diff --git a/0032-context-automatically-setup-arch-variable.patch b/0032-context-automatically-setup-arch-variable.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36718a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0032-context-automatically-setup-arch-variable.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+From 5f2278ee2a30b94b5d80ab480505bf6b4750dd1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Ale=C5=A1=20Mat=C4=9Bj?= <amatej@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 14:02:05 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] [context] automatically setup $arch variable
+
+---
+ libdnf/dnf-repo.cpp | 9 +++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/libdnf/dnf-repo.cpp b/libdnf/dnf-repo.cpp
+index 7b4f83bb..0d92c676 100644
+--- a/libdnf/dnf-repo.cpp
++++ b/libdnf/dnf-repo.cpp
+@@ -1212,6 +1212,14 @@ dnf_repo_setup(DnfRepo *repo, GError **error) try
+                             "basearch not set");
+         return FALSE;
+     }
++    auto * arch = dnf_context_get_arch_info(priv->context);
++    if (arch == NULL) {
++        g_set_error_literal(error,
++                            DNF_ERROR,
++                            DNF_ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
++                            "arch not set");
++        return FALSE;
++    }
+     release = g_key_file_get_string(priv->keyfile, "general", "version", NULL);
+     if (release == NULL) {
+         release = g_strdup(dnf_context_get_release_ver(priv->context));
+@@ -1238,6 +1246,7 @@ dnf_repo_setup(DnfRepo *repo, GError **error) try
+     priv->urlvars = lr_urlvars_set(priv->urlvars, "releasever_major", release_major);
+     priv->urlvars = lr_urlvars_set(priv->urlvars, "releasever_minor", release_minor);
+     priv->urlvars = lr_urlvars_set(priv->urlvars, "basearch", basearch);
++    priv->urlvars = lr_urlvars_set(priv->urlvars, "arch", arch);
+     /* Call libdnf::dnf_context_load_vars(priv->context); only when values not in cache.
+      * But what about if variables on disk change during long running programs (PackageKit daemon)?
+      * if (!libdnf::dnf_context_get_vars_cached(priv->context))
+-- 
+2.54.0
+
diff --git a/libdnf.spec b/libdnf.spec
index 66e1394..29ef009 100644
--- a/libdnf.spec
+++ b/libdnf.spec
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
 Name:           libdnf
 Version:        %{libdnf_major_version}.%{libdnf_minor_version}.%{libdnf_micro_version}
-Release:        16%{?dist}.alma.1
+Release:        17%{?dist}.alma.1
 Summary:        Library providing simplified C and Python API to libsolv
 License:        LGPL-2.1-or-later
 URL:            https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libdnf
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ Patch28:        0028-Fix-dnf_keyring_add_public_key-to-add-all-keys-from-.patch
 Patch29:        0029-Fix-dnf_keyring_add_public_key-to-add-keys-from-all-.patch
 Patch30:        0030-Fix-formatting-error-messages-when-importing-subkeys.patch
 Patch31:        0031-swig-Add-missing-template-for-std-vector-Transaction.patch
+Patch32:        0032-context-automatically-setup-arch-variable.patch
 
 # AlmaLinux Patch
 Patch1001: 0001-Add-link-to-AlmaLinux-bugtracker.patch
@@ -341,14 +342,18 @@ popd
 %endif
 
 %changelog
-* Wed May 06 2026 Eduard Abdullin <eabdullin@almalinux.org> - 0.73.1-16.alma.1
+* Tue Jun 16 2026 Eduard Abdullin <eabdullin@almalinux.org> - 0.73.1-17.alma.1
 - Add x86_64_v2 to arch_map
 - Add link to AlmaLinux bugtracker
 - Fix tests on x86_64_v2
 
-* Wed May 06 2026 Yuriy Kohut <ykohut@almalinux.org> - 0.73.1-16.alma.1
+* Tue Jun 16 2026 Yuriy Kohut <ykohut@almalinux.org> - 0.73.1-17.alma.1
 - Extend arch_map list with x86_64_v2 for the x86_64
 
+* Wed Jun 10 2026 Ales Matej <amatej@redhat.com> - 0.73.1-17
+- context libdnf (microdnf): automatically set and substitute $arch variable
+  (RHEL-80370)
+
 * Wed Apr 22 2026 Evan Goode <egoode@redhat.com> - 0.73.1-16
 - swig: Add missing %template for std::vector<TransactionPersistence>
   (RHEL-154736)