diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/AIE/AIE2InstructionSelector.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/AIE/AIE2InstructionSelector.cpp
index 4c56d2cd7010..bc834795fc25 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/AIE/AIE2InstructionSelector.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/AIE/AIE2InstructionSelector.cpp
@@ -1604,14 +1604,19 @@ bool AIE2InstructionSelector::selectG_AIE_LOAD_UNPACK(
     MachineInstr &UNPACKI, MachineRegisterInfo &MRI) {
   Register LoadResult = (std::next(UNPACKI.uses().begin()))->getReg();
   MachineInstr *LoadOp = getDefIgnoringCopiesAndBitcasts(LoadResult, MRI);
+  bool ShouldAntecipate = false;
 
   assert(LoadOp && "Expected SSA.");
 
   // Do not try to combine if one of the load's defs is used by another
   // instruction between the load and the VUNPACK or if there is a store
   // between the load and the VUNPACK.
-  if (!canDelayMemOp(*LoadOp, UNPACKI, MRI))
-    return false;
+  if (!canDelayMemOp(*LoadOp, UNPACKI, MRI)) {
+    if (canAntecipateOp(*LoadOp, UNPACKI, MRI))
+      ShouldAntecipate = true;
+    else
+      return false;
+  }
 
   if (!canCombineUNPACKLoad(*LoadOp, UNPACKI, MRI) ||
       LoadOp->getParent() != UNPACKI.getParent() || !MRI.hasOneUse(LoadResult))
@@ -1628,6 +1633,9 @@ bool AIE2InstructionSelector::selectG_AIE_LOAD_UNPACK(
   Register DstReg = UNPACKI.getOperand(0).getReg();
   Register SignReg = UNPACKI.getOperand(3).getReg();
 
+  if (ShouldAntecipate)
+    MIB.setInstr(*LoadOp);
+
   auto NewInstr = MIB.buildInstr(LSO->ISelOpcode);
 
   NewInstr.addDef(DstReg);
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/AIE/AIECombinerHelper.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/AIE/AIECombinerHelper.cpp
index 2272c13d047d..ca698ac6a173 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/AIE/AIECombinerHelper.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/AIE/AIECombinerHelper.cpp
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ MachineInstr *findPreIncMatch(MachineInstr &MemI, MachineRegisterInfo &MRI,
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-/// Checks if any operand of \a Use is defined by \a MI.
-/// This is not transitive: it will not look at how the uses of \a MI are
+/// Checks if any operand of \a MI is defined by \a Def.
+/// This is not transitive: it will not look at how the uses of \a Def are
 /// defined.
-bool isUseOf(const MachineInstr &MI, const MachineInstr &Use) {
-  for (auto &Defs : Use.defs()) {
+bool isUseOf(const MachineInstr &MI, const MachineInstr &Def) {
+  for (auto &Defs : Def.defs()) {
     for (auto &MIUse : MI.uses()) {
       if (MIUse.isReg() && Defs.getReg() == MIUse.getReg())
         return true;
@@ -119,6 +119,21 @@ bool llvm::canDelayMemOp(MachineInstr &MemI, MachineInstr &Dest,
   return none_of(InstrRange, UnsafeToMovePast);
 }
 
+/// \return true if \a Dest can be moved just after \a MemI in order to allow
+/// combining
+bool llvm::canAntecipateOp(MachineInstr &MemI, MachineInstr &Dest,
+                           const MachineRegisterInfo &MRI) {
+  if (MemI.getParent() != Dest.getParent())
+    return false;
+  auto MII = std::next(MemI.getIterator());
+  auto MIE = Dest.getIterator();
+  auto InstrRange = make_range(MII, MIE);
+  auto UnsafeToMoveBefore = [&](const MachineInstr &MI) {
+    return (isUseOf(Dest, MI));
+  };
+  return none_of(InstrRange, UnsafeToMoveBefore);
+}
+
 /// Find the def instruction for \p Reg, folding away any trivial copies and
 /// bitcasts. May return nullptr if \p Reg is not a generic virtual register.
 MachineInstr *
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/AIE/AIECombinerHelper.h b/llvm/lib/Target/AIE/AIECombinerHelper.h
index 7daaa0c9954e..a66b7231ffaa 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/AIE/AIECombinerHelper.h
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/AIE/AIECombinerHelper.h
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ bool matchGlobalValOffset(MachineInstr &MI, MachineRegisterInfo &MRI,
 /// post-increment combining
 bool canDelayMemOp(MachineInstr &MemI, MachineInstr &Dest,
                    MachineRegisterInfo &MRI);
+/// \return true if \a Dest can be moved just after \a MemI in order to allow
+/// combining
+bool canAntecipateOp(MachineInstr &MemI, MachineInstr &Dest,
+                     const MachineRegisterInfo &MRI);
 /// Find the def instruction for \p Reg, folding away any trivial copies and
 /// bitcasts. May return nullptr if \p Reg is not a generic virtual register.
 MachineInstr *getDefIgnoringCopiesAndBitcasts(Register Reg,
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/AIE/aie2/GlobalISel/inst-select-no-combine-vldb_unpack.mir b/llvm/test/CodeGen/AIE/aie2/GlobalISel/inst-select-no-combine-vldb_unpack.mir
index fd5b49611cc4..abc4e6dacc28 100644
--- a/llvm/test/CodeGen/AIE/aie2/GlobalISel/inst-select-no-combine-vldb_unpack.mir
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/AIE/aie2/GlobalISel/inst-select-no-combine-vldb_unpack.mir
@@ -10,24 +10,23 @@
 
 # This tests that we don't combine if one of the load's defs is used before the VUNPACK instruction
 ---
-name:            VLD_UNPACK_use
+name:            VLD_UNPACK_use_before
 alignment:       16
 legalized:       true
 regBankSelected: true
 body:             |
   bb.1.entry:
     liveins: $p0
-    ; CHECK-LABEL: name: VLD_UNPACK_use
+    ; CHECK-LABEL: name: VLD_UNPACK_use_before
     ; CHECK: liveins: $p0
     ; CHECK-NEXT: {{  $}}
     ; CHECK-NEXT: [[COPY:%[0-9]+]]:ep = COPY $p0
     ; CHECK-NEXT: [[COPY1:%[0-9]+]]:er = COPY $r0
     ; CHECK-NEXT: [[COPY2:%[0-9]+]]:em = COPY [[COPY1]]
-    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[VLD_pstm_pseudo:%[0-9]+]]:vec256, [[VLD_pstm_pseudo1:%[0-9]+]]:ep = VLD_pstm_pseudo [[COPY]], [[COPY2]] :: (load (<32 x s8>))
-    ; CHECK-NEXT: $m1 = COPY [[VLD_pstm_pseudo1]]
+    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[VLDB_UNPACK_S16_S8_ag_pstm_nrm:%[0-9]+]]:vec512, [[VLDB_UNPACK_S16_S8_ag_pstm_nrm1:%[0-9]+]]:ep = VLDB_UNPACK_S16_S8_ag_pstm_nrm [[COPY]], [[COPY2]] :: (load (<32 x s8>))
+    ; CHECK-NEXT: $m1 = COPY [[VLDB_UNPACK_S16_S8_ag_pstm_nrm1]]
     ; CHECK-NEXT: [[COPY3:%[0-9]+]]:ep = COPY $m1
-    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[VUNPACK_S16_S8_:%[0-9]+]]:vec512 = VUNPACK_S16_S8 [[VLD_pstm_pseudo]]
-    ; CHECK-NEXT: PseudoRET implicit $lr, implicit [[VUNPACK_S16_S8_]], implicit [[COPY3]]
+    ; CHECK-NEXT: PseudoRET implicit $lr, implicit [[VLDB_UNPACK_S16_S8_ag_pstm_nrm]], implicit [[COPY3]]
     %0:ptrregbank(p0) = COPY $p0
     %1:gprregbank(s32) = COPY $r0
     %7:modregbank(s20) = G_TRUNC %1
@@ -39,35 +38,30 @@ body:             |
     PseudoRET implicit $lr, implicit %103, implicit %12
 ...
 
-# This tests that we don't combine if a store is in between the load and VUNPACK instruction
+# This tests that we don't combine if one of the load's defs (data) is used after the VUNPACK instruction (no single use)
 ---
-name:            VLD_UNPACK_store
+name:            VLD_UNPACK_use_after
+alignment:       16
 legalized:       true
 regBankSelected: true
-tracksRegLiveness: true
-body: |
-  bb.0:
-    liveins: $p0, $m0, $m1, $m2, $r0, $amll0, $p1
-    ; CHECK-LABEL: name: VLD_UNPACK_store
-    ; CHECK: liveins: $p0, $m0, $m1, $m2, $r0, $amll0, $p1
+body:             |
+  bb.1.entry:
+    liveins: $p0
+    ; CHECK-LABEL: name: VLD_UNPACK_use_after
+    ; CHECK: liveins: $p0
     ; CHECK-NEXT: {{  $}}
     ; CHECK-NEXT: [[COPY:%[0-9]+]]:ep = COPY $p0
-    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[COPY1:%[0-9]+]]:ep = COPY $p1
-    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[COPY2:%[0-9]+]]:er = COPY $r0
-    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[COPY3:%[0-9]+]]:em = COPY [[COPY2]]
-    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[COPY4:%[0-9]+]]:vec256 = COPY $amll0
-    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[VLD_pstm_pseudo:%[0-9]+]]:vec256, [[VLD_pstm_pseudo1:%[0-9]+]]:ep = VLD_pstm_pseudo [[COPY]], [[COPY3]] :: (load (<32 x s8>))
-    ; CHECK-NEXT: VST_dmw_sts_w_ag_idx_imm [[COPY4]], [[COPY1]], 0 :: (store (<32 x s8>))
+    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[COPY1:%[0-9]+]]:er = COPY $r0
+    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[COPY2:%[0-9]+]]:em = COPY [[COPY1]]
+    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[VLD_pstm_pseudo:%[0-9]+]]:vec256, [[VLD_pstm_pseudo1:%[0-9]+]]:ep = VLD_pstm_pseudo [[COPY]], [[COPY2]] :: (load (<32 x s8>))
     ; CHECK-NEXT: [[VUNPACK_S16_S8_:%[0-9]+]]:vec512 = VUNPACK_S16_S8 [[VLD_pstm_pseudo]]
-    ; CHECK-NEXT: PseudoRET implicit $lr, implicit [[VUNPACK_S16_S8_]]
+    ; CHECK-NEXT: PseudoRET implicit $lr, implicit [[VUNPACK_S16_S8_]], implicit [[VLD_pstm_pseudo]]
     %0:ptrregbank(p0) = COPY $p0
-    %20:ptrregbank(p0) = COPY $p1
     %1:gprregbank(s32) = COPY $r0
     %7:modregbank(s20) = G_TRUNC %1
     %102:gprregbank(s32) = G_CONSTANT i32 1
-    %80:vregbank(<32 x s8>) = COPY $amll0
     %25:vregbank(<32 x s8>), %19:ptrregbank(p0) = G_AIE_POSTINC_LOAD %0, %7 :: (load (<32 x s8>))
-    G_STORE %80:vregbank(<32 x s8>), %20:ptrregbank(p0) :: (store (<32 x s8>))
     %103:vregbank(<32 x s16>) = G_INTRINSIC intrinsic(@llvm.aie2.unpack.I16.I8), %25:vregbank(<32 x s8>), %102:gprregbank(s32)
-    PseudoRET implicit $lr, implicit %103
+    %12:vregbank(<32 x s8>) = COPY %25
+    PseudoRET implicit $lr, implicit %103, implicit %12
 ...
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/AIE/aie2/GlobalISel/inst-select-postinc-vldb_unpack.mir b/llvm/test/CodeGen/AIE/aie2/GlobalISel/inst-select-postinc-vldb_unpack.mir
index 0c19a10355ca..f64fefd18440 100644
--- a/llvm/test/CodeGen/AIE/aie2/GlobalISel/inst-select-postinc-vldb_unpack.mir
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/AIE/aie2/GlobalISel/inst-select-postinc-vldb_unpack.mir
@@ -267,3 +267,34 @@ body: |
     %106:vregbank(<32 x s16>) = G_INTRINSIC intrinsic(@llvm.aie2.unpack.I16.I8), %28:vregbank(<32 x s8>), %102:gprregbank(s32)
     PseudoRET implicit $lr, implicit %103, implicit %104, implicit %105, implicit %106
 ...
+
+---
+name:            VLDB_POSTINC_UNPACK_STORE_between
+legalized:       true
+regBankSelected: true
+tracksRegLiveness: true
+body: |
+  bb.0:
+    liveins: $p0, $m0, $m1, $m2, $r0, $amll0, $p1
+    ; CHECK-LABEL: name: VLDB_POSTINC_UNPACK_STORE_between
+    ; CHECK: liveins: $p0, $m0, $m1, $m2, $r0, $amll0, $p1
+    ; CHECK-NEXT: {{  $}}
+    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[COPY:%[0-9]+]]:ep = COPY $p0
+    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[COPY1:%[0-9]+]]:ep = COPY $p1
+    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[COPY2:%[0-9]+]]:er = COPY $r0
+    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[COPY3:%[0-9]+]]:em = COPY [[COPY2]]
+    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[COPY4:%[0-9]+]]:vec256 = COPY $amll0
+    ; CHECK-NEXT: [[VLDB_UNPACK_S16_S8_ag_pstm_nrm:%[0-9]+]]:vec512, [[VLDB_UNPACK_S16_S8_ag_pstm_nrm1:%[0-9]+]]:ep = VLDB_UNPACK_S16_S8_ag_pstm_nrm [[COPY]], [[COPY3]] :: (load (<32 x s8>))
+    ; CHECK-NEXT: VST_dmw_sts_w_ag_idx_imm [[COPY4]], [[COPY1]], 0 :: (store (<32 x s8>))
+    ; CHECK-NEXT: PseudoRET implicit $lr, implicit [[VLDB_UNPACK_S16_S8_ag_pstm_nrm]]
+    %0:ptrregbank(p0) = COPY $p0
+    %20:ptrregbank(p0) = COPY $p1
+    %1:gprregbank(s32) = COPY $r0
+    %7:modregbank(s20) = G_TRUNC %1
+    %102:gprregbank(s32) = G_CONSTANT i32 1
+    %80:vregbank(<32 x s8>) = COPY $amll0
+    %25:vregbank(<32 x s8>), %19:ptrregbank(p0) = G_AIE_POSTINC_LOAD %0, %7 :: (load (<32 x s8>))
+    G_STORE %80:vregbank(<32 x s8>), %20:ptrregbank(p0) :: (store (<32 x s8>))
+    %103:vregbank(<32 x s16>) = G_INTRINSIC intrinsic(@llvm.aie2.unpack.I16.I8), %25:vregbank(<32 x s8>), %102:gprregbank(s32)
+    PseudoRET implicit $lr, implicit %103
+...