diff --git a/Lib/platform.py b/Lib/platform.py
index 75aa55510858fd..b56472235ee9e4 100755
--- a/Lib/platform.py
+++ b/Lib/platform.py
@@ -752,6 +752,8 @@ def architecture(executable=sys.executable, bits='', linkage=''):
     # Linkage
     if 'ELF' in fileout:
         linkage = 'ELF'
+    elif 'Mach-O' in fileout:
+        linkage = "Mach-O"
     elif 'PE' in fileout:
         # E.g. Windows uses this format
         if 'Windows' in fileout:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2024-01-23-11-35-26.gh-issue-114490.FrQOQ0.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2024-01-23-11-35-26.gh-issue-114490.FrQOQ0.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..abd296f8608518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/2024-01-23-11-35-26.gh-issue-114490.FrQOQ0.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add Mach-O linkage support for :func:`platform.architecture()`.