diff --git a/c/blake3_dispatch.c b/c/blake3_dispatch.c
index af6c3da..95f9fb0 100644
--- a/c/blake3_dispatch.c
+++ b/c/blake3_dispatch.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ enum cpu_feature {
   AVX2 = 1 << 4,
   AVX512F = 1 << 5,
   AVX512VL = 1 << 6,
+  ARM_NEON = 1 << 7,
   /* ... */
   UNDEFINED = 1 << 30
 };
@@ -155,8 +156,19 @@ static
     }
     ATOMIC_STORE(g_cpu_features, features);
     return features;
+#elif defined(__aarch64__)
+    uint64_t id_aa64pfr0_el1;
+    __asm__ ("mrs %0, ID_AA64PFR0_EL1" : "=r" (id_aa64pfr0_el1));    
+    if(((id_aa64pfr0_el1 >> 20) & (1<<0 | 1<<1 | 1<<2 | 1 << 3)) != 15) {
+      // https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ddi0595/2021-12/AArch64-Registers/ID-AA64PFR0-EL1--AArch64-Processor-Feature-Register-0?lang=en
+      // 15 means not implemented, 0 means neon is present but float16 is missing, 1 means neon with float16 is present ?
+      features = ARM_NEON;
+    } else {
+      features = 0;
+    }    
+    ATOMIC_STORE(g_cpu_features, features);
+    return features;
 #else
-    /* How to detect NEON? */
     return 0;
 #endif
   }
@@ -260,11 +272,19 @@ void blake3_hash_many(const uint8_t *const *inputs, size_t num_inputs,
   }
 #endif
 #endif
-
 #if BLAKE3_USE_NEON == 1
   blake3_hash_many_neon(inputs, num_inputs, blocks, key, counter,
                         increment_counter, flags, flags_start, flags_end, out);
   return;
+#elif __aarch64__
+{
+  const enum cpu_feature features = get_cpu_features();
+  if(features & ARM_NEON) {
+    blake3_hash_many_neon(inputs, num_inputs, blocks, key, counter,
+                          increment_counter, flags, flags_start, flags_end, out);
+    return;
+  }
+}
 #endif
 
   blake3_hash_many_portable(inputs, num_inputs, blocks, key, counter,
@@ -300,6 +320,11 @@ size_t blake3_simd_degree(void) {
 #endif
 #if BLAKE3_USE_NEON == 1
   return 4;
+#elif defined(__aarch64__)
+  const enum cpu_feature features = get_cpu_features();
+  if(features & ARM_NEON) {
+    return 4;
+  }
 #endif
   return 1;
 }
diff --git a/c/main.c b/c/main.c
index 77cab58..c9b0e22 100644
--- a/c/main.c
+++ b/c/main.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ enum cpu_feature {
   AVX2 = 1 << 4,
   AVX512F = 1 << 5,
   AVX512VL = 1 << 6,
+  ARM_NEON = 1 << 7,
   /* ... */
   UNDEFINED = 1 << 30
 };