diff --git a/internal/common/os_name.bzl b/internal/common/os_name.bzl
index 586d98b397..1ae71c8d88 100644
--- a/internal/common/os_name.bzl
+++ b/internal/common/os_name.bzl
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 """
 
 OS_ARCH_NAMES = [
-    ("darwin", "amd64"),
     ("windows", "amd64"),
+    ("darwin", "amd64"),
+    ("darwin", "arm64"),
     ("linux", "amd64"),
     ("linux", "arm64"),
     ("linux", "s390x"),
@@ -35,28 +36,33 @@ def os_name(rctx):
       A string describing the os for a repository rule
     """
     os_name = rctx.os.name.lower()
-    if os_name.startswith("mac os"):
+    if os_name.find("windows") != -1:
         return OS_NAMES[0]
-    elif os_name.find("windows") != -1:
-        return OS_NAMES[1]
+
+    # This is not ideal, but bazel doesn't directly expose arch.
+    arch = rctx.execute(["uname", "-m"]).stdout.strip()
+    if os_name.startswith("mac os"):
+        if arch == "x86_64":
+            return OS_NAMES[1]
+        elif arch == "arm64":
+            return OS_NAMES[2]
     elif os_name.startswith("linux"):
-        # This is not ideal, but bazel doesn't directly expose arch.
-        arch = rctx.execute(["uname", "-m"]).stdout.strip()
-        if arch == "aarch64":
+        if arch == "x86_64":
             return OS_NAMES[3]
-        elif arch == "s390x":
+        elif arch == "aarch64":
             return OS_NAMES[4]
-        else:
-            return OS_NAMES[2]
-    else:
-        fail("Unsupported operating system: " + os_name)
+        elif arch == "s390x":
+            return OS_NAMES[5]
 
-def is_darwin_os(rctx):
-    return os_name(rctx) == OS_NAMES[0]
+    fail("Unsupported operating system {} architecture {}".format(os_name, arch))
 
 def is_windows_os(rctx):
-    return os_name(rctx) == OS_NAMES[1]
+    return os_name(rctx) == OS_NAMES[0]
+
+def is_darwin_os(rctx):
+    name = os_name(rctx)
+    return name == OS_NAMES[1] or name == OS_NAMES[2]
 
 def is_linux_os(rctx):
     name = os_name(rctx)
-    return name == OS_NAMES[2] or name == OS_NAMES[3] or name == OS_NAMES[4]
+    return name == OS_NAMES[3] or name == OS_NAMES[4] or name == OS_NAMES[5]
diff --git a/internal/node/node_repositories.bzl b/internal/node/node_repositories.bzl
index f0910883c8..57a00e2fc5 100644
--- a/internal/node/node_repositories.bzl
+++ b/internal/node/node_repositories.bzl
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ load("//internal/node:node_versions.bzl", "NODE_VERSIONS")
 load("//third_party/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib:lib/paths.bzl", "paths")
 load("//toolchains/node:node_toolchain_configure.bzl", "node_toolchain_configure")
 
+_DEFAULT_NODE_VERSION = "12.13.0"
+
 # @unsorted-dict-items
 _YARN_VERSIONS = {
     "1.3.2": ("yarn-v1.3.2.tar.gz", "yarn-v1.3.2", "6cfe82e530ef0837212f13e45c1565ba53f5199eec2527b85ecbcd88bf26821d"),
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ and `{filename}` with the matching entry from the `node_repositories` attribute.
 """,
     ),
     "node_version": attr.string(
-        default = "12.13.0",
+        default = _DEFAULT_NODE_VERSION,
         doc = "the specific version of NodeJS to install or, if vendored_node is specified, the vendored version of node",
     ),
     "package_json": attr.label_list(
@@ -235,6 +237,7 @@ If this list is empty, we won't download yarn at all.
 
 BUILT_IN_NODE_PLATFORMS = [
     "darwin_amd64",
+    "darwin_arm64",
     "linux_amd64",
     "linux_arm64",
     "windows_amd64",
@@ -258,6 +261,15 @@ done
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" >/dev/null && pwd)"
 """
 
+def _node_exists_for_platform(node_version, os_name):
+    "Whether a node binary is available for this platform"
+    if not node_version:
+        node_version = _DEFAULT_NODE_VERSION
+    node_major_version = int(node_version.split(".")[0])
+
+    # There is no Apple Silicon native version of node before 16
+    return node_major_version >= 16 or os_name != "darwin_arm64"
+
 def _download_node(repository_ctx):
     """Used to download a NodeJS runtime package.
 
@@ -276,6 +288,8 @@ def _download_node(repository_ctx):
     host_os = repository_ctx.name.split("nodejs_", 1)[1]
 
     node_version = repository_ctx.attr.node_version
+    if not _node_exists_for_platform(node_version, host_os):
+        return
     node_repositories = repository_ctx.attr.node_repositories
 
     # We insert our default value here, not on the attribute's default, so it isn't documented.
@@ -755,7 +769,8 @@ def node_repositories(**kwargs):
 
     Also register bazel toolchains, and make other convenience repositories.
 
-    Note, the documentation is generated from the node_repositories_rule, not this macro.
+    Args:
+      **kwargs: the documentation is generated from the node_repositories_rule, not this macro.
     """
 
     # 0.14.0: @bazel_tools//tools/bash/runfiles is required for nodejs
@@ -772,6 +787,8 @@ def node_repositories(**kwargs):
     # This needs to be setup so toolchains can access nodejs for all different versions
     for os_arch_name in OS_ARCH_NAMES:
         os_name = "_".join(os_arch_name)
+        if not _node_exists_for_platform(kwargs.get("node_version"), os_name):
+            continue
         node_repository_name = "nodejs_%s" % os_name
         _maybe(
             node_repositories_rule,