diff --git a/cpu.cpp b/cpu.cpp
index 13e15b36..27d5799d 100644
--- a/cpu.cpp
+++ b/cpu.cpp
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ void DetectX86Features()
 #elif (CRYPTOPP_BOOL_ARM32 || CRYPTOPP_BOOL_ARM64)
 
 bool CRYPTOPP_SECTION_INIT g_ArmDetectionDone = false;
+bool CRYPTOPP_SECTION_INIT g_hasARMv7 = false;
 bool CRYPTOPP_SECTION_INIT g_hasNEON = false;
 bool CRYPTOPP_SECTION_INIT g_hasPMULL = false;
 bool CRYPTOPP_SECTION_INIT g_hasCRC32 = false;
@@ -379,6 +380,7 @@ word32 CRYPTOPP_SECTION_INIT g_cacheLineSize = CRYPTOPP_L1_CACHE_LINE_SIZE;
 //   http://stackoverflow.com/a/11197770/608639 and
 //   http://gist.github.com/erkanyildiz/390a480f27e86f8cd6ba
 
+extern bool CPU_ProbeARMv7();
 extern bool CPU_ProbeNEON();
 extern bool CPU_ProbeCRC32();
 extern bool CPU_ProbeAES();
@@ -386,6 +388,9 @@ extern bool CPU_ProbeSHA1();
 extern bool CPU_ProbeSHA2();
 extern bool CPU_ProbePMULL();
 
+#ifndef HWCAP_ARMv7
+# define HWCAP_ARMv7 (1 << 29)
+#endif
 #ifndef HWCAP_ASIMD
 # define HWCAP_ASIMD (1 << 1)
 #endif
@@ -423,6 +428,25 @@ extern bool CPU_ProbePMULL();
 # define HWCAP2_SHA2 (1 << 3)
 #endif
 
+inline bool CPU_QueryARMv7()
+{
+#if defined(__aarch32__) || defined(__aarch64__)
+	// ARMv7 or above
+	return true;
+#elif defined(__ANDROID__) && defined(__arm__)
+	if (((android_getCpuFamily() & ANDROID_CPU_FAMILY_ARM) != 0) &&
+		((android_getCpuFeatures() & ANDROID_CPU_ARM_FEATURE_ARMv7) != 0))
+		return true;
+#elif defined(__linux__) && defined(__arm__)
+	if ((getauxval(AT_HWCAP) & HWCAP_ARMv7) != 0)
+		return true;
+#elif defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__arm__)
+	// Apple hardware is ARMv7 or above.
+	return true;
+#endif
+	return false;
+}
+
 inline bool CPU_QueryNEON()
 {
 #if defined(__ANDROID__) && defined(__aarch64__)
@@ -430,7 +454,7 @@ inline bool CPU_QueryNEON()
 		((android_getCpuFeatures() & ANDROID_CPU_ARM64_FEATURE_ASIMD) != 0))
 		return true;
 #elif defined(__ANDROID__) && defined(__arm__)
-	if (((android_getCpuFamily() & ANDROID_CPU_FAMILY_ARM)  != 0) &&
+	if (((android_getCpuFamily() & ANDROID_CPU_FAMILY_ARM) != 0) &&
 		((android_getCpuFeatures() & ANDROID_CPU_ARM_FEATURE_NEON) != 0))
 		return true;
 #elif defined(__linux__) && defined(__aarch64__)
@@ -456,7 +480,7 @@ inline bool CPU_QueryCRC32()
 		((android_getCpuFeatures() & ANDROID_CPU_ARM64_FEATURE_CRC32) != 0))
 		return true;
 #elif defined(__ANDROID__) && defined(__aarch32__)
-	if (((android_getCpuFamily() & ANDROID_CPU_FAMILY_ARM)  != 0) &&
+	if (((android_getCpuFamily() & ANDROID_CPU_FAMILY_ARM) != 0) &&
 		((android_getCpuFeatures() & ANDROID_CPU_ARM_FEATURE_CRC32) != 0))
 		return true;
 #elif defined(__linux__) && defined(__aarch64__)
@@ -475,7 +499,7 @@ inline bool CPU_QueryCRC32()
 inline bool CPU_QueryPMULL()
 {
 #if defined(__ANDROID__) && defined(__aarch64__)
-	if (((android_getCpuFamily() & ANDROID_CPU_FAMILY_ARM64)  != 0) &&
+	if (((android_getCpuFamily() & ANDROID_CPU_FAMILY_ARM64) != 0) &&
 		((android_getCpuFeatures() & ANDROID_CPU_ARM64_FEATURE_PMULL) != 0))
 		return true;
 #elif defined(__ANDROID__) && defined(__aarch32__)
@@ -498,11 +522,11 @@ inline bool CPU_QueryPMULL()
 inline bool CPU_QueryAES()
 {
 #if defined(__ANDROID__) && defined(__aarch64__)
-	if (((android_getCpuFamily() & ANDROID_CPU_FAMILY_ARM64)  != 0) &&
+	if (((android_getCpuFamily() & ANDROID_CPU_FAMILY_ARM64) != 0) &&
 		((android_getCpuFeatures() & ANDROID_CPU_ARM64_FEATURE_AES) != 0))
 		return true;
 #elif defined(__ANDROID__) && defined(__aarch32__)
-	if (((android_getCpuFamily() & ANDROID_CPU_FAMILY_ARM)  != 0) &&
+	if (((android_getCpuFamily() & ANDROID_CPU_FAMILY_ARM) != 0) &&
 		((android_getCpuFeatures() & ANDROID_CPU_ARM_FEATURE_AES) != 0))
 		return true;
 #elif defined(__linux__) && defined(__aarch64__)
@@ -568,7 +592,7 @@ inline bool CPU_QuerySHA1()
 inline bool CPU_QuerySHA2()
 {
 #if defined(__ANDROID__) && defined(__aarch64__)
-	if (((android_getCpuFamily() & ANDROID_CPU_FAMILY_ARM64)  != 0) &&
+	if (((android_getCpuFamily() & ANDROID_CPU_FAMILY_ARM64) != 0) &&
 		((android_getCpuFeatures() & ANDROID_CPU_ARM64_FEATURE_SHA2) != 0))
 		return true;
 #elif defined(__ANDROID__) && defined(__aarch32__)
@@ -604,7 +628,8 @@ void DetectArmFeatures()
 {
 	// The CPU_ProbeXXX's return false for OSes which
 	//   can't tolerate SIGILL-based probes
-	g_hasNEON  = CPU_QueryNEON() || CPU_ProbeNEON();
+	g_hasARMv7 = CPU_QueryARMv7() || CPU_ProbeARMv7();
+	g_hasNEON = CPU_QueryNEON() || CPU_ProbeNEON();
 	g_hasCRC32 = CPU_QueryCRC32() || CPU_ProbeCRC32();
 	g_hasPMULL = CPU_QueryPMULL() || CPU_ProbePMULL();
 	g_hasAES  = CPU_QueryAES() || CPU_ProbeAES();
diff --git a/cpu.h b/cpu.h
index 0d555b4f..577b1ab0 100644
--- a/cpu.h
+++ b/cpu.h
@@ -342,13 +342,29 @@ inline int GetCacheLineSize()
 // Hide from Doxygen
 #ifndef CRYPTOPP_DOXYGEN_PROCESSING
 extern bool g_ArmDetectionDone;
-extern bool g_hasNEON, g_hasPMULL, g_hasCRC32, g_hasAES, g_hasSHA1, g_hasSHA2;
+extern bool g_hasARMv7, g_hasNEON, g_hasPMULL, g_hasCRC32, g_hasAES, g_hasSHA1, g_hasSHA2;
 void CRYPTOPP_API DetectArmFeatures();
 #endif  // CRYPTOPP_DOXYGEN_PROCESSING
 
 /// \name ARM A-32, Aarch32 and AArch64 CPU FEATURES
 //@{
 
+/// \brief Determine if an ARM processor is ARMv7 or above
+/// \returns true if the hardware is ARMv7 or above, false otherwise.
+/// \details Some AES code requires ARMv7 or above
+/// \note This function is only available on ARM-32, Aarch32 and Aarch64 platforms
+inline bool HasARMv7()
+{
+	// ASIMD is a core feature on Aarch32 and Aarch64 like SSE2 is a core feature on x86_64
+#if defined(__aarch32__) || defined(__aarch64__)
+	return true;
+#else
+	if (!g_ArmDetectionDone)
+		DetectArmFeatures();
+	return g_hasARMv7;
+#endif
+}
+
 /// \brief Determine if an ARM processor has Advanced SIMD available
 /// \returns true if the hardware is capable of Advanced SIMD at runtime, false otherwise.
 /// \details Advanced SIMD instructions are available under most ARMv7, Aarch32 and Aarch64.
diff --git a/neon-simd.cpp b/neon-simd.cpp
index 72d86fc0..dcc4d3a0 100644
--- a/neon-simd.cpp
+++ b/neon-simd.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,58 @@ extern "C" {
 }
 #endif  // Not CRYPTOPP_MS_STYLE_INLINE_ASSEMBLY
 
+bool CPU_ProbeARMv7()
+{
+#if defined(CRYPTOPP_NO_CPU_FEATURE_PROBES)
+	return false;
+#elif (CRYPTOPP_ARM_NEON_AVAILABLE)
+# if defined(CRYPTOPP_MS_STYLE_INLINE_ASSEMBLY)
+	volatile bool result = true;
+	__try
+	{
+		// Modern MS hardware is ARMv7
+		result = true;
+	}
+	__except (EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	return result;
+# else
+
+	// longjmp and clobber warnings. Volatile is required.
+	// http://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/24 and http://stackoverflow.com/q/7721854
+	volatile bool result = true;
+
+	volatile SigHandler oldHandler = signal(SIGILL, SigIllHandler);
+	if (oldHandler == SIG_ERR)
+		return false;
+
+	volatile sigset_t oldMask;
+	if (sigprocmask(0, NULLPTR, (sigset_t*)&oldMask))
+		return false;
+
+	if (setjmp(s_jmpSIGILL))
+		result = false;
+	else
+	{
+		// ARMv7 added movt and movw
+		int a;
+		asm volatile("movw %0,%1 \n"
+					 "movt %0,%1 \n"
+					 : "=r"(a) : "i"(0x1234));
+		result = (a == 0x12341234);
+	}
+
+	sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, (sigset_t*)&oldMask, NULLPTR);
+	signal(SIGILL, oldHandler);
+	return result;
+# endif
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif  // CRYPTOPP_ARM_NEON_AVAILABLE
+}
+
 bool CPU_ProbeNEON()
 {
 #if defined(CRYPTOPP_NO_CPU_FEATURE_PROBES)
diff --git a/validat1.cpp b/validat1.cpp
index 81c40d17..16b5fa92 100644
--- a/validat1.cpp
+++ b/validat1.cpp
@@ -383,13 +383,16 @@ bool TestSettings()
 	bool hasSHA = HasSHA();
 	bool isP4 = IsP4();
 
-	std::cout << "hasSSE2 == " << hasSSE2 << ", hasSSSE3 == " << hasSSSE3 << ", hasSSE4.1 == " << hasSSE41;
-	std::cout << ", hasSSE4.2 == " << hasSSE42 << ", hasAVX == " << hasAVX << ", hasAVX2 == " << hasAVX2;
-	std::cout << ", hasAESNI == " << hasAESNI << ", hasCLMUL == " << hasCLMUL << ", hasRDRAND == " << hasRDRAND;
-	std::cout << ", hasRDSEED == " << hasRDSEED << ", hasSHA == " << hasSHA << ", isP4 == " << isP4;
+	std::cout << "hasSSE2 == " << hasSSE2 << ", hasSSSE3 == " << hasSSSE3;
+	std::cout << ", hasSSE4.1 == " << hasSSE41 << ", hasSSE4.2 == " << hasSSE42;
+	std::cout << ", hasAVX == " << hasAVX << ", hasAVX2 == " << hasAVX2;
+	std::cout << ", hasAESNI == " << hasAESNI << ", hasCLMUL == " << hasCLMUL;
+	std::cout << ", hasRDRAND == " << hasRDRAND << ", hasRDSEED == " << hasRDSEED;
+	std::cout << ", hasSHA == " << hasSHA << ", isP4 == " << isP4;
 	std::cout << "\n";
 
 #elif (CRYPTOPP_BOOL_ARM32 || CRYPTOPP_BOOL_ARM64)
+	bool hasARMv7 = HasARMv7();
 	bool hasNEON = HasNEON();
 	bool hasCRC32 = HasCRC32();
 	bool hasPMULL = HasPMULL();
@@ -398,8 +401,10 @@ bool TestSettings()
 	bool hasSHA2 = HasSHA2();
 
 	std::cout << "passed:  ";
-	std::cout << "hasNEON == " << hasNEON << ", hasCRC32 == " << hasCRC32 << ", hasPMULL == " << hasPMULL;
-	std::cout << ", hasAES == " << hasAES << ", hasSHA1 == " << hasSHA1 << ", hasSHA2 == " << hasSHA2 << "\n";
+	std::cout << "hasARMv7 == " << hasARMv7 << ", hasNEON == " << hasNEON;
+	std::cout << ", hasCRC32 == " << hasCRC32 << ", hasPMULL == " << hasPMULL;
+	std::cout << ", hasAES == " << hasAES << ", hasSHA1 == " << hasSHA1;
+	std::cout << ", hasSHA2 == " << hasSHA2 << "\n";
 
 #elif (CRYPTOPP_BOOL_PPC32 || CRYPTOPP_BOOL_PPC64)
 	const bool hasAltivec = HasAltivec();
@@ -410,8 +415,9 @@ bool TestSettings()
 	const bool hasSHA512 = HasSHA512();
 
 	std::cout << "passed:  ";
-	std::cout << "hasAltivec == " << hasAltivec << ", hasPower7 == " << hasPower7 << ", hasPower8 == " << hasPower8;
-	std::cout << ", hasAES == " << hasAES << ", hasSHA256 == " << hasSHA256 << ", hasSHA512 == " << hasSHA512 << "\n";
+	std::cout << "hasAltivec == " << hasAltivec << ", hasPower7 == " << hasPower7;
+	std::cout << ", hasPower8 == " << hasPower8 << ", hasAES == " << hasAES;
+	std::cout << ", hasSHA256 == " << hasSHA256 << ", hasSHA512 == " << hasSHA512 << "\n";
 
 #endif