diff --git a/include/MUtils/OSSupport.h b/include/MUtils/OSSupport.h
index 2f2d7f2..92bbd85 100644
--- a/include/MUtils/OSSupport.h
+++ b/include/MUtils/OSSupport.h
@@ -100,6 +100,16 @@ namespace MUtils
 			MUTILS_API extern const os_version_t UNKNOWN_OPSYS;  ///< \brief Operating system version constant \details Unknown operating system version
 		}
 
+		/**
+		* \brief This enumeration specifies possible operating system architectures
+		*/
+		typedef enum
+		{
+			ARCH_X86 = 1, ///< Intel x86 or compatible [32-bit]
+			ARCH_X64 = 2  ///< x86-64, aka AMD64, aka Intel 64 [64-bit]
+		}
+		os_arch_t;
+
 		/**
 		* \brief This enumeration specifies "known" folder identifiers
 		*/
@@ -174,6 +184,7 @@ namespace MUtils
 		MUTILS_API const Version::os_version_t &os_version(void);
 		MUTILS_API const char *os_friendly_name(const MUtils::OS::Version::os_version_t &os_version);
 		MUTILS_API const bool &running_on_wine(void);
+		MUTILS_API const os_arch_t &os_architecture(void);
 
 		//Get known Folder
 		MUTILS_API const QString &known_folder(const known_folder_t folder_id);
diff --git a/src/OSSupport_Win32.cpp b/src/OSSupport_Win32.cpp
index 1c506ae..a71bcd5 100644
--- a/src/OSSupport_Win32.cpp
+++ b/src/OSSupport_Win32.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ static inline DWORD SAFE_ADD(const DWORD &a, const DWORD &b, const DWORD &limit
 	return ((a >= limit) || (b >= limit) || ((limit - a) <= b)) ? limit : (a + b);
 }
 
-
 static void initialize_os_version(OSVERSIONINFOEXW *const osInfo)
 {
 	memset(osInfo, 0, sizeof(OSVERSIONINFOEXW));
@@ -644,6 +643,60 @@ const char *MUtils::OS::os_friendly_name(const MUtils::OS::Version::os_version_t
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// OS ARCHITECTURE DETECTION
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+static bool g_os_arch_initialized = false;
+static MUtils::OS::os_arch_t g_os_arch = MUtils::OS::os_arch_t(0);
+static QReadWriteLock g_os_arch_lock;
+
+static MUtils::OS::os_arch_t detect_os_arch(void)
+{
+#if (!(defined(_M_X64) || defined(_M_IA64)))
+	typedef BOOL(WINAPI * IsWow64ProcessFun)(__in HANDLE hProcess, __out PBOOL Wow64Process);
+	const IsWow64ProcessFun isWow64ProcessPtr = MUtils::Win32Utils::resolve<IsWow64ProcessFun>(QLatin1String("kernel32"), QLatin1String("IsWow64Process"));
+	if (isWow64ProcessPtr)
+	{
+		BOOL x64flag = FALSE;
+		if (isWow64ProcessPtr(GetCurrentProcess(), &x64flag))
+		{
+			if (x64flag)
+			{
+				return MUtils::OS::ARCH_X64;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return MUtils::OS::ARCH_X86;
+#else
+	return MUtils::OS::ARCH_X64;
+#endif
+}
+
+const MUtils::OS::os_arch_t &MUtils::OS::os_architecture(void)
+{
+	QReadLocker readLock(&g_os_arch_lock);
+
+	//Already initialized?
+	if (g_os_arch_initialized)
+	{
+		return g_os_arch;
+	}
+
+	readLock.unlock();
+	QWriteLocker writeLock(&g_os_arch_lock);
+
+	//Initialized now?
+	if (g_os_arch_initialized)
+	{
+		return g_os_arch;
+	}
+
+	g_os_arch = detect_os_arch();
+	g_os_arch_initialized = MUTILS_BOOLIFY(g_os_arch);
+	return g_os_arch;
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // WINE DETECTION
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////