diff --git a/embassy-executor/src/raw/mod.rs b/embassy-executor/src/raw/mod.rs
index ed0bedd2..e9137f8f 100644
--- a/embassy-executor/src/raw/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy-executor/src/raw/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 #[cfg_attr(not(target_has_atomic = "ptr"), path = "run_queue_critical_section.rs")]
 mod run_queue;
 
-#[cfg_attr(target_has_atomic = "8", path = "state_atomics.rs")]
+#[cfg_attr(all(cortex_m, target_has_atomic = "8"), path = "state_atomics_arm.rs")]
+#[cfg_attr(all(not(cortex_m), target_has_atomic = "8"), path = "state_atomics.rs")]
 #[cfg_attr(not(target_has_atomic = "8"), path = "state_critical_section.rs")]
 mod state;
 
diff --git a/embassy-executor/src/raw/state_atomics_arm.rs b/embassy-executor/src/raw/state_atomics_arm.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4dfe509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/embassy-executor/src/raw/state_atomics_arm.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+use core::arch::asm;
+use core::sync::atomic::{compiler_fence, AtomicBool, AtomicU32, Ordering};
+
+// Must be kept in sync with the layout of `State`!
+pub(crate) const STATE_SPAWNED: u32 = 1 << 0;
+pub(crate) const STATE_RUN_QUEUED: u32 = 1 << 8;
+
+#[repr(C, align(4))]
+pub(crate) struct State {
+    /// Task is spawned (has a future)
+    spawned: AtomicBool,
+    /// Task is in the executor run queue
+    run_queued: AtomicBool,
+    /// Task is in the executor timer queue
+    timer_queued: AtomicBool,
+    pad: AtomicBool,
+}
+
+impl State {
+    pub const fn new() -> State {
+        Self {
+            spawned: AtomicBool::new(false),
+            run_queued: AtomicBool::new(false),
+            timer_queued: AtomicBool::new(false),
+            pad: AtomicBool::new(false),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn as_u32(&self) -> &AtomicU32 {
+        unsafe { &*(self as *const _ as *const AtomicU32) }
+    }
+
+    /// If task is idle, mark it as spawned + run_queued and return true.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn spawn(&self) -> bool {
+        compiler_fence(Ordering::Release);
+        let r = self
+            .as_u32()
+            .compare_exchange(
+                0,
+                STATE_SPAWNED | STATE_RUN_QUEUED,
+                Ordering::Relaxed,
+                Ordering::Relaxed,
+            )
+            .is_ok();
+        compiler_fence(Ordering::Acquire);
+        r
+    }
+
+    /// Unmark the task as spawned.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn despawn(&self) {
+        compiler_fence(Ordering::Release);
+        self.spawned.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    }
+
+    /// Mark the task as run-queued if it's spawned and isn't already run-queued. Return true on success.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn run_enqueue(&self) -> bool {
+        unsafe {
+            loop {
+                let state: u32;
+                asm!("ldrex {}, [{}]", out(reg) state, in(reg) self, options(nostack));
+
+                if (state & STATE_RUN_QUEUED != 0) || (state & STATE_SPAWNED == 0) {
+                    asm!("clrex", options(nomem, nostack));
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                let outcome: usize;
+                let new_state = state | STATE_RUN_QUEUED;
+                asm!("strex {}, {}, [{}]", out(reg) outcome, in(reg) new_state, in(reg) self, options(nostack));
+                if outcome == 0 {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Unmark the task as run-queued. Return whether the task is spawned.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn run_dequeue(&self) -> bool {
+        compiler_fence(Ordering::Release);
+
+        let r = self.spawned.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.run_queued.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        r
+    }
+
+    /// Mark the task as timer-queued. Return whether it was newly queued (i.e. not queued before)
+    #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn timer_enqueue(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.timer_queued.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+
+    /// Unmark the task as timer-queued.
+    #[cfg(feature = "integrated-timers")]
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn timer_dequeue(&self) {
+        self.timer_queued.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    }
+}