diff --git a/src/arch/sparc64/CodeGen.zig b/src/arch/sparc64/CodeGen.zig
index 6f6137e030..b071f8ac59 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparc64/CodeGen.zig
+++ b/src/arch/sparc64/CodeGen.zig
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ fn genBody(self: *Self, body: []const Air.Inst.Index) InnerError!void {
             .breakpoint      => try self.airBreakpoint(),
             .ret_addr        => @panic("TODO try self.airRetAddr(inst)"),
             .frame_addr      => @panic("TODO try self.airFrameAddress(inst)"),
-            .fence           => @panic("TODO try self.airFence()"),
+            .fence           => try self.airFence(inst),
             .cond_br         => try self.airCondBr(inst),
             .dbg_stmt        => try self.airDbgStmt(inst),
             .fptrunc         => @panic("TODO try self.airFptrunc(inst)"),
@@ -1442,6 +1442,29 @@ fn airDiv(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ bin_op.lhs, bin_op.rhs, .none });
 }
 
+fn airFence(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
+    // TODO weaken this as needed, currently this implements the strongest membar form
+    const fence = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].fence;
+    _ = fence;
+
+    // membar #StoreStore | #LoadStore | #StoreLoad | #LoadLoad
+    _ = try self.addInst(.{
+        .tag = .membar,
+        .data = .{
+            .membar_mask = .{
+                .mmask = .{
+                    .store_store = true,
+                    .store_load = true,
+                    .load_store = true,
+                    .load_load = true,
+                },
+            },
+        },
+    });
+
+    return self.finishAir(inst, .dead, .{ .none, .none, .none });
+}
+
 fn airIsErr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const un_op = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].un_op;
     const result: MCValue = if (self.liveness.isUnused(inst)) .dead else result: {
diff --git a/src/arch/sparc64/Emit.zig b/src/arch/sparc64/Emit.zig
index 18abea63ed..e1546fbc28 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparc64/Emit.zig
+++ b/src/arch/sparc64/Emit.zig
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ pub fn emitMir(
             .xor => try emit.mirArithmetic3Op(inst),
             .xnor => try emit.mirArithmetic3Op(inst),
 
+            .membar => try emit.mirMembar(inst),
+
             .movcc => try emit.mirConditionalMove(inst),
 
             .movr => @panic("TODO implement sparc64 movr"),
@@ -342,6 +344,17 @@ fn mirConditionalMove(emit: *Emit, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) !void {
     }
 }
 
+fn mirMembar(emit: *Emit, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) !void {
+    const tag = emit.mir.instructions.items(.tag)[inst];
+    const mask = emit.mir.instructions.items(.data)[inst].membar_mask;
+    assert(tag == .membar);
+
+    try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.membar(
+        mask.cmask,
+        mask.mmask,
+    ));
+}
+
 fn mirNop(emit: *Emit) !void {
     try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.nop());
 }
diff --git a/src/arch/sparc64/Mir.zig b/src/arch/sparc64/Mir.zig
index b46ecd9c79..25b4a4ce2c 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparc64/Mir.zig
+++ b/src/arch/sparc64/Mir.zig
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ pub const Inst = struct {
         xor,
         xnor,
 
+        /// A.32 Memory Barrier
+        /// This uses the membar_mask field.
+        membar,
+
         /// A.35 Move Integer Register on Condition (MOVcc)
         /// This uses the conditional_move_int field.
         movcc,
@@ -236,6 +240,13 @@ pub const Inst = struct {
             inst: Index,
         },
 
+        /// Membar mask, controls the barrier behavior
+        /// Used by e.g. membar
+        membar_mask: struct {
+            mmask: Instruction.MemOrderingConstraint = .{},
+            cmask: Instruction.MemCompletionConstraint = .{},
+        },
+
         /// Conditional move, checking the integer status code
         /// if is_imm true then it uses the imm field of rs2_or_imm,
         /// otherwise it uses rs2 field.
diff --git a/src/arch/sparc64/bits.zig b/src/arch/sparc64/bits.zig
index 29ef9da1d2..5c856ea756 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparc64/bits.zig
+++ b/src/arch/sparc64/bits.zig
@@ -1261,6 +1261,10 @@ pub const Instruction = union(enum) {
         };
     }
 
+    pub fn membar(cmask: MemCompletionConstraint, mmask: MemOrderingConstraint) Instruction {
+        return format3h(cmask, mmask);
+    }
+
     pub fn movcc(comptime s2: type, cond: Condition, ccr: CCR, rs2: s2, rd: Register) Instruction {
         return switch (s2) {
             Register => format4c(0b10_1100, cond, ccr, rs2, rd),