen_gvec_mov(MO_64, tmpoff, VuV_off, \
+                             sizeof(MMVector), sizeof(MMVector)); \
+            tcg_gen_gvec_mov(MO_64, VddV_off, VvV_off, \
+                             sizeof(MMVector), sizeof(MMVector)); \
+            tcg_gen_gvec_mov(MO_64, VddV_off + sizeof(MMVector), tmpoff, \
+                             sizeof(MMVector), sizeof(MMVector)); \
+        } \
+    } while (0)
+
 /* Vector conditional move */
 #define fGEN_TCG_VEC_CMOV(PRED) \
     do { \
diff --git a/target/hexagon/translate.h b/target/hexagon/translate.h
index 3f6fd3452c..26bcae0395 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/translate.h
+++ b/target/hexagon/translate.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ typedef struct DisasContext {
     bool is_tight_loop;
     bool need_pkt_has_store_s1;
     bool short_circuit;
+    bool has_hvx_helper;
 } DisasContext;
 
 static inline void ctx_log_pred_write(DisasContext *ctx, int pnum)
diff --git a/target/hexagon/translate.c b/target/hexagon/translate.c
index b714a8da96..c7a04e34d2 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/translate.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/translate.c
@@ -378,8 +378,20 @@ static bool need_commit(DisasContext *ctx)
         return true;
     }
 
-    if (pkt->num_insns == 1 && !pkt->pkt_has_hvx) {
-        return false;
+    if (pkt->num_insns == 1) {
+        if (pkt->pkt_has_hvx) {
+            /*
+             * The HVX instructions with generated helpers use
+             * pass-by-reference, so they need the read/write overlap
+             * check below.
+             * The HVX instructions with overrides are OK.
+             */
+            if (!ctx->has_hvx_helper) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     /* Check for overlap between register reads and writes */
@@ -454,6 +466,7 @@ static void analyze_packet(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
     Packet *pkt = ctx->pkt;
     ctx->need_pkt_has_store_s1 = false;
+    ctx->has_hvx_helper = false;
     for (int i = 0; i < pkt->num_insns; i++) {
         Insn *insn = &pkt->insn[i];
         ctx->insn = insn;
diff --git a/tests/tcg/hexagon/hvx_misc.c b/tests/tcg/hexagon/hvx_misc.c
index d0e64e035f..c89fe0253d 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/hexagon/hvx_misc.c
+++ b/tests/tcg/hexagon/hvx_misc.c
@@ -454,6 +454,25 @@ static void test_load_cur_predicated(void)
     check_output_w(__LINE__, BUFSIZE);
 }
 
+static void test_vcombine(void)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < BUFSIZE / 2; i++) {
+        asm volatile("v2 = vsplat(%0)\n\t"
+                     "v3 = vsplat(%1)\n\t"
+                     "v3:2 = vcombine(v2, v3)\n\t"
+                     "vmem(%2+#0) = v2\n\t"
+                     "vmem(%2+#1) = v3\n\t"
+                     :
+                     : "r"(2 * i), "r"(2 * i + 1), "r"(&output[2 * i])
+                     : "v2", "v3", "memory");
+        for (int j = 0; j < MAX_VEC_SIZE_BYTES / 4; j++) {
+            expect[2 * i].w[j] = 2 * i + 1;
+            expect[2 * i + 1].w[j] = 2 * i;
+        }
+    }
+    check_output_w(__LINE__, BUFSIZE);
+}
+
 int main()
 {
     init_buffers();
@@ -494,6 +513,8 @@ int main()
     test_load_tmp_predicated();
     test_load_cur_predicated();
 
+    test_vcombine();
+
     puts(err ? "FAIL" : "PASS");
     return err ? 1 : 0;
 }
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_analyze_funcs.py b/target/hexagon/gen_analyze_funcs.py
index 86aec5ac4b..36da669450 100755
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_analyze_funcs.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_analyze_funcs.py
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ def gen_analyze_func(f, tag, regs, imms):
     if has_generated_helper and "A_SCALAR_LOAD" in hex_common.attribdict[tag]:
         f.write("    ctx->need_pkt_has_store_s1 = true;\n")
 
+    ## Mark HVX instructions with generated helpers
+    if (has_generated_helper and
+        "A_CVI" in hex_common.attribdict[tag]):
+        f.write("    ctx->has_hvx_helper = true;\n")
+
     f.write("}\n\n")
 
 
