diff --git a/docs/source/compute_config/kubernetes.md b/docs/source/compute_config/kubernetes.md
index 671ba56f..047ee1c8 100644
--- a/docs/source/compute_config/kubernetes.md
+++ b/docs/source/compute_config/kubernetes.md
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ k8s:
 |k8s | master_timeout | 600 |no | Master pod timeout in seconds. Default 600 seconds |
 |k8s | container_security_context | PSS Baseline (drop ALL caps, no privilege escalation, RuntimeDefault seccomp) | no | Mapping injected as the container `securityContext` on every Lithops pod. Set to `null` to disable. |
 |k8s | pod_security_context | | no | Mapping injected as the pod-level `securityContext`. Required for clusters enforcing Pod Security Standards Restricted (e.g. EGI Rancher, GKE Autopilot, OpenShift). Requires a non-root runtime image. |
+|k8s | runtime_arch | auto-detected from cluster nodes; falls back to `amd64` if mixed or unknown | no | Architecture passed to `docker build --platform=linux/<arch>`. Set explicitly when targeting a specific architecture on a mixed-arch cluster. Allowed values: `amd64`, `arm64`. |
 
 ## Running on Pod Security Standards Restricted clusters
 
diff --git a/lithops/serverless/backends/k8s/config.py b/lithops/serverless/backends/k8s/config.py
index 6e8f4636..ecb71a5a 100644
--- a/lithops/serverless/backends/k8s/config.py
+++ b/lithops/serverless/backends/k8s/config.py
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
     'seccompProfile': {'type': 'RuntimeDefault'},
 }
 
+# Architectures supported by `docker build --platform=linux/<arch>`; matches the
+# values emitted by `v1.NodeStatus.NodeInfo.architecture`.
+SUPPORTED_RUNTIME_ARCHS = {'amd64', 'arm64'}
+DEFAULT_RUNTIME_ARCH = 'amd64'
+
 DEFAULT_GROUP = "batch"
 DEFAULT_VERSION = "v1"
 MASTER_NAME = "lithops-master"
@@ -159,6 +164,12 @@ def load_config(config_data):
         if value is not None and not isinstance(value, dict):
             raise Exception(f"'{key}' under 'k8s' must be a mapping or null, got {type(value).__name__}")
 
+    arch = config_data['k8s'].get('runtime_arch')
+    if arch is not None and arch not in SUPPORTED_RUNTIME_ARCHS:
+        raise Exception(
+            f"'runtime_arch' under 'k8s' must be one of {sorted(SUPPORTED_RUNTIME_ARCHS)} or null, got '{arch}'"
+        )
+
     if 'runtime' in config_data['k8s']:
         runtime = config_data['k8s']['runtime']
         registry = config_data['k8s']['docker_server']
diff --git a/lithops/serverless/backends/k8s/k8s.py b/lithops/serverless/backends/k8s/k8s.py
index a880676b..7aeb38cc 100644
--- a/lithops/serverless/backends/k8s/k8s.py
+++ b/lithops/serverless/backends/k8s/k8s.py
@@ -135,6 +135,43 @@ def _apply_security_context(self, job_res):
         if container_sc:
             pod_spec['containers'][0]['securityContext'] = container_sc
 
+    def _detect_cluster_arch(self):
+        """Return the dominant node architecture, or None if mixed/unknown."""
+        try:
+            nodes = self.core_api.list_node()
+        except ApiException as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Could not list cluster nodes for arch detection: {e}")
+            return None
+        archs = {
+            n.status.node_info.architecture for n in nodes.items
+            if n.status and n.status.node_info
+        }
+        if len(archs) == 1:
+            return archs.pop()
+        if len(archs) > 1:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"Cluster has mixed node architectures {sorted(archs)}; "
+                "set 'runtime_arch' in the k8s config to pick one explicitly."
+            )
+        return None
+
+    def _resolve_runtime_arch(self):
+        """Resolve the platform arch for `docker build --platform=linux/<arch>`."""
+        configured = self.k8s_config.get('runtime_arch')
+        if configured:
+            return configured
+        detected = self._detect_cluster_arch()
+        if detected in config.SUPPORTED_RUNTIME_ARCHS:
+            logger.debug(f"Auto-detected cluster arch: {detected}")
+            return detected
+        if detected is not None:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"Auto-detected cluster arch '{detected}' is not supported by Lithops "
+                f"(expected one of {sorted(config.SUPPORTED_RUNTIME_ARCHS)}); "
+                f"falling back to '{config.DEFAULT_RUNTIME_ARCH}'."
+            )
+        return config.DEFAULT_RUNTIME_ARCH
+
     def build_runtime(self, docker_image_name, dockerfile, extra_args=[]):
         """
         Builds a new runtime from a Docker file and pushes it to the registry
@@ -143,11 +180,13 @@ def build_runtime(self, docker_image_name, dockerfile, extra_args=[]):
 
         docker_path = utils.get_docker_path()
 
+        arch = self._resolve_runtime_arch()
+        platform = f'linux/{arch}'
         if dockerfile:
             assert os.path.isfile(dockerfile), f'Cannot locate "{dockerfile}"'
-            cmd = f'{docker_path} build --platform=linux/amd64 -t {docker_image_name} -f {dockerfile} . '
+            cmd = f'{docker_path} build --platform={platform} -t {docker_image_name} -f {dockerfile} . '
         else:
-            cmd = f'{docker_path} build --platform=linux/amd64 -t {docker_image_name} . '
+            cmd = f'{docker_path} build --platform={platform} -t {docker_image_name} . '
         cmd = cmd + ' '.join(extra_args)
 
         try: