A fluid pressure control device for a power shovel includes: a first switching valve configured to permit or prohibit communication between a first pump and a first cylinder; a second switching valve configured to permit or prohibit communication between a second pump and a second cylinder; a third pump configured to allow to supply working fluid to the first cylinder and the second cylinder; a first junction control valve configured to permit or prohibit communication between the third pump and the first cylinder or the second cylinder; and a communication control valve configured to prohibit communication between the third pump and the first cylinder to guide the working fluid discharged by the third pump to the second cylinder by controlling the first junction control valve in a case where the second pump is communicated with the second cylinder by the second switching valve regardless of whether or not the first pump is communicated with the first cylinder by the first switching valve.