diff --git a/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage1-openrc.spec b/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage1-openrc.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..016ea343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage1-openrc.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+subarch: aarch64_be
+version_stamp: openrc-@TIMESTAMP@
+target: stage1
+rel_type: default
+profile: default/linux/arm64/17.0/big-endian
+snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
+source_subpath: default/stage3-aarch64_be-openrc-latest
+compression_mode: pixz
+update_seed: no
+update_seed_command: -uDN @world
+portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages-qemu
+portage_prefix: releng
+interpreter: /usr/bin/qemu-aarch64_be
diff --git a/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage1-systemd-mu.spec b/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage1-systemd-mu.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f0a76ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage1-systemd-mu.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+subarch: aarch64_be
+version_stamp: systemd-mergedusr-@TIMESTAMP@
+target: stage1
+rel_type: mergedusr
+profile: default/linux/arm64/17.0/big-endian/systemd/merged-usr
+snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
+source_subpath: mergedusr/stage3-aarch64_be-systemd-mergedusr-latest
+compression_mode: pixz
+update_seed: no
+update_seed_command: -uDN @world
+portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages-qemu
+portage_prefix: releng
+interpreter: /usr/bin/qemu-aarch64_be
diff --git a/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage1-systemd.spec b/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage1-systemd.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc43381e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage1-systemd.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+subarch: aarch64_be
+version_stamp: systemd-@TIMESTAMP@
+target: stage1
+rel_type: default
+profile: default/linux/arm64/17.0/big-endian/systemd
+snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
+source_subpath: default/stage3-aarch64_be-systemd-latest
+compression_mode: pixz
+update_seed: no
+update_seed_command: -uDN @world
+portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages-qemu
+portage_prefix: releng
+interpreter: /usr/bin/qemu-aarch64_be
diff --git a/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage3-openrc.spec b/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage3-openrc.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5133857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage3-openrc.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+subarch: aarch64_be
+version_stamp: openrc-@TIMESTAMP@
+target: stage3
+rel_type: default
+profile: default/linux/arm64/17.0/big-endian
+snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
+source_subpath: default/stage1-aarch64_be-openrc-@TIMESTAMP@
+compression_mode: pixz
+portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages-qemu
+portage_prefix: releng
+interpreter: /usr/bin/qemu-aarch64_be
diff --git a/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage3-systemd-mu.spec b/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage3-systemd-mu.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a854aac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage3-systemd-mu.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+subarch: aarch64_be
+version_stamp: systemd-mergedusr-@TIMESTAMP@
+target: stage3
+rel_type: mergedusr
+profile: default/linux/arm64/17.0/big-endian/systemd/merged-usr
+snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
+source_subpath: mergedusr/stage1-aarch64_be-systemd-mergedusr-@TIMESTAMP@
+compression_mode: pixz
+portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages-qemu
+portage_prefix: releng
+interpreter: /usr/bin/qemu-aarch64_be
diff --git a/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage3-systemd.spec b/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage3-systemd.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..218846a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be/stage3-systemd.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+subarch: aarch64_be
+version_stamp: systemd-@TIMESTAMP@
+target: stage3
+rel_type: default
+profile: default/linux/arm64/17.0/big-endian/systemd
+snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
+source_subpath: default/stage1-aarch64_be-systemd-@TIMESTAMP@
+compression_mode: pixz
+portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages-qemu
+portage_prefix: releng
+interpreter: /usr/bin/qemu-aarch64_be
diff --git a/tools/catalyst-auto-qemu-arm64.conf b/tools/catalyst-auto-qemu-arm64.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..085fc86e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/catalyst-auto-qemu-arm64.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# This is the config file for the catalyst-auto script. It should be pretty
+# self-explanatory.
+
+UPLOAD_USER=arm64
+UPLOAD_KEY=/root/.ssh/id_ed25519
+SPECS_DIR=${REPO_DIR}/releases/specs-qemu/arm64/be
+SUBARCH=aarch64_be
+
+SETS="openrc systemd systemd_mu"
+
+SET_openrc_SPECS="stage1-openrc.spec stage3-openrc.spec"
+
+SET_systemd_SPECS="stage1-systemd.spec stage3-systemd.spec stage3d-systemd.spec"
+
+SET_systemd_mu_SPECS="stage1-systemd-mu.spec stage3-systemd-mu.spec stage3d-systemd-mu.spec"
+
+
+KCONFIG_DIR=${REPO_DIR}/releases/kconfig/arm64
+
+EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREPEND="[${SUBARCH}-auto]"
+
+update_symlinks() {
+	# Symlink the latest stages3 to build from
+	local d f
+	for d in "${BUILD_SRCDIR_BASE}/builds/default" "${BUILD_SRCDIR_BASE}/builds/mergedusr" ; do
+		mkdir -p "${d}"
+		pushd "${d}" >/dev/null
+		for f in $(ls stage3-${SUBARCH}-*xz | grep -v latest | give_latest_from_dates) ; do
+			local of=$(echo "${f}" | convert_filename)
+			ln -sf "${f}" "${of}"
+		done
+		popd >/dev/null
+	done
+}
+
+post_build() {
+	local set=$1 spec=$2
+
+	pushd "${BUILD_SRCDIR_BASE}/builds/default" >/dev/null
+	case ${spec} in
+	stage3-openrc.spec)
+		upload stage3-${SUBARCH}-openrc-${TIMESTAMP}*.xz*
+		;;
+	stage3-systemd.spec)
+		upload stage3-${SUBARCH}-systemd-${TIMESTAMP}*.xz*
+		;;
+	esac
+	popd >/dev/null
+
+	pushd "${BUILD_SRCDIR_BASE}/builds/mergedusr" >/dev/null
+	case ${spec} in
+	stage3-systemd-mu.spec)
+		upload stage3-${SUBARCH}-systemd-mergedusr-${TIMESTAMP}*.xz*
+		;;
+	esac
+	popd >/dev/null
+}