diff --git a/Lib/_osx_support.py b/Lib/_osx_support.py
index e9efce7d7e..8ed1eeac85 100644
--- a/Lib/_osx_support.py
+++ b/Lib/_osx_support.py
@@ -481,6 +481,8 @@ def get_platform_osx(_config_vars, osname, release, machine):
 
             if len(archs) == 1:
                 machine = archs[0]
+            elif archs == ('arm64', 'x86_64'):
+                machine = 'universal2'
             elif archs == ('i386', 'ppc'):
                 machine = 'fat'
             elif archs == ('i386', 'x86_64'):
diff --git a/Mac/README.rst b/Mac/README.rst
index ec7d873df2..8bc8fdec2f 100644
--- a/Mac/README.rst
+++ b/Mac/README.rst
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ support ppc (Xcode 4 on 10.6 and later systems).  The flavor can be specified
 using the configure option ``--with-universal-archs=VALUE``. The following
 values are available:
 
+  * ``universal2``: ``arm64``, ``x86_64``
+
   * ``intel``:	  ``i386``, ``x86_64``
 
   * ``intel-32``: ``i386``
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 70deefb6b9..8e7f4ed22e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(universal-archs,
     AS_HELP_STRING([--with-universal-archs=ARCH],
                    [specify the kind of universal binary that should be created. this option is
                     only valid when --enable-universalsdk is set; options are:
-                    ("32-bit", "64-bit", "3-way", "intel", "intel-32", "intel-64", or "all")
+                    ("universal2", "32-bit", "64-bit", "3-way", "intel", "intel-32", "intel-64", or "all")
                     see Mac/README.rst]),
 [
 	UNIVERSAL_ARCHS="$withval"
@@ -1864,6 +1864,11 @@ yes)
         if test "${enable_universalsdk}"
         then
             case "$UNIVERSAL_ARCHS" in
+	    universal2)
+               UNIVERSAL_ARCH_FLAGS="-arch x86_64 -arch arm64"
+               LIPO_32BIT_FLAGS=""
+               ARCH_RUN_32BIT="true"
+	       ;;
             32-bit)
                UNIVERSAL_ARCH_FLAGS="-arch ppc -arch i386"
                LIPO_32BIT_FLAGS=""