diff --git a/cmake/gen/avx_microkernels.cmake b/cmake/gen/avx_microkernels.cmake
index 9961ad9ec1e..f1930ae09f8 100644
--- a/cmake/gen/avx_microkernels.cmake
+++ b/cmake/gen/avx_microkernels.cmake
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ SET(PROD_AVX_MICROKERNEL_SRCS
   src/f32-igemm/gen/f32-igemm-1x16-minmax-avx-broadcast.c
   src/f32-igemm/gen/f32-igemm-5x8-minmax-avx-broadcast.c
   src/f32-igemm/gen/f32-igemm-5x16-minmax-avx-broadcast.c
+  src/f32-maxpool/gen/f32-maxpool-9p-minmax-avx-u8.c
   src/f32-qc4w-gemm/gen/f32-qc4w-gemm-1x16-minmax-avx-broadcast.c
   src/f32-qc4w-gemm/gen/f32-qc4w-gemm-3x16-minmax-avx-broadcast.c
   src/f32-qc8w-gemm/gen/f32-qc8w-gemm-1x16-minmax-avx-broadcast.c
diff --git a/gen/avx_microkernels.bzl b/gen/avx_microkernels.bzl
index 399737f78e3..68f36498dc9 100644
--- a/gen/avx_microkernels.bzl
+++ b/gen/avx_microkernels.bzl
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ PROD_AVX_MICROKERNEL_SRCS = [
     "src/f32-igemm/gen/f32-igemm-1x16-minmax-avx-broadcast.c",
     "src/f32-igemm/gen/f32-igemm-5x8-minmax-avx-broadcast.c",
     "src/f32-igemm/gen/f32-igemm-5x16-minmax-avx-broadcast.c",
+    "src/f32-maxpool/gen/f32-maxpool-9p-minmax-avx-u8.c",
     "src/f32-qc4w-gemm/gen/f32-qc4w-gemm-1x16-minmax-avx-broadcast.c",
     "src/f32-qc4w-gemm/gen/f32-qc4w-gemm-3x16-minmax-avx-broadcast.c",
     "src/f32-qc8w-gemm/gen/f32-qc8w-gemm-1x16-minmax-avx-broadcast.c",
diff --git a/scripts/generate-f32-maxpool.sh b/scripts/generate-f32-maxpool.sh
index 2a142c77987..4fbb717fa83 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-f32-maxpool.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-f32-maxpool.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ##################################### SIMD #####################################
 tools/xngen src/f32-maxpool/maxpool.c.in -D DATATYPE=f32 -D ARCH=scalar   -D SIMD_SIZE=1  -o src/f32-maxpool/gen/f32-maxpool-9p-minmax-scalar-u1.c &
 tools/xngen src/f32-maxpool/maxpool.c.in -D DATATYPE=f32 -D ARCH=sse2     -D SIMD_SIZE=4  -o src/f32-maxpool/gen/f32-maxpool-9p-minmax-sse2-u4.c &
+tools/xngen src/f32-maxpool/maxpool.c.in -D DATATYPE=f32 -D ARCH=avx      -D SIMD_SIZE=8  -o src/f32-maxpool/gen/f32-maxpool-9p-minmax-avx-u8.c &
 tools/xngen src/f32-maxpool/maxpool.c.in -D DATATYPE=f32 -D ARCH=wasmsimd -D SIMD_SIZE=4  -o src/f32-maxpool/gen/f32-maxpool-9p-minmax-wasmsimd-u4.c &
 tools/xngen src/f32-maxpool/maxpool.c.in -D DATATYPE=f32 -D ARCH=neon     -D SIMD_SIZE=4  -o src/f32-maxpool/gen/f32-maxpool-9p-minmax-neon-u4.c &
 tools/xngen src/f32-maxpool/maxpool.c.in -D DATATYPE=f32 -D ARCH=hvx      -D SIMD_SIZE=32 -o src/f32-maxpool/gen/f32-maxpool-9p-minmax-hvx-u32.c &
diff --git a/src/configs/maxpool-config.c b/src/configs/maxpool-config.c
index 4ff7d8fe0eb..b304ef7fc3d 100644
--- a/src/configs/maxpool-config.c
+++ b/src/configs/maxpool-config.c
@@ -74,7 +74,13 @@ static void init_f32_maxpool_config(void) {
     f32_maxpool_config.ukernel = XNN_INIT_MAXPOOL_UKERNEL(xnn_f32_maxpool_minmax_ukernel_9p__neon_u4);
     f32_maxpool_config.init.f32 = xnn_init_f32_minmax_scalar_params;
   #elif XNN_ARCH_X86 || XNN_ARCH_X86_64
-    f32_maxpool_config.ukernel = XNN_INIT_MAXPOOL_UKERNEL(xnn_f32_maxpool_minmax_ukernel_9p__sse2_u4);
+    const struct xnn_hardware_config* hardware_config = xnn_init_hardware_config();
+    assert(hardware_config != NULL);
+     if ((hardware_config->arch_flags & xnn_arch_x86_avx)) {
+      f32_maxpool_config.ukernel = XNN_INIT_MAXPOOL_UKERNEL(xnn_f32_maxpool_minmax_ukernel_9p__avx_u8);
+    } else {
+      f32_maxpool_config.ukernel = XNN_INIT_MAXPOOL_UKERNEL(xnn_f32_maxpool_minmax_ukernel_9p__sse2_u4);
+    }
     f32_maxpool_config.init.f32 = xnn_init_f32_minmax_scalar_params;
   #elif XNN_ARCH_WASMSIMD || XNN_ARCH_WASMRELAXEDSIMD
     f32_maxpool_config.ukernel = XNN_INIT_MAXPOOL_UKERNEL(xnn_f32_maxpool_minmax_ukernel_9p__wasmsimd_u4);
diff --git a/src/f32-maxpool/f32-maxpool-minmax.inc b/src/f32-maxpool/f32-maxpool-minmax.inc
index f6e50a29933..b4e3a246206 100644
--- a/src/f32-maxpool/f32-maxpool-minmax.inc
+++ b/src/f32-maxpool/f32-maxpool-minmax.inc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #if XNN_ARCH_X86 || XNN_ARCH_X86_64
 XNN_UKERNEL(xnn_arch_none, xnn_f32_maxpool_minmax_ukernel_9p__sse2_u4, 4, 9, float, struct xnn_f32_minmax_params, xnn_init_f32_minmax_scalar_params)
+XNN_UKERNEL(xnn_arch_x86_avx, xnn_f32_maxpool_minmax_ukernel_9p__avx_u8, 8, 9, float, struct xnn_f32_minmax_params, xnn_init_f32_minmax_scalar_params)
 #endif  // XNN_ARCH_X86 || XNN_ARCH_X86_64
 
 #if XNN_ARCH_ARM || XNN_ARCH_ARM64
diff --git a/src/f32-maxpool/gen/f32-maxpool-9p-minmax-avx-u8.c b/src/f32-maxpool/gen/f32-maxpool-9p-minmax-avx-u8.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7c291d0a895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/f32-maxpool/gen/f32-maxpool-9p-minmax-avx-u8.c
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+// clang-format off
+// Auto-generated file. Do not edit!
+//   Template: src/f32-maxpool/maxpool.c.in
+//   Generator: tools/xngen
+//
+// Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+//
+// This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+// LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+
+// On some architectures, we have max(u8, u8) but not max(s8, s8). We can emulate max(s8, s8) on these architectures by
+// xoring with the sign bit mask.
+#define xnn_load_impl(x) xnn_loadu_f32(x)
+#define xnn_load_tail_impl(x, c) xnn_load_tail_f32(x, c)
+#define xnn_load_tail_safe_impl(x, c) xnn_load_tail_safe_f32(x, c)
+#define xnn_pre_store_impl(x) x
+
+#include "src/xnnpack/common.h"
+#include "src/xnnpack/math.h"
+#include "src/xnnpack/microparams.h"
+#include "src/xnnpack/simd/f32-avx.h"
+
+void xnn_f32_maxpool_minmax_ukernel_9p__avx_u8(
+    size_t output_pixels,
+    size_t kernel_elements,
+    size_t channels,
+    const float** input,
+    size_t input_offset,
+    size_t input_pixel_stride,
+    float* output,
+    size_t input_increment,
+    size_t output_increment,
+    const struct xnn_f32_minmax_params* restrict params)
+{
+  assert(output_pixels != 0);
+  assert(channels != 0);
+
+  const xnn_simd_f32_t vmin = xnn_set1_f32(params->scalar.min);
+  const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax = xnn_set1_f32(params->scalar.max);
+  XNN_FORCE_REALIZATION(vmin);
+  XNN_FORCE_REALIZATION(vmax);
+
+  do {
+    const float** i = (const float**) input;
+
+    // First pass: load the inputs, store the max pool in the output.
+    const float* i0 = *i++;
+    const float* i1 = 1 < kernel_elements ? *i++ : i0;
+    const float* i2 = 2 < kernel_elements ? *i++ : i0;
+    const float* i3 = 3 < kernel_elements ? *i++ : i0;
+    const float* i4 = 4 < kernel_elements ? *i++ : i0;
+    const float* i5 = 5 < kernel_elements ? *i++ : i0;
+    const float* i6 = 6 < kernel_elements ? *i++ : i0;
+    const float* i7 = 7 < kernel_elements ? *i++ : i0;
+    const float* i8 = 8 < kernel_elements ? *i++ : i0;
+    i0 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i0 + input_offset);
+    i1 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i1 + input_offset);
+    i2 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i2 + input_offset);
+    i3 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i3 + input_offset);
+    i4 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i4 + input_offset);
+    i5 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i5 + input_offset);
+    i6 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i6 + input_offset);
+    i7 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i7 + input_offset);
+    i8 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i8 + input_offset);
+
+    float* o = (float*) output;
+    size_t c = channels;
+    for (; c >= 8; c -= 8) {
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi0 = xnn_load_impl(i0); i0 += 8;
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi1 = xnn_load_impl(i1); i1 += 8;
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi2 = xnn_load_impl(i2); i2 += 8;
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi3 = xnn_load_impl(i3); i3 += 8;
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi4 = xnn_load_impl(i4); i4 += 8;
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi5 = xnn_load_impl(i5); i5 += 8;
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi6 = xnn_load_impl(i6); i6 += 8;
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi7 = xnn_load_impl(i7); i7 += 8;
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi8 = xnn_load_impl(i8); i8 += 8;
+
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax018 = xnn_max_f32(xnn_max_f32(vi0, vi1), vi8);
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax23 = xnn_max_f32(vi2, vi3);
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax45 = xnn_max_f32(vi4, vi5);
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax67 = xnn_max_f32(vi6, vi7);
+
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax2345 = xnn_max_f32(vmax23, vmax45);
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax01678 = xnn_max_f32(vmax018, vmax67);
+      xnn_simd_f32_t vacc = xnn_max_f32(vmax2345, vmax01678);
+
+      vacc = xnn_max_f32(vacc, vmin);
+      vacc = xnn_min_f32(vacc, vmax);
+
+      vacc = xnn_pre_store_impl(vacc);
+
+      xnn_storeu_f32(o, vacc); o += 8;
+    }
+    if (c > 0) {
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi0 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i0, c);
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi1 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i1, c);
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi2 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i2, c);
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi3 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i3, c);
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi4 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i4, c);
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi5 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i5, c);
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi6 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i6, c);
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi7 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i7, c);
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vi8 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i8, c);
+
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax018 = xnn_max_f32(xnn_max_f32(vi0, vi1), vi8);
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax23 = xnn_max_f32(vi2, vi3);
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax45 = xnn_max_f32(vi4, vi5);
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax67 = xnn_max_f32(vi6, vi7);
+
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax2345 = xnn_max_f32(vmax23, vmax45);
+      const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax01678 = xnn_max_f32(vmax018, vmax67);
+      xnn_simd_f32_t vacc = xnn_max_f32(vmax2345, vmax01678);
+
+      vacc = xnn_max_f32(vacc, vmin);
+      vacc = xnn_min_f32(vacc, vmax);
+
+      vacc = xnn_pre_store_impl(vacc);
+
+      xnn_store_tail_f32(o, vacc, c); o += c;
+    }
+
+    // Passes 1 - n: Max more inputs to the output.
+    o = (float*) output;
+    for (ptrdiff_t k = (ptrdiff_t) kernel_elements - 9; k > 0; k -= 9) {
+      const float* i0 = *i++;
+      const float* i1 = 1 < k ? *i++ : i0;
+      const float* i2 = 2 < k ? *i++ : i0;
+      const float* i3 = 3 < k ? *i++ : i0;
+      const float* i4 = 4 < k ? *i++ : i0;
+      const float* i5 = 5 < k ? *i++ : i0;
+      const float* i6 = 6 < k ? *i++ : i0;
+      const float* i7 = 7 < k ? *i++ : i0;
+      const float* i8 = 8 < k ? *i++ : i0;
+      i0 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i0 + input_offset);
+      i1 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i1 + input_offset);
+      i2 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i2 + input_offset);
+      i3 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i3 + input_offset);
+      i4 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i4 + input_offset);
+      i5 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i5 + input_offset);
+      i6 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i6 + input_offset);
+      i7 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i7 + input_offset);
+      i8 = (const float*) ((uintptr_t) i8 + input_offset);
+
+      float* o = (float*) output;
+      size_t c = channels;
+      for (; c >= 8; c -= 8) {
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi0 = xnn_load_impl(i0); i0 += 8;
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi1 = xnn_load_impl(i1); i1 += 8;
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi2 = xnn_load_impl(i2); i2 += 8;
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi3 = xnn_load_impl(i3); i3 += 8;
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi4 = xnn_load_impl(i4); i4 += 8;
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi5 = xnn_load_impl(i5); i5 += 8;
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi6 = xnn_load_impl(i6); i6 += 8;
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi7 = xnn_load_impl(i7); i7 += 8;
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi8 = xnn_load_impl(i8); i8 += 8;
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vprev = xnn_load_impl(o);
+
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax018 = xnn_max_f32(xnn_max_f32(vi0, vi1), vi8);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax23 = xnn_max_f32(vi2, vi3);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax45 = xnn_max_f32(vi4, vi5);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax67 = xnn_max_f32(vi6, vi7);
+
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax2345 = xnn_max_f32(vmax23, vmax45);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax01678 = xnn_max_f32(vmax018, vmax67);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax012345678 = xnn_max_f32(vmax2345, vmax01678);
+
+        xnn_simd_f32_t vacc = xnn_max_f32(vprev, vmax012345678);
+
+        vacc = xnn_min_f32(vacc, vmax);
+
+        vacc = xnn_pre_store_impl(vacc);
+
+        xnn_storeu_f32(o, vacc); o += 8;
+      }
+      if (c > 0) {
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi0 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i0, c);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi1 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i1, c);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi2 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i2, c);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi3 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i3, c);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi4 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i4, c);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi5 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i5, c);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi6 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i6, c);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi7 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i7, c);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vi8 = xnn_load_tail_impl(i8, c);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vprev = xnn_load_tail_safe_impl(o, c);
+
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax018 = xnn_max_f32(xnn_max_f32(vi0, vi1), vi8);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax23 = xnn_max_f32(vi2, vi3);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax45 = xnn_max_f32(vi4, vi5);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax67 = xnn_max_f32(vi6, vi7);
+
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax2345 = xnn_max_f32(vmax23, vmax45);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax01678 = xnn_max_f32(vmax018, vmax67);
+        const xnn_simd_f32_t vmax012345678 = xnn_max_f32(vmax2345, vmax01678);
+
+        xnn_simd_f32_t vacc = xnn_max_f32(vprev, vmax012345678);
+
+        vacc = xnn_min_f32(vacc, vmax);
+
+        vacc = xnn_pre_store_impl(vacc);
+
+        xnn_store_tail_f32(o, vacc, c);
+      }
+    }
+
+    input = (const float**) ((uintptr_t) input + input_increment);
+    input_offset += input_pixel_stride;
+    output = (float*) ((uintptr_t) output + output_increment);
+  } while (--output_pixels != 0);
+}