diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 65425a14..bc688496 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ jobs:
       xcode: 16.2.0
     steps:
       - checkout
+      #TODO(regis): remove Rosetta 2 translation for Agent v7.70+
       - run:
           name: Install Rosetta 2
           command: printf 'A\n' | sudo softwareupdate --install-rosetta
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f9d644c..cd5cf15d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -328,10 +328,12 @@ To override the default behavior, set this variable to something other than an e
 
 When the variable `datadog_macos_download_url` is not set, the official macOS DMG package corresponding to the `datadog_agent_major_version` is used:
 
-| Agent version | Default macOS DMG package URL                                |
-|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
-| 6             | https://install.datadoghq.com/datadog-agent-6-latest.dmg |
-| 7             | https://install.datadoghq.com/datadog-agent-7-latest.dmg |
+| Agent version         | Default macOS DMG package URL                                   |
+|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 6                     | https://install.datadoghq.com/datadog-agent-6-latest.dmg        |
+| 7.69-                 | https://install.datadoghq.com/datadog-agent-7-latest.dmg        |
+| 7.70+ (Intel Mac)     | https://install.datadoghq.com/datadog-agent-7-latest.x86_64.dmg |
+| 7.70+ (Apple Silicon) | https://install.datadoghq.com/datadog-agent-7-latest.arm64.dmg  |
 
 To override the default behavior, set this variable to something other than an empty string.
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 43256edb..bc4821bf 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ datadog_macos_download_url: ""
 # These variables are for internal use only, do not modify them.
 datadog_macos_agent6_latest_url: "https://install.datadoghq.com/datadog-agent-6-latest.dmg"
 datadog_macos_agent7_latest_url: "https://install.datadoghq.com/datadog-agent-7-latest.dmg"
+datadog_macos_agent7_latest_arch_url: "https://install.datadoghq.com/datadog-agent-7-latest.{{ ansible_facts.architecture }}.dmg"
 
 # If datadog_agent_version is set, the role will use the following url prefix instead, and append the version number to it
 # in order to get the full url to the dmg package.
diff --git a/tasks/pkg-macos/macos_agent_latest.yml b/tasks/pkg-macos/macos_agent_latest.yml
index e2e37229..ef7c202f 100644
--- a/tasks/pkg-macos/macos_agent_latest.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkg-macos/macos_agent_latest.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,27 @@
     agent_dd_download_url: "{{ datadog_macos_download_url }}"
   when: datadog_macos_download_url | default('', true) | length > 0
 
+- name: Check architecture-specific URL for latest Agent 7
+  ansible.builtin.uri:
+    url: "{{ datadog_macos_agent7_latest_arch_url }}"
+    method: GET
+    follow_redirects: all
+    return_content: false
+    status_code: 200
+  register: datadog_macos_agent7_latest_arch_check
+  failed_when: false
+  retries: 2
+  when:
+    - datadog_macos_download_url | default('', true) | length == 0
+    - agent_datadog_agent_major_version | int >= 7
+
 - name: Set agent download filename to latest
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    agent_dd_download_url: "{% if agent_datadog_agent_major_version | int == 7 %}
-      {{ datadog_macos_agent7_latest_url }} {% else %}{{ datadog_macos_agent6_latest_url }}{% endif %}"
+    agent_dd_download_url: >-
+      {%- if agent_datadog_agent_major_version | int < 7 -%}
+      {{ datadog_macos_agent6_latest_url }}{%- else -%}
+      {%- if datadog_macos_agent7_latest_arch_check is defined and datadog_macos_agent7_latest_arch_check.status == 200 -%}
+      {{ datadog_macos_agent7_latest_arch_url }}{%- else -%}
+      {{ datadog_macos_agent7_latest_url }}{%- endif -%}
+      {%- endif -%}
   when: datadog_macos_download_url | default('', true) | length == 0
diff --git a/tasks/pkg-macos/macos_agent_version.yml b/tasks/pkg-macos/macos_agent_version.yml
index e71283d9..a98920fc 100644
--- a/tasks/pkg-macos/macos_agent_version.yml
+++ b/tasks/pkg-macos/macos_agent_version.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 ---
 - name: Set agent download filename to a specific version
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    agent_dd_download_url: "{{ datadog_macos_versioned_url }}-{{ agent_datadog_agent_macos_version }}-1.dmg"
+    agent_dd_download_url: "{{ datadog_macos_versioned_url }}-{{ agent_datadog_agent_macos_version }}-1{{ maybe_arch }}.dmg"
+  vars:
+    maybe_arch: >-
+      {{ '.' + (datadog_agent_macos_architecture | default(ansible_facts.architecture))
+      if agent_datadog_agent_macos_version is version('7.70', '>=')
+      else '' }}