diff --git a/runtime/bundles/org.eclipse.core.runtime/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/Platform.java b/runtime/bundles/org.eclipse.core.runtime/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/Platform.java
index c3a81b2619d..3b1484e102b 100644
--- a/runtime/bundles/org.eclipse.core.runtime/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/Platform.java
+++ b/runtime/bundles/org.eclipse.core.runtime/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/Platform.java
@@ -417,6 +417,14 @@ public static boolean isMac() {
 	 */
 	public static final String ARCH_AARCH64 = "aarch64";//$NON-NLS-1$
 
+	/**
+	 * Constant string (value {@code ppc64le}) indicating the platform is running on
+	 * an little-endian PowerPC 64bit based architecture.
+	 *
+	 * @since 3.32
+	 */
+	public static final String ARCH_PPC64LE = "ppc64le"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
 	/**
 	 * Constant string (value {@code riscv64} indicating the platform is running on
 	 * an RISC-V 64bit-based architecture.