diff --git a/elftools/elf/descriptions.py b/elftools/elf/descriptions.py
index c52ff116..e1fa9797 100644
--- a/elftools/elf/descriptions.py
+++ b/elftools/elf/descriptions.py
@@ -458,10 +458,12 @@ def describe_note_gnu_properties(properties, machine):
     SHT_GNU_verneed='VERNEED',
     SHT_GNU_versym='VERSYM',
     SHT_GNU_LIBLIST='GNU_LIBLIST',
+    SHT_AMD64_UNWIND='X86_64_UNWIND',
     SHT_ARM_EXIDX='ARM_EXIDX',
     SHT_ARM_PREEMPTMAP='ARM_PREEMPTMAP',
     SHT_ARM_ATTRIBUTES='ARM_ATTRIBUTES',
     SHT_ARM_DEBUGOVERLAY='ARM_DEBUGOVERLAY',
+    SHT_AARCH64_ATTRIBUTES='AARCH64_ATTRIBUTES',
     SHT_RISCV_ATTRIBUTES='RISCV_ATTRIBUTES',
     SHT_MIPS_LIBLIST='MIPS_LIBLIST',
     SHT_MIPS_DEBUG='MIPS_DEBUG',
diff --git a/elftools/elf/enums.py b/elftools/elf/enums.py
index 103312d5..e99ca108 100644
--- a/elftools/elf/enums.py
+++ b/elftools/elf/enums.py
@@ -330,6 +330,10 @@
             SHT_ARM_ATTRIBUTES=0x70000003,
             SHT_ARM_DEBUGOVERLAY=0x70000004))
 
+ENUM_SH_TYPE_AARCH64 = merge_dicts(
+        ENUM_SH_TYPE_BASE,
+        dict(SHT_AARCH64_ATTRIBUTES=0x70000003))
+
 ENUM_SH_TYPE_RISCV = merge_dicts(
         ENUM_SH_TYPE_BASE,
         dict(SHT_RISCV_ATTRIBUTES=0x70000003))
diff --git a/elftools/elf/structs.py b/elftools/elf/structs.py
index 34088456..abdfd9e3 100644
--- a/elftools/elf/structs.py
+++ b/elftools/elf/structs.py
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ def _create_shdr(self):
         sh_type_dict = ENUM_SH_TYPE_BASE
         if self.e_machine == 'EM_ARM':
             sh_type_dict = ENUM_SH_TYPE_ARM
+        elif self.e_machine == 'EM_AARCH64':
+            sh_type_dict = ENUM_SH_TYPE_AARCH64           
         elif self.e_machine == 'EM_X86_64':
             sh_type_dict = ENUM_SH_TYPE_AMD64
         elif self.e_machine == 'EM_MIPS':