diff --git a/include/cpuinfo_mips.h b/include/cpuinfo_mips.h
index 811067c..fd65a23 100644
--- a/include/cpuinfo_mips.h
+++ b/include/cpuinfo_mips.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ typedef struct {
                 // https://www.mips.com/products/architectures/ase/simd/
   int eva : 1;  // Enhanced Virtual Addressing
                 // https://www.mips.com/products/architectures/mips64/
+  int r6 : 1;   // True if is release 6 of the processor.
 
   // Make sure to update MipsFeaturesEnum below if you add a field here.
 } MipsFeatures;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ MipsInfo GetMipsInfo(void);
 typedef enum {
   MIPS_MSA,
   MIPS_EVA,
+  MIPS_R6,
   MIPS_LAST_,
 } MipsFeaturesEnum;
 
diff --git a/ndk_compat/cpu-features.c b/ndk_compat/cpu-features.c
index c26a62e..9a2c5eb 100644
--- a/ndk_compat/cpu-features.c
+++ b/ndk_compat/cpu-features.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void android_cpuInit(void) {
     // if (info.features.) g_cpuFeatures |= ANDROID_CPU_X86_FEATURE_SHA_NI;
 #elif defined(CPU_FEATURES_ARCH_MIPS)
   MipsInfo info = GetMipsInfo();
-  // if (info.features.) g_cpuFeatures |= ANDROID_CPU_MIPS_FEATURE_R6;
+  if (info.features.r6) g_cpuFeatures |= ANDROID_CPU_MIPS_FEATURE_R6;
   if (info.features.msa) g_cpuFeatures |= ANDROID_CPU_MIPS_FEATURE_MSA;
 #elif defined(CPU_FEATURES_ARCH_AARCH64)
   Aarch64Info info = GetAarch64Info();
diff --git a/src/cpuinfo_mips.c b/src/cpuinfo_mips.c
index b9389a3..706d555 100644
--- a/src/cpuinfo_mips.c
+++ b/src/cpuinfo_mips.c
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@
 
 DECLARE_SETTER(MipsFeatures, msa)
 DECLARE_SETTER(MipsFeatures, eva)
+DECLARE_SETTER(MipsFeatures, r6)
 
 static const CapabilityConfig kConfigs[] = {
     {{MIPS_HWCAP_MSA, 0}, "msa", &set_msa},  //
     {{0, 0}, "eva", &set_eva},               //
+    {{MIPS_HWCAP_R6, 0}, "r6", &set_r6},     //
 };
 static const size_t kConfigsSize = sizeof(kConfigs) / sizeof(CapabilityConfig);
 
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ int GetMipsFeaturesEnumValue(const MipsFeatures* features,
       return features->msa;
     case MIPS_EVA:
       return features->eva;
+    case MIPS_R6:
+      return features->r6;
     case MIPS_LAST_:
       break;
   }
@@ -91,6 +95,8 @@ const char* GetMipsFeaturesEnumName(MipsFeaturesEnum value) {
       return "msa";
     case MIPS_EVA:
       return "eva";
+    case MIPS_R6:
+      return "r6";
     case MIPS_LAST_:
       break;
   }
diff --git a/test/cpuinfo_mips_test.cc b/test/cpuinfo_mips_test.cc
index 4e36a2b..fbec04d 100644
--- a/test/cpuinfo_mips_test.cc
+++ b/test/cpuinfo_mips_test.cc
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ namespace {
 
 void DisableHardwareCapabilities() { SetHardwareCapabilities(0, 0); }
 
+TEST(CpuinfoMipsTest, FromHardwareCapBoth) {
+  SetHardwareCapabilities(MIPS_HWCAP_MSA | MIPS_HWCAP_R6, 0);
+  GetEmptyFilesystem();  // disabling /proc/cpuinfo
+  const auto info = GetMipsInfo();
+  EXPECT_TRUE(info.features.msa);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(info.features.eva);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(info.features.r6);
+}
+
 TEST(CpuinfoMipsTest, FromHardwareCapOnlyOne) {
   SetHardwareCapabilities(MIPS_HWCAP_MSA, 0);
   GetEmptyFilesystem();  // disabling /proc/cpuinfo