diff --git a/lib/rift/Controller.py b/lib/rift/Controller.py
index 0268427..c3a7407 100644
--- a/lib/rift/Controller.py
+++ b/lib/rift/Controller.py
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ def test_pkgs(config, args, pkgs, arch, extra_repos=None):
             results.add_failure(case, time.time() - now, err=str(ex))
             continue
 
-        if not spec.supports_arch(arch):
+        if not pkg.supports_arch(arch) or not spec.supports_arch(arch):
             logging.info(
                 "Skipping test on architecture %s not supported by "
                 "package %s",
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ def validate_pkgs(config, args, pkgs, arch):
             results.add_failure(case, time.time() - now, err=str(ex))
             continue  # skip current package
 
-        if not spec.supports_arch(arch):
+        if not pkg.supports_arch(arch) or not spec.supports_arch(arch):
             logging.info(
                 "Skipping validation on architecture %s not supported by "
                 "package %s",
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ def build_pkgs(config, args, pkgs, arch):
             results.add_failure(case, time.time() - now, err=str(ex))
             continue  # skip current package
 
-        if not spec.supports_arch(arch):
+        if not pkg.supports_arch(arch) or not spec.supports_arch(arch):
             logging.info(
                 "Skipping build on architecture %s not supported by "
                 "package %s",
diff --git a/lib/rift/Package.py b/lib/rift/Package.py
index 808b239..a8ab0fe 100644
--- a/lib/rift/Package.py
+++ b/lib/rift/Package.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, config, staff, modules):
         self.origin = None
         self.ignore_rpms = None
         self.rpmnames = None
+        self.exclude_archs = None
 
         # Static paths
         pkgdir = os.path.join(self._config.get('packages_dir'), self.name)
@@ -131,6 +132,8 @@ def write(self):
             data['rpm_names'] = self.rpmnames
         if self.ignore_rpms:
             data['ignore_rpms'] = self.ignore_rpms
+        if self.exclude_archs:
+            data['exclude_archs'] = self.exclude_archs
 
         with open(self.metafile, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as fyaml:
             yaml.dump({'package': data}, fyaml, default_flow_style=False)
@@ -163,6 +166,10 @@ def load(self, infopath=None):
             self.ignore_rpms = [data.get('ignore_rpms')]
         else:
             self.ignore_rpms = data.get('ignore_rpms', [])
+        if isinstance(data.get('exclude_archs'), str):
+            self.exclude_archs = [data.get('exclude_archs')]
+        else:
+            self.exclude_archs = data.get('exclude_archs', [])
 
         self.check_info()
 
@@ -197,6 +204,13 @@ def build_rpms(self, mock, srpm, sign):
         """
         return mock.build_rpms(srpm, sign)
 
+    def supports_arch(self, arch):
+        """
+        Return True if package does not exclude any architecture or the given
+        arch is not listed in excluded architectures.
+        """
+        return not self.exclude_archs or arch not in self.exclude_archs
+
     @classmethod
     def list(cls, config, staff, modules, names=None):
         """
diff --git a/tests/Package.py b/tests/Package.py
index e5a615b..83706e6 100644
--- a/tests/Package.py
+++ b/tests/Package.py
@@ -62,3 +62,54 @@ def test_load(self):
         self.assertEqual(pkg.origin, 'Company')
         self.assertEqual(pkg.rpmnames, [ 'pkg', 'pkg-devel' ])
         self.assertEqual(pkg.ignore_rpms, [ 'pkg-debuginfos' ])
+        self.assertCountEqual(pkg.exclude_archs, [])
+
+    def test_load_exclude_archs_str(self):
+        """ Test Package information loading with exclude_archs string """
+        pkgfile = make_temp_file("""
+package:
+  maintainers:
+  - J. Doe
+  module: Tools
+  reason: Missing package
+  origin: Company
+  exclude_archs: x86_64
+        """)
+        pkg = Package('pkg', self.config, self.staff, self.modules)
+        pkg.load(infopath = pkgfile.name)
+        self.assertEqual(pkg.module, 'Tools')
+        self.assertEqual(pkg.maintainers, ['J. Doe'])
+        self.assertEqual(pkg.reason, 'Missing package')
+        self.assertEqual(pkg.origin, 'Company')
+        self.assertCountEqual(pkg.exclude_archs, ['x86_64'])
+
+    def test_load_exclude_archs_list(self):
+        """ Test Package information loading with exclude_archs list """
+        pkgfile = make_temp_file("""
+package:
+  maintainers:
+  - J. Doe
+  module: Tools
+  reason: Missing package
+  origin: Company
+  exclude_archs:
+  - x86_64
+  - aarch64
+        """)
+        pkg = Package('pkg', self.config, self.staff, self.modules)
+        pkg.load(infopath = pkgfile.name)
+        self.assertEqual(pkg.module, 'Tools')
+        self.assertEqual(pkg.maintainers, ['J. Doe'])
+        self.assertEqual(pkg.reason, 'Missing package')
+        self.assertEqual(pkg.origin, 'Company')
+        self.assertCountEqual(pkg.exclude_archs, ['x86_64', 'aarch64'])
+
+    def test_supports_arch(self):
+        """ Test Package.supports_arch() """
+        pkg = Package('pkg', self.config, self.staff, self.modules)
+        pkg.exclude_archs = []
+        self.assertTrue(pkg.supports_arch('x86_64'))
+        self.assertTrue(pkg.supports_arch('aarch64'))
+        pkg.exclude_archs = ['x86_64']
+        self.assertFalse(pkg.supports_arch('x86_64'))
+        self.assertTrue(pkg.supports_arch('aarch64'))