diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/intrinsic.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/intrinsic.rs
index 70f145a7155b..d46672bdffb7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/intrinsic.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/intrinsic.rs
@@ -1022,12 +1022,20 @@ fn can_autocast<'ll>(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, rust_ty: &'ll Type, llvm_ty: &'ll
                 },
             )
         }
-        TypeKind::Vector if cx.element_type(llvm_ty) == cx.type_i1() => {
+        TypeKind::Vector => {
+            let llvm_element_ty = cx.element_type(llvm_ty);
             let element_count = cx.vector_length(llvm_ty) as u64;
-            let int_width = element_count.next_power_of_two().max(8);
 
-            rust_ty == cx.type_ix(int_width)
+            if llvm_element_ty == cx.type_bf16() {
+                rust_ty == cx.type_vector(cx.type_i16(), element_count)
+            } else if llvm_element_ty == cx.type_i1() {
+                let int_width = element_count.next_power_of_two().max(8);
+                rust_ty == cx.type_ix(int_width)
+            } else {
+                false
+            }
         }
+        TypeKind::BFloat => rust_ty == cx.type_i16(),
         _ => false,
     }
 }
@@ -1097,7 +1105,7 @@ fn autocast<'ll>(
                 )
             }
         }
-        _ => unreachable!(),
+        _ => bx.bitcast(val, dest_ty), // for `bf16(xN)` <-> `u16(xN)`
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm/ffi.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm/ffi.rs
index deafa38b7be6..525d1dbe9d0d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm/ffi.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm/ffi.rs
@@ -921,6 +921,9 @@ pub(crate) fn LLVMGetInlineAsm<'ll>(
     pub(crate) fn LLVMDoubleTypeInContext(C: &Context) -> &Type;
     pub(crate) fn LLVMFP128TypeInContext(C: &Context) -> &Type;
 
+    // Operations on non-IEEE real types
+    pub(crate) fn LLVMBFloatTypeInContext(C: &Context) -> &Type;
+
     // Operations on function types
     pub(crate) fn LLVMFunctionType<'a>(
         ReturnType: &'a Type,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/type_.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/type_.rs
index 147056a5885a..796f3d9ef60b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/type_.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/type_.rs
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ pub(crate) fn type_struct(&self, els: &[&'ll Type], packed: bool) -> &'ll Type {
             )
         }
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn type_bf16(&self) -> &'ll Type {
+        unsafe { llvm::LLVMBFloatTypeInContext(self.llcx()) }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'ll, CX: Borrow<SCx<'ll>>> BaseTypeCodegenMethods for GenericCx<'ll, CX> {
diff --git a/tests/codegen-llvm/inject-autocast.rs b/tests/codegen-llvm/inject-autocast.rs
index ae5bd0e42299..fec9d3f0b195 100644
--- a/tests/codegen-llvm/inject-autocast.rs
+++ b/tests/codegen-llvm/inject-autocast.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-//@ compile-flags: -C opt-level=0 -C target-feature=+kl,+avx512vp2intersect,+avx512vl
+//@ compile-flags: -C opt-level=0 -C target-feature=+kl,+avx512vp2intersect,+avx512vl,+avxneconvert
 //@ only-x86_64
 
 #![feature(link_llvm_intrinsics, abi_unadjusted, simd_ffi, portable_simd)]
 #![crate_type = "lib"]
 
-use std::simd::i64x2;
+use std::simd::{f32x4, i16x8, i64x2};
 
 #[repr(C, packed)]
 pub struct Bar(u32, i64x2, i64x2, i64x2, i64x2, i64x2, i64x2);
@@ -71,8 +71,23 @@ pub unsafe fn i1_vector_autocast(a: u8, b: u8) -> u8 {
     foo(a, b)
 }
 
+// CHECK-LABEL: @bf16_vector_autocast
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe fn bf16_vector_autocast(a: f32x4) -> i16x8 {
+    extern "unadjusted" {
+        #[link_name = "llvm.x86.vcvtneps2bf16128"]
+        fn foo(a: f32x4) -> i16x8;
+    }
+
+    // CHECK: [[A:%[0-9]+]] = call <8 x bfloat> @llvm.x86.vcvtneps2bf16128(<4 x float> {{.*}})
+    // CHECK: bitcast <8 x bfloat> [[A]] to <8 x i16>
+    foo(a)
+}
+
 // CHECK: declare { i32, <2 x i64>, <2 x i64>, <2 x i64>, <2 x i64>, <2 x i64>, <2 x i64> } @llvm.x86.encodekey128(i32, <2 x i64>)
 
 // CHECK: declare { <2 x i1>, <2 x i1> } @llvm.x86.avx512.vp2intersect.q.128(<2 x i64>, <2 x i64>)
 
 // CHECK: declare <8 x i1> @llvm.x86.avx512.kadd.b(<8 x i1>, <8 x i1>)
+
+// CHECK: declare <8 x bfloat> @llvm.x86.vcvtneps2bf16128(<4 x float>)