diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 121543d030..48cb6a3076 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -55,11 +55,14 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # We build a dynamic-linked linux binary because otherwise HSM support fails with:
         #   Error: IO: Dynamic loading not supported
-        os: [macos-13, ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-24.04, windows-2022]
+        os: [macos-13, macos-13-xlarge, ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-24.04, windows-2022]
         include:
           - os: macos-13
             target: x86_64-apple-darwin
             binary_path: target/x86_64-apple-darwin/release/dfx
+          - os: macos-13-xlarge
+            target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+            binary_path: target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/dfx
           - os: ubuntu-22.04
             target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
             binary_path: target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/dfx
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [macos-13, ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-24.04]
+        os: [macos-13, macos-13-xlarge, ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-24.04]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Download dfx binary
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [macos-13, ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-24.04]
+        os: [macos-13, macos-13-xlarge, ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-24.04]
     steps:
       - name: Checking out repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 77d27dcb96..324ae38863 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-13-large, windows-latest ]
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-13-large, macos-13-xlarge, windows-latest ]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-dfx-assets.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-dfx-assets.yml
index 4a405b762b..070cfd3dcb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-dfx-assets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-dfx-assets.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-13-large ]
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-13-large, macos-13-xlarge ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 2fc921e514..6dfd8beac0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -31,13 +31,18 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # We build a dynamic-linked linux binary because otherwise HSM support fails with:
         #   Error: IO: Dynamic loading not supported
-        target: [ x86_64-apple-darwin, x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu ]
+        target: [ x86_64-apple-darwin, aarch64-apple-darwin, x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu ]
         include:
           - os: macos-13-large
             target: x86_64-apple-darwin
             binary_path: target/x86_64-apple-darwin/release
             name: x86_64-darwin
             tar: gtar
+          - os: macos-13-xlarge
+            target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+            binary_path: target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release
+            name: aarch64-darwin
+            tar: gtar
           - os: ubuntu-22.04
             target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
             binary_path: target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release
@@ -146,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        name: [ 'x86_64-darwin', 'x86_64-linux' ]
+        name: [ 'x86_64-darwin', 'aarch64-darwin', 'x86_64-linux' ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit.yml b/.github/workflows/unit.yml
index 89495e8b4d..f4b44a3368 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-13-large ]
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-13-large, macos-13-xlarge ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/cache@v4
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3c78b735bb..1591753df7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ You can get the fees by `get_config` API on the [BTC Mainnet Canister](https://d
 If you were using the contents of the `pocket-ic-proxy-port` file to determine the port for
 the `/http_gateway` endpoint, you should instead use `dfx info pocketic-config-port`
 
+### feat: add dfx native support for aarch64-Darwin
+
+Add dfx native support for aarch64-Darwin.
+
 ## Dependencies
 
 ### Replica
diff --git a/scripts/update-motoko.sh b/scripts/update-motoko.sh
index 7be55cdc52..cb59c4d3f7 100755
--- a/scripts/update-motoko.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-motoko.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ motoko_base_sha=$(curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSfL "$motoko_base_url" | sha
 jq '.common."motoko-base" = {url: $url, sha256: $sha256, version: $version}' --arg version "$version" \
     --arg url "$motoko_base_url" --arg sha256 "$motoko_base_sha" "$sources" | sponge "$sources"
 
-declare -A variants=([x86_64-darwin]=Darwin-x86_64 [x86_64-linux]=Linux-x86_64)
+declare -A variants=([x86_64-darwin]=Darwin-x86_64 [x86_64-linux]=Linux-x86_64 [arm64-darwin]=Darwin-arm64)
 for platform in "${!variants[@]}"; do
     motoko_url=$(printf 'https://github.com/dfinity/motoko/releases/download/%s/motoko-%s-%s.tar.gz' \
         "$(urlencode "$version")" "$(urlencode "${variants[$platform]}")" "$(urlencode "$version")")
diff --git a/scripts/update-replica.sh b/scripts/update-replica.sh
index be1a622fc1..7a6a9c9abc 100755
--- a/scripts/update-replica.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-replica.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ sources="src/dfx/assets/dfx-asset-sources.json"
 rev=$1
 echo "Updating sources to rev ${rev}"
 jq '."replica-rev" = $rev' --arg rev "$rev" "$sources" | sponge "$sources"
-for platform in x86_64-darwin x86_64-linux; do
-    pocketic_url=$(printf 'https://download.dfinity.systems/ic/%s/binaries/%s/pocket-ic.gz' "$rev" "$platform")
+
+declare -A variants=([x86_64-darwin]=pocket-ic.gz [x86_64-linux]=pocket-ic.gz [arm64-darwin]=pocket-ic-server-arm64-darwin)
+for platform in "${!variants[@]}"; do
+    pocketic_url=$(printf 'https://download.dfinity.systems/ic/%s/binaries/%s/%s' "$rev" "$platform" "${variants[$platform]}")
     pocketic_sha=$(curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSfL "$pocketic_url" | sha256sum | head -c 64)
     jq '.[$platform]."pocket-ic" = {url: $url, sha256: $sha256, rev: $rev}' --arg platform "$platform" --arg rev "$rev" \
         --arg url "$pocketic_url" --arg sha256 "$pocketic_sha" "$sources" | sponge "$sources"
diff --git a/scripts/workflows/e2e-matrix.py b/scripts/workflows/e2e-matrix.py
index 78c9c78ce1..92a20eab99 100755
--- a/scripts/workflows/e2e-matrix.py
+++ b/scripts/workflows/e2e-matrix.py
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ def test_scripts(prefix):
             "os": "macos-13",
             "serial": serial,
         })
+        include.append({
+            "test": test,
+            "os": "macos-13-xlarge",
+            "serial": serial,
+        })
 
 matrix = {
     "include": include,
diff --git a/src/dfx/assets/build.rs b/src/dfx/assets/build.rs
index 7513cd93c1..b320df95ea 100644
--- a/src/dfx/assets/build.rs
+++ b/src/dfx/assets/build.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ struct Sources {
     x86_64_linux: HashMap<String, Source>,
     #[serde(rename = "x86_64-darwin")]
     x86_64_darwin: HashMap<String, Source>,
+    #[serde(rename = "arm64-darwin")]
+    aarch64_darwin: HashMap<String, Source>,
     common: HashMap<String, Source>,
     #[serde(rename = "replica-rev")]
     replica_rev: String,
@@ -99,7 +101,8 @@ fn find_assets(sources: Sources) -> PathBuf {
             &*env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_ARCH").unwrap(),
             &*env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_OS").unwrap(),
         ) {
-            ("x86_64" | "aarch64", "macos") => sources.x86_64_darwin, // rosetta
+            ("x86_64", "macos") => sources.x86_64_darwin, // rosetta
+            ("aarch64", "macos") => sources.aarch64_darwin, // aarch64
             ("x86_64", "linux" | "windows") => sources.x86_64_linux,
             (arch, os) => panic!("Unsupported OS type {arch}-{os}"),
         };
diff --git a/src/dfx/assets/dfx-asset-sources.json b/src/dfx/assets/dfx-asset-sources.json
index d673e711dd..c6f2e501a5 100644
--- a/src/dfx/assets/dfx-asset-sources.json
+++ b/src/dfx/assets/dfx-asset-sources.json
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@
       "rev": "ac7ff452684f84ea0cfc3fd0a27228220a368b33"
     }
   },
+  "arm64-darwin": {
+    "motoko": {
+      "url": "https://github.com/dfinity/motoko/releases/download/0.14.12/motoko-Darwin-arm64-0.14.12.tar.gz",
+      "sha256": "48460d0952f870f1e69b69a6eb956cf02f822166f5ae8853546c3e37319849ce",
+      "version": "0.14.12"
+    },
+    "pocket-ic": {
+      "url": "https://download.dfinity.systems/ic/ac7ff452684f84ea0cfc3fd0a27228220a368b33/binaries/arm64-darwin/pocket-ic-server-arm64-darwin",
+      "sha256": "f6cd133fee202ce57a6b4c8c88d648d3d42d4c2d10d9d3d0fe264f2012a691d9",
+      "rev": "ac7ff452684f84ea0cfc3fd0a27228220a368b33"
+    }
+  },
   "x86_64-linux": {
     "motoko": {
       "url": "https://github.com/dfinity/motoko/releases/download/0.14.12/motoko-Linux-x86_64-0.14.12.tar.gz",
diff --git a/src/dfx/assets/prepare_assets.rs b/src/dfx/assets/prepare_assets.rs
index 0967f8f38d..ec4a82d7c4 100644
--- a/src/dfx/assets/prepare_assets.rs
+++ b/src/dfx/assets/prepare_assets.rs
@@ -184,23 +184,33 @@ async fn download_binaries(
             .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("Cannot find source for {bin}"))
             .clone();
         let client_ = client.clone();
-        joinset.spawn(async move { (bin, download_and_check_sha(client_, source).await) });
+        joinset.spawn(async move {
+            (
+                bin,
+                source.clone(),
+                download_and_check_sha(client_, source).await,
+            )
+        });
     }
     let mut map = HashMap::new();
     while let Some(res) = joinset.join_next().await {
-        let (bin, content) = res.unwrap();
-        let decompressed = spawn_blocking(|| {
-            let mut buf = BytesMut::new();
-            io::copy(
-                &mut GzDecoder::new(content.reader()),
-                &mut (&mut buf).writer(),
-            )
-            .unwrap();
-            buf.freeze()
-        })
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-        map.insert(bin.into(), decompressed);
+        let (bin, source, content) = res.unwrap();
+        let final_content = if source.url.ends_with(".gz") {
+            spawn_blocking(|| {
+                let mut buf = BytesMut::new();
+                io::copy(
+                    &mut GzDecoder::new(content.reader()),
+                    &mut (&mut buf).writer(),
+                )
+                .unwrap();
+                buf.freeze()
+            })
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+        } else {
+            content
+        };
+        map.insert(bin.into(), final_content);
     }
     map
 }