diff --git a/include/qemu/bitops.h b/include/qemu/bitops.h
index 755fdd1..15418a8 100644
--- a/include/qemu/bitops.h
+++ b/include/qemu/bitops.h
@@ -428,4 +428,112 @@ static inline uint64_t deposit64(uint64_t value, int start, int length,
     return (value & ~mask) | ((fieldval << start) & mask);
 }
 
+/**
+ * half_shuffle32:
+ * @value: 32-bit value (of which only the bottom 16 bits are of interest)
+ *
+ * Given an input value:
+ *  xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP
+ * return the value where the bottom 16 bits are spread out into
+ * the odd bits in the word, and the even bits are zeroed:
+ *  0A0B 0C0D 0E0F 0G0H 0I0J 0K0L 0M0N 0O0P
+ *
+ * Any bits set in the top half of the input are ignored.
+ *
+ * Returns: the shuffled bits.
+ */
+static inline uint32_t half_shuffle32(uint32_t x)
+{
+    /* This algorithm is from _Hacker's Delight_ section 7-2 "Shuffling Bits".
+     * It ignores any bits set in the top half of the input.
+     */
+    x = ((x & 0xFF00) << 8) | (x & 0x00FF);
+    x = ((x << 4) | x) & 0x0F0F0F0F;
+    x = ((x << 2) | x) & 0x33333333;
+    x = ((x << 1) | x) & 0x55555555;
+    return x;
+}
+
+/**
+ * half_shuffle64:
+ * @value: 64-bit value (of which only the bottom 32 bits are of interest)
+ *
+ * Given an input value:
+ *  xxxx xxxx xxxx .... xxxx xxxx ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVWX YZab cdef
+ * return the value where the bottom 32 bits are spread out into
+ * the odd bits in the word, and the even bits are zeroed:
+ *  0A0B 0C0D 0E0F 0G0H 0I0J 0K0L 0M0N .... 0U0V 0W0X 0Y0Z 0a0b 0c0d 0e0f
+ *
+ * Any bits set in the top half of the input are ignored.
+ *
+ * Returns: the shuffled bits.
+ */
+static inline uint64_t half_shuffle64(uint64_t x)
+{
+    /* This algorithm is from _Hacker's Delight_ section 7-2 "Shuffling Bits".
+     * It ignores any bits set in the top half of the input.
+     */
+    x = ((x & 0xFFFF0000ULL) << 16) | (x & 0xFFFF);
+    x = ((x << 8) | x) & 0x00FF00FF00FF00FFULL;
+    x = ((x << 4) | x) & 0x0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0FULL;
+    x = ((x << 2) | x) & 0x3333333333333333ULL;
+    x = ((x << 1) | x) & 0x5555555555555555ULL;
+    return x;
+}
+
+/**
+ * half_unshuffle32:
+ * @value: 32-bit value (of which only the odd bits are of interest)
+ *
+ * Given an input value:
+ *  xAxB xCxD xExF xGxH xIxJ xKxL xMxN xOxP
+ * return the value where all the odd bits are compressed down
+ * into the low half of the word, and the high half is zeroed:
+ *  0000 0000 0000 0000 ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP
+ *
+ * Any even bits set in the input are ignored.
+ *
+ * Returns: the unshuffled bits.
+ */
+static inline uint32_t half_unshuffle32(uint32_t x)
+{
+    /* This algorithm is from _Hacker's Delight_ section 7-2 "Shuffling Bits".
+     * where it is called an inverse half shuffle.
+     */
+    x &= 0x55555555;
+    x = ((x >> 1) | x) & 0x33333333;
+    x = ((x >> 2) | x) & 0x0F0F0F0F;
+    x = ((x >> 4) | x) & 0x00FF00FF;
+    x = ((x >> 8) | x) & 0x0000FFFF;
+    return x;
+}
+
+/**
+ * half_unshuffle64:
+ * @value: 64-bit value (of which only the odd bits are of interest)
+ *
+ * Given an input value:
+ *  xAxB xCxD xExF xGxH xIxJ xKxL xMxN .... xUxV xWxX xYxZ xaxb xcxd xexf
+ * return the value where all the odd bits are compressed down
+ * into the low half of the word, and the high half is zeroed:
+ *  0000 0000 0000 .... 0000 0000 ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOP QRST UVWX YZab cdef
+ *
+ * Any even bits set in the input are ignored.
+ *
+ * Returns: the unshuffled bits.
+ */
+static inline uint64_t half_unshuffle64(uint64_t x)
+{
+    /* This algorithm is from _Hacker's Delight_ section 7-2 "Shuffling Bits".
+     * where it is called an inverse half shuffle.
+     */
+    x &= 0x5555555555555555ULL;
+    x = ((x >> 1) | x) & 0x3333333333333333ULL;
+    x = ((x >> 2) | x) & 0x0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0FULL;
+    x = ((x >> 4) | x) & 0x00FF00FF00FF00FFULL;
+    x = ((x >> 8) | x) & 0x0000FFFF0000FFFFULL;
+    x = ((x >> 16) | x) & 0x00000000FFFFFFFFULL;
+    return x;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/test-bitops.c b/tests/test-bitops.c
index eb19a36..5a791d2 100644
--- a/tests/test-bitops.c
+++ b/tests/test-bitops.c
@@ -65,10 +65,82 @@ static void test_sextract64(void)
     }
 }
 
+typedef struct {
+    uint32_t unshuffled;
+    uint32_t shuffled;
+} Shuffle32Test;
+
+typedef struct {
+    uint64_t unshuffled;
+    uint64_t shuffled;
+} Shuffle64Test;
+
+static const Shuffle32Test test_shuffle32_data[] = {
+    { 0x0000FFFF, 0x55555555 },
+    { 0x000081C5, 0x40015011 },
+};
+
+static const Shuffle64Test test_shuffle64_data[] = {
+    { 0x00000000FFFFFFFFULL, 0x5555555555555555ULL },
+    { 0x00000000493AB02CULL, 0x1041054445000450ULL },
+};
+
+static void test_half_shuffle32(void)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(test_shuffle32_data); i++) {
+        const Shuffle32Test *test = &test_shuffle32_data[i];
+        uint32_t r = half_shuffle32(test->unshuffled);
+
+        g_assert_cmpint(r, ==, test->shuffled);
+    }
+}
+
+static void test_half_shuffle64(void)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(test_shuffle64_data); i++) {
+        const Shuffle64Test *test = &test_shuffle64_data[i];
+        uint64_t r = half_shuffle64(test->unshuffled);
+
+        g_assert_cmpint(r, ==, test->shuffled);
+    }
+}
+
+static void test_half_unshuffle32(void)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(test_shuffle32_data); i++) {
+        const Shuffle32Test *test = &test_shuffle32_data[i];
+        uint32_t r = half_unshuffle32(test->shuffled);
+
+        g_assert_cmpint(r, ==, test->unshuffled);
+    }
+}
+
+static void test_half_unshuffle64(void)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(test_shuffle64_data); i++) {
+        const Shuffle64Test *test = &test_shuffle64_data[i];
+        uint64_t r = half_unshuffle64(test->shuffled);
+
+        g_assert_cmpint(r, ==, test->unshuffled);
+    }
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
     g_test_add_func("/bitops/sextract32", test_sextract32);
     g_test_add_func("/bitops/sextract64", test_sextract64);
+    g_test_add_func("/bitops/half_shuffle32", test_half_shuffle32);
+    g_test_add_func("/bitops/half_shuffle64", test_half_shuffle64);
+    g_test_add_func("/bitops/half_unshuffle32", test_half_unshuffle32);
+    g_test_add_func("/bitops/half_unshuffle64", test_half_unshuffle64);
     return g_test_run();
 }
