diff --git a/cmd/osbuild-upload-aws/main.go b/cmd/osbuild-upload-aws/main.go
index 2490091ce..572895baa 100644
--- a/cmd/osbuild-upload-aws/main.go
+++ b/cmd/osbuild-upload-aws/main.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ func main() {
 	var filename string
 	var imageName string
 	var shareWith string
+	var arch string
 	flag.StringVar(&accessKeyID, "access-key-id", "", "access key ID")
 	flag.StringVar(&secretAccessKey, "secret-access-key", "", "secret access key")
 	flag.StringVar(&region, "region", "", "target region")
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&filename, "image", "", "image file to upload")
 	flag.StringVar(&imageName, "name", "", "AMI name")
 	flag.StringVar(&shareWith, "account-id", "", "account id to share image with")
+	flag.StringVar(&arch, "arch", "", "arch (x86_64 or aarch64)")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	a, err := awsupload.New(region, accessKeyID, secretAccessKey)
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ func main() {
 	if shareWith != "" {
 		share = append(share, shareWith)
 	}
-	ami, err := a.Register(imageName, bucketName, keyName, share)
+	ami, err := a.Register(imageName, bucketName, keyName, share, arch)
 	if err != nil {
 		println(err.Error())
 		return
diff --git a/cmd/osbuild-worker/jobimpl-osbuild.go b/cmd/osbuild-worker/jobimpl-osbuild.go
index ba0ed8994..1627c426d 100644
--- a/cmd/osbuild-worker/jobimpl-osbuild.go
+++ b/cmd/osbuild-worker/jobimpl-osbuild.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (impl *OSBuildJobImpl) Run(job worker.Job) error {
 			}
 
 			/* TODO: communicate back the AMI */
-			_, err = a.Register(t.ImageName, options.Bucket, key, options.ShareWithAccounts)
+			_, err = a.Register(t.ImageName, options.Bucket, key, options.ShareWithAccounts, common.CurrentArch())
 			if err != nil {
 				r = append(r, err)
 				continue
diff --git a/internal/boot/aws.go b/internal/boot/aws.go
index 9153cd13d..6fd6ac996 100644
--- a/internal/boot/aws.go
+++ b/internal/boot/aws.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/credentials"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
+	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/common"
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/upload/awsupload"
 )
 
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ func UploadImageToAWS(c *awsCredentials, imagePath string, imageName string) err
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot upload the image: %#v", err)
 	}
-	_, err = uploader.Register(imageName, c.Bucket, imageName, nil)
+	_, err = uploader.Register(imageName, c.Bucket, imageName, nil, common.CurrentArch())
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot register the image: %#v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/upload/awsupload/awsupload.go b/internal/upload/awsupload/awsupload.go
index 583763e87..78f9910e9 100644
--- a/internal/upload/awsupload/awsupload.go
+++ b/internal/upload/awsupload/awsupload.go
@@ -117,7 +117,17 @@ func WaitUntilImportSnapshotTaskCompletedWithContext(c *ec2.EC2, ctx aws.Context
 // Register is a function that imports a snapshot, waits for the snapshot to
 // fully import, tags the snapshot, cleans up the image in S3, and registers
 // an AMI in AWS.
-func (a *AWS) Register(name, bucket, key string, shareWith []string) (*string, error) {
+func (a *AWS) Register(name, bucket, key string, shareWith []string, rpmArch string) (*string, error) {
+	rpmArchToEC2Arch := map[string]string{
+		"x86_64":  "x86_64",
+		"aarch64": "arm64",
+	}
+
+	ec2Arch, validArch := rpmArchToEC2Arch[rpmArch]
+	if !validArch {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ec2 doesn't support the following arch: %s", rpmArch)
+	}
+
 	log.Printf("[AWS] 📥 Importing snapshot from image: %s/%s", bucket, key)
 	snapshotDescription := fmt.Sprintf("Image Builder AWS Import of %s", name)
 	importTaskOutput, err := a.ec2.ImportSnapshot(
@@ -212,7 +222,7 @@ func (a *AWS) Register(name, bucket, key string, shareWith []string) (*string, e
 	log.Printf("[AWS] 📋 Registering AMI from imported snapshot: %s", *snapshotID)
 	registerOutput, err := a.ec2.RegisterImage(
 		&ec2.RegisterImageInput{
-			Architecture:       aws.String("x86_64"),
+			Architecture:       aws.String(ec2Arch),
 			VirtualizationType: aws.String("hvm"),
 			Name:               aws.String(name),
 			RootDeviceName:     aws.String("/dev/sda1"),