diff --git a/build_setup.sh b/build_setup.sh
index aebb921f5..49d1f628b 100755
--- a/build_setup.sh
+++ b/build_setup.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ PLUGINS_LINUXx86="openxr ode qi ezhud xmpp irc hl2"
 PLUGINS_LINUXx64="openxr ode qi ezhud xmpp irc hl2"
 PLUGINS_LINUXx32="qi ezhud xmpp irc hl2"
 PLUGINS_LINUXarmhf="qi ezhud xmpp irc hl2"
+PLUGINS_LINUXaarch64="qi ezhud xmpp irc hl2"
 if [ "$(uname -m)" != "x86_64" ]; then
 	PLUGINS_LINUXx86="openxr ode qi ezhud xmpp irc hl2"
 fi
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ BUILD_LINUXx86=${BUILD_LINUXx86:-y}
 BUILD_LINUXx64=${BUILD_LINUXx64:-y}
 BUILD_LINUXx32=${BUILD_LINUXx32:-n}
 BUILD_LINUXarmhf=${BUILD_LINUXarmhf:-n}
+BUILD_LINUXaarch64=${BUILD_LINUXaarch64:-n}
 BUILD_CYGWIN=${BUILD_CYGWIN:-n}
 BUILD_WIN32=${BUILD_WIN32:-y}
 BUILD_WIN64=${BUILD_WIN64:-y}
@@ -226,6 +228,7 @@ if [ "$UID" != "0" ]; then
 	echo "BUILD_LINUXx64=\"$BUILD_LINUXx64\""		>>$FTECONFIG
 	echo "BUILD_LINUXx32=\"$BUILD_LINUXx32\""		>>$FTECONFIG
 	echo "BUILD_LINUXarmhf=\"$BUILD_LINUXarmhf\""		>>$FTECONFIG
+	echo "BUILD_LINUXaarch64=\"$BUILD_LINUXaarch64\""		>>$FTECONFIG
 	echo "BUILD_CYGWIN=\"$BUILD_CYGWIN\""			>>$FTECONFIG
 	echo "BUILD_WIN32=\"$BUILD_WIN32\""			>>$FTECONFIG
 	echo "BUILD_WIN64=\"$BUILD_WIN64\""			>>$FTECONFIG
@@ -245,6 +248,7 @@ if [ "$UID" != "0" ]; then
 	echo "PLUGINS_LINUXx64=\"$PLUGINS_LINUXx64\""		>>$FTECONFIG
 	echo "PLUGINS_LINUXx32=\"$PLUGINS_LINUXx32\""		>>$FTECONFIG
 	echo "PLUGINS_LINUXarmhf=\"$PLUGINS_LINUXarmhf\""	>>$FTECONFIG
+	echo "PLUGINS_LINUXaarch64=\"$PLUGINS_LINUXaarch64\""	>>$FTECONFIG
 	echo "PLUGINS_DROID=\"$PLUGINS_DROID\""	>>$FTECONFIG
 fi
 
@@ -479,6 +483,10 @@ if [ $UID -ne 0 ] && [ $REBUILD_TOOLCHAINS == "y" ]; then
 		echo "Making libraries (linux armhf)..."
 		make FTE_TARGET=linuxarmhf makelibs CPUOPTIMISATIONS=-fno-finite-math-only 2>&1 >>/dev/null
 	fi
+	if [ "$BUILD_LINUXaarch64" == "y" ]; then
+		echo "Making libraries (linux aarch64)..."
+		make FTE_TARGET=linuxaarch64 makelibs CPUOPTIMISATIONS=-fno-finite-math-only 2>&1 >>/dev/null
+	fi
 	if [ "$BUILD_WIN32" == "y" ]; then
 		echo "Making libraries (win32)..."
 		make FTE_TARGET=win32 makelibs CPUOPTIMISATIONS=-fno-finite-math-only 2>&1 >>/dev/null
diff --git a/build_wip.sh b/build_wip.sh
index f63179bbb..cc0d8ca0d 100755
--- a/build_wip.sh
+++ b/build_wip.sh
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ do
 		BUILD_LINUXx86="n"
 		BUILD_LINUXx64="n"
 		BUILD_LINUXarmhf="n"
+		BUILD_LINUXaarch64="n"
 		BUILD_WIN32="n"
 		BUILD_WIN64="n"
 		BUILD_ANDROID="n"
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ do
 		BUILD_LINUXx86="n"
 		BUILD_LINUXx64="n"
 		BUILD_LINUXarmhf="n"
+		BUILD_LINUXaarch64="n"
 		BUILD_WIN32="n"
 		BUILD_WIN64="n"
 		BUILD_ANDROID="y"
@@ -215,6 +217,9 @@ if [ "$BUILD_LINUXarmhf" != "n" ]; then
 	#debian/ubuntu's armhf targets armv7. we instead target armv6, because that means we work on rpi too (but still with hard-float). It should be compatible although we likely need more ops.
 	NATIVE_PLUGINS="$PLUGINS_LINUXarmhf" build "Linux ARMhf" linux_armhf FTE_TARGET=linux_armhf CPUOPTIMIZATIONS=-fno-finite-math-only $TARGETS_LINUX
 fi
+if [ "$BUILD_LINUXaarch64" != "n" ]; then
+	NATIVE_PLUGINS="$PLUGINS_LINUXaarch64" build "Linux aarch64" linux_aarch64 FTE_TARGET=linux_aarch64 CPUOPTIMIZATIONS=-fno-finite-math-only $TARGETS_LINUX
+fi
 if [ "$BUILD_CYGWIN" != "n" ]; then
 	NATIVE_PLUGINS="qi ezhud" build "Cygwin" cygwin qcc-rel rel dbg plugins-rel plugins-dbg
 fi
@@ -336,6 +341,9 @@ fi
 if [ "$BUILD_LINUXarmhf" != "n" ]; then
 	cp $BUILDFOLDER/linux_armhf/fteqccarmhf $QCCBUILDFOLDER/linuxarmhf-fteqcc
 fi
+if [ "$BUILD_LINUXaarch64" != "n" ]; then
+	cp $BUILDFOLDER/linux_armhf/fteqccaarch64 $QCCBUILDFOLDER/linuxaarch64-fteqcc
+fi
 if [ "$BUILD_WIN32" != "n" ]; then
 	cp $BUILDFOLDER/win32/fteqcc.exe $QCCBUILDFOLDER/win32-fteqcc.exe
 	cp $BUILDFOLDER/win32/fteqccgui.exe $QCCBUILDFOLDER/win32-fteqccgui.exe
diff --git a/engine/Makefile b/engine/Makefile
index 8fe183241..9d75b5422 100644
--- a/engine/Makefile
+++ b/engine/Makefile
@@ -476,6 +476,14 @@ ifeq ($(FTE_TARGET),linux_arm64)
 	BITS=arm64
 	USE_SPEEX=0 #fails to compile due to neon asm, I'm just going to disable it (will still soft-link).
 endif
+ifeq ($(FTE_TARGET),linux_aarch64)
+	FTE_TARGET=linux
+	CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
+	CXX=aarch64-linux-gnu-g++
+	STRIP=aarch64-linux-gnu-strip
+	BITS=aarch64
+	USE_SPEEX=0 #fails to compile due to neon asm, I'm just going to disable it (will still soft-link).
+endif
 ifeq ($(FTE_TARGET),linux_x32)
 	#DO NOT CONFUSE WITH linux_x86. this target is amd64-with-32bit-pointers
 	#note: the x32 abi is still not finished or something.