diff --git a/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/isa/x86/encodings.rs b/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/isa/x86/encodings.rs
index f24232f39a..81e2e48c58 100644
--- a/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/isa/x86/encodings.rs
+++ b/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/isa/x86/encodings.rs
@@ -1560,6 +1560,7 @@ fn define_simd(
     let formats = &shared_defs.formats;
 
     // Shorthands for instructions.
+    let avg_round = shared.by_name("avg_round");
     let bitcast = shared.by_name("bitcast");
     let bor = shared.by_name("bor");
     let bxor = shared.by_name("bxor");
@@ -1926,6 +1927,12 @@ fn define_simd(
         e.enc_32_64_maybe_isap(imul, rec_fa.opcodes(opcodes), *isap);
     }
 
+    // SIMD integer average with rounding.
+    for (ty, opcodes) in &[(I8, &PAVGB[..]), (I16, &PAVGW[..])] {
+        let avgr = avg_round.bind(vector(*ty, sse_vector_size));
+        e.enc_32_64(avgr, rec_fa.opcodes(opcodes));
+    }
+
     // SIMD logical operations
     let band = shared.by_name("band");
     let band_not = shared.by_name("band_not");
diff --git a/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/isa/x86/opcodes.rs b/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/isa/x86/opcodes.rs
index 9006ce92cf..5bd4153414 100644
--- a/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/isa/x86/opcodes.rs
+++ b/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/isa/x86/opcodes.rs
@@ -317,6 +317,12 @@ pub static PAND: [u8; 3] = [0x66, 0x0f, 0xdb];
 /// Bitwise AND NOT of xmm2/m128 and xmm1 (SSE2).
 pub static PANDN: [u8; 3] = [0x66, 0x0f, 0xdf];
 
+/// Average packed unsigned byte integers from xmm2/m128 and xmm1 with rounding (SSE2).
+pub static PAVGB: [u8; 3] = [0x66, 0x0f, 0xE0];
+
+/// Average packed unsigned word integers from xmm2/m128 and xmm1 with rounding (SSE2).
+pub static PAVGW: [u8; 3] = [0x66, 0x0f, 0xE3];
+
 /// Compare packed data for equal (SSE2).
 pub static PCMPEQB: [u8; 3] = [0x66, 0x0f, 0x74];
 
diff --git a/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/shared/instructions.rs b/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/shared/instructions.rs
index d9ff3f04e3..471ad85a56 100644
--- a/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/shared/instructions.rs
+++ b/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/shared/instructions.rs
@@ -548,6 +548,32 @@ fn define_simd_arithmetic(
         .operands_in(vec![x, y])
         .operands_out(vec![a]),
     );
+
+    let IxN = &TypeVar::new(
+        "IxN",
+        "A SIMD vector type containing integers",
+        TypeSetBuilder::new()
+            .ints(Interval::All)
+            .simd_lanes(Interval::All)
+            .includes_scalars(false)
+            .build(),
+    );
+
+    let a = &Operand::new("a", IxN);
+    let x = &Operand::new("x", IxN);
+    let y = &Operand::new("y", IxN);
+
+    ig.push(
+        Inst::new(
+            "avg_round",
+            r#"
+        Unsigned average with rounding: `a := (x + y + 1) // 2`
+        "#,
+            &formats.binary,
+        )
+        .operands_in(vec![x, y])
+        .operands_out(vec![a]),
+    );
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::many_single_char_names)]
@@ -627,7 +653,6 @@ pub(crate) fn define(
             .includes_scalars(false)
             .build(),
     );
-
     let Any = &TypeVar::new(
         "Any",
         "Any integer, float, boolean, or reference scalar or vector type",
diff --git a/cranelift/filetests/filetests/isa/x86/simd-arithmetic-binemit.clif b/cranelift/filetests/filetests/isa/x86/simd-arithmetic-binemit.clif
index 9f5b4f0080..85797d9a4b 100644
--- a/cranelift/filetests/filetests/isa/x86/simd-arithmetic-binemit.clif
+++ b/cranelift/filetests/filetests/isa/x86/simd-arithmetic-binemit.clif
@@ -197,3 +197,15 @@ block0(v0: f64x2 [%xmm3], v1: f64x2 [%xmm5]):
 [-, %xmm3]    v8 = sqrt v0          ; bin: 66 40 0f 51 db
     return
 }
+
+function %average_rounding_i8x16(i8x16, i8x16) {
+block0(v0: i8x16 [%xmm6], v1: i8x16 [%xmm2]):
+[-, %xmm6]    v2 = avg_round v0, v1      ; bin: 66 0f e0 f2
+    return
+}
+
+function %average_rounding_i16x8(i16x8, i16x8) {
+block0(v0: i16x8 [%xmm6], v1: i16x8 [%xmm2]):
+[-, %xmm6]    v2 = avg_round v0, v1      ; bin: 66 0f e3 f2
+    return
+}
diff --git a/cranelift/filetests/filetests/isa/x86/simd-arithmetic-run.clif b/cranelift/filetests/filetests/isa/x86/simd-arithmetic-run.clif
index 971f5c9bdb..3403815154 100644
--- a/cranelift/filetests/filetests/isa/x86/simd-arithmetic-run.clif
+++ b/cranelift/filetests/filetests/isa/x86/simd-arithmetic-run.clif
@@ -265,3 +265,17 @@ block0:
     return v4
 }
 ; run
+
+function %average_rounding_i16x8() -> b1 {
+block0:
+    v0 = vconst.i16x8 [0 0 0 1 42 19 -1 -1]
+    v1 = vconst.i16x8 [0 1 2 4 42 18 -1 0]
+    v2 = vconst.i16x8 [0 1 1 3 42 19 -1 -32768] ; -1 (0xffff) + 0 + 1 == -32768 (0x8000)
+
+    v3 = avg_round v0, v1
+    v4 = icmp eq v2, v3
+    v5 = vall_true v4
+
+    return v5
+}
+; run