diff --git a/dotnet/targets/Xamarin.Shared.Sdk.Trimming.props b/dotnet/targets/Xamarin.Shared.Sdk.Trimming.props
index 3f8d160e1bb1..9cdbf75630d0 100644
--- a/dotnet/targets/Xamarin.Shared.Sdk.Trimming.props
+++ b/dotnet/targets/Xamarin.Shared.Sdk.Trimming.props
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@
 
 		<_DefaultLinkMode Condition="'$(_UseNativeAot)' != 'true' And '$(_PlatformName)' == 'macOS'">None</_DefaultLinkMode> <!-- Linking is off by default for macOS apps -->
 		<_DefaultLinkMode Condition="'$(_UseNativeAot)' != 'true' And '$(_PlatformName)' == 'MacCatalyst' And '$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">SdkOnly</_DefaultLinkMode> <!-- Default linking is on for release builds for Mac Catalyst apps -->
-		<_DefaultLinkMode Condition="'$(_UseNativeAot)' != 'true' And '$(_PlatformName)' == 'MacCatalyst' And '$(Configuration)' != 'Release'">None</_DefaultLinkMode> <!-- Default linking is off for non-release builds for Mac Catalyst apps -->
-		<_DefaultLinkMode Condition="'$(_UseNativeAot)' != 'true' And '$(_PlatformName)' != 'macOS' And '$(_PlatformName)' != 'MacCatalyst' And '$(_SdkIsSimulator)' == 'true'">None</_DefaultLinkMode> <!-- Linking is off by default in the simulator -->
+		<_DefaultLinkMode Condition="'$(_UseNativeAot)' != 'true' And '$(_PlatformName)' == 'MacCatalyst' And '$(Configuration)' != 'Release' And $(RuntimeIdentifier.Contains('arm64'))">SdkOnly</_DefaultLinkMode> <!-- Default linking is on for non-release builds for Mac Catalyst apps when building for arm64 -->
+		<_DefaultLinkMode Condition="'$(_UseNativeAot)' != 'true' And '$(_PlatformName)' == 'MacCatalyst' And '$(Configuration)' != 'Release' And !$(RuntimeIdentifier.Contains('arm64'))">None</_DefaultLinkMode> <!-- Default linking is off for non-release builds for Mac Catalyst apps when not building for arm64 -->
+		<_DefaultLinkMode Condition="'$(_UseNativeAot)' != 'true' And '$(_PlatformName)' != 'macOS' And '$(_PlatformName)' != 'MacCatalyst' And '$(_SdkIsSimulator)' == 'true' And $(RuntimeIdentifier.Contains('arm64')) And '$(MtouchInterpreter)' == ''">SdkOnly</_DefaultLinkMode> <!-- Linking is on by default in the simulator when building for arm64, as long as the interpreter is not enabled -->
+		<_DefaultLinkMode Condition="'$(_UseNativeAot)' != 'true' And '$(_PlatformName)' != 'macOS' And '$(_PlatformName)' != 'MacCatalyst' And '$(_SdkIsSimulator)' == 'true' And (!$(RuntimeIdentifier.Contains('arm64')) Or '$(MtouchInterpreter)' != '')">None</_DefaultLinkMode> <!-- Linking is off by default in the simulator when not building for arm64 -->
 		<_DefaultLinkMode Condition="'$(_UseNativeAot)' != 'true' And '$(_PlatformName)' != 'macOS' And '$(_PlatformName)' != 'MacCatalyst' And '$(_SdkIsSimulator)' != 'true'">SdkOnly</_DefaultLinkMode> <!-- Linking is SdkOnly for iOS/tvOS/watchOS apps on device -->
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	<PropertyGroup>