diff --git a/internal/services/compute/shared_image_data_source.go b/internal/services/compute/shared_image_data_source.go
index 2dbf49fe8201..c211c418f291 100644
--- a/internal/services/compute/shared_image_data_source.go
+++ b/internal/services/compute/shared_image_data_source.go
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ func dataSourceSharedImage() *pluginsdk.Resource {
 
 			"resource_group_name": commonschema.ResourceGroupNameForDataSource(),
 
+			"architecture": {
+				Type:     pluginsdk.TypeString,
+				Computed: true,
+			},
+
 			"os_type": {
 				Type:     pluginsdk.TypeString,
 				Computed: true,
@@ -131,6 +136,7 @@ func dataSourceSharedImageRead(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 		d.Set("description", props.Description)
 		d.Set("eula", props.Eula)
 		d.Set("os_type", string(props.OsType))
+		d.Set("architecture", string(props.Architecture))
 		d.Set("specialized", props.OsState == compute.OperatingSystemStateTypesSpecialized)
 		d.Set("hyper_v_generation", string(props.HyperVGeneration))
 		d.Set("privacy_statement_uri", props.PrivacyStatementURI)
diff --git a/internal/services/compute/shared_image_resource.go b/internal/services/compute/shared_image_resource.go
index 8f2372db0361..22e56657bfbe 100644
--- a/internal/services/compute/shared_image_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/compute/shared_image_resource.go
@@ -60,6 +60,17 @@ func resourceSharedImage() *pluginsdk.Resource {
 
 			"resource_group_name": azure.SchemaResourceGroupName(),
 
+			"architecture": {
+				Type:     pluginsdk.TypeString,
+				Optional: true,
+				Default:  string(compute.ArchitectureTypesX64),
+				ForceNew: true,
+				ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{
+					string(compute.ArchitectureTypesX64),
+					string(compute.ArchitectureTypesArm64),
+				}, false),
+			},
+
 			"os_type": {
 				Type:     pluginsdk.TypeString,
 				Required: true,
@@ -277,6 +288,7 @@ func resourceSharedImageCreateUpdate(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 			Identifier:          expandGalleryImageIdentifier(d),
 			PrivacyStatementURI: utils.String(d.Get("privacy_statement_uri").(string)),
 			ReleaseNoteURI:      utils.String(d.Get("release_note_uri").(string)),
+			Architecture:        compute.Architecture(d.Get("architecture").(string)),
 			OsType:              compute.OperatingSystemTypes(d.Get("os_type").(string)),
 			HyperVGeneration:    compute.HyperVGeneration(d.Get("hyper_v_generation").(string)),
 			PurchasePlan:        expandGalleryImagePurchasePlan(d.Get("purchase_plan").([]interface{})),
@@ -392,6 +404,7 @@ func resourceSharedImageRead(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 		d.Set("min_recommended_memory_in_gb", minRecommendedMemoryInGB)
 
 		d.Set("os_type", string(props.OsType))
+		d.Set("architecture", string(props.Architecture))
 		d.Set("specialized", props.OsState == compute.OperatingSystemStateTypesSpecialized)
 		d.Set("hyper_v_generation", string(props.HyperVGeneration))
 		d.Set("privacy_statement_uri", props.PrivacyStatementURI)
diff --git a/internal/services/compute/shared_image_resource_test.go b/internal/services/compute/shared_image_resource_test.go
index 02baa96a135f..28c4cc910c11 100644
--- a/internal/services/compute/shared_image_resource_test.go
+++ b/internal/services/compute/shared_image_resource_test.go
@@ -47,6 +47,22 @@ func TestAccSharedImage_basic_hyperVGeneration_V2(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccSharedImage_basic_Arm(t *testing.T) {
+	data := acceptance.BuildTestData(t, "azurerm_shared_image", "test")
+	r := SharedImageResource{}
+	data.ResourceTest(t, r, []acceptance.TestStep{
+		{
+			Config: r.basicWithArch(data, "Arm64"),
+			Check: acceptance.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+				check.That(data.ResourceName).ExistsInAzure(r),
+				check.That(data.ResourceName).Key("description").HasValue(""),
+				check.That(data.ResourceName).Key("architecture").HasValue("Arm64"),
+			),
+		},
+		data.ImportStep(),
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAccSharedImage_requiresImport(t *testing.T) {
 	data := acceptance.BuildTestData(t, "azurerm_shared_image", "test")
 	r := SharedImageResource{}
@@ -343,6 +359,45 @@ resource "azurerm_shared_image" "test" {
 `, hyperVGen, data.RandomInteger, data.Locations.Primary, data.RandomInteger, data.RandomInteger, data.RandomInteger, data.RandomInteger, data.RandomInteger)
 }
 
+func (SharedImageResource) basicWithArch(data acceptance.TestData, arch string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+provider "azurerm" {
+  features {}
+}
+
+variable "architecture" {
+  default = "%s"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_resource_group" "test" {
+  name     = "acctestRG-%d"
+  location = "%s"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_shared_image_gallery" "test" {
+  name                = "acctestsig%d"
+  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.test.name
+  location            = azurerm_resource_group.test.location
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_shared_image" "test" {
+  name                = "acctestimg%d"
+  gallery_name        = azurerm_shared_image_gallery.test.name
+  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.test.name
+  location            = azurerm_resource_group.test.location
+  architecture        = var.architecture != "" ? var.architecture : null
+  os_type             = "Linux"
+  hyper_v_generation  = "V2"
+
+  identifier {
+    publisher = "AccTesPublisher%d"
+    offer     = "AccTesOffer%d"
+    sku       = "AccTesSku%d"
+  }
+}
+`, arch, data.RandomInteger, data.Locations.Primary, data.RandomInteger, data.RandomInteger, data.RandomInteger, data.RandomInteger, data.RandomInteger)
+}
+
 func (SharedImageResource) specialized(data acceptance.TestData, hyperVGen string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 provider "azurerm" {
diff --git a/website/docs/r/shared_image.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/shared_image.html.markdown
index 34d9c610ee60..31d89a5affa9 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/shared_image.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/shared_image.html.markdown
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 !> **Note:** It's recommended to Generalize images where possible - Specialized Images reuse the same UUID internally within each Virtual Machine, which can have unintended side-effects.
 
+* `architecture` - (Optional) CPU architecture supported by an OS. Possible values are `x64` and `Arm64`. Defaults to `x64`. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
+
 * `hyper_v_generation` - (Optional) The generation of HyperV that the Virtual Machine used to create the Shared Image is based on. Possible values are `V1` and `V2`. Defaults to `V1`. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
 
 * `max_recommended_vcpu_count` - (Optional) Maximum count of vCPUs recommended for the Image.