diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCObjectStreamer.h b/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCObjectStreamer.h
index 1493fa2..eba5b08 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCObjectStreamer.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCObjectStreamer.h
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ public:
                               unsigned Size) override;
 
   bool mayHaveInstructions(MCSection &Sec) const override;
+  uint64_t getCurrentFragmentSize() override;
 };
 
 } // end namespace llvm
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCStreamer.h b/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCStreamer.h
index 22db69f..d55b5da 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCStreamer.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCStreamer.h
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ public:
 
   void generateCompactUnwindEncodings(MCAsmBackend *MAB);
 
+  // \brief Returns the current size of the fragment to which the streamer
+  // is emitting code to.
+  virtual uint64_t getCurrentFragmentSize() {return 0; }
+
   /// \name Assembly File Formatting.
   /// @{
 
diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/MCObjectStreamer.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/MCObjectStreamer.cpp
index cbb96e5..a3648bd 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/MCObjectStreamer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/MCObjectStreamer.cpp
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ void MCObjectStreamer::EmitGPRel32Value(const MCExpr *Value) {
   MCDataFragment *DF = getOrCreateDataFragment();
   flushPendingLabels(DF, DF->getContents().size());
 
-  DF->getFixups().push_back(MCFixup::create(DF->getContents().size(), 
+  DF->getFixups().push_back(MCFixup::create(DF->getContents().size(),
                                             Value, FK_GPRel_4));
   DF->getContents().resize(DF->getContents().size() + 4, 0);
 }
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ void MCObjectStreamer::EmitGPRel64Value(const MCExpr *Value) {
   MCDataFragment *DF = getOrCreateDataFragment();
   flushPendingLabels(DF, DF->getContents().size());
 
-  DF->getFixups().push_back(MCFixup::create(DF->getContents().size(), 
+  DF->getFixups().push_back(MCFixup::create(DF->getContents().size(),
                                             Value, FK_GPRel_4));
   DF->getContents().resize(DF->getContents().size() + 8, 0);
 }
@@ -526,3 +526,10 @@ unsigned int MCObjectStreamer::FinishImpl()
 
   return KsError;
 }
+
+uint64_t MCObjectStreamer::getCurrentFragmentSize() {
+  auto *F = dyn_cast_or_null<MCDataFragment>(getCurrentFragment());
+  if (nullptr != F)
+      return F->getContents().size();
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp
index 9bc787c..44a6179 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp
@@ -1680,8 +1680,13 @@ bool AsmParser::parseStatement(ParseStatementInfo &Info,
 
     // First query the target-specific parser. It will return 'true' if it
     // isn't interested in this directive.
-    if (!getTargetParser().ParseDirective(ID))
-      return false;
+      uint64_t BytesInFragment = getStreamer().getCurrentFragmentSize();
+      if (!getTargetParser().ParseDirective(ID)){
+        // increment the address for the next statement if the directive
+        // has emitted any value to the streamer.
+        Address += getStreamer().getCurrentFragmentSize() - BytesInFragment;
+        return false;
+        }
 
     // Next, check the extension directive map to see if any extension has
     // registered itself to parse this directive.
diff --git a/suite/regress/all_archs_value_directive.py b/suite/regress/all_archs_value_directive.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0691cc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/suite/regress/all_archs_value_directive.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Test for relative branch offsets validation after an instruction encoded which
+# is specified using in byte encoded form using .word directive.
+
+# Author: Jatin Kataria
+
+from keystone import (Ks, KS_ARCH_ARM, KS_ARCH_PPC, KS_MODE_ARM,
+                      KS_MODE_PPC32, KS_MODE_BIG_ENDIAN)
+import regress
+
+
+class TestARM(regress.RegressTest):
+    asm = b"""
+mov r0, #0x30
+bl #3230052728
+.word 0xe6000010
+mov r0, #0x41
+bl #3230052712
+"""
+
+    def runTest(self):
+        ks = Ks(KS_ARCH_ARM, KS_MODE_ARM)
+        encoding, count = ks.asm(self.asm, 0xc0000000)
+        expected_encoding = [48, 0, 160, 227, 91, 172, 33, 235, 16,
+                             0, 0, 230, 65, 0, 160, 227, 84, 172, 33, 235]
+        self.assertEqual(encoding, expected_encoding)
+
+
+class TestPPC(regress.RegressTest):
+    asm = b"""
+li 4, 1;
+addi 4, 4, 1;
+bl 0xc000;
+.long 0x38800001;
+addi 5, 5, 1;
+bl 0xc008;
+"""
+
+    def runTest(self):
+        ks = Ks(KS_ARCH_PPC, KS_MODE_PPC32 + KS_MODE_BIG_ENDIAN)
+        encoding, count = ks.asm(self.asm, 0xc0000000)
+        expected_encoding = [56, 128, 0, 1, 56, 132, 0, 1, 72, 0, 191, 249, 56,
+                             128, 0, 1, 56, 165, 0, 1, 72, 0, 191, 249]
+        self.assertEqual(encoding, expected_encoding)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    regress.main()