diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 032ae083..208e3115 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ rustc-dep-of-std = [
 ]
 # Unstable/test-only feature to run wasm-bindgen tests in a browser
 test-in-browser = []
+# Feature to enable the RNDR register-based implementation on aarch64 linux
+rndr = []
 
 [[test]]
 name = "custom"
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 5eff99eb..805b1418 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ impl Error {
     pub const NODE_ES_MODULE: Error = internal_error(14);
     /// Calling Windows ProcessPrng failed.
     pub const WINDOWS_PROCESS_PRNG: Error = internal_error(15);
+    /// RNDR register read failed due to a hardware issue.
+    pub const FAILED_RNDR: Error = internal_error(16);
+    /// RNDR register is not supported on this target.
+    pub const NO_RNDR: Error = internal_error(17);
 
     /// Codes below this point represent OS Errors (i.e. positive i32 values).
     /// Codes at or above this point, but below [`Error::CUSTOM_START`] are
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ impl Error {
     ///
     /// [1]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/io/struct.Error.html#method.from_raw_os_error
     #[allow(dead_code)]
-    pub(super) fn from_os_error(code: u32) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_os_error(code: u32) -> Self {
         match NonZeroU32::new(code) {
             Some(code) if code.get() < Self::INTERNAL_START => Self(code),
             _ => Self::UNEXPECTED,
@@ -175,6 +179,8 @@ fn internal_desc(error: Error) -> Option<&'static str> {
         Error::NODE_RANDOM_FILL_SYNC => Some("Calling Node.js API crypto.randomFillSync failed"),
         Error::NODE_ES_MODULE => Some("Node.js ES modules are not directly supported, see https://docs.rs/getrandom#nodejs-es-module-support"),
         Error::WINDOWS_PROCESS_PRNG => Some("ProcessPrng: Windows system function failure"),
+        Error::NO_RNDR => Some("RNDR: Register not supported"),
+        Error::FAILED_RNDR => Some("RNDR: Could not generate a random number"),
         _ => None,
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f5e13c36..4db9b78f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -334,6 +334,10 @@ cfg_if! {
     } else if #[cfg(all(feature = "rdrand",
                         any(target_arch = "x86_64", target_arch = "x86")))] {
         #[path = "rdrand.rs"] mod imp;
+    } else if #[cfg(all(
+        target_arch = "aarch64", feature = "rndr"
+    ))] {
+        #[path = "rndr.rs"] mod imp;
     } else if #[cfg(all(feature = "js",
                         any(target_arch = "wasm32", target_arch = "wasm64"),
                         target_os = "unknown"))] {
diff --git a/src/rndr.rs b/src/rndr.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28a0f8a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rndr.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+//! RNDR register backend for aarch64 targets
+// Arm Architecture Reference Manual for A-profile architecture
+// ARM DDI 0487K.a, ID032224, D23.2.147 RNDR, Random Number
+
+#[cfg(any(not(target_feature = "rand"), not(target_arch = "aarch64")))]
+compile_error!("The RNDR backend requires the `rand` target feature to be enabled at compile time");
+
+use crate::{util::slice_as_uninit, Error};
+use core::arch::asm;
+use core::mem::{size_of, MaybeUninit};
+
+const RETRY_LIMIT: usize = 5;
+
+// Read a random number from the aarch64 rndr register
+//
+// Callers must ensure that FEAT_RNG is available on the system
+// The function assumes that the RNDR register is available
+// If it fails to read a random number, it will retry up to 5 times
+// After 5 failed reads the function will return None
+#[target_feature(enable = "rand")]
+unsafe fn rndr() -> Option<u64> {
+    for _ in 0..RETRY_LIMIT {
+        let mut x: u64;
+        let mut nzcv: u64;
+
+        // AArch64 RNDR register is accessible by s3_3_c2_c4_0
+        asm!(
+            "mrs {x}, RNDR",
+            "mrs {nzcv}, NZCV",
+            x = out(reg) x,
+            nzcv = out(reg) nzcv,
+        );
+
+        // If the hardware returns a genuine random number, PSTATE.NZCV is set to 0b0000
+        if nzcv == 0 {
+            return Some(x);
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
+pub fn getrandom_inner(dest: &mut [MaybeUninit<u8>]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    unsafe { rndr_exact(dest).ok_or(Error::FAILED_RNDR) }
+}
+
+#[target_feature(enable = "rand")]
+unsafe fn rndr_exact(dest: &mut [MaybeUninit<u8>]) -> Option<()> {
+    let mut chunks = dest.chunks_exact_mut(size_of::<u64>());
+    for chunk in chunks.by_ref() {
+        let src = rndr()?.to_ne_bytes();
+        chunk.copy_from_slice(slice_as_uninit(&src));
+    }
+
+    let tail = chunks.into_remainder();
+    let n = tail.len();
+    if n > 0 {
+        let src = rndr()?.to_ne_bytes();
+        tail.copy_from_slice(slice_as_uninit(&src[..n]));
+    }
+    Some(())
+}
diff --git a/src/rndr_with_fallback.rs b/src/rndr_with_fallback.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee9e21ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rndr_with_fallback.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+//! Linux-only safe RNDR register backend for aarch64 targets with fallback
+
+#[cfg(any(
+    not(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android")),
+    not(target_feature = "rand"),
+    not(target_arch = "aarch64")
+))]
+compile_error!(
+    "The rndr_with_fallback backend requires the `rand` target feature to be enabled
+    at compile time and can only be built for Linux or Android."
+);
+
+use crate::{lazy::LazyBool, linux_android_with_fallback, rndr, Error};
+use core::arch::asm;
+use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
+
+// Check whether FEAT_RNG is available on the system
+//
+// Requires the caller either be running in EL1 or be on a system supporting MRS emulation.
+// Due to the above, the implementation is currently restricted to Linux.
+fn is_rndr_available() -> bool {
+    let mut id_aa64isar0: u64;
+
+    // If FEAT_RNG is implemented, ID_AA64ISAR0_EL1.RNDR (bits 60-63) are 0b0001
+    // This is okay to do from EL0 in Linux because Linux will emulate MRS as per
+    // https://docs.kernel.org/arch/arm64/cpu-feature-registers.html
+    unsafe {
+        asm!(
+            "mrs {id}, ID_AA64ISAR0_EL1",
+            id = out(reg) id_aa64isar0,
+        );
+    }
+
+    (id_aa64isar0 >> 60) & 0xf >= 1
+}
+
+pub fn getrandom_inner(dest: &mut [MaybeUninit<u8>]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    static RNDR_AVAILABLE: LazyBool = LazyBool::new();
+    if !RNDR_AVAILABLE.unsync_init(is_rndr_available) {
+        return Err(Error::NO_RNDR);
+    }
+
+    // We've already checked that RNDR is available
+    if rndr::getrandom_inner(dest).is_ok() {
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        linux_android_with_fallback::getrandom_inner(dest)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/rndr.rs b/tests/rndr.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a12194c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rndr.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#![cfg(all(target_os = "linux", target_arch = "aarch64", feature = "rndr"))]
+
+use getrandom::Error;
+#[path = "../src/rndr.rs"]
+mod rndr;
+#[path = "../src/util.rs"]
+mod util;
+
+fn getrandom_impl(dest: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    rndr::getrandom_inner(unsafe { util::slice_as_uninit_mut(dest) })?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+mod common;
diff --git a/tests/rndr_with_fallback.rs b/tests/rndr_with_fallback.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5af09758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rndr_with_fallback.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#![cfg(all(
+    target_os = "linux",
+    target_arch = "aarch64",
+    feature = "rndr",
+    target_feature = "rand"
+))]
+
+use getrandom::Error;
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate cfg_if;
+#[path = "../src/lazy.rs"]
+mod lazy;
+#[path = "../src/linux_android.rs"]
+mod linux_android;
+#[path = "../src/linux_android_with_fallback.rs"]
+mod linux_android_with_fallback;
+#[path = "../src/rndr.rs"]
+mod rndr;
+#[path = "../src/rndr_with_fallback.rs"]
+mod rndr_with_fallback;
+#[path = "../src/use_file.rs"]
+mod use_file;
+#[path = "../src/util.rs"]
+mod util;
+#[path = "../src/util_libc.rs"]
+mod util_libc;
+
+fn getrandom_impl(dest: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    rndr_with_fallback::getrandom_inner(unsafe { util::slice_as_uninit_mut(dest) })?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+mod common;