diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/util/Architecture.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/util/Architecture.java
index e0c16b655f9..1c5cb36d7e2 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/util/Architecture.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/util/Architecture.java
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ public enum Architecture {
     PPC64(64, ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN),
     PPC64LE(64, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN),
     MIPSEL(32, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN),
-    MIPS64EL(64, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+    MIPS64EL(64, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN),
+    SPARCV9(64, ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN),
     ;
 
     private final int addrSize;
@@ -202,6 +203,14 @@ public enum Architecture {
         return PlatformProps.TARGET_ARCH_IS_MIPS64EL;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@return {@code true} if the current architecture is SPARCV9}
+     */
+    @ForceInline
+    public static boolean isSPARCV9() {
+        return PlatformProps.TARGET_ARCH_IS_SPARCV9;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@return the current architecture}
      */
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/util/PlatformProps.java.template b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/util/PlatformProps.java.template
index d5f0b601bc8..d4d300322a4 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/util/PlatformProps.java.template
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/util/PlatformProps.java.template
@@ -63,4 +63,5 @@ class PlatformProps {
     static final boolean TARGET_ARCH_IS_PPC64LE = "@@OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU@@" == "ppc64le";
     static final boolean TARGET_ARCH_IS_MIPSEL  = "@@OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU@@" == "mipsel";
     static final boolean TARGET_ARCH_IS_MIPS64EL= "@@OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU@@" == "mips64el";
+    static final boolean TARGET_ARCH_IS_SPARCV9 = "@@OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU@@" == "sparcv9";
 }
diff --git a/test/jdk/jdk/internal/util/ArchTest.java b/test/jdk/jdk/internal/util/ArchTest.java
index 281721a7bbf..f75b2bb8801 100644
--- a/test/jdk/jdk/internal/util/ArchTest.java
+++ b/test/jdk/jdk/internal/util/ArchTest.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import static jdk.internal.util.Architecture.X64;
 import static jdk.internal.util.Architecture.X86;
 import static jdk.internal.util.Architecture.MIPSEL;
 import static jdk.internal.util.Architecture.MIPS64EL;
+import static jdk.internal.util.Architecture.SPARCV9;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ public class ArchTest {
                 Arguments.of("riscv64", RISCV64, 64, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN, Architecture.isRISCV64()),
                 Arguments.of("s390", S390, 64, ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN, Architecture.isS390()),
                 Arguments.of("s390x", S390, 64, ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN, Architecture.isS390()),
+                Arguments.of("sparcv9", SPARCV9, 64, ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN, Architecture.isSPARCV9()),
                 Arguments.of("x64", X64, 64, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN, Architecture.isX64()),
                 Arguments.of("x86", X86, 32, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN, Architecture.isX86()),
                 Arguments.of("x86_64", X64, 64, ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN, Architecture.isX64())