diff --git a/py/nlr.h b/py/nlr.h
index f9fbf56e54..9f12ede9cd 100644
--- a/py/nlr.h
+++ b/py/nlr.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #define MICROPY_NLR_NUM_REGS_X64_WIN        (10)
 #define MICROPY_NLR_NUM_REGS_ARM_THUMB      (10)
 #define MICROPY_NLR_NUM_REGS_ARM_THUMB_FP   (10 + 6)
+#define MICROPY_NLR_NUM_REGS_AARCH64        (13)
 #define MICROPY_NLR_NUM_REGS_XTENSA         (10)
 #define MICROPY_NLR_NUM_REGS_XTENSAWIN      (17)
 
@@ -72,6 +73,9 @@
         // so only save/restore those as an optimisation.
         #define MICROPY_NLR_NUM_REGS (MICROPY_NLR_NUM_REGS_ARM_THUMB_FP)
     #endif
+#elif defined(__aarch64__)
+    #define MICROPY_NLR_AARCH64 (1)
+    #define MICROPY_NLR_NUM_REGS (MICROPY_NLR_NUM_REGS_AARCH64)
 #elif defined(__xtensa__)
     #define MICROPY_NLR_XTENSA (1)
     #define MICROPY_NLR_NUM_REGS (MICROPY_NLR_NUM_REGS_XTENSA)
diff --git a/py/nlraarch64.c b/py/nlraarch64.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2df0dc9c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/py/nlraarch64.c
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the MicroPython project, http://micropython.org/
+ *
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 Yonatan Goldschmidt
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "py/mpstate.h" // needed for NLR defs
+
+#if MICROPY_NLR_AARCH64
+
+// AArch64 callee-saved registers are x19-x29.
+// https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calling_convention#ARM_(A64)
+
+// Implemented purely as inline assembly; inside a function, we have to deal with undoing the prologue, restoring
+// SP and LR. This way, we don't.
+__asm(
+    "nlr_push:               \n"
+    ".global nlr_push        \n"
+    "mov x9, sp              \n"
+    "stp lr,  x9,  [x0,  #16]\n" // 16 == offsetof(nlr_buf_t, regs)
+    "stp x19, x20, [x0,  #32]\n"
+    "stp x21, x22, [x0,  #48]\n"
+    "stp x23, x24, [x0,  #64]\n"
+    "stp x25, x26, [x0,  #80]\n"
+    "stp x27, x28, [x0,  #96]\n"
+    "str x29,      [x0, #112]\n"
+    "b nlr_push_tail         \n" // do the rest in C
+    );
+
+NORETURN void nlr_jump(void *val) {
+    MP_NLR_JUMP_HEAD(val, top)
+
+    MP_STATIC_ASSERT(offsetof(nlr_buf_t, regs) == 16); // asm assumes it
+
+    __asm volatile (
+        "ldr x29,      [%0, #112]\n"
+        "ldp x27, x28, [%0,  #96]\n"
+        "ldp x25, x26, [%0,  #80]\n"
+        "ldp x23, x24, [%0,  #64]\n"
+        "ldp x21, x22, [%0,  #48]\n"
+        "ldp x19, x20, [%0,  #32]\n"
+        "ldp lr,  x9,  [%0,  #16]\n" // 16 == offsetof(nlr_buf_t, regs)
+        "mov sp, x9              \n"
+        "mov x0, #1              \n"  // non-local return
+        "ret                     \n"
+        :
+        : "r" (top)
+        :
+        );
+
+    MP_UNREACHABLE
+}
+
+#endif // MICROPY_NLR_AARCH64
diff --git a/py/py.mk b/py/py.mk
index bac38f0741..59abc8f503 100644
--- a/py/py.mk
+++ b/py/py.mk
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ PY_CORE_O_BASENAME = $(addprefix py/,\
 	nlrx86.o \
 	nlrx64.o \
 	nlrthumb.o \
+	nlraarch64.o \
 	nlrpowerpc.o \
 	nlrxtensa.o \
 	nlrsetjmp.o \