diff --git a/src/common/settings.cpp b/src/common/settings.cpp
index a10131eb2..19dfe08da 100644
--- a/src/common/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/common/settings.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ SWITCHABLE(AspectRatio, true);
 SWITCHABLE(AstcDecodeMode, true);
 SWITCHABLE(AstcRecompression, true);
 SWITCHABLE(AudioMode, true);
+SWITCHABLE(CpuBackend, true);
 SWITCHABLE(CpuAccuracy, true);
 SWITCHABLE(FullscreenMode, true);
 SWITCHABLE(GpuAccuracy, true);
@@ -155,6 +156,10 @@ bool IsFastmemEnabled() {
     return true;
 }
 
+bool IsNceEnabled(bool is_64bit) {
+    return values.cpu_backend.GetValue() == CpuBackend::Nce && is_64bit;
+}
+
 bool IsDockedMode() {
     return values.use_docked_mode.GetValue() == Settings::ConsoleMode::Docked;
 }
diff --git a/src/common/settings.h b/src/common/settings.h
index e75099b89..389c747cb 100644
--- a/src/common/settings.h
+++ b/src/common/settings.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ SWITCHABLE(AspectRatio, true);
 SWITCHABLE(AstcDecodeMode, true);
 SWITCHABLE(AstcRecompression, true);
 SWITCHABLE(AudioMode, true);
+SWITCHABLE(CpuBackend, true);
 SWITCHABLE(CpuAccuracy, true);
 SWITCHABLE(FullscreenMode, true);
 SWITCHABLE(GpuAccuracy, true);
@@ -179,6 +180,14 @@ struct Values {
                                              &use_speed_limit};
 
     // Cpu
+    SwitchableSetting<CpuBackend, true> cpu_backend{
+        linkage,         CpuBackend::Dynarmic, CpuBackend::Dynarmic,
+#ifdef ARCHITECTURE_arm64
+        CpuBackend::Nce,
+#else
+                                                    CpuBackend::Dynarmic,
+#endif
+        "cpu_backend",   Category::Cpu};
     SwitchableSetting<CpuAccuracy, true> cpu_accuracy{linkage,           CpuAccuracy::Auto,
                                                       CpuAccuracy::Auto, CpuAccuracy::Paranoid,
                                                       "cpu_accuracy",    Category::Cpu};
@@ -564,6 +573,7 @@ bool IsGPULevelExtreme();
 bool IsGPULevelHigh();
 
 bool IsFastmemEnabled();
+bool IsNceEnabled(bool is_64bit = true);
 
 bool IsDockedMode();
 
diff --git a/src/common/settings_enums.h b/src/common/settings_enums.h
index 11429d7a8..d6351e57e 100644
--- a/src/common/settings_enums.h
+++ b/src/common/settings_enums.h
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ ENUM(ShaderBackend, Glsl, Glasm, SpirV);
 
 ENUM(GpuAccuracy, Normal, High, Extreme);
 
+ENUM(CpuBackend, Dynarmic, Nce);
+
 ENUM(CpuAccuracy, Auto, Accurate, Unsafe, Paranoid);
 
 ENUM(MemoryLayout, Memory_4Gb, Memory_6Gb, Memory_8Gb);