diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b2d6584ff3..3bdeaf8954 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
         maybe_uninit_array_assume_init
     )
 )]
+#![cfg_attr(
+    all(
+        feature = "nightly",
+        target_feature = "simd128",
+        any(target_arch = "wasm32", target_arch = "wasm64"),
+    ),
+    feature(wasm_simd)
+)]
 #![allow(
     clippy::doc_markdown,
     clippy::module_name_repetitions,
diff --git a/src/raw/mod.rs b/src/raw/mod.rs
index d0418e387d..1263c151a5 100644
--- a/src/raw/mod.rs
+++ b/src/raw/mod.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ cfg_if! {
     ))] {
         mod sse2;
         use sse2 as imp;
+    } else if #[cfg(all(
+        target_feature = "simd128",
+        any(target_arch = "wasm32", target_arch = "wasm64"),
+        not(miri)
+    ))] {
+        mod wasm;
+        use wasm as imp;
     } else {
         #[path = "generic.rs"]
         mod generic;
diff --git a/src/raw/wasm.rs b/src/raw/wasm.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15d4ffb30b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/raw/wasm.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+use super::{bitmask::BitMask, EMPTY};
+use core::{mem, ptr};
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+use core::arch::wasm32 as wasm;
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm64")]
+use core::arch::wasm64 as wasm;
+
+pub type BitMaskWord = u16;
+pub const BITMASK_STRIDE: usize = 1;
+pub const BITMASK_MASK: BitMaskWord = 0xffff;
+
+/// Abstraction over a group of control bytes which can be scanned in
+/// parallel.
+///
+/// This implementation uses a 128-bit SIMD value.
+/// It uses repr(transparent) so the v128 can be passed around directly.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct Group(wasm::v128);
+
+impl Group {
+    /// Number of bytes in the group.
+    pub const WIDTH: usize = mem::size_of::<Self>();
+
+    /// Returns a full group of empty bytes, suitable for use as the initial
+    /// value for an empty hash table.
+    ///
+    /// This is guaranteed to be aligned to the group size.
+    pub const fn static_empty() -> &'static [u8; Group::WIDTH] {
+        #[repr(C)]
+        struct AlignedBytes {
+            _align: [Group; 0],
+            bytes: [u8; Group::WIDTH],
+        }
+        const ALIGNED_BYTES: AlignedBytes = AlignedBytes {
+            _align: [],
+            bytes: [EMPTY; Group::WIDTH],
+        };
+        &ALIGNED_BYTES.bytes
+    }
+
+    /// Loads a group of bytes starting at the given address.
+    #[inline]
+    pub unsafe fn load(ptr: *const u8) -> Self {
+        Group(ptr::read_unaligned(ptr.cast()))
+    }
+
+    /// Loads a group of bytes starting at the given address, which must be
+    /// aligned to `mem::align_of::<Group>()`.
+    #[inline]
+    pub unsafe fn load_aligned(ptr: *const u8) -> Self {
+        // FIXME: use align_offset once it stabilizes
+        debug_assert_eq!(ptr as usize & (mem::align_of::<Self>() - 1), 0);
+        Group(ptr::read(ptr.cast()))
+    }
+
+    /// Stores the group of bytes to the given address, which must be
+    /// aligned to `mem::align_of::<Group>()`.
+    #[inline]
+    pub unsafe fn store_aligned(self, ptr: *mut u8) {
+        // FIXME: use align_offset once it stabilizes
+        debug_assert_eq!(ptr as usize & (mem::align_of::<Self>() - 1), 0);
+        ptr::write(ptr.cast(), self.0);
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `BitMask` indicating all bytes in the group which have
+    /// the given value.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn match_byte(self, byte: u8) -> BitMask {
+        unsafe {
+            let cmp = wasm::i8x16_eq(self.0, wasm::u8x16_splat(byte));
+            BitMask(wasm::i8x16_bitmask(cmp) as u16)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `BitMask` indicating all bytes in the group which are
+    /// `EMPTY`.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn match_empty(self) -> BitMask {
+        self.match_byte(EMPTY)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `BitMask` indicating all bytes in the group which are
+    /// `EMPTY` or `DELETED`.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn match_empty_or_deleted(self) -> BitMask {
+        unsafe {
+            // A byte is EMPTY or DELETED iff the high bit is set
+            BitMask(wasm::i8x16_bitmask(self.0) as u16)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a `BitMask` indicating all bytes in the group which are full.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn match_full(&self) -> BitMask {
+        self.match_empty_or_deleted().invert()
+    }
+
+    /// Performs the following transformation on all bytes in the group:
+    /// - `EMPTY => EMPTY`
+    /// - `DELETED => EMPTY`
+    /// - `FULL => DELETED`
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn convert_special_to_empty_and_full_to_deleted(self) -> Self {
+        // Map high_bit = 1 (EMPTY or DELETED) to 1111_1111
+        // and high_bit = 0 (FULL) to 1000_0000
+        //
+        // Here's this logic expanded to concrete values:
+        //   let special = 0 > byte = 1111_1111 (true) or 0000_0000 (false)
+        //   1111_1111 | 1000_0000 = 1111_1111
+        //   0000_0000 | 1000_0000 = 1000_0000
+        unsafe {
+            let zero = wasm::u8x16_splat(0);
+            let special = wasm::i8x16_gt(zero, self.0);
+            Group(wasm::v128_or(special, wasm::u8x16_splat(0x80)))
+        }
+    }
+}