diff --git a/src/backend_x64/emit_x64_vector.cpp b/src/backend_x64/emit_x64_vector.cpp
index ac3db0c7..65ce3043 100644
--- a/src/backend_x64/emit_x64_vector.cpp
+++ b/src/backend_x64/emit_x64_vector.cpp
@@ -254,6 +254,72 @@ void EmitX64::EmitVectorSetElement64(EmitContext& ctx, IR::Inst* inst) {
     }
 }
 
+static void EmitVectorAbs(size_t esize, EmitContext& ctx, IR::Inst* inst, BlockOfCode& code) {
+    auto args = ctx.reg_alloc.GetArgumentInfo(inst);
+
+    const Xbyak::Xmm data = ctx.reg_alloc.UseScratchXmm(args[0]);
+
+    switch (esize) {
+    case 8:
+        if (code.DoesCpuSupport(Xbyak::util::Cpu::tSSSE3)) {
+            code.pabsb(data, data);
+        } else {
+            const Xbyak::Xmm temp = ctx.reg_alloc.ScratchXmm();
+            code.pxor(temp, temp);
+            code.psubb(temp, data);
+            code.pminub(data, temp);
+        }
+        break;
+    case 16:
+        if (code.DoesCpuSupport(Xbyak::util::Cpu::tSSSE3)) {
+            code.pabsw(data, data);
+        } else {
+            const Xbyak::Xmm temp = ctx.reg_alloc.ScratchXmm();
+            code.pxor(temp, temp);
+            code.psubw(temp, data);
+            code.pmaxsw(data, temp);
+        }
+        break;
+    case 32:
+        if (code.DoesCpuSupport(Xbyak::util::Cpu::tSSSE3)) {
+            code.pabsd(data, data);
+        } else {
+            const Xbyak::Xmm temp = ctx.reg_alloc.ScratchXmm();
+            code.movdqa(temp, data);
+            code.psrad(temp, 31);
+            code.pxor(data, temp);
+            code.psubd(data, temp);
+        }
+        break;
+    case 64: {
+        const Xbyak::Xmm temp = ctx.reg_alloc.ScratchXmm();
+        code.pshufd(temp, data, 0b11110101);
+        code.psrad(temp, 31);
+        code.pxor(data, temp);
+        code.psubq(data, temp);
+        break;
+    }
+    }
+
+    ctx.reg_alloc.DefineValue(inst, data);
+}
+
+void EmitX64::EmitVectorAbs8(EmitContext& ctx, IR::Inst* inst) {
+    EmitVectorAbs(8, ctx, inst, code);
+}
+
+void EmitX64::EmitVectorAbs16(EmitContext& ctx, IR::Inst* inst) {
+    EmitVectorAbs(16, ctx, inst, code);
+}
+
+void EmitX64::EmitVectorAbs32(EmitContext& ctx, IR::Inst* inst) {
+    EmitVectorAbs(32, ctx, inst, code);
+}
+
+void EmitX64::EmitVectorAbs64(EmitContext& ctx, IR::Inst* inst) {
+    EmitVectorAbs(64, ctx, inst, code);
+}
+
 void EmitX64::EmitVectorAdd8(EmitContext& ctx, IR::Inst* inst) {
     EmitVectorOperation(code, ctx, inst, &Xbyak::CodeGenerator::paddb);
 }
diff --git a/src/frontend/ir/ir_emitter.cpp b/src/frontend/ir/ir_emitter.cpp
index 748bc557..13cef6a8 100644
--- a/src/frontend/ir/ir_emitter.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/ir/ir_emitter.cpp
@@ -789,6 +789,21 @@ U128 IREmitter::VectorSetElement(size_t esize, const U128& a, size_t index, cons
     }
 }
 
+U128 IREmitter::VectorAbs(size_t esize, const U128& a) {
+    switch (esize) {
+    case 8:
+        return Inst<U128>(Opcode::VectorAbs8, a);
+    case 16:
+        return Inst<U128>(Opcode::VectorAbs16, a);
+    case 32:
+        return Inst<U128>(Opcode::VectorAbs32, a);
+    case 64:
+        return Inst<U128>(Opcode::VectorAbs64, a);
+    }
+    UNREACHABLE();
+    return {};
+}
+
 U128 IREmitter::VectorAdd(size_t esize, const U128& a, const U128& b) {
     switch (esize) {
     case 8:
diff --git a/src/frontend/ir/ir_emitter.h b/src/frontend/ir/ir_emitter.h
index e965bee8..19623624 100644
--- a/src/frontend/ir/ir_emitter.h
+++ b/src/frontend/ir/ir_emitter.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ public:
 
     UAny VectorGetElement(size_t esize, const U128& a, size_t index);
     U128 VectorSetElement(size_t esize, const U128& a, size_t index, const UAny& elem);
+    U128 VectorAbs(size_t esize, const U128& a);
     U128 VectorAdd(size_t esize, const U128& a, const U128& b);
     U128 VectorAnd(const U128& a, const U128& b);
     U128 VectorArithmeticShiftRight(size_t esize, const U128& a, u8 shift_amount);
diff --git a/src/frontend/ir/opcodes.inc b/src/frontend/ir/opcodes.inc
index 30bfb532..123b6571 100644
--- a/src/frontend/ir/opcodes.inc
+++ b/src/frontend/ir/opcodes.inc
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ OPCODE(VectorSetElement8,                   T::U128,        T::U128,        T::U
 OPCODE(VectorSetElement16,                  T::U128,        T::U128,        T::U8,          T::U16          )
 OPCODE(VectorSetElement32,                  T::U128,        T::U128,        T::U8,          T::U32          )
 OPCODE(VectorSetElement64,                  T::U128,        T::U128,        T::U8,          T::U64          )
+OPCODE(VectorAbs8,                          T::U128,        T::U128                                         )
+OPCODE(VectorAbs16,                         T::U128,        T::U128                                         )
+OPCODE(VectorAbs32,                         T::U128,        T::U128                                         )
+OPCODE(VectorAbs64,                         T::U128,        T::U128                                         )
 OPCODE(VectorAdd8,                          T::U128,        T::U128,        T::U128                         )
 OPCODE(VectorAdd16,                         T::U128,        T::U128,        T::U128                         )
 OPCODE(VectorAdd32,                         T::U128,        T::U128,        T::U128                         )