diff --git a/lldb/bindings/interface/SBTargetExtensions.i b/lldb/bindings/interface/SBTargetExtensions.i
index 43125d8970615..ef1093b03ced9 100644
--- a/lldb/bindings/interface/SBTargetExtensions.i
+++ b/lldb/bindings/interface/SBTargetExtensions.i
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ STRING_EXTENSION_LEVEL_OUTSIDE(SBTarget, lldb::eDescriptionLevelBrief)
         byte_order = property(GetByteOrder, None, doc='''A read only property that returns an lldb enumeration value (lldb.eByteOrderLittle, lldb.eByteOrderBig, lldb.eByteOrderInvalid) that represents the byte order for this target.''')
         addr_size = property(GetAddressByteSize, None, doc='''A read only property that returns the size in bytes of an address for this target.''')
         triple = property(GetTriple, None, doc='''A read only property that returns the target triple (arch-vendor-os) for this target as a string.''')
+        arch_name = property(GetArchName, None, doc='''A read only property that returns the architecture name for this target as a string.''')
         data_byte_size = property(GetDataByteSize, None, doc='''A read only property that returns the size in host bytes of a byte in the data address space for this target.''')
         code_byte_size = property(GetCodeByteSize, None, doc='''A read only property that returns the size in host bytes of a byte in the code address space for this target.''')
         platform = property(GetPlatform, None, doc='''A read only property that returns the platform associated with with this target.''')
diff --git a/lldb/examples/python/templates/scripted_process.py b/lldb/examples/python/templates/scripted_process.py
index 49059d533f38a..b4232f632a30a 100644
--- a/lldb/examples/python/templates/scripted_process.py
+++ b/lldb/examples/python/templates/scripted_process.py
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ def __init__(self, exe_ctx, args):
             target = exe_ctx.target
         if isinstance(target, lldb.SBTarget) and target.IsValid():
             self.target = target
-            triple = self.target.triple
-            if triple:
-                self.arch = triple.split("-")[0]
+            self.arch = target.arch_name
             self.dbg = target.GetDebugger()
         if isinstance(args, lldb.SBStructuredData) and args.IsValid():
             self.args = args
diff --git a/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBTarget.h b/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBTarget.h
index 379a0bb7e9513..d0da6aaa6044c 100644
--- a/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBTarget.h
+++ b/lldb/include/lldb/API/SBTarget.h
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@ class LLDB_API SBTarget {
 
   const char *GetTriple();
 
+  const char *GetArchName();
+
   const char *GetABIName();
 
   const char *GetLabel() const;
diff --git a/lldb/source/API/SBTarget.cpp b/lldb/source/API/SBTarget.cpp
index 98d10aa07c53f..f3b6794a4222e 100644
--- a/lldb/source/API/SBTarget.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/API/SBTarget.cpp
@@ -1614,6 +1614,19 @@ const char *SBTarget::GetTriple() {
   return nullptr;
 }
 
+const char *SBTarget::GetArchName() {
+  LLDB_INSTRUMENT_VA(this);
+
+  if (TargetSP target_sp = GetSP()) {
+    llvm::StringRef arch_name =
+        target_sp->GetArchitecture().GetTriple().getArchName();
+    ConstString const_arch_name(arch_name);
+
+    return const_arch_name.GetCString();
+  }
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
 const char *SBTarget::GetABIName() {
   LLDB_INSTRUMENT_VA(this);
 
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/python_api/target/TestTargetAPI.py b/lldb/test/API/python_api/target/TestTargetAPI.py
index d346563af18e2..d3c64d87375b4 100644
--- a/lldb/test/API/python_api/target/TestTargetAPI.py
+++ b/lldb/test/API/python_api/target/TestTargetAPI.py
@@ -105,6 +105,24 @@ def test_resolve_file_address(self):
         self.assertIsNotNone(data_section2)
         self.assertEqual(data_section.name, data_section2.name)
 
+    def test_get_arch_name(self):
+        d = {"EXE": "b.out"}
+        self.build(dictionary=d)
+        self.setTearDownCleanup(dictionary=d)
+        target = self.create_simple_target("b.out")
+
+        arch_name = target.arch_name
+        self.assertTrue(len(arch_name) > 0, "Got an arch name")
+
+        # Test consistency with triple.
+        triple = target.triple
+        self.assertTrue(len(triple) > 0, "Got a triple")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            triple.split("-")[0],
+            arch_name,
+            "Arch name is equal to the first item of the triple",
+        )
+
     def test_get_ABIName(self):
         d = {"EXE": "b.out"}
         self.build(dictionary=d)