diff --git a/craft_platforms/__init__.py b/craft_platforms/__init__.py
index 26d41bd2..6ddf2a85 100644
--- a/craft_platforms/__init__.py
+++ b/craft_platforms/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@
 # with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """Package base for craft_platforms."""
 
-from ._architectures import DebianArchitecture, parse_base_and_architecture
+from ._architectures import (
+    DebianArchitecture,
+    GoArchitectureValue,
+    GoArchitecture,
+    parse_base_and_architecture,
+)
 from ._build import get_build_plan
 from ._buildinfo import BuildInfo
 from . import charm, rock, snap
diff --git a/craft_platforms/_architectures.py b/craft_platforms/_architectures.py
index e753408f..b3662e46 100644
--- a/craft_platforms/_architectures.py
+++ b/craft_platforms/_architectures.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 import enum
 import platform
-from typing import Literal, Optional, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Literal, NamedTuple, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 from typing_extensions import Self
 
@@ -70,6 +70,36 @@ def to_platform_arch(self) -> str:
         """
         return _ARCH_TRANSLATIONS_DEB_TO_PLATFORM.get(self.value, self.value)
 
+    def to_go(self) -> GoArchitecture:
+        """Convert this architecture value to a Go architecture."""
+        return GoArchitecture[self.name]
+
+
+class GoArchitectureValue(NamedTuple):
+    """A value for a single Go architecture."""
+
+    arch: str
+    variant: str | None = None
+
+
+class GoArchitecture(enum.Enum):
+    """An architecture for Go.
+
+    The names of these values are Debian architecture names; the values are Go arches.
+    """
+
+    AMD64 = GoArchitectureValue("amd64")
+    ARM64 = GoArchitectureValue("arm64", "v8")
+    ARMHF = GoArchitectureValue("arm", "v7")
+    I386 = GoArchitectureValue("386")
+    PPC64EL = GoArchitectureValue("ppc64le")
+    RISCV64 = GoArchitectureValue("riscv64")
+    S390X = GoArchitectureValue("s390x")
+
+    def to_debian(self) -> DebianArchitecture:
+        """Convert this go architecture to a Debian architecture."""
+        return DebianArchitecture[self.name]
+
 
 # architecture translations from the platform syntax to the deb/snap syntax
 _ARCH_TRANSLATIONS_PLATFORM_TO_DEB = {
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_architectures.py b/tests/unit/test_architectures.py
index 4a9c2d2e..183b1637 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_architectures.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_architectures.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 from craft_platforms import DebianArchitecture, DistroBase, parse_base_and_architecture
+from craft_platforms._architectures import GoArchitecture
 from craft_platforms.test import strategies
 from hypothesis import given
 
@@ -94,6 +95,24 @@ def test_fuzz_parse_base_and_architecture(base, arch):
     assert out_arch == arch
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("go_arch", "debian_arch"),
+    [
+        # All pairs
+        *zip(GoArchitecture, DebianArchitecture),
+        # Specific examples
+        (GoArchitecture.PPC64EL, DebianArchitecture.PPC64EL),
+        (GoArchitecture.RISCV64, DebianArchitecture.RISCV64),
+    ],
+)
+def test_convert_arch(go_arch: GoArchitecture, debian_arch: DebianArchitecture):
+    assert go_arch.to_debian() == debian_arch
+    assert debian_arch.to_go() == go_arch
+
+    assert debian_arch.to_go().to_debian() == debian_arch
+    assert go_arch.to_debian().to_go() == go_arch
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("deb_arch", list(DebianArchitecture))
 def test_debian_architecture_repr(deb_arch: DebianArchitecture):
     """Test that the repr of DebianArchitectures is the repr of their string value."""