diff --git a/Common/MemArena.h b/Common/MemArena.h
index fd2524535f..48e1bcece2 100644
--- a/Common/MemArena.h
+++ b/Common/MemArena.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <cstdint>
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include "CommonWindows.h"
 #endif
@@ -36,13 +38,18 @@ public:
 	void ReleaseSpace();
 	void *CreateView(s64 offset, size_t size, void *base = 0);
 	void ReleaseView(void *view, size_t size);
+
 	// This only finds 1 GB in 32-bit
 	u8 *Find4GBBase();
+	bool NeedsProbing();
 
 private:
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	HANDLE hMemoryMapping;
 	SYSTEM_INFO sysInfo;
+#elif defined(IOS) && PPSSPP_ARCH(ARM64)
+	size_t vm_size;
+	uintptr_t vm_mem;  // same type as vm_address_t
 #else
 	int fd;
 #endif
diff --git a/Common/MemArenaAndroid.cpp b/Common/MemArenaAndroid.cpp
index cbf53a86ba..dbcde0584c 100644
--- a/Common/MemArenaAndroid.cpp
+++ b/Common/MemArenaAndroid.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 
 #define ASHMEM_DEVICE	"/dev/ashmem"
 
+bool MemArena::NeedsProbing() {
+	return false;
+}
+
 // ashmem_create_region - creates a new ashmem region and returns the file
 // descriptor, or <0 on error
 // `name' is an optional label to give the region (visible in /proc/pid/maps)
@@ -127,4 +131,4 @@ u8* MemArena::Find4GBBase() {
 #endif
 }
 
-#endif  // __ANDROID__
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif  // __ANDROID__
diff --git a/Common/MemArenaDarwin.cpp b/Common/MemArenaDarwin.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4632670f27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Common/MemArenaDarwin.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2003 Dolphin Project.
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, version 2.0 or later versions.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License 2.0 for more details.
+
+// A copy of the GPL 2.0 should have been included with the program.
+// If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
+
+// Official SVN repository and contact information can be found at
+// http://code.google.com/p/dolphin-emu/
+
+#include "ppsspp_config.h"
+
+#if defined(IOS) && PPSSPP_ARCH(ARM64)
+
+#include <string>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+#include "FileUtil.h"
+#include "MemoryUtil.h"
+#include "MemArena.h"
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <cstring>
+
+#include <mach/mach.h>
+#include <mach/vm_map.h>
+
+size_t MemArena::roundup(size_t x) {
+	return x;
+}
+
+void MemArena::GrabLowMemSpace(size_t size)
+{
+	vm_size = size;
+	kern_return_t retval = vm_allocate(mach_task_self(), &vm_mem, size, VM_FLAGS_ANYWHERE);
+	if (retval != KERN_SUCCESS) {
+		ERROR_LOG(MEMMAP, "Failed to grab a block of virtual memory");
+	} else {
+		INFO_LOG(MEMMAP, "Successfully allocated %d bytes at %p", (int)size, (void *)vm_mem);
+	}
+}
+
+void MemArena::ReleaseSpace() {
+	vm_deallocate(mach_task_self(), vm_mem, vm_size);
+	vm_size = 0;
+	vm_mem = 0;
+}
+
+void *MemArena::CreateView(s64 offset, size_t size, void *base)
+{
+	mach_port_t self = mach_task_self();
+	vm_address_t target = (vm_address_t)base;
+	uint64_t mask = 0;
+	bool anywhere = false;
+	vm_address_t source = vm_mem + offset;
+	vm_prot_t cur_protection = 0;
+	vm_prot_t max_protection = 0;
+	kern_return_t retval =
+		vm_remap(self, &target, size, mask, anywhere,
+				 self, source, false,
+				 &cur_protection, &max_protection, VM_INHERIT_DEFAULT);
+	if (retval != KERN_SUCCESS) {
+		// 1 == KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS
+		// 3 == KERN_NO_SPACE (race?)
+		// 4 == KERN_INVALID_ARGUMENT
+		ERROR_LOG(MEMMAP, "vm_remap failed (%d) - could not remap from %llx (offset %llx) of size %llx to %p",
+				  (int)retval, (uint64_t)source, (uint64_t)offset, (uint64_t)size, base);
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+	return (void *)target;
+}
+
+void MemArena::ReleaseView(void* view, size_t size) {
+	vm_address_t addr = (vm_address_t)view;
+	vm_deallocate(mach_task_self(), addr, size);
+}
+
+bool MemArena::NeedsProbing() {
+	return true;
+}
+
+u8* MemArena::Find4GBBase() {
+	// The caller will need to do probing, like on 32-bit Windows.
+	return nullptr;
+}
+
+#endif // defined(IOS) && PPSSPP_ARCH(ARM64)
diff --git a/Common/MemArenaPosix.cpp b/Common/MemArenaPosix.cpp
index d71d1f6886..764edae78f 100644
--- a/Common/MemArenaPosix.cpp
+++ b/Common/MemArenaPosix.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "ppsspp_config.h"
 
-#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(ANDROID)
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(ANDROID) && !(defined(IOS) && PPSSPP_ARCH(ARM64))
 
 #include <string>
 
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ size_t MemArena::roundup(size_t x) {
 	return x;
 }
 
+bool MemArena::NeedsProbing() {
+	return false;
+}
+
 void MemArena::GrabLowMemSpace(size_t size) {
 	mode_t mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH;
 
@@ -114,4 +118,4 @@ u8* MemArena::Find4GBBase() {
 #endif
 }
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/Common/MemArenaWin32.cpp b/Common/MemArenaWin32.cpp
index 55621df442..4e7868e3f4 100644
--- a/Common/MemArenaWin32.cpp
+++ b/Common/MemArenaWin32.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ void MemArena::ReleaseView(void* view, size_t size) {
 	UnmapViewOfFile(view);
 }
 
+bool MemArena::NeedsProbing() {
+#if PPSSPP_ARCH(32BIT)
+	return true;
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 u8* MemArena::Find4GBBase() {
 	// Now, create views in high memory where there's plenty of space.
 #if PPSSPP_ARCH(32BIT)
@@ -65,4 +73,4 @@ u8* MemArena::Find4GBBase() {
 #endif
 }
 
-#endif // _WIN32
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif // _WIN32
diff --git a/Core/MemMap.cpp b/Core/MemMap.cpp
index b7b8a67243..c085e24494 100644
--- a/Core/MemMap.cpp
+++ b/Core/MemMap.cpp
@@ -152,8 +152,10 @@ static bool Memory_TryBase(u32 flags) {
 #if PPSSPP_ARCH(64BIT)
 		*view.out_ptr = (u8*)g_arena.CreateView(
 			position, view.size, base + view.virtual_address);
-		if (!*view.out_ptr)
+		if (!*view.out_ptr) {
 			goto bail;
+			ERROR_LOG(MEMMAP, "Failed at view %d", i);
+		}
 #else
 		if (CanIgnoreView(view)) {
 			// This is handled by address masking in 32-bit, no view needs to be created.
@@ -161,8 +163,10 @@ static bool Memory_TryBase(u32 flags) {
 		} else {
 			*view.out_ptr = (u8*)g_arena.CreateView(
 				position, view.size, base + (view.virtual_address & MEMVIEW32_MASK));
-			if (!*view.out_ptr)
+			if (!*view.out_ptr) {
+				ERROR_LOG(MEMMAP, "Failed at view %d", i);
 				goto bail;
+			}
 		}
 #endif
 		last_position = position;
@@ -201,27 +205,32 @@ bool MemoryMap_Setup(u32 flags) {
 	// Grab some pagefile backed memory out of the void ...
 	g_arena.GrabLowMemSpace(total_mem);
 
-	base = g_arena.Find4GBBase();
-
-	// Try base we retrieved earlier
-	if (!base) {
+	if (g_arena.NeedsProbing()) {
+		int base_attempts = 0;
 #if defined(_WIN32) && PPSSPP_ARCH(32BIT)
 		// Try a whole range of possible bases. Return once we got a valid one.
-		int base_attempts = 0;
-		u32 max_base_addr = 0x7FFF0000 - 0x10000000;
-		for (u32 base_addr = 0x01000000; base_addr < max_base_addr; base_addr += 0x400000) {
+		uintptr_t max_base_addr = 0x7FFF0000 - 0x10000000;
+		uintptr_t min_base_addr = 0x01000000;
+		uintptr_t stride = 0x400000;
+#else
+		// iOS
+		uintptr_t max_base_addr = 0x1FFFF0000ULL - 0xE1000000;
+		uintptr_t min_base_addr = 0x01000000;
+		uintptr_t stride = 0x800000;
+#endif
+		for (uintptr_t base_addr = min_base_addr; base_addr < max_base_addr; base_addr += stride) {
 			base_attempts++;
 			base = (u8 *)base_addr;
 			if (Memory_TryBase(flags)) {
 				INFO_LOG(MEMMAP, "Found valid memory base at %p after %i tries.", base, base_attempts);
-				base_attempts = 0;
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
-#endif
 		ERROR_LOG(MEMMAP, "MemoryMap_Setup: Failed finding a memory base.");
 		PanicAlert("MemoryMap_Setup: Failed finding a memory base.");
 		return false;
+	} else {
+		base = g_arena.Find4GBBase();
 	}
 
 	// Should return true...