diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4ea79a976..0ffb6949c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ pub async fn get_build_output(
     let selector_config = SelectorConfig {
         // We ignore noarch here
         target_platform: args.target_platform,
+        host_platform: args.target_platform,
         hash: None,
         build_platform: args.build_platform,
         variant: BTreeMap::new(),
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ pub async fn get_build_output(
             variant: discovered_output.used_vars.clone(),
             hash: Some(hash.clone()),
             target_platform: selector_config.target_platform,
+            host_platform: selector_config.host_platform,
             build_platform: selector_config.build_platform,
             experimental: args.common.experimental,
         };
diff --git a/src/recipe/jinja.rs b/src/recipe/jinja.rs
index f623ff478..13b120286 100644
--- a/src/recipe/jinja.rs
+++ b/src/recipe/jinja.rs
@@ -721,6 +721,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn eval() {
         let options = SelectorConfig {
             target_platform: Platform::Linux64,
+            host_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             build_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             ..Default::default()
         };
@@ -745,6 +746,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn eval2() {
         let options = SelectorConfig {
             target_platform: Platform::Linux64,
+            host_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             build_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             ..Default::default()
         };
@@ -759,6 +761,7 @@ mod tests {
         let variant = BTreeMap::new();
         let options = SelectorConfig {
             target_platform: Platform::Linux64,
+            host_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             build_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             variant,
             ..Default::default()
@@ -788,6 +791,7 @@ mod tests {
         let variant = BTreeMap::new();
         let options = SelectorConfig {
             target_platform: Platform::Linux32,
+            host_platform: Platform::Linux32,
             build_platform: Platform::Linux32,
             variant,
             ..Default::default()
@@ -817,6 +821,7 @@ mod tests {
         let variant = BTreeMap::new();
         let options = SelectorConfig {
             target_platform: Platform::LinuxAarch64,
+            host_platform: Platform::LinuxAarch64,
             build_platform: Platform::LinuxAarch64,
             variant,
             ..Default::default()
@@ -846,6 +851,7 @@ mod tests {
         let variant = BTreeMap::new();
         let options = SelectorConfig {
             target_platform: Platform::LinuxArmV6l,
+            host_platform: Platform::LinuxArmV6l,
             build_platform: Platform::LinuxArmV6l,
             variant,
             ..Default::default()
diff --git a/src/recipe/parser.rs b/src/recipe/parser.rs
index be9be2fc6..937c134cf 100644
--- a/src/recipe/parser.rs
+++ b/src/recipe/parser.rs
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let selector_config_unix = SelectorConfig {
             target_platform: Platform::Linux64,
+            host_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             ..SelectorConfig::default()
         };
 
@@ -328,6 +329,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let selector_config_win = SelectorConfig {
             target_platform: Platform::Win64,
+            host_platform: Platform::Win64,
             ..SelectorConfig::default()
         };
 
diff --git a/src/selectors.rs b/src/selectors.rs
index 23e989d2a..8da2b9e2e 100644
--- a/src/selectors.rs
+++ b/src/selectors.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ use rattler_conda_types::Platform;
 pub struct SelectorConfig {
     /// The target platform to render for
     pub target_platform: Platform,
+    /// The host platform (relevant for `noarch`)
+    pub host_platform: Platform,
     /// The build platform to render for
     pub build_platform: Platform,
     /// The hash, if available
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ impl SelectorConfig {
             Value::from_safe_string(self.target_platform.to_string()),
         );
 
-        if let Some(platform) = self.target_platform.only_platform() {
+        if let Some(platform) = self.host_platform.only_platform() {
             context.insert(
                 platform.to_string(),
                 Value::from_safe_string(platform.to_string()),
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ impl SelectorConfig {
 
         context.insert(
             "unix".to_string(),
-            Value::from(self.target_platform.is_unix()),
+            Value::from(self.host_platform.is_unix()),
         );
 
         context.insert(
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ impl Default for SelectorConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             target_platform: Platform::current(),
+            host_platform: Platform::current(),
             build_platform: Platform::current(),
             hash: None,
             variant: Default::default(),
diff --git a/src/variant_config.rs b/src/variant_config.rs
index 8b8d31c53..52d472051 100644
--- a/src/variant_config.rs
+++ b/src/variant_config.rs
@@ -910,6 +910,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let selector_config = SelectorConfig {
             target_platform: Platform::Linux64,
+            host_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             build_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             variant: Default::default(),
             hash: None,
@@ -923,6 +924,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let selector_config = SelectorConfig {
             target_platform: Platform::Win64,
+            host_platform: Platform::Win64,
             build_platform: Platform::Win64,
             ..Default::default()
         };
@@ -939,6 +941,7 @@ mod tests {
         let yaml_file = test_data_dir.join("variant_files/variant_config_1.yaml");
         let selector_config = SelectorConfig {
             target_platform: Platform::Linux64,
+            host_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             build_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             ..Default::default()
         };
@@ -954,6 +957,7 @@ mod tests {
         let yaml_file = test_data_dir.join("recipes/variants/variant_config.yaml");
         let selector_config = SelectorConfig {
             target_platform: Platform::Linux64,
+            host_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             build_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             ..Default::default()
         };
@@ -1022,6 +1026,7 @@ mod tests {
         let test_data_dir = std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("test-data");
         let selector_config = SelectorConfig {
             target_platform: Platform::Linux64,
+            host_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             build_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             ..Default::default()
         };
@@ -1053,6 +1058,7 @@ mod tests {
         let yaml_file = test_data_dir.join("recipes/variants/python_variant.yaml");
         let selector_config = SelectorConfig {
             target_platform: Platform::NoArch,
+            host_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             build_platform: Platform::Linux64,
             ..Default::default()
         };
diff --git a/test-data/recipes/noarch_variant/recipe.yaml b/test-data/recipes/noarch_variant/recipe.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f428d8034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-data/recipes/noarch_variant/recipe.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+context:
+  name: rattler-build-demo
+  version: 1
+  build_variant: ${{ 'unix' if unix else 'win' }}
+  build_number: 0
+
+outputs:
+  - package:
+      name: ${{ name }}
+      version: ${{ version }}
+    build:
+      noarch: generic
+      number: ${{ build_number }}
+      string: ${{ build_variant }}_${{ hash }}_${{ build_number }}
+    requirements:
+      run:
+        - ${{ "__unix" if unix }}
+        - ${{ "__win" if win }}
+
+  - package:
+      name: ${{ name }}-subpackage
+      version: ${{ version }}
+    build:
+      noarch: generic
+      number: ${{ build_number }}
+      string: ${{ build_variant }}_${{ hash }}_${{ build_number }}
+    requirements:
+      run:
+        - ${{ pin_subpackage('rattler-build-demo', exact=True) }}
diff --git a/test/end-to-end/test_simple.py b/test/end-to-end/test_simple.py
index 743d7605d..8b972bf36 100644
--- a/test/end-to-end/test_simple.py
+++ b/test/end-to-end/test_simple.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import os
 import platform
 from pathlib import Path
-from subprocess import STDOUT, CalledProcessError, check_output
+from subprocess import DEVNULL, STDOUT, CalledProcessError, check_output
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
 import pytest
@@ -712,3 +712,65 @@ def test_read_only_removal(rattler_build: RattlerBuild, recipes: Path, tmp_path:
     pkg = get_extracted_package(tmp_path, "read-only-build-files")
 
     assert (pkg / "info/index.json").exists()
+
+
+def test_noarch_variants(rattler_build: RattlerBuild, recipes: Path, tmp_path: Path):
+    path_to_recipe = recipes / "noarch_variant"
+    args = rattler_build.build_args(
+        path_to_recipe,
+        tmp_path,
+    )
+
+    output = rattler_build(
+        *args, "--target-platform=linux-64", "--render-only", stderr=DEVNULL
+    )
+
+    # parse as json
+    rendered = json.loads(output)
+    assert len(rendered) == 2
+
+    assert rendered[0]["recipe"]["requirements"]["run"] == ["__unix"]
+    assert rendered[0]["recipe"]["requirements"]["run"] == ["__unix"]
+    assert rendered[0]["recipe"]["build"]["string"] == "unix_4616a5c_0"
+
+    pin = {
+        "pin_subpackage": {
+            "name": "rattler-build-demo",
+            "max_pin": None,
+            "min_pin": None,
+            "exact": True,
+        }
+    }
+    assert rendered[1]["recipe"]["build"]["string"] == "unix_2233755_0"
+    assert rendered[1]["recipe"]["build"]["noarch"] == "generic"
+    assert rendered[1]["recipe"]["requirements"]["run"] == [pin]
+    assert rendered[1]["build_configuration"]["variant"] == {
+        "rattler-build-demo": "1 unix_4616a5c_0",
+        "target_platform": "noarch",
+    }
+
+    output = rattler_build(
+        *args, "--target-platform=win-64", "--render-only", stderr=DEVNULL
+    )
+    rendered = json.loads(output)
+    assert len(rendered) == 2
+
+    assert rendered[0]["recipe"]["requirements"]["run"] == ["__win"]
+    assert rendered[0]["recipe"]["requirements"]["run"] == ["__win"]
+    assert rendered[0]["recipe"]["build"]["string"] == "win_4616a5c_0"
+
+    pin = {
+        "pin_subpackage": {
+            "name": "rattler-build-demo",
+            "max_pin": None,
+            "min_pin": None,
+            "exact": True,
+        }
+    }
+    assert rendered[1]["recipe"]["build"]["string"] == "win_b28fc4d_0"
+    assert rendered[1]["recipe"]["build"]["noarch"] == "generic"
+    assert rendered[1]["recipe"]["requirements"]["run"] == [pin]
+    assert rendered[1]["build_configuration"]["variant"] == {
+        "rattler-build-demo": "1 win_4616a5c_0",
+        "target_platform": "noarch",
+    }