diff --git a/cmd/exec/exec.go b/cmd/exec/exec.go
index 6bd5049..c1a5e47 100644
--- a/cmd/exec/exec.go
+++ b/cmd/exec/exec.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ type options struct {
 	quiet      bool
 
 	runtime   string
+	platform  string
 	namespace string
 }
 
@@ -160,6 +161,12 @@ func NewCommand(cli cliutil.CLI) *cobra.Command {
 		"",
 		`Runtime address ("/var/run/docker.sock" | "/run/containerd/containerd.sock" | "https://<kube-api-addr>:8433/...)`,
 	)
+	flags.StringVar(
+		&opts.platform,
+		"platform",
+		"",
+		`Platform (e.g., linux/amd64, linux/arm64) of the target container (for some runtimes it's hard to detect it automatically, but the debug sidecar must be of the same platform as the target)`,
+	)
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/cmd/exec/exec_containerd.go b/cmd/exec/exec_containerd.go
index d4355e9..fd762c1 100644
--- a/cmd/exec/exec_containerd.go
+++ b/cmd/exec/exec_containerd.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/containers"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/oci"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/platforms"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
@@ -79,7 +80,16 @@ func runDebuggerContainerd(ctx context.Context, cli cliutil.CLI, opts *options)
 	}
 
 	cli.PrintAux("Pulling debugger image...\n")
-	image, err := client.ImagePullEx(ctx, opts.image)
+	image, err := client.ImagePullEx(
+		ctx,
+		opts.image,
+		func() string {
+			if len(opts.platform) == 0 {
+				return platforms.Format(platforms.DefaultSpec())
+			}
+			return opts.platform
+		}(),
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errCannotPull(opts.image, err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/exec/exec_docker.go b/cmd/exec/exec_docker.go
index 2482f9e..02fed2e 100644
--- a/cmd/exec/exec_docker.go
+++ b/cmd/exec/exec_docker.go
@@ -34,7 +34,14 @@ func runDebuggerDocker(ctx context.Context, cli cliutil.CLI, opts *options) erro
 	}
 
 	cli.PrintAux("Pulling debugger image...\n")
-	if err := client.ImagePullEx(ctx, opts.image, types.ImagePullOptions{}); err != nil {
+	if err := client.ImagePullEx(ctx, opts.image, types.ImagePullOptions{
+		Platform: func() string {
+			if len(opts.platform) == 0 {
+				return target.Platform
+			}
+			return opts.platform
+		}(),
+	}); err != nil {
 		return errCannotPull(opts.image, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/portforward/portforward.go b/cmd/portforward/portforward.go
index 261bbc1..52a58b4 100644
--- a/cmd/portforward/portforward.go
+++ b/cmd/portforward/portforward.go
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ func runPortForward(ctx context.Context, cli cliutil.CLI, opts *options) error {
 
 	// TODO: Pull only if not present locally.
 	cli.PrintAux("Pulling forwarder image...\n")
-	if err := client.ImagePullEx(ctx, forwarderImage, types.ImagePullOptions{}); err != nil {
+	if err := client.ImagePullEx(ctx, forwarderImage, types.ImagePullOptions{
+		// Platform: ... TODO: Test if an arm64 sidecar can be attached to an amd64 target and vice versa.
+	}); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot pull forwarder image %q: %w", forwarderImage, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/containerd/client.go b/pkg/containerd/client.go
index f6eeab1..98e60bf 100644
--- a/pkg/containerd/client.go
+++ b/pkg/containerd/client.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ func (c *Client) ContainerRemoveEx(
 func (c *Client) ImagePullEx(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	ref string,
+	platform string,
 ) (containerd.Image, error) {
 	if !strings.Contains(ref, ":") {
 		ref = ref + ":latest"
@@ -102,7 +103,12 @@ func (c *Client) ImagePullEx(
 		close(progressCh)
 	}()
 
-	image, err := c.Pull(ctx, ref, containerd.WithPullUnpack)
+	image, err := c.Pull(
+		ctx,
+		ref,
+		containerd.WithPullUnpack,
+		containerd.WithPlatform(platform),
+	)
 	stopProgress()
 	if err != nil {
 		return image, err