diff --git a/mozglue/linker/Makefile.in b/mozglue/linker/Makefile.in
index d6b3ae2c5d8..1bc914cb3f0 100644
--- a/mozglue/linker/Makefile.in
+++ b/mozglue/linker/Makefile.in
@@ -43,3 +43,6 @@ else
 HOST_CXXFLAGS += -DTARGET_ARM
 endif
 endif
+ifeq (x86,$(CPU_ARCH))
+HOST_CXXFLAGS += -DTARGET_X86
+endif
diff --git a/mozglue/linker/SeekableZStream.cpp b/mozglue/linker/SeekableZStream.cpp
index a8e2856b2d1..a2a4513bc36 100644
--- a/mozglue/linker/SeekableZStream.cpp
+++ b/mozglue/linker/SeekableZStream.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,88 @@ BCJ_ARM_filter(off_t offset, SeekableZStream::FilterDirection dir,
   }
 }
 
+/* Branch/Call/Jump conversion filter for x86, derived from xz-utils
+ * by Igor Pavlov and Lasse Collin, published in the public domain */
+
+#define Test86MSByte(b) ((b) == 0 || (b) == 0xff)
+
+static void
+BCJ_X86_filter(off_t offset, SeekableZStream::FilterDirection dir,
+               unsigned char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+  static const bool MASK_TO_ALLOWED_STATUS[8] =
+    { true, true, true, false, true, false, false, false };
+
+  static const uint32_t MASK_TO_BIT_NUMBER[8] =
+    { 0, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3 };
+
+  uint32_t prev_mask = 0;
+  uint32_t prev_pos = 0;
+
+  for (size_t i = 0; i <= size - 5;) {
+    uint8_t b = buf[i];
+    if (b != 0xe8 && b != 0xe9) {
+      ++i;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const uint32_t off = offset + (uint32_t)(i) - prev_pos;
+    prev_pos = offset + (uint32_t)(i);
+
+    if (off > 5) {
+      prev_mask = 0;
+    } else {
+      for (uint32_t i = 0; i < off; ++i) {
+        prev_mask &= 0x77;
+        prev_mask <<= 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    b = buf[i + 4];
+
+    if (Test86MSByte(b) && MASK_TO_ALLOWED_STATUS[(prev_mask >> 1) & 0x7]
+        && (prev_mask >> 1) < 0x10) {
+
+      uint32_t src = ((uint32_t)(b) << 24)
+                     | ((uint32_t)(buf[i + 3]) << 16)
+                     | ((uint32_t)(buf[i + 2]) << 8)
+                     | (buf[i + 1]);
+
+      uint32_t dest;
+      while (true) {
+        if (dir == SeekableZStream::FILTER)
+          dest = src + (offset + (uint32_t)(i) + 5);
+        else
+          dest = src - (offset + (uint32_t)(i) + 5);
+
+        if (prev_mask == 0)
+          break;
+
+        const uint32_t i = MASK_TO_BIT_NUMBER[prev_mask >> 1];
+
+        b = (uint8_t)(dest >> (24 - i * 8));
+
+        if (!Test86MSByte(b))
+          break;
+
+        src = dest ^ ((1 << (32 - i * 8)) - 1);
+      }
+
+      buf[i + 4] = (uint8_t)(~(((dest >> 24) & 1) - 1));
+      buf[i + 3] = (uint8_t)(dest >> 16);
+      buf[i + 2] = (uint8_t)(dest >> 8);
+      buf[i + 1] = (uint8_t)(dest);
+      i += 5;
+      prev_mask = 0;
+
+    } else {
+      ++i;
+      prev_mask |= 1;
+      if (Test86MSByte(b))
+        prev_mask |= 0x10;
+    }
+  }
+}
 
 SeekableZStream::ZStreamFilter
 SeekableZStream::GetFilter(SeekableZStream::FilterId id)
@@ -179,6 +261,8 @@ SeekableZStream::GetFilter(SeekableZStream::FilterId id)
     return BCJ_Thumb_filter;
   case BCJ_ARM:
     return BCJ_ARM_filter;
+  case BCJ_X86:
+    return BCJ_X86_filter;
   default:
     return NULL;
   }
diff --git a/mozglue/linker/SeekableZStream.h b/mozglue/linker/SeekableZStream.h
index be2f4cacdb2..018b9347dd6 100644
--- a/mozglue/linker/SeekableZStream.h
+++ b/mozglue/linker/SeekableZStream.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ public:
     NONE,
     BCJ_THUMB,
     BCJ_ARM,
+    BCJ_X86,
     FILTER_MAX
   };
   static ZStreamFilter GetFilter(FilterId id);
diff --git a/mozglue/linker/szip.cpp b/mozglue/linker/szip.cpp
index 586c53dcfbe..5711ffeffc0 100644
--- a/mozglue/linker/szip.cpp
+++ b/mozglue/linker/szip.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ private:
     SeekableZStream::BCJ_THUMB;
 #elif defined(TARGET_ARM)
     SeekableZStream::BCJ_ARM;
+#elif defined(TARGET_X86)
+    SeekableZStream::BCJ_X86;
 #else
     SeekableZStream::NONE;
 #endif
@@ -352,6 +354,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         filter = SeekableZStream::BCJ_ARM;
       else if (strcmp(firstArg[0], "thumb") == 0)
         filter = SeekableZStream::BCJ_THUMB;
+      else if (strcmp(firstArg[0], "x86") == 0)
+        filter = SeekableZStream::BCJ_X86;
       else {
         log("Invalid filter");
         return 1;