diff --git a/libc/bionic/__libc_init_main_thread.cpp b/libc/bionic/__libc_init_main_thread.cpp
index 758b295..be9d32e 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/__libc_init_main_thread.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/__libc_init_main_thread.cpp
@@ -101,5 +101,5 @@
 
   __init_thread(&main_thread);
 
-  __init_alternate_signal_stack(&main_thread);
+  __init_additional_stacks(&main_thread);
 }
diff --git a/libc/bionic/pthread_create.cpp b/libc/bionic/pthread_create.cpp
index 543fdc5..720a3ae 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/pthread_create.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/pthread_create.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <sys/random.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "pthread_internal.h"
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@
   thread->tls[TLS_SLOT_STACK_GUARD] = reinterpret_cast<void*>(__stack_chk_guard);
 }
 
-void __init_alternate_signal_stack(pthread_internal_t* thread) {
+static void __init_alternate_signal_stack(pthread_internal_t* thread) {
   // Create and set an alternate signal stack.
   void* stack_base = mmap(nullptr, SIGNAL_STACK_SIZE, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
   if (stack_base != MAP_FAILED) {
@@ -109,6 +110,25 @@
   }
 }
 
+static void __init_shadow_call_stack(pthread_internal_t* thread __unused) {
+#ifdef __aarch64__
+  // Allocate the stack and store its address in register x18.
+  // TODO(pcc): We ought to allocate a guard region here and then allocate the SCS at a random
+  // location within it. This will provide greater security since it would mean that an attacker who
+  // can read the pthread_internal_t won't be able to discover the address of the SCS. However,
+  // doing so is blocked on a solution to b/118642754.
+  char* scs = reinterpret_cast<char*>(
+      mmap(nullptr, SCS_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANON, -1, 0));
+  thread->shadow_call_stack_guard_region = scs;
+  __asm__ __volatile__("mov x18, %0" ::"r"(scs));
+#endif
+}
+
+void __init_additional_stacks(pthread_internal_t* thread) {
+  __init_alternate_signal_stack(thread);
+  __init_shadow_call_stack(thread);
+}
+
 int __init_thread(pthread_internal_t* thread) {
   thread->cleanup_stack = nullptr;
 
@@ -252,7 +272,7 @@
   // accesses previously made by the creating thread are visible to us.
   thread->startup_handshake_lock.lock();
 
-  __init_alternate_signal_stack(thread);
+  __init_additional_stacks(thread);
 
   void* result = thread->start_routine(thread->start_routine_arg);
   pthread_exit(result);
diff --git a/libc/bionic/pthread_exit.cpp b/libc/bionic/pthread_exit.cpp
index 220f7a0..a884be5 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/pthread_exit.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/pthread_exit.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@
     thread->alternate_signal_stack = nullptr;
   }
 
+#ifdef __aarch64__
+  // Free the shadow call stack and guard pages.
+  munmap(thread->shadow_call_stack_guard_region, SCS_SIZE);
+#endif
+
   ThreadJoinState old_state = THREAD_NOT_JOINED;
   while (old_state == THREAD_NOT_JOINED &&
          !atomic_compare_exchange_weak(&thread->join_state, &old_state, THREAD_EXITED_NOT_JOINED)) {
diff --git a/libc/bionic/pthread_internal.h b/libc/bionic/pthread_internal.h
index bb33054..3d58121 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/pthread_internal.h
+++ b/libc/bionic/pthread_internal.h
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 __LIBC_HIDDEN__ int __init_thread(pthread_internal_t* thread);
 __LIBC_HIDDEN__ bool __init_tls(pthread_internal_t* thread);
 __LIBC_HIDDEN__ void __init_thread_stack_guard(pthread_internal_t* thread);
-__LIBC_HIDDEN__ void __init_alternate_signal_stack(pthread_internal_t*);
+__LIBC_HIDDEN__ void __init_additional_stacks(pthread_internal_t*);
 
 __LIBC_HIDDEN__ pthread_t           __pthread_internal_add(pthread_internal_t* thread);
 __LIBC_HIDDEN__ pthread_internal_t* __pthread_internal_find(pthread_t pthread_id);
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@
 // Leave room for a guard page in the internally created signal stacks.
 #define SIGNAL_STACK_SIZE (SIGNAL_STACK_SIZE_WITHOUT_GUARD + PTHREAD_GUARD_SIZE)
 
+// Size of the shadow call stack.
+#define SCS_SIZE (8 * 1024)
+
 // Needed by fork.
 __LIBC_HIDDEN__ extern void __bionic_atfork_run_prepare();
 __LIBC_HIDDEN__ extern void __bionic_atfork_run_child();