diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 9ccf4629b..9f257bead 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ builds:
       - amd64
       - arm
       - arm64
+      - ppc64le
     ignore:
       # don't build arm/arm64 for darwin or windows
       - goos: darwin
diff --git a/Dockerfile-fsfreeze-pause-ppc64le b/Dockerfile-fsfreeze-pause-ppc64le
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0c836432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile-fsfreeze-pause-ppc64le
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright 2018, 2019 the Velero contributors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+FROM ubuntu:bionic
+
+LABEL maintainer="Steve Kriss <krisss@vmware.com>"
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "-c", "while true; do sleep 10000; done"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile-velero-ppc64le b/Dockerfile-velero-ppc64le
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19f7f6489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile-velero-ppc64le
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Copyright 2017, 2019 the Velero contributors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+FROM ubuntu:bionic
+
+LABEL maintainer="Steve Kriss <krisss@vmware.com>"
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates wget && \
+    wget --quiet https://oplab9.parqtec.unicamp.br/pub/ppc64el/restic/restic-0.9.4 && \
+    mv restic-0.9.4 /usr/bin/restic && \
+    chmod +x /usr/bin/restic && \
+    apt-get remove -y wget && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+
+ADD /bin/linux/ppc64le/velero /velero
+
+USER nobody:nobody
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/velero"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile-velero-restic-restore-helper-ppc64le b/Dockerfile-velero-restic-restore-helper-ppc64le
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c18bd1b32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile-velero-restic-restore-helper-ppc64le
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Copyright 2018, 2019 the Velero contributors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+FROM ubuntu:bionic
+
+LABEL maintainer="Steve Kriss <krisss@vmware.com>"
+
+ADD /bin/linux/ppc64le/velero-restic-restore-helper .
+
+USER nobody:nobody
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/velero-restic-restore-helper" ]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 31efb63f8..9caae554c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ TAG_LATEST ?= false
 ### These variables should not need tweaking.
 ###
 
-CLI_PLATFORMS := linux-amd64 linux-arm linux-arm64 darwin-amd64 windows-amd64
-CONTAINER_PLATFORMS := linux-amd64 linux-arm linux-arm64
+CLI_PLATFORMS := linux-amd64 linux-arm linux-arm64 darwin-amd64 windows-amd64 linux-ppc64le
+CONTAINER_PLATFORMS := linux-amd64 linux-arm linux-arm64 linux-ppc64le
 
 platform_temp = $(subst -, ,$(ARCH))
 GOOS = $(word 1, $(platform_temp))
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ endif
 #ifeq ($(GOARCH),arm64)
 #		DOCKERFILE ?= Dockerfile.arm64 #aarch64/busybox
 #endif
+ifeq ($(GOARCH),ppc64le)
+                DOCKERFILE ?= Dockerfile-$(BIN)-ppc64le
+endif
 
 IMAGE = $(REGISTRY)/$(BIN)