diff --git a/ggml-metal.m b/ggml-metal.m
index d9bb9211e..418d3003e 100644
--- a/ggml-metal.m
+++ b/ggml-metal.m
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ struct ggml_metal_context {
     GGML_METAL_DECL_KERNEL(cpy_f32_f16);
     GGML_METAL_DECL_KERNEL(cpy_f32_f32);
     GGML_METAL_DECL_KERNEL(cpy_f32_q8_0);
+    GGML_METAL_DECL_KERNEL(cpy_f32_q4_0);
+    //GGML_METAL_DECL_KERNEL(cpy_f32_q4_1);
+    //GGML_METAL_DECL_KERNEL(cpy_f32_q5_0);
+    //GGML_METAL_DECL_KERNEL(cpy_f32_q5_1);
     GGML_METAL_DECL_KERNEL(cpy_f16_f16);
     GGML_METAL_DECL_KERNEL(concat);
     GGML_METAL_DECL_KERNEL(sqr);
@@ -326,6 +330,10 @@ struct ggml_metal_context * ggml_metal_init(int n_cb) {
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(cpy_f32_f16);
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(cpy_f32_f32);
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(cpy_f32_q8_0);
+        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(cpy_f32_q4_0);
+        //GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(cpy_f32_q4_1);
+        //GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(cpy_f32_q5_0);
+        //GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(cpy_f32_q5_1);
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(cpy_f16_f16);
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(concat);
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(sqr);
@@ -428,6 +436,10 @@ void ggml_metal_free(struct ggml_metal_context * ctx) {
     GGML_METAL_DEL_KERNEL(cpy_f32_f16);
     GGML_METAL_DEL_KERNEL(cpy_f32_f32);
     GGML_METAL_DEL_KERNEL(cpy_f32_q8_0);
+    GGML_METAL_DEL_KERNEL(cpy_f32_q4_0);
+    //GGML_METAL_DEL_KERNEL(cpy_f32_q4_1);
+    //GGML_METAL_DEL_KERNEL(cpy_f32_q5_0);
+    //GGML_METAL_DEL_KERNEL(cpy_f32_q5_1);
     GGML_METAL_DEL_KERNEL(cpy_f16_f16);
     GGML_METAL_DEL_KERNEL(concat);
     GGML_METAL_DEL_KERNEL(sqr);
@@ -1565,6 +1577,10 @@ void ggml_metal_graph_compute(
                                             case GGML_TYPE_F16:  [encoder setComputePipelineState:ctx->pipeline_cpy_f32_f16];  break;
                                             case GGML_TYPE_F32:  [encoder setComputePipelineState:ctx->pipeline_cpy_f32_f32];  break;
                                             case GGML_TYPE_Q8_0: [encoder setComputePipelineState:ctx->pipeline_cpy_f32_q8_0]; break;
+                                            case GGML_TYPE_Q4_0: [encoder setComputePipelineState:ctx->pipeline_cpy_f32_q4_0]; break;
+                                            //case GGML_TYPE_Q4_1: [encoder setComputePipelineState:ctx->pipeline_cpy_f32_q4_1]; break;
+                                            //case GGML_TYPE_Q5_0: [encoder setComputePipelineState:ctx->pipeline_cpy_f32_q5_0]; break;
+                                            //case GGML_TYPE_Q5_1: [encoder setComputePipelineState:ctx->pipeline_cpy_f32_q5_1]; break;
                                             default: GGML_ASSERT(false && "not implemented");
                                         };
                                     } break;
diff --git a/ggml-metal.metal b/ggml-metal.metal
index 468689ed9..3ca21b8d5 100644
--- a/ggml-metal.metal
+++ b/ggml-metal.metal
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 using namespace metal;
 
 #define MAX(x, y) ((x) > (y) ? (x) : (y))
+#define MIN(x, y) ((x) < (y) ? (x) : (y))
 
 #define QK4_0 32
 #define QR4_0 2
@@ -1518,6 +1519,73 @@ kernel void kernel_cpy_f32_q8_0(
     }
 }
 
+kernel void kernel_cpy_f32_q4_0(
+        device const float * src0,
+        device        void * dst,
+        constant   int64_t & ne00,
+        constant   int64_t & ne01,
+        constant   int64_t & ne02,
+        constant   int64_t & ne03,
+        constant  uint64_t & nb00,
+        constant  uint64_t & nb01,
+        constant  uint64_t & nb02,
+        constant  uint64_t & nb03,
+        constant   int64_t & ne0,
+        constant   int64_t & ne1,
+        constant   int64_t & ne2,
+        constant   int64_t & ne3,
+        constant  uint64_t & nb0,
+        constant  uint64_t & nb1,
+        constant  uint64_t & nb2,
+        constant  uint64_t & nb3,
+        uint3 tgpig[[threadgroup_position_in_grid]],
+        uint3 tpitg[[thread_position_in_threadgroup]],
+        uint3   ntg[[threads_per_threadgroup]]) {
+    const int64_t i03 = tgpig[2];
+    const int64_t i02 = tgpig[1];
+    const int64_t i01 = tgpig[0];
+
+    const int64_t n = i03*ne02*ne01*ne00 + i02*ne01*ne00 + i01*ne00;
+
+    const int64_t i3 = n / (ne2*ne1*ne0);
+    const int64_t i2 = (n - i3*ne2*ne1*ne0) / (ne1*ne0);
+    const int64_t i1 = (n - i3*ne2*ne1*ne0 - i2*ne1*ne0) / ne0;
+    const int64_t i0 = (n - i3*ne2*ne1*ne0 - i2*ne1*ne0 - i1*ne0)/QK4_0;
+
+    device block_q4_0 * dst_data = (device block_q4_0 *) ((device char *) dst + i3*nb3 + i2*nb2 + i1*nb1 + i0*nb0);
+
+    for (int64_t i00 = tpitg.x*QK4_0; i00 < ne00; i00 += ntg.x*QK4_0) {
+        device const float * src = (device float *)((device char *) src0 + i03*nb03 + i02*nb02 + i01*nb01 + i00*nb00);
+
+        float amax = 0.0f; // absolute max
+        float max  = 0.0f;
+
+        for (int j = 0; j < QK4_0; j++) {
+            const float v = src[j];
+            if (amax < fabs(v)) {
+                amax = fabs(v);
+                max  = v;
+            }
+        }
+
+        const float d = max / -8;
+        const float id = d ? 1.0f/d : 0.0f;
+
+        dst_data[i00/QK4_0].d = d;
+
+        for (int j = 0; j < QK4_0/2; ++j) {
+            const float x0 = src[0       + j]*id;
+            const float x1 = src[QK4_0/2 + j]*id;
+
+            const uint8_t xi0 = MIN(15, (int8_t)(x0 + 8.5f));
+            const uint8_t xi1 = MIN(15, (int8_t)(x1 + 8.5f));
+
+            dst_data[i00/QK4_0].qs[j]  = xi0;
+            dst_data[i00/QK4_0].qs[j] |= xi1 << 4;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 kernel void kernel_concat(
     device const char * src0,
     device const char * src1,