diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MipsISelDAGToDAG.h b/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MipsISelDAGToDAG.h
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MipsISelDAGToDAG.h
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MipsISelDAGToDAG.h
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@
   /// starting at bit zero.
   virtual bool selectVSplatMaskR(SDValue N, SDValue &Imm) const;
 
+  /// Convert vector addition with vector subtraction if that allows to encode
+  /// constant as an immediate and thus avoid extra 'ldi' instruction.
+  /// add X, <-1, -1...> --> sub X, <1, 1...>
+  bool selectVecAddAsVecSubIfProfitable(SDNode *Node);
+
   void Select(SDNode *N) override;
 
   virtual bool trySelect(SDNode *Node) = 0;
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MipsISelDAGToDAG.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MipsISelDAGToDAG.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MipsISelDAGToDAG.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MipsISelDAGToDAG.cpp
@@ -217,6 +217,51 @@
   return false;
 }
 
+/// Convert vector addition with vector subtraction if that allows to encode
+/// constant as an immediate and thus avoid extra 'ldi' instruction.
+/// add X, <-1, -1...> --> sub X, <1, 1...>
+bool MipsDAGToDAGISel::selectVecAddAsVecSubIfProfitable(SDNode *Node) {
+  assert(Node->getOpcode() == ISD::ADD && "Should only get 'add' here.");
+
+  EVT VT = Node->getValueType(0);
+  assert(VT.isVector() && "Should only be called for vectors.");
+
+  SDValue X = Node->getOperand(0);
+  SDValue C = Node->getOperand(1);
+
+  auto *BVN = dyn_cast<BuildVectorSDNode>(C);
+  if (!BVN)
+    return false;
+
+  APInt SplatValue, SplatUndef;
+  unsigned SplatBitSize;
+  bool HasAnyUndefs;
+
+  if (!BVN->isConstantSplat(SplatValue, SplatUndef, SplatBitSize, HasAnyUndefs,
+                            8, !Subtarget->isLittle()))
+    return false;
+
+  auto IsInlineConstant = [](const APInt &Imm) { return Imm.isIntN(5); };
+
+  if (IsInlineConstant(SplatValue))
+    return false; // Can already be encoded as an immediate.
+
+  APInt NegSplatValue = 0 - SplatValue;
+  if (!IsInlineConstant(NegSplatValue))
+    return false; // Even if we negate it it won't help.
+
+  SDLoc DL(Node);
+
+  SDValue NegC = CurDAG->FoldConstantArithmetic(
+      ISD::SUB, DL, VT, CurDAG->getConstant(0, DL, VT).getNode(), C.getNode());
+  assert(NegC && "Constant-folding failed!");
+  SDValue NewNode = CurDAG->getNode(ISD::SUB, DL, VT, X, NegC);
+
+  ReplaceNode(Node, NewNode.getNode());
+  SelectCode(NewNode.getNode());
+  return true;
+}
+
 /// Select instructions not customized! Used for
 /// expanded, promoted and normal instructions
 void MipsDAGToDAGISel::Select(SDNode *Node) {
@@ -236,6 +281,12 @@
   switch(Opcode) {
   default: break;
 
+  case ISD::ADD:
+    if (Node->getSimpleValueType(0).isVector() &&
+        selectVecAddAsVecSubIfProfitable(Node))
+      return;
+    break;
+
   // Get target GOT address.
   case ISD::GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE:
     ReplaceNode(Node, getGlobalBaseReg());
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/Mips/msa/arithmetic.ll b/llvm/test/CodeGen/Mips/msa/arithmetic.ll
--- a/llvm/test/CodeGen/Mips/msa/arithmetic.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/Mips/msa/arithmetic.ll
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@
 ; ALL-LABEL: sub_v16i8_i:
 ; ALL:       # %bb.0:
 ; ALL-NEXT:    ld.b $w0, 0($5)
-; ALL-NEXT:    ldi.b $w1, -1
-; ALL-NEXT:    addv.b $w0, $w0, $w1
+; ALL-NEXT:    subvi.b $w0, $w0, 1
 ; ALL-NEXT:    jr $ra
 ; ALL-NEXT:    st.b $w0, 0($4)
   %1 = load <16 x i8>, <16 x i8>* %a
@@ -194,9 +193,8 @@
 define void @sub_v8i16_i(<8 x i16>* %c, <8 x i16>* %a) nounwind {
 ; ALL-LABEL: sub_v8i16_i:
 ; ALL:       # %bb.0:
-; ALL-NEXT:    ldi.b $w0, -1
-; ALL-NEXT:    ld.h $w1, 0($5)
-; ALL-NEXT:    addv.h $w0, $w1, $w0
+; ALL-NEXT:    ld.h $w0, 0($5)
+; ALL-NEXT:    subvi.h $w0, $w0, 1
 ; ALL-NEXT:    jr $ra
 ; ALL-NEXT:    st.h $w0, 0($4)
   %1 = load <8 x i16>, <8 x i16>* %a
@@ -209,9 +207,8 @@
 define void @sub_v4i32_i(<4 x i32>* %c, <4 x i32>* %a) nounwind {
 ; ALL-LABEL: sub_v4i32_i:
 ; ALL:       # %bb.0:
-; ALL-NEXT:    ldi.b $w0, -1
-; ALL-NEXT:    ld.w $w1, 0($5)
-; ALL-NEXT:    addv.w $w0, $w1, $w0
+; ALL-NEXT:    ld.w $w0, 0($5)
+; ALL-NEXT:    subvi.w $w0, $w0, 1
 ; ALL-NEXT:    jr $ra
 ; ALL-NEXT:    st.w $w0, 0($4)
   %1 = load <4 x i32>, <4 x i32>* %a
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/Mips/msa/i5-s.ll b/llvm/test/CodeGen/Mips/msa/i5-s.ll
--- a/llvm/test/CodeGen/Mips/msa/i5-s.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/Mips/msa/i5-s.ll
@@ -59,13 +59,12 @@
 define void @llvm_mips_subvi_w_test() nounwind {
 ; ALL-LABEL: llvm_mips_subvi_w_test:
 ; ALL:       # %bb.0: # %entry
-; ALL-NEXT:    lui $1, %hi(llvm_mips_subvi_w_ARG1)
-; ALL-NEXT:    addiu $1, $1, %lo(llvm_mips_subvi_w_ARG1)
-; ALL-NEXT:    ld.w $w0, 0($1)
-; ALL-NEXT:    ldi.w $w1, -14
-; ALL-NEXT:    addv.w $w0, $w0, $w1
 ; ALL-NEXT:    lui $1, %hi(llvm_mips_subvi_w_RES)
 ; ALL-NEXT:    addiu $1, $1, %lo(llvm_mips_subvi_w_RES)
+; ALL-NEXT:    lui $2, %hi(llvm_mips_subvi_w_ARG1)
+; ALL-NEXT:    addiu $2, $2, %lo(llvm_mips_subvi_w_ARG1)
+; ALL-NEXT:    ld.w $w0, 0($2)
+; ALL-NEXT:    subvi.w $w0, $w0, 14
 ; ALL-NEXT:    jr $ra
 ; ALL-NEXT:    st.w $w0, 0($1)
 entry: