diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
index 1317b16629b..c7559f9ea2f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
@@ -3669,6 +3669,9 @@ typedef struct nir_shader_compiler_options {
    /** Backend supports 32bit ufind_msb_rev and ifind_msb_rev. */
    bool has_find_msb_rev;
 
+   /** Backend supports pack_half_2x16_rtz_split. */
+   bool has_pack_half_2x16_rtz;
+
    /**
     * Is this the Intel vec4 backend?
     *
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_constant_expressions.py b/src/compiler/nir/nir_constant_expressions.py
index b82d96d6070..a11a784d3e6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_constant_expressions.py
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_constant_expressions.py
@@ -251,6 +251,15 @@ pack_half_1x16(float x)
    return _mesa_float_to_half(x);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Evaluate one component of packHalf2x16, RTZ mode.
+ */
+static uint16_t
+pack_half_1x16_rtz(float x)
+{
+   return _mesa_float_to_float16_rtz(x);
+}
+
 /**
  * Evaluate one component of unpackHalf2x16.
  */
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opcodes.py b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opcodes.py
index 5b58dd45f4f..2a3ea791463 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opcodes.py
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opcodes.py
@@ -912,6 +912,9 @@ binop("fpow", tfloat, "", "bit_size == 64 ? powf(src0, src1) : pow(src0, src1)")
 binop_horiz("pack_half_2x16_split", 1, tuint32, 1, tfloat32, 1, tfloat32,
             "pack_half_1x16(src0.x) | (pack_half_1x16(src1.x) << 16)")
 
+binop_horiz("pack_half_2x16_rtz_split", 1, tuint32, 1, tfloat32, 1, tfloat32,
+            "pack_half_1x16_rtz(src0.x) | (pack_half_1x16_rtz(src1.x) << 16)")
+
 binop_convert("pack_64_2x32_split", tuint64, tuint32, "",
               "src0 | ((uint64_t)src1 << 32)")