diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Media/AcrylicBrush/AcrylicBrush.skia.cs b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Media/AcrylicBrush/AcrylicBrush.skia.cs
index 07e1768ec010..e706d99c1f49 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Media/AcrylicBrush/AcrylicBrush.skia.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Media/AcrylicBrush/AcrylicBrush.skia.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using Windows.UI;
 using Microsoft.UI;
 using Microsoft.UI.Composition;
@@ -76,12 +77,15 @@ internal override void OnPropertyChanged2(DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs arg
 		}
 	}
 
+	// issue specific to macOSarm64 https://github.com/unoplatform/uno/issues/16853
+	static bool macOSarm64 = RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.OSX) && RuntimeInformation.ProcessArchitecture is Architecture.Arm64;
+
 	private void UpdateAcrylicBrush()
 	{
 		if (_isConnected)
 		{
 			// TODO: Currently we are force recreating the brush even if it exists because Composition animations aren't implemented yet
-			CreateAcrylicBrush(false /* useCrossFadeEffect */, true /* forceCreateAcrylicBrush */);
+			CreateAcrylicBrush(useCrossFadeEffect: false, forceCreateAcrylicBrush: !macOSarm64);
 		}
 	}