diff --git a/lib/commands/install.js b/lib/commands/install.js
index 75f0e2f175b61..f6486fe4b880d 100644
--- a/lib/commands/install.js
+++ b/lib/commands/install.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class Install extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
     'bin-links',
     'fund',
     'dry-run',
+    'cpu',
     ...super.params,
   ]
 
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs
index a7c71e72de74b..1a129351f0f1a 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ exports[`test/lib/commands/config.js TAP config list --json > output matches sna
   "cidr": null,
   "color": true,
   "commit-hooks": true,
+  "cpu": null,
   "depth": null,
   "description": true,
   "dev": false,
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ cert = null
 cidr = null 
 color = true 
 commit-hooks = true 
+cpu = null 
 depth = null 
 description = true 
 dev = false 
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
index 2c8f8124235b6..45901acd9a71e 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
@@ -392,6 +392,16 @@ Run git commit hooks when using the \`npm version\` command.
 
 
 
+#### \`cpu\`
+
+* Default: null
+* Type: null or String
+
+Override CPU architecture of native modules to install. Acceptable values
+are same as \`cpu\` field of package.json, which comes from \`process.arch\`.
+
+
+
 #### \`depth\`
 
 * Default: \`Infinity\` if \`--all\` is set, otherwise \`1\`
@@ -2006,6 +2016,7 @@ Array [
   "cidr",
   "color",
   "commit-hooks",
+  "cpu",
   "depth",
   "description",
   "dev",
@@ -2159,6 +2170,7 @@ Array [
   "cidr",
   "color",
   "commit-hooks",
+  "cpu",
   "depth",
   "description",
   "dev",
@@ -2313,6 +2325,7 @@ Object {
   "cidr": null,
   "color": false,
   "commitHooks": true,
+  "cpu": null,
   "defaultTag": "latest",
   "depth": null,
   "diff": Array [],
@@ -3170,7 +3183,7 @@ Options:
 [--global-style] [--omit <dev|optional|peer> [--omit <dev|optional|peer> ...]]
 [--strict-peer-deps] [--prefer-dedupe] [--no-package-lock] [--package-lock-only]
 [--foreground-scripts] [--ignore-scripts] [--no-audit] [--no-bin-links]
-[--no-fund] [--dry-run]
+[--no-fund] [--dry-run] [--cpu <cpu>]
 [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> ...]]
 [-ws|--workspaces] [--include-workspace-root] [--install-links]
 
@@ -3201,6 +3214,7 @@ aliases: add, i, in, ins, inst, insta, instal, isnt, isnta, isntal, isntall
 #### \`bin-links\`
 #### \`fund\`
 #### \`dry-run\`
+#### \`cpu\`
 #### \`workspace\`
 #### \`workspaces\`
 #### \`include-workspace-root\`
@@ -3261,7 +3275,7 @@ Options:
 [--global-style] [--omit <dev|optional|peer> [--omit <dev|optional|peer> ...]]
 [--strict-peer-deps] [--prefer-dedupe] [--no-package-lock] [--package-lock-only]
 [--foreground-scripts] [--ignore-scripts] [--no-audit] [--no-bin-links]
-[--no-fund] [--dry-run]
+[--no-fund] [--dry-run] [--cpu <cpu>]
 [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> ...]]
 [-ws|--workspaces] [--include-workspace-root] [--install-links]
 
@@ -3292,6 +3306,7 @@ alias: it
 #### \`bin-links\`
 #### \`fund\`
 #### \`dry-run\`
+#### \`cpu\`
 #### \`workspace\`
 #### \`workspaces\`
 #### \`include-workspace-root\`
diff --git a/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js b/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
index 7f0edc7167a42..cf92f0265bc30 100644
--- a/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
+++ b/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
@@ -472,6 +472,17 @@ define('commit-hooks', {
   flatten,
 })
 
+define('cpu', {
+  default: null,
+  type: [null, String],
+  description: `
+    Override CPU architecture of native modules to install.
+    Acceptable values are same as \`cpu\` field of package.json,
+    which comes from \`process.arch\`.
+  `,
+  flatten,
+})
+
 define('depth', {
   default: null,
   defaultDescription: `
diff --git a/workspaces/config/tap-snapshots/test/type-description.js.test.cjs b/workspaces/config/tap-snapshots/test/type-description.js.test.cjs
index 8c93f851f94b5..150031b5dcfb6 100644
--- a/workspaces/config/tap-snapshots/test/type-description.js.test.cjs
+++ b/workspaces/config/tap-snapshots/test/type-description.js.test.cjs
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ Object {
   "commit-hooks": Array [
     "boolean value (true or false)",
   ],
+  "cpu": Array [
+    null,
+    Function String(),
+  ],
   "depth": Array [
     null,
     "numeric value",