diff --git a/README b/README
index f7c8d7b9..07c0aeae 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -84,6 +84,33 @@ be installed independently using a minor modification in the corresponding
 Makefile.am configure files (see comments there). See './configure --help' for
 more options.
 
+Building for MIPS Linux:
+------------------------
+MIPS Linux toolchain stable available releases can be found at:
+https://community.imgtec.com/developers/mips/tools/codescape-mips-sdk/available-releases/
+
+# Add toolchain to PATH
+export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/toolchain/bin
+
+# 32-bit build for mips32r5 (p5600)
+HOST=mips-mti-linux-gnu
+MIPS_CFLAGS="-O3 -mips32r5 -mabi=32 -mtune=p5600 -mmsa -mfp64 \
+  -msched-weight -mload-store-pairs -fPIE"
+MIPS_LDFLAGS="-mips32r5 -mabi=32 -mmsa -mfp64 -pie"
+
+# 64-bit build for mips64r6 (i6400)
+HOST=mips-img-linux-gnu
+MIPS_CFLAGS="-O3 -mips64r6 -mabi=64 -mtune=i6400 -mmsa -mfp64 \
+  -msched-weight -mload-store-pairs -fPIE"
+MIPS_LDFLAGS="-mips64r6 -mabi=64 -mmsa -mfp64 -pie"
+
+./configure --host=${HOST} --build=`config.guess` \
+  CC="${HOST}-gcc -EL" \
+  CFLAGS="$MIPS_CFLAGS" \
+  LDFLAGS="$MIPS_LDFLAGS"
+make
+make install
+
 CMake:
 ------
 The support for CMake is minimal: it only helps you compile libwebp, cwebp and
diff --git a/makefile.unix b/makefile.unix
index 20a8e841..2b4f6d9c 100644
--- a/makefile.unix
+++ b/makefile.unix
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ endif
 # EXTRA_FLAGS += -march=armv7-a -mfloat-abi=hard -mfpu=neon -mtune=cortex-a8
 # -> seems to make the overall lib slower: -fno-split-wide-types
 
+# MIPS (MSA) 32-bit build specific flags for mips32r5 (p5600):
+# EXTRA_FLAGS += -mips32r5 -mabi=32 -mtune=p5600 -mmsa -mfp64
+# EXTRA_FLAGS += -msched-weight -mload-store-pairs
+
+# MIPS (MSA) 64-bit build specific flags for mips64r6 (i6400):
+# EXTRA_FLAGS += -mips64r6 -mabi=64 -mtune=i6400 -mmsa -mfp64
+# EXTRA_FLAGS += -msched-weight -mload-store-pairs
+
 #### Nothing should normally be changed below this line ####
 
 AR = ar
diff --git a/src/dsp/cpu.c b/src/dsp/cpu.c
index 4aa4abbc..cbb08db9 100644
--- a/src/dsp/cpu.c
+++ b/src/dsp/cpu.c
@@ -170,9 +170,10 @@ static int armCPUInfo(CPUFeature feature) {
 #endif
 }
 VP8CPUInfo VP8GetCPUInfo = armCPUInfo;
-#elif defined(WEBP_USE_MIPS32) || defined(WEBP_USE_MIPS_DSP_R2)
+#elif defined(WEBP_USE_MIPS32) || defined(WEBP_USE_MIPS_DSP_R2) || \
+      defined(WEBP_USE_MSA)
 static int mipsCPUInfo(CPUFeature feature) {
-  if ((feature == kMIPS32) || (feature == kMIPSdspR2)) {
+  if ((feature == kMIPS32) || (feature == kMIPSdspR2) || (feature == kMSA)) {
     return 1;
   } else {
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/dsp/dsp.h b/src/dsp/dsp.h
index a0c45fcc..1faac27b 100644
--- a/src/dsp/dsp.h
+++ b/src/dsp/dsp.h
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__mips_msa) && defined(__mips_isa_rev) && (__mips_isa_rev >= 5)
+#define WEBP_USE_MSA
+#endif
+
 // This macro prevents thread_sanitizer from reporting known concurrent writes.
 #define WEBP_TSAN_IGNORE_FUNCTION
 #if defined(__has_feature)
@@ -134,7 +138,8 @@ typedef enum {
   kAVX2,
   kNEON,
   kMIPS32,
-  kMIPSdspR2
+  kMIPSdspR2,
+  kMSA
 } CPUFeature;
 // returns true if the CPU supports the feature.
 typedef int (*VP8CPUInfo)(CPUFeature feature);