diff --git a/packages/cli/src/application/runIos.ts b/packages/cli/src/application/runIos.ts
index ee9803a..b4f8c3c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/application/runIos.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/application/runIos.ts
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ export async function runApp(
   iosPlatform: IosPlatform = iosBuildPlatforms.simulator,
   forceBuild?: boolean,
   buildId?: string,
-  destinationPlatformEnrichment?:string
+  destinationPlatformEnrichment?:string,
+  arch?:string
 ) {
   const buildFlavor = getIosFlavors(buildType);
 
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ export async function runApp(
     if (buildId) {
       throw new Error(`The requested build id ${buildId} does not contain an ios build for scheme ${buildFlavor}`);
     }
-    buildIos(buildType,config, iosPlatform, destinationPlatformEnrichment);
+    buildIos(buildType,config, iosPlatform, destinationPlatformEnrichment, arch);
   } else {
     logger.info('Build already present, skipping build');
   }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/run.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/run.ts
index 37227b0..0d1ced6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/run.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/run.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export default class Run extends MaybeRemoteAwareCommand {
     config: Flags.string({ char: 'c', description: 'Specify the config to build' }),
     destination: Flags.string({ char: 'd', description: 'Append this to the standard destination platform, like arch=x86_64 for rosetta emulator' }),
     verbose: Flags.boolean({ description: 'Verbose output' }),
+    arch: Flags.string({ char: 'A', description: 'Specify the architecture to build' }),
     iosPlatform: Flags.string({
       description: 'Specify the ios platform to run on',
       options: ['simulator', 'device'],
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ export default class Run extends MaybeRemoteAwareCommand {
     const forceBuild = flags.forceBuild;
     let buildId = flags.buildId;
     let destination = flags.destination;
+    let arch = flags.arch
     let iosPlatform = flags.iosPlatform === 'simulator' ? iosBuildPlatforms.simulator : iosBuildPlatforms.iphone;
 
     logger.setVerbose(flags.verbose);
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ export default class Run extends MaybeRemoteAwareCommand {
     }
     if (shouldRunIos) {
       logger.info(`Running ios app ${buildFlavor ? `with flavor ${buildFlavor}` : ''}`);
-      await runIos(buildFlavor!,config, iosPlatform,  forceBuild, buildId, destination);
+      await runIos(buildFlavor!,config, iosPlatform,  forceBuild, buildId, destination, arch);
     }
     logger.info(`Run finished in ${((performance.now() - start) / 1000).toFixed(1)} seconds`);
     this.exit(0);