diff --git a/build/jam/OptionalBuildFeatures b/build/jam/OptionalBuildFeatures
index fb2b4260ab..a386a873cc 100644
--- a/build/jam/OptionalBuildFeatures
+++ b/build/jam/OptionalBuildFeatures
@@ -52,9 +52,32 @@ if $(HAIKU_BUILD_FEATURE_SSL) {
 # Note ICU isn't actually optional, but is still an external package
 HAIKU_ICU_GCC_2_PACKAGE = icu-4.4.1-x86-gcc2-2010-07-26.zip ;
 HAIKU_ICU_GCC_4_PACKAGE = icu-4.4.1-x86-gcc4-2010-07-26.zip ;
+HAIKU_ICU_PPC_PACKAGE = icu-4.4.1-ppc-2010-08-17.zip ;
 HAIKU_ICU_DEVEL_PACKAGE = icu-devel-4.4.1-2010-07-26.zip ;
 
-if $(TARGET_ARCH) != x86 {
+if $(TARGET_ARCH) = ppc {
+	local icu_package = $(HAIKU_ICU_PPC_PACKAGE) ;
+	local zipFile = [ DownloadFile $(icu_package)
+		: http://ports-space.haiku-files.org/dev-libs/$(icu_package) ] ;
+
+	# zip file and output directory
+	HAIKU_ICU_ZIP_FILE = $(zipFile) ;
+	HAIKU_ICU_DIR = [ FDirName $(HAIKU_OPTIONAL_BUILD_PACKAGES_DIR)
+		$(icu_package:B) ] ;
+
+	# extract libraries
+	HAIKU_ICU_LIBS = [ ExtractArchive $(HAIKU_ICU_DIR)
+		:
+		libicudata.so.44.1
+		libicui18n.so.44.1
+		libicuio.so.44.1
+		libicule.so.44.1
+		libiculx.so.44.1
+		libicutu.so.44.1
+		libicuuc.so.44.1
+		: $(zipFile)
+	] ;
+} else if $(TARGET_ARCH) != x86 {
 	Echo "ICU not available for $(TARGET_ARCH)" ;
 } else {
 	local icu_package ;