diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark-riscv64.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark-riscv64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9e2031b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark-riscv64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+name: Benchmark riscv64 wheel build
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# Standalone riscv64-only wheel build for timing purposes.
+# Bypasses the full CI pipeline (which requires a release to exist on the fork).
+# Produces real build times on ubuntu-24.04-riscv (RISE native runner) for
+# upstream discussion at jcrist/msgspec#987.
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  sdist:
+    name: Build source distribution
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      sdist-name: ${{ steps.build.outputs.sdist-name }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
+    - name: Build sdist
+      id: build
+      run: |
+        uv build --sdist
+        sdist_name=$(basename dist/*.tar.gz)
+        echo "sdist-name=${sdist_name}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+      with:
+        name: artifact-sdist
+        path: dist/${{ steps.build.outputs.sdist-name }}
+        if-no-files-found: error
+
+  build-riscv64:
+    name: Build wheels on ubuntu-24.04-riscv for riscv64
+    needs: sdist
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-riscv
+    env:
+      SDIST_NAME: ${{ needs.sdist.outputs.sdist-name }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
+    - name: Download source distribution
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+      with:
+        name: artifact-sdist
+        path: dist
+    - name: Build & Test Wheels (riscv64 native)
+      run: |
+        uvx cibuildwheel==3.2.1 \
+          --config-file "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.cibuildwheel.toml" \
+          --output-dir wheelhouse \
+          "dist/${SDIST_NAME}"
+      env:
+        CIBW_ARCHS: riscv64
+        # build[uv] from .cibuildwheel.toml requires uv inside the container,
+        # which is not pre-installed in the musllinux image. Override to pip.
+        CIBW_BUILD_FRONTEND: pip
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+      with:
+        name: artifact-wheels-riscv64
+        path: wheelhouse/*.whl
+        if-no-files-found: error
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
index e0092df2..93653508 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-wheels.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ jobs:
           archs: aarch64
         - os: ubuntu-latest
           archs: x86_64
+        - os: ubuntu-24.04-riscv
+          archs: riscv64
         - os: macos-latest
           archs: arm64
         - os: macos-15-intel
@@ -48,10 +50,23 @@ jobs:
     # TODO: Remove this once the action supports specifying extras, see:
     # https://github.com/pypa/cibuildwheel/pull/2630
     - name: Install uv
-      if: runner.os != 'Linux'
+      if: runner.os != 'Linux' || matrix.archs == 'riscv64'
       uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
 
+    # On riscv64 the pypa/cibuildwheel action calls actions/setup-python
+    # internally, which has no riscv64 binaries. Run cibuildwheel via uvx
+    # instead. Keep version in sync with pypa/cibuildwheel@v3.2.1 below.
+    - name: Build & Test Wheels (riscv64 native)
+      if: matrix.archs == 'riscv64'
+      run: |
+        uvx cibuildwheel==3.2.1 --output-dir wheelhouse \
+          dist/${{ inputs.sdist-name }}
+      env:
+        CIBW_ARCHS: riscv64
+        CIBW_CONFIG_FILE: ${{ github.workspace }}/.cibuildwheel.toml
+
     - name: Build & Test Wheels
+      if: matrix.archs != 'riscv64'
       uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v3.2.1
       with:
         config-file: .cibuildwheel.toml