diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5446b11..11df8ee 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ COPY --from=golang /app/database-image-task /usr/local/bin/database-image-task
 # Install necessary packages
 # -	perl for docker-login
 # -	bash for image-builder
-RUN apk add --virtual --update-cache perl bash docker-cli jq envsubst && \
+RUN apk add --virtual --update-cache perl bash docker-cli docker-cli-buildx jq envsubst && \
 	rm -rf /tmp/* /var/tmp/* /var/cache/apk/* /var/cache/distfiles/*
 
 # Put in docker credentials so we can do docker pushes
diff --git a/createDumpSanitisedDB.gql b/createDumpSanitisedDB.gql
index 217b8fc..410cfe0 100644
--- a/createDumpSanitisedDB.gql
+++ b/createDumpSanitisedDB.gql
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ mutation createDumpSanitisedDB {
 					type: STRING
 					optional: true
 				},
+				{
+					name: "BUILDER_PLATFORMS",
+					displayName: "OPTIONAL: Comma-separated platforms for the resulting image (defaults to linux/amd64)",
+					type: STRING
+					optional: true
+				},
 				{
 					name: "BUILDER_MTK_YAML_BASE64",
 					displayName: "OPTIONAL: The base64 encoded value of the mtk dump file to use (defaults to no config)",
diff --git a/createDumpSanitisedDB_setDBVariables.gql b/createDumpSanitisedDB_setDBVariables.gql
index 8f085ff..0953c62 100644
--- a/createDumpSanitisedDB_setDBVariables.gql
+++ b/createDumpSanitisedDB_setDBVariables.gql
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ mutation createDumpSanitisedDB {
 					type: STRING
 					optional: true
 				},
+				{
+					name: "BUILDER_PLATFORMS",
+					displayName: "OPTIONAL: Comma-separated platforms for the resulting image (defaults to linux/amd64)",
+					type: STRING
+					optional: true
+				},
 				{
 					name: "BUILDER_MTK_YAML_BASE64",
 					displayName: "OPTIONAL: The base64 encoded value of the mtk dump file to use (defaults to no config)",
diff --git a/internal/builder/builder.go b/internal/builder/builder.go
index b169ced..3ff54dd 100644
--- a/internal/builder/builder.go
+++ b/internal/builder/builder.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type Builder struct {
 	MTKYAML                       string `json:"mtkYAML"`
 	ExtendedInsertRows            string `json:"extendedInsertRows,omitempty"`
 	DatabaseType                  string `json:"databaseType"`
+	Platforms                     string `json:"platforms"`
 	Debug                         bool   `json:"debug,omitempty"`
 	MTK                           MTK    `json:"mtk"`
 }
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ func generateBuildValues(vars []variables.LagoonEnvironmentVariable) Builder {
 		MTKYAML:                       checkVariable("BUILDER_MTK_YAML_BASE64", variables.GetEnv("BUILDER_MTK_YAML_BASE64", ""), vars),
 		ExtendedInsertRows:            checkVariable("BUILDER_MTK_EXTENDED_INSERT_ROWS", variables.GetEnv("BUILDER_MTK_EXTENDED_INSERT_ROWS", ""), vars),
 		DatabaseType:                  dbType,
+		Platforms:                     checkVariable("BUILDER_PLATFORMS", variables.GetEnv("BUILDER_PLATFORMS", "linux/amd64"), vars),
 		Debug:                         debug,
 	}
 	switch dbType {
diff --git a/internal/builder/builder_test.go b/internal/builder/builder_test.go
index 0535d26..681bdb8 100644
--- a/internal/builder/builder_test.go
+++ b/internal/builder/builder_test.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ func Test_generateValues(t *testing.T) {
 				RegistryPassword:              "regpass",
 				RegistryHost:                  "reghost",
 				DatabaseType:                  "mariadb",
+				Platforms:                     "linux/amd64",
 				MTK: MTK{
 					Host:     "dbhost",
 					Username: "dbuser",
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ func Test_generateValues(t *testing.T) {
 				RegistryPassword:              "regpass",
 				RegistryHost:                  "reghost",
 				DatabaseType:                  "mariadb",
+				Platforms:                     "linux/amd64",
 				MTK: MTK{
 					Host:     "dbhost",
 					Username: "dbuser",
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ func Test_generateValues(t *testing.T) {
 				RegistryPassword:              "regpass",
 				RegistryHost:                  "reghost",
 				DatabaseType:                  "mariadb",
+				Platforms:                     "linux/amd64",
 				MTK: MTK{
 					Host:     "dbrrhost1",
 					Username: "dbuser",
@@ -181,6 +184,7 @@ func Test_generateValues(t *testing.T) {
 				RegistryPassword:              "regpass",
 				RegistryHost:                  "reghost",
 				DatabaseType:                  "mariadb",
+				Platforms:                     "linux/amd64",
 				MTK: MTK{
 					Host:     "dbhostcentral",
 					Username: "dbusercentral",
@@ -223,6 +227,7 @@ func Test_generateValues(t *testing.T) {
 				RegistryPassword:              "regpass",
 				RegistryHost:                  "reghost",
 				DatabaseType:                  "mariadb",
+				Platforms:                     "linux/amd64",
 				MTK: MTK{
 					Host:     "dbrrhost1",
 					Username: "mariadbuser",
@@ -265,6 +270,7 @@ func Test_generateValues(t *testing.T) {
 				RegistryHost:                  "reghost",
 				Debug:                         true,
 				DatabaseType:                  "mariadb",
+				Platforms:                     "linux/amd64",
 				MTK: MTK{
 					Host:     "dbhost",
 					Username: "dbuser",
@@ -306,6 +312,7 @@ func Test_generateValues(t *testing.T) {
 				RegistryPassword:              "regpass",
 				RegistryHost:                  "reghost",
 				DatabaseType:                  "mysql",
+				Platforms:                     "linux/amd64",
 				MTK: MTK{
 					Host:     "dbhost",
 					Username: "dbuser",
@@ -349,6 +356,7 @@ func Test_generateValues(t *testing.T) {
 				RegistryPassword:              "regpass",
 				RegistryHost:                  "reghost",
 				DatabaseType:                  "mariadb",
+				Platforms:                     "linux/amd64",
 				MTK: MTK{
 					Host:     "dbhost",
 					Username: "dbuser",
diff --git a/mariadb-image-builder b/mariadb-image-builder
index 3b99042..caf1627 100644
--- a/mariadb-image-builder
+++ b/mariadb-image-builder
@@ -142,18 +142,49 @@ done
 # these have to be the same base `mariadb/mysql` version to work (ie mariadb:10.6 as the builder, and uselagoon/mariadb-10.6-drupal:latest as the clean resulting image)
 
 
-# build the image, but exit on error
+BUILDER_PLATFORMS=$(echo "$IMAGE_BUILD_DATA" | jq -rc '.platforms')
+BUILDER_PUSH_TAGS=$(echo "$IMAGE_BUILD_DATA" | jq -rc '.pushTags')
+
+# Log in to the registry before building; buildx pushes during the build for multi-arch manifests.
+# Reading credentials order is:
+# -	${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/containers/auth.json (and writing)
+# -	$HOME/.docker/config.json
+set -o errexit
+echo $(echo "$IMAGE_BUILD_DATA" | jq -rc '.registryPassword') | docker login $(echo "$IMAGE_BUILD_DATA" | jq -rc '.registryHost') -u "$(echo "$IMAGE_BUILD_DATA" | jq -rc '.registryUsername')" --password-stdin
+
+build_tags=()
+if [ "$BUILDER_PUSH_TAGS" == "both" ] || [ "$BUILDER_PUSH_TAGS" == "latest" ]; then
+	build_tags+=(-t "${BUILDER_BACKUP_IMAGE_NAME}:latest")
+fi
+if [ "$BUILDER_PUSH_TAGS" == "both" ] || [ "$BUILDER_PUSH_TAGS" == "default" ]; then
+	build_tags+=(-t "${backup_image_full}")
+fi
+if [ ${#build_tags[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+	echo "No tags configured to push (BUILDER_PUSH_TAGS=${BUILDER_PUSH_TAGS})"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Ensure a buildx builder exists on the remote docker host for multi-platform builds.
+if ! docker buildx inspect lagoon-multiarch >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	docker buildx create --name lagoon-multiarch --driver docker-container --use --bootstrap
+else
+	docker buildx use lagoon-multiarch
+fi
+
 if [ "$DEBUG" == "true" ]; then
 	set -o xtrace
 fi
-set -o errexit
 # template out the my.cnf file for the images
 envsubst < my.cnf.tpl > my.cnf
 envsubst < import.my.cnf.tpl > import.my.cnf
-docker build --network=host --build-arg BUILDER_IMAGE="$(echo "$IMAGE_BUILD_DATA" | jq -rc '.sourceImage')" \
+echo "Building and pushing multi-arch image for platforms: ${BUILDER_PLATFORMS}"
+docker buildx build --network=host \
+	--platform "${BUILDER_PLATFORMS}" \
+	--build-arg BUILDER_IMAGE="$(echo "$IMAGE_BUILD_DATA" | jq -rc '.sourceImage')" \
 	--build-arg CLEAN_IMAGE="$(echo "$IMAGE_BUILD_DATA" | jq -rc '.cleanImage')" \
-	-t ${backup_image_full} \
-	-t "${BUILDER_BACKUP_IMAGE_NAME}:latest" .
+	"${build_tags[@]}" \
+	--push \
+	.
 if [ "$DEBUG" == "true" ]; then
 	set +o xtrace
 fi
@@ -168,34 +199,19 @@ previousStepEnd=${currentStepEnd}
 echo -e "##############################################\nBEGIN Save new container to registry\n##############################################"
 echo "Current time: $(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")"
 echo
+echo "Multi-arch images pushed during build for platforms: ${BUILDER_PLATFORMS}"
 
-# Log in to dockerhub or other registry
-
-# Reading credentials order is:
-# -	${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/containers/auth.json (and writing)
-# -	$HOME/.docker/config.json
-
-# BUILDER_REGISTRY_USERNAME is the name to log in to the registry
-# BUILDER_REGISTRY_PASSWORD is the password of the user
-# BUILDER_REGISTRY_HOST is required if not using dockerhub, eg: `quay.io`
-set -o errexit
-echo $(echo "$IMAGE_BUILD_DATA" | jq -rc '.registryPassword') | docker login $(echo "$IMAGE_BUILD_DATA" | jq -rc '.registryHost') -u "$(echo "$IMAGE_BUILD_DATA" | jq -rc '.registryUsername')" --password-stdin
-set +o errexit
-
-BUILDER_PUSH_TAGS=$(echo "$IMAGE_BUILD_DATA" | jq -rc '.pushTags')
-# Push the image to remote
-if [ "$BUILDER_PUSH_TAGS" == "both" ] || [ "$BUILDER_PUSH_TAGS" == "latest" ]; then
-	docker push "${BUILDER_BACKUP_IMAGE_NAME}:latest"
-	if [ "$BUILDER_REMOVE_IMAGE" != "skip" ]; then
-		docker rmi --force "${BUILDER_BACKUP_IMAGE_NAME}:latest"
+# Clean up pushed images and build cache from the remote docker host to free disk space.
+# BUILDER_REMOVE_IMAGE=skip can be set to retain images for debugging.
+if [ "${BUILDER_REMOVE_IMAGE}" != "skip" ]; then
+	if [ "$BUILDER_PUSH_TAGS" == "both" ] || [ "$BUILDER_PUSH_TAGS" == "latest" ]; then
+		docker rmi --force "${BUILDER_BACKUP_IMAGE_NAME}:latest" 2>/dev/null || true
 	fi
-fi
-
-if [ "$BUILDER_PUSH_TAGS" == "both" ] || [ "$BUILDER_PUSH_TAGS" == "default" ]; then
-	docker push "${backup_image_full}"
-	if [ "$BUILDER_REMOVE_IMAGE" != "skip" ]; then
-		docker rmi --force "${backup_image_full}"
+	if [ "$BUILDER_PUSH_TAGS" == "both" ] || [ "$BUILDER_PUSH_TAGS" == "default" ]; then
+		docker rmi --force "${backup_image_full}" 2>/dev/null || true
 	fi
+	# buildx --push does not load images into the local daemon, but the builder retains cache layers.
+	docker buildx prune --builder lagoon-multiarch -f 2>/dev/null || true
 fi
 
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