diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 92165672..9b3f9f54 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ matrix:
       workspaces:
         use: brew_cache
 
-    # default builds for Linux
+    # default builds for Linux / AMD64
     - os: linux
       env:
         - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=2.7
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ matrix:
       cache:
         directories: $HOME/.ccache
 
-    # headless builds for Linux
+    # headless builds for Linux / AMD64
     - os: linux
       env:
         - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=2.7
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ matrix:
       cache:
         directories: $HOME/.ccache
 
-    # contrib builds for Linux
+    # contrib builds for Linux / AMD64
     - os: linux
       env:
         - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=2.7
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ matrix:
         directories: $HOME/.ccache
 
 
-    # headless contrib builds for Linux
+    # headless contrib builds for Linux / AMD64
     - os: linux
       env:
         - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=2.7
@@ -639,6 +639,261 @@ matrix:
       cache:
         directories: $HOME/.ccache
 
+
+    # default builds for Linux / PPC64le
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=2.7
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=0
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=0
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.5
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=0
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=0
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.6
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=0
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=0
+        - TEST_DEPENDS=numpy==1.11.3
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.7
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=0
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=0
+        - TEST_DEPENDS=numpy==1.14.5
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.8
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=0
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=0
+        - TEST_DEPENDS=numpy==1.17.3
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+
+    # headless builds for Linux / PPC64le
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=2.7
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=0
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=1
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=2.7
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - UNICODE_WIDTH=16
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=0
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=1
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.5
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=0
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=1
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.6
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=0
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=1
+        - TEST_DEPENDS=numpy==1.11.3
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.7
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=0
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=1
+        - TEST_DEPENDS=numpy==1.14.5
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.8
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=0
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=1
+        - TEST_DEPENDS=numpy==1.17.3
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+
+    # contrib builds for Linux / PPC64le
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=2.7
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=1
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=0
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=2.7
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - UNICODE_WIDTH=16
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=1
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=0
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.5
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=1
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=0
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.6
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - TEST_DEPENDS=numpy==1.11.3
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=1
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=0
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.7
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - TEST_DEPENDS=numpy==1.14.5
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=1
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=0
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.8
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - TEST_DEPENDS=numpy==1.17.3
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=1
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=0
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+
+
+    # headless contrib builds for Linux / PPC64le
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=2.7
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=1
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=1
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.5
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=1
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=1
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.6
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - TEST_DEPENDS=numpy==1.11.3
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=1
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=1
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.7
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - TEST_DEPENDS=numpy==1.14.5
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=1
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=1
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.8
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - TEST_DEPENDS=numpy==1.17.3
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=1
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=1
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+    - os: linux
+      arch: ppc64le
+      env:
+        - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.8
+        - MB_ML_VER=2014
+        - PLAT=ppc64le
+        - TEST_DEPENDS=numpy==1.17.3
+        - ENABLE_CONTRIB=1
+        - ENABLE_HEADLESS=1
+      cache:
+        directories: $HOME/.ccache
+
+
 # The first line is printed in the folding header in Travis output
 before_install: |
     # Check out and prepare the source
@@ -650,6 +905,7 @@ before_install: |
     source multibuild/common_utils.sh
     # https://github.com/matthew-brett/multibuild/issues/116
     if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then export ARCH_FLAGS=" "; fi
+    if [[ "$TRAVIS_CPU_ARCH" == "ppc64le" ]]; then export ARCH_FLAGS=" "; fi
     echo "Source multibuild/travis_steps.sh"
     source multibuild/travis_steps.sh
     # This sets -x
@@ -743,4 +999,4 @@ after_success: |
         set +x
     else
         echo "Tag not set, deployment skipped."
-    fi
+    fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile_ppc64le b/docker/Dockerfile_ppc64le
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51692314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile_ppc64le
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+FROM quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_ppc64le:latest
+
+RUN curl -O -L https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/4.8/4.8.7/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7.tar.gz && \
+    tar -xf qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7.tar.gz && \
+    cd qt-everywhere* && \
+    #configure does a bootstrap make under the hood
+    #manylinux1 is too old to have `nproc`
+    export MAKEFLAGS=-j$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) && \
+    #OpenCV only links against QtCore, QtGui, QtTest
+    ./configure -prefix /opt/Qt4.8.7 -release -opensource -confirm-license \
+    -no-sql-sqlite -no-qt3support -no-xmlpatterns -no-multimedia \
+    -no-webkit -no-script -no-declarative -no-dbus -make libs && \
+    make && \
+    make install && \
+    cd .. && \
+    rm -rf qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7 && \
+    rm qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7.tar.gz
+
+ENV QTDIR /opt/Qt4.8.7
+ENV PATH "$QTDIR/bin:$PATH"
+
+RUN curl -O -L https://cmake.org/files/v3.9/cmake-3.9.0.tar.gz && \
+    tar -xf cmake-3.9.0.tar.gz && \
+    cd cmake-3.9.0 && \
+    #manylinux1 provides curl-devel equivalent and libcurl statically linked
+    # against the same newer OpenSSL as other source-built tools
+    # (1.0.2s as of this writing)
+    yum -y install zlib-devel && \
+    #configure does a bootstrap make under the hood
+    export MAKEFLAGS=-j$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) && \
+    ./configure --system-curl && \
+    make && \
+    make install && \
+    cd .. && \
+    rm -rf cmake-3.9.0*
+
+# https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Centos#GettheDependencies
+# manylinux provides the toolchain and git; we provide cmake
+RUN yum install freetype-devel bzip2-devel zlib-devel -y && \
+    mkdir ~/ffmpeg_sources
+
+# Newer openssl configure requires newer perl
+RUN curl -O -L https://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/perl-5.20.1.tar.gz && \
+    tar -xf perl-5.20.1.tar.gz && \
+    cd perl-5.20.1 && \
+    ./Configure -des -Dprefix="$HOME/openssl_build" && \
+    #perl build scripts do much redundant work
+    # if running "make install" separately
+    make install -j$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) && \
+    cd .. && \
+    rm -rf perl-5.20.1*
+
+RUN cd ~/ffmpeg_sources && \
+    curl -O -L https://github.com/openssl/openssl/archive/OpenSSL_1_1_1c.tar.gz && \
+    tar -xf OpenSSL_1_1_1c.tar.gz && \
+    cd openssl-OpenSSL_1_1_1c && \
+    PERL="$HOME/openssl_build/bin/perl" ./config --prefix="$HOME/ffmpeg_build" --openssldir="$HOME/ffmpeg_build" shared zlib && \
+    make -j$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) && \
+    #skip installing documentation
+    make install_sw && \
+    rm -rf ~/openssl_build
+
+RUN cd ~/ffmpeg_sources && \
+    curl -O -L http://www.nasm.us/pub/nasm/releasebuilds/2.14.01/nasm-2.14.01.tar.bz2 && \
+    tar -xf nasm-2.14.01.tar.bz2 && cd nasm-2.14.01 && ./autogen.sh && \
+    ./configure --prefix="$HOME/ffmpeg_build" --bindir="$HOME/bin" && \
+    make -j$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) && \
+    make install
+
+RUN cd ~/ffmpeg_sources && \
+    curl -O -L http://www.tortall.net/projects/yasm/releases/yasm-1.3.0.tar.gz && \
+    tar -xf yasm-1.3.0.tar.gz && \
+    cd yasm-1.3.0 && \
+    ./configure --prefix="$HOME/ffmpeg_build" --bindir="$HOME/bin" && \
+    make -j$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) && \
+    make install
+
+RUN cd ~/ffmpeg_sources && \
+    git clone --depth 1 https://chromium.googlesource.com/webm/libvpx.git && \
+    cd libvpx && \
+    ./configure --prefix="$HOME/ffmpeg_build" --disable-examples --disable-unit-tests --enable-vp9-highbitdepth --as=yasm --enable-pic --enable-shared && \
+    make -j$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) && \
+    make install
+
+RUN cd ~/ffmpeg_sources && \
+    curl -O -L https://ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-snapshot.tar.bz2 && \
+    tar -xf ffmpeg-snapshot.tar.bz2 && \
+    cd ffmpeg && \
+    PATH=~/bin:$PATH && \
+    PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$HOME/ffmpeg_build/lib/pkgconfig" ./configure --prefix="$HOME/ffmpeg_build" --extra-cflags="-I$HOME/ffmpeg_build/include" --extra-ldflags="-L$HOME/ffmpeg_build/lib" --enable-openssl --enable-libvpx --enable-shared --enable-pic --bindir="$HOME/bin" && \
+    make -j$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) && \
+    make install && \
+    echo "/root/ffmpeg_build/lib/" >> /etc/ld.so.conf && \
+    ldconfig && \
+    rm -rf ~/ffmpeg_sources
+
+ENV PKG_CONFIG_PATH /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:/root/ffmpeg_build/lib/pkgconfig
+ENV LDFLAGS -L/root/ffmpeg_build/lib
+
+RUN curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torvalds/linux/v4.14/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h && \
+    curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torvalds/linux/v4.14/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-common.h && \
+    curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torvalds/linux/v4.14/include/uapi/linux/v4l2-controls.h && \
+    curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torvalds/linux/v4.14/include/linux/compiler.h && \
+    mv videodev2.h v4l2-common.h v4l2-controls.h compiler.h /usr/include/linux
+
+ENV PATH "$HOME/bin:$PATH"