diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPC.td b/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPC.td
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPC.td
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPC.td
@@ -237,13 +237,22 @@
   list<SubtargetFeature> Power8FeatureList =
       !listconcat(Power7FeatureList, Power8SpecificFeatures);
   list<SubtargetFeature> Power9SpecificFeatures =
-      [DirectivePwr9, FeatureP9Altivec, FeatureP9Vector, FeatureISA3_0,
-       FeatureVectorsUseTwoUnits, FeaturePPCPreRASched, FeaturePPCPostRASched];
+      [DirectivePwr9, FeatureP9Altivec, FeatureP9Vector, FeatureISA3_0];
+
+  // Some features are unique to Power9 and there is no reason to assume
+  // they will be part of any future CPUs. One example is the narrower
+  // dispatch for vector operations than scalar ones. For the time being,
+  // this list also includes scheduling-related features since we do not have
+  // enough info to create custom scheduling strategies for future CPUs.
+  list<SubtargetFeature> Power9OnlyFeatures =
+      [FeatureVectorsUseTwoUnits, FeaturePPCPreRASched, FeaturePPCPostRASched];
   list<SubtargetFeature> Power9FeatureList =
       !listconcat(Power8FeatureList, Power9SpecificFeatures);
+  list<SubtargetFeature> Power9ImplList =
+      !listconcat(Power9FeatureList, Power9OnlyFeatures);
 
   // For future CPU we assume that all of the existing features from Power 9
-  // still exist.
+  // still exist with the exception of those we know are Power 9 specific.
   list<SubtargetFeature> FutureSpecificFeatures =
       [];
   list<SubtargetFeature> FutureFeatureList =
@@ -449,7 +458,7 @@
                    FeatureMFTB, DeprecatedDST]>;
 def : ProcessorModel<"pwr7", P7Model, ProcessorFeatures.Power7FeatureList>;
 def : ProcessorModel<"pwr8", P8Model, ProcessorFeatures.Power8FeatureList>;
-def : ProcessorModel<"pwr9", P9Model, ProcessorFeatures.Power9FeatureList>;
+def : ProcessorModel<"pwr9", P9Model, ProcessorFeatures.Power9ImplList>;
 // No scheduler model for future CPU.
 def : ProcessorModel<"future", NoSchedModel,
                   ProcessorFeatures.FutureFeatureList>;
diff --git a/llvm/test/Analysis/CostModel/PowerPC/future-cost-model.ll b/llvm/test/Analysis/CostModel/PowerPC/future-cost-model.ll
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/Analysis/CostModel/PowerPC/future-cost-model.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+; RUN: opt < %s -cost-model -analyze -mtriple=powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu \
+; RUN:       -mcpu=future | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=FUTURE
+; RUN: opt < %s -cost-model -analyze -mtriple=powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu \
+; RUN:       -mcpu=pwr9 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=PWR9
+
+define void @test(i16 %p1, i16 %p2, <4 x i16> %p3, <4 x i16> %p4) {
+  %i1 = add i16 %p1, %p2
+  %v1 = add <4 x i16> %p3, %p4
+  ret void
+  ; FUTURE: cost of 1 {{.*}} add
+  ; FUTURE: cost of 1 {{.*}} add
+
+  ; PWR9: cost of 1 {{.*}} add
+  ; PWR9: cost of 2 {{.*}} add
+}
+