diff --git a/lld/ELF/Arch/PPC64.cpp b/lld/ELF/Arch/PPC64.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/Arch/PPC64.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Arch/PPC64.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 
   bool adjustPrologueForCrossSplitStack(uint8_t *Loc, uint8_t *End,
                                         uint8_t StOther) const override;
+  uint32_t getThunkSectionSpacing() const override;
 };
 } // namespace
 
@@ -925,6 +926,11 @@
   return true;
 }
 
+uint32_t PPC64::getThunkSectionSpacing() const {
+  // REL14 range
+  return 0x8000;
+}
+
 TargetInfo *elf::getPPC64TargetInfo() {
   static PPC64 Target;
   return &Target;
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/Inputs/ppc64-far-branch-rangethunk.s b/lld/test/ELF/Inputs/ppc64-far-branch-rangethunk.s
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/Inputs/ppc64-far-branch-rangethunk.s
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+.global too_far1
+.type too_far1,%function
+
+// place too_far1 to + 64MB (should be above 32MB)
+too_far1 = 0x10010000 + 0x4000000
+
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-branch-thunkspacing.s b/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-branch-thunkspacing.s
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-branch-thunkspacing.s
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# REQUIRES: ppc
+
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=powerpc64-unknown-freebsd13.0 %s -o %t
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=powerpc64-unknown-freebsd13.0 %S/Inputs/ppc64-far-branch-rangethunk.s -o %tfar
+# RUN: ld.lld  %t %tfar -o %t2 2>&1
+# RUN: llvm-objdump -d -triple=powerpc64-unknown-freebsd13.0 %t2 | FileCheck %s
+
+        .section .init,"ax",@progbits
+        .align  2
+        .globl  _start
+        .type   _start,@function
+_start:
+        stwu 1,-16(1)
+        mflr 0
+        stw 31,12(1)
+        stw 0,20(1)
+        mr 31,1
+	bl  too_far1
+
+
+# When ThunkSpacing is applied, "__long_branch_too_far1" is shifted
+#   to an offset after "_start"
+
+# CHECK: Disassembly of section .init:
+# CHECK-NEXT: 0000000010010000 _start:
+# CHECK-NEXT: 10010000:	94 21 ff f0 	stwu 1, -16(1)
+# CHECK-NEXT: 10010004:	7c 08 02 a6 	mflr 0
+# CHECK-NEXT: 10010008:	93 e1 00 0c 	stw 31, 12(1)
+# CHECK-NEXT: 1001000c:	90 01 00 14 	stw 0, 20(1)
+# CHECK-NEXT: 10010010:	7c 3f 0b 78 	mr 31, 1
+# CHECK-NEXT: 10010014:	48 00 00 05 	bl .+4
+
+# CHECK: 0000000010010018 __long_branch_too_far1:
+# CHECK-NEXT: 10010018:	3d 82 10 02 	addis 12, 2, 4098
+# CHECK-NEXT: 1001001c:	e9 8c 80 00 	ld 12, -32768(12)
+# CHECK-NEXT: 10010020:	7d 89 03 a6 	mtctr 12
+# CHECK-NEXT: 10010024:	4e 80 04 20 	bctr