diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/ppc64le/build.sh b/contrib/builder/rpm/ppc64le/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..558f7ee0db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/ppc64le/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+cd "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$BASH_SOURCE")")"
+
+set -x
+./generate.sh
+for d in */; do
+	docker build -t "dockercore/builder-rpm:$(basename "$d")" "$d"
+done
diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/ppc64le/fedora-24/Dockerfile b/contrib/builder/rpm/ppc64le/fedora-24/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf3a388344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/ppc64le/fedora-24/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#
+# THIS FILE IS AUTOGENERATED; SEE "contrib/builder/rpm/ppc64le/generate.sh"!
+#
+
+FROM ppc64le/fedora:24
+
+RUN dnf -y upgrade
+RUN dnf install -y @development-tools fedora-packager
+RUN dnf install -y btrfs-progs-devel device-mapper-devel glibc-static libseccomp-devel libselinux-devel libtool-ltdl-devel pkgconfig selinux-policy selinux-policy-devel sqlite-devel systemd-devel tar git cmake
+
+ENV GO_VERSION 1.7.4
+RUN curl -fsSL "https://golang.org/dl/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-ppc64le.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local
+ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
+
+ENV AUTO_GOPATH 1
+
+ENV DOCKER_BUILDTAGS pkcs11 seccomp selinux
+ENV RUNC_BUILDTAGS seccomp selinux
+
diff --git a/contrib/builder/rpm/ppc64le/generate.sh b/contrib/builder/rpm/ppc64le/generate.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..8f4c26d674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/builder/rpm/ppc64le/generate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# usage: ./generate.sh [versions]
+#    ie: ./generate.sh
+#        to update all Dockerfiles in this directory
+#    or: ./generate.sh
+#        to only update fedora-23/Dockerfile
+#    or: ./generate.sh fedora-newversion
+#        to create a new folder and a Dockerfile within it
+
+cd "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$BASH_SOURCE")")"
+
+versions=( "$@" )
+if [ ${#versions[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+	versions=( */ )
+fi
+versions=( "${versions[@]%/}" )
+
+for version in "${versions[@]}"; do
+	distro="${version%-*}"
+	suite="${version##*-}"
+	from="${distro}:${suite}"
+	installer=yum
+	if [[ "$distro" == "fedora" ]]; then
+		installer=dnf
+	fi
+
+	mkdir -p "$version"
+	echo "$version -> FROM $from"
+	cat > "$version/Dockerfile" <<-EOF
+		#
+		# THIS FILE IS AUTOGENERATED; SEE "contrib/builder/rpm/ppc64le/generate.sh"!
+		#
+
+		FROM ppc64le/$from
+	EOF
+
+	echo >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+
+	extraBuildTags='pkcs11'
+	runcBuildTags=
+
+	case "$from" in
+		# add centos and opensuse tools install bits later
+		fedora:*)
+			echo "RUN ${installer} -y upgrade" >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+			echo "RUN ${installer} install -y @development-tools fedora-packager" >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+			;;
+	esac
+
+	# this list is sorted alphabetically; please keep it that way
+	packages=(
+		btrfs-progs-devel # for "btrfs/ioctl.h" (and "version.h" if possible)
+		device-mapper-devel # for "libdevmapper.h"
+		glibc-static
+		libseccomp-devel # for "seccomp.h" & "libseccomp.so"
+		libselinux-devel # for "libselinux.so"
+		libtool-ltdl-devel # for pkcs11 "ltdl.h"
+		pkgconfig # for the pkg-config command
+		selinux-policy
+		selinux-policy-devel
+		sqlite-devel # for "sqlite3.h"
+		systemd-devel # for "sd-journal.h" and libraries
+		tar # older versions of dev-tools do not have tar
+		git # required for containerd and runc clone
+		cmake # tini build
+	)
+
+	# opensuse does not have the right libseccomp libs
+	case "$from" in
+		# add opensuse libseccomp package substitution when adding build support
+		*)
+			extraBuildTags+=' seccomp'
+			runcBuildTags="seccomp selinux"
+			;;
+	esac
+
+	case "$from" in
+		# add opensuse btrfs package substitution when adding build support
+		*)
+			echo "RUN ${installer} install -y ${packages[*]}" >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+			;;
+	esac
+
+	echo >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+
+	awk '$1 == "ENV" && $2 == "GO_VERSION" { print; exit }' ../../../../Dockerfile >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+	echo 'RUN curl -fsSL "https://golang.org/dl/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-ppc64le.tar.gz" | tar xzC /usr/local' >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+	echo 'ENV PATH $PATH:/usr/local/go/bin' >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+	echo >> "$version/Dockerfile"	
+
+	echo 'ENV AUTO_GOPATH 1' >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+	echo >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+
+	# print build tags in alphabetical order
+	buildTags=$( echo "selinux $extraBuildTags" | xargs -n1 | sort -n | tr '\n' ' ' | sed -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//' )
+
+	echo "ENV DOCKER_BUILDTAGS $buildTags" >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+	echo "ENV RUNC_BUILDTAGS $runcBuildTags" >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+	echo >> "$version/Dockerfile"
+
+done