diff --git a/src/arch/aarch64/CodeGen.zig b/src/arch/aarch64/CodeGen.zig
index ba176ecb1e..07807d0850 100644
--- a/src/arch/aarch64/CodeGen.zig
+++ b/src/arch/aarch64/CodeGen.zig
@@ -4472,16 +4472,11 @@ fn genSetReg(self: *Self, ty: Type, reg: Register, mcv: MCValue) InnerError!void
             }
         },
         .ptr_stack_offset => |off| {
-            // TODO: maybe addressing from sp instead of fp
-            const imm12 = math.cast(u12, off) orelse
-                return self.fail("TODO larger stack offsets", .{});
-
             _ = try self.addInst(.{
-                .tag = .sub_immediate,
-                .data = .{ .rr_imm12_sh = .{
-                    .rd = reg,
-                    .rn = .x29,
-                    .imm12 = imm12,
+                .tag = .ldr_ptr_stack,
+                .data = .{ .load_store_stack = .{
+                    .rt = reg,
+                    .offset = @intCast(u32, off),
                 } },
             });
         },
diff --git a/src/arch/aarch64/Emit.zig b/src/arch/aarch64/Emit.zig
index 54e40c776f..febe29d9a9 100644
--- a/src/arch/aarch64/Emit.zig
+++ b/src/arch/aarch64/Emit.zig
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ pub fn emitMir(
             .ldp => try emit.mirLoadStoreRegisterPair(inst),
             .stp => try emit.mirLoadStoreRegisterPair(inst),
 
+            .ldr_ptr_stack => try emit.mirLoadStoreStack(inst),
             .ldr_stack => try emit.mirLoadStoreStack(inst),
             .ldrb_stack => try emit.mirLoadStoreStack(inst),
             .ldrh_stack => try emit.mirLoadStoreStack(inst),
@@ -159,8 +160,8 @@ pub fn emitMir(
             .strb_stack => try emit.mirLoadStoreStack(inst),
             .strh_stack => try emit.mirLoadStoreStack(inst),
 
-            .ldr_stack_argument => try emit.mirLoadStackArgument(inst),
             .ldr_ptr_stack_argument => try emit.mirLoadStackArgument(inst),
+            .ldr_stack_argument => try emit.mirLoadStackArgument(inst),
             .ldrb_stack_argument => try emit.mirLoadStackArgument(inst),
             .ldrh_stack_argument => try emit.mirLoadStackArgument(inst),
             .ldrsb_stack_argument => try emit.mirLoadStackArgument(inst),
@@ -1003,23 +1004,43 @@ fn mirLoadStoreStack(emit: *Emit, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) !void {
     const rt = load_store_stack.rt;
 
     const raw_offset = emit.stack_size - load_store_stack.offset;
-    const offset = switch (tag) {
-        .ldrb_stack, .ldrsb_stack, .strb_stack => blk: {
-            if (math.cast(u12, raw_offset)) |imm| {
-                break :blk Instruction.LoadStoreOffset.imm(imm);
-            } else {
+    switch (tag) {
+        .ldr_ptr_stack => {
+            const offset = if (math.cast(u12, raw_offset)) |imm| imm else {
+                return emit.fail("TODO load stack argument ptr with larger offset", .{});
+            };
+
+            switch (tag) {
+                .ldr_ptr_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.add(rt, .sp, offset, false)),
+                else => unreachable,
+            }
+        },
+        .ldrb_stack, .ldrsb_stack, .strb_stack => {
+            const offset = if (math.cast(u12, raw_offset)) |imm| Instruction.LoadStoreOffset.imm(imm) else {
                 return emit.fail("TODO load/store stack byte with larger offset", .{});
+            };
+
+            switch (tag) {
+                .ldrb_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.ldrb(rt, .sp, offset)),
+                .ldrsb_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.ldrsb(rt, .sp, offset)),
+                .strb_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.strb(rt, .sp, offset)),
+                else => unreachable,
             }
         },
-        .ldrh_stack, .ldrsh_stack, .strh_stack => blk: {
+        .ldrh_stack, .ldrsh_stack, .strh_stack => {
             assert(std.mem.isAlignedGeneric(u32, raw_offset, 2)); // misaligned stack entry
-            if (math.cast(u12, @divExact(raw_offset, 2))) |imm| {
-                break :blk Instruction.LoadStoreOffset.imm(imm);
-            } else {
+            const offset = if (math.cast(u12, @divExact(raw_offset, 2))) |imm| Instruction.LoadStoreOffset.imm(imm) else {
                 return emit.fail("TODO load/store stack halfword with larger offset", .{});
+            };
+
+            switch (tag) {
+                .ldrh_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.ldrh(rt, .sp, offset)),
+                .ldrsh_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.ldrsh(rt, .sp, offset)),
+                .strh_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.strh(rt, .sp, offset)),
+                else => unreachable,
             }
         },
-        .ldr_stack, .str_stack => blk: {
+        .ldr_stack, .str_stack => {
             const alignment: u32 = switch (rt.size()) {
                 32 => 4,
                 64 => 8,
@@ -1027,25 +1048,17 @@ fn mirLoadStoreStack(emit: *Emit, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) !void {
             };
 
             assert(std.mem.isAlignedGeneric(u32, raw_offset, alignment)); // misaligned stack entry
-            if (math.cast(u12, @divExact(raw_offset, alignment))) |imm| {
-                break :blk Instruction.LoadStoreOffset.imm(imm);
-            } else {
+            const offset = if (math.cast(u12, @divExact(raw_offset, alignment))) |imm| Instruction.LoadStoreOffset.imm(imm) else {
                 return emit.fail("TODO load/store stack with larger offset", .{});
+            };
+
+            switch (tag) {
+                .ldr_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.ldr(rt, .sp, offset)),
+                .str_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.str(rt, .sp, offset)),
+                else => unreachable,
             }
         },
         else => unreachable,
-    };
-
-    switch (tag) {
-        .ldr_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.ldr(rt, .sp, offset)),
-        .ldrb_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.ldrb(rt, .sp, offset)),
-        .ldrh_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.ldrh(rt, .sp, offset)),
-        .ldrsb_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.ldrsb(rt, .sp, offset)),
-        .ldrsh_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.ldrsh(rt, .sp, offset)),
-        .str_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.str(rt, .sp, offset)),
-        .strb_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.strb(rt, .sp, offset)),
-        .strh_stack => try emit.writeInstruction(Instruction.strh(rt, .sp, offset)),
-        else => unreachable,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/arch/aarch64/Mir.zig b/src/arch/aarch64/Mir.zig
index 9106050904..927e4c9893 100644
--- a/src/arch/aarch64/Mir.zig
+++ b/src/arch/aarch64/Mir.zig
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ pub const Inst = struct {
         load_memory_ptr_direct,
         /// Load Pair of Registers
         ldp,
+        /// Pseudo-instruction: Load pointer to stack item
+        ldr_ptr_stack,
         /// Pseudo-instruction: Load pointer to stack argument
         ldr_ptr_stack_argument,
         /// Pseudo-instruction: Load from stack