diff --git a/test/stage2/aarch64.zig b/test/stage2/aarch64.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48cf7700c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/stage2/aarch64.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const TestContext = @import("../../src/test.zig").TestContext;
+
+const macos_aarch64 = std.zig.CrossTarget{
+    .cpu_arch = .aarch64,
+    .os_tag = .macos,
+};
+
+pub fn addCases(ctx: *TestContext) !void {
+    // TODO enable when we add codesigning to the self-hosted linker
+    // related to #6971
+    if (false) {
+        var case = ctx.exe("hello world with updates", macos_aarch64);
+
+        // Regular old hello world
+        case.addCompareOutput(
+            \\export fn _start() noreturn {
+            \\    print();
+            \\
+            \\    exit();
+            \\}
+            \\
+            \\fn print() void {
+            \\    asm volatile ("svc #0x80"
+            \\        :
+            \\        : [number] "{x16}" (4),
+            \\          [arg1] "{x0}" (1),
+            \\          [arg2] "{x1}" (@ptrToInt("Hello, World!\n")),
+            \\          [arg3] "{x2}" (14)
+            \\        : "memory"
+            \\    );
+            \\    return;
+            \\}
+            \\
+            \\fn exit() noreturn {
+            \\    asm volatile ("svc #0x80"
+            \\        :
+            \\        : [number] "{x16}" (1),
+            \\          [arg1] "{x0}" (0)
+            \\        : "memory"
+            \\    );
+            \\    unreachable;
+            \\}
+        ,
+            "Hello, World!\n",
+        );
+        // Now change the message only
+        case.addCompareOutput(
+            \\export fn _start() noreturn {
+            \\    print();
+            \\
+            \\    exit();
+            \\}
+            \\
+            \\fn print() void {
+            \\    asm volatile ("svc #0x80"
+            \\        :
+            \\        : [number] "{x16}" (4),
+            \\          [arg1] "{x0}" (1),
+            \\          [arg2] "{x1}" (@ptrToInt("What is up? This is a longer message that will force the data to be relocated in virtual address space.\n")),
+            \\          [arg3] "{x2}" (104)
+            \\        : "memory"
+            \\    );
+            \\    return;
+            \\}
+            \\
+            \\fn exit() noreturn {
+            \\    asm volatile ("svc #0x80"
+            \\        :
+            \\        : [number] "{x16}" (1),
+            \\          [arg1] "{x0}" (0)
+            \\        : "memory"
+            \\    );
+            \\    unreachable;
+            \\}
+        ,
+            "What is up? This is a longer message that will force the data to be relocated in virtual address space.\n",
+        );
+        // Now we print it twice.
+        case.addCompareOutput(
+            \\export fn _start() noreturn {
+            \\    print();
+            \\    print();
+            \\
+            \\    exit();
+            \\}
+            \\
+            \\fn print() void {
+            \\    asm volatile ("svc #0x80"
+            \\        :
+            \\        : [number] "{x16}" (4),
+            \\          [arg1] "{x0}" (1),
+            \\          [arg2] "{x1}" (@ptrToInt("What is up? This is a longer message that will force the data to be relocated in virtual address space.\n")),
+            \\          [arg3] "{x2}" (104)
+            \\        : "memory"
+            \\    );
+            \\    return;
+            \\}
+            \\
+            \\fn exit() noreturn {
+            \\    asm volatile ("svc #0x80"
+            \\        :
+            \\        : [number] "{x16}" (1),
+            \\          [arg1] "{x0}" (0)
+            \\        : "memory"
+            \\    );
+            \\    unreachable;
+            \\}
+        ,
+            \\What is up? This is a longer message that will force the data to be relocated in virtual address space.
+            \\What is up? This is a longer message that will force the data to be relocated in virtual address space.
+            \\
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/stage2/test.zig b/test/stage2/test.zig
index 51bde87ab0..032838eaf9 100644
--- a/test/stage2/test.zig
+++ b/test/stage2/test.zig
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub fn addCases(ctx: *TestContext) !void {
     try @import("cbe.zig").addCases(ctx);
     try @import("spu-ii.zig").addCases(ctx);
     try @import("arm.zig").addCases(ctx);
+    try @import("aarch64.zig").addCases(ctx);
 
     {
         var case = ctx.exe("hello world with updates", linux_x64);