diff --git a/tools/sharpie/Makefile b/tools/sharpie/Makefile
index 56e53de56372..869c16063ee0 100644
--- a/tools/sharpie/Makefile
+++ b/tools/sharpie/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,15 @@ SHARPIE_BIND_TOOL_NUGET_VERSION=$(if $(filter 0,$(XCODE_BUMP_COMMIT_DISTANCE)),$
 SHARPIE_BIND_TOOL_NUPKG_NAME=Sharpie.Bind.Tool.$(SHARPIE_BIND_TOOL_NUGET_VERSION).nupkg
 SHARPIE_BIND_TOOL_NUPKG=Sharpie.Bind.Tool/bin/Release/$(SHARPIE_BIND_TOOL_NUPKG_NAME)
 
+SHARPIE_BIND_TOOL_X64_SHIM=Sharpie.Bind.Tool.Unsupported/bin/Release/osx-x64/publish/Sharpie.Bind.Tool
+
 pack: $(SHARPIE_BIND_TOOL_NUPKG)
-$(SHARPIE_BIND_TOOL_NUPKG): $(Sharpie.Bind_dependencies)
+$(SHARPIE_BIND_TOOL_NUPKG): $(Sharpie.Bind_dependencies) $(SHARPIE_BIND_TOOL_X64_SHIM)
 	$(Q_BUILD) $(DOTNET) pack Sharpie.Bind.Tool/Sharpie.Bind.Tool.csproj "/p:Version=$(SHARPIE_VERSION)" "/p:CurrentBranch=$(CURRENT_BRANCH)" "/p:CurrentHash=$(CURRENT_HASH_LONG)" $(DOTNET_PACK_VERBOSITY) -bl:$@.binlog
 
+$(SHARPIE_BIND_TOOL_X64_SHIM):
+	$(Q_BUILD) $(DOTNET) publish Sharpie.Bind.Tool.Unsupported/Sharpie.Bind.Tool.Unsupported.csproj -c Release $(DOTNET_BUILD_VERBOSITY) -bl:$@.binlog
+
 all-local:: $(DOTNET_NUPKG_DIR)/$(SHARPIE_BIND_TOOL_NUPKG_NAME)
 $(DOTNET_NUPKG_DIR)/$(SHARPIE_BIND_TOOL_NUPKG_NAME): $(SHARPIE_BIND_TOOL_NUPKG)
 	$(Q) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
diff --git a/tools/sharpie/Sharpie.Bind.Tool.Unsupported/Program.cs b/tools/sharpie/Sharpie.Bind.Tool.Unsupported/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1e99ec5bbb0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sharpie/Sharpie.Bind.Tool.Unsupported/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+class Program {
+	static int Main (string [] args)
+	{
+		Console.Error.WriteLine ("error: sharpie is not supported on x64. Please use an Apple Silicon (arm64) Mac.");
+		Console.Error.WriteLine ();
+		Console.Error.WriteLine ("sharpie requires Apple's libclang, which is only available for arm64.");
+		Console.Error.WriteLine ("If you're running on an Intel Mac, consider using a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or later).");
+		return 1;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tools/sharpie/Sharpie.Bind.Tool.Unsupported/Sharpie.Bind.Tool.Unsupported.csproj b/tools/sharpie/Sharpie.Bind.Tool.Unsupported/Sharpie.Bind.Tool.Unsupported.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..86690605eb66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sharpie/Sharpie.Bind.Tool.Unsupported/Sharpie.Bind.Tool.Unsupported.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net$(BundledNETCoreAppTargetFrameworkVersion)</TargetFramework>
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <RuntimeIdentifier>osx-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
+    <PublishAot>true</PublishAot>
+    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+    <AssemblyName>Sharpie.Bind.Tool</AssemblyName>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/tools/sharpie/Sharpie.Bind.Tool/DotnetToolSettings.osx-x64.xml b/tools/sharpie/Sharpie.Bind.Tool/DotnetToolSettings.osx-x64.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..55a0553bced7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sharpie/Sharpie.Bind.Tool/DotnetToolSettings.osx-x64.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<DotNetCliTool Version="2">
+  <Commands>
+    <Command Name="sharpie" EntryPoint="Sharpie.Bind.Tool" Runner="executable" />
+  </Commands>
+</DotNetCliTool>
diff --git a/tools/sharpie/Sharpie.Bind.Tool/Sharpie.Bind.Tool.csproj b/tools/sharpie/Sharpie.Bind.Tool/Sharpie.Bind.Tool.csproj
index c58024873200..711da04f3993 100644
--- a/tools/sharpie/Sharpie.Bind.Tool/Sharpie.Bind.Tool.csproj
+++ b/tools/sharpie/Sharpie.Bind.Tool/Sharpie.Bind.Tool.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
 
     <!-- packing options -->
-    <!-- there's no x64 version of libClang, so we're only supporting arm64 -->
+    <!-- there's no x64 version of libClang, so only arm64 is fully functional -->
+    <!-- an x64 shim is included that prints a helpful error message -->
     <RuntimeIdentifier>osx-arm64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <PackAsTool>true</PackAsTool>
     <ToolCommandName>sharpie</ToolCommandName>
@@ -50,4 +51,20 @@
     <None Include="../../../LICENSE" Pack="true" PackagePath="/"/>
     <None Include="../../../NOTICE.txt" Pack="true" PackagePath="/"/>
   </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!-- Include the x64 shim in the nupkg so that x64 users get a helpful error message -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <_X64ShimPublishDir>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)', '..', 'Sharpie.Bind.Tool.Unsupported', 'bin', 'Release', 'osx-x64', 'publish'))</_X64ShimPublishDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <Target Name="_IncludeX64Shim" AfterTargets="PackTool" Condition="'$(PackAsTool)' == 'true'">
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <TfmSpecificPackageFile Include="$(_X64ShimPublishDir)/Sharpie.Bind.Tool">
+        <PackagePath>tools/any/osx-x64/</PackagePath>
+      </TfmSpecificPackageFile>
+      <TfmSpecificPackageFile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)DotnetToolSettings.osx-x64.xml">
+        <PackagePath>tools/any/osx-x64/DotnetToolSettings.xml</PackagePath>
+      </TfmSpecificPackageFile>
+    </ItemGroup>
+  </Target>
 </Project>