diff --git a/lib/install.ps1 b/lib/install.ps1
index 4208571ef..e09a608f8 100644
--- a/lib/install.ps1
+++ b/lib/install.ps1
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function install_app($app, $architecture, $global, $suggested) {
     ensure_install_dir_not_in_path $dir $global
     $dir = link_current $dir
     create_shims $manifest $dir $global $architecture
-    create_startmenu_shortcuts $manifest $dir $global
+    create_startmenu_shortcuts $manifest $dir $global $architecture
     install_psmodule $manifest $dir $global
     if($global) { ensure_scoop_in_path $global } # can assume local scoop is in path
     env_add_path $manifest $dir $global
diff --git a/lib/shortcuts.ps1 b/lib/shortcuts.ps1
index eccca5005..cf0030a82 100644
--- a/lib/shortcuts.ps1
+++ b/lib/shortcuts.ps1
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Creates shortcut for the app in the start menu
-function create_startmenu_shortcuts($manifest, $dir, $global) {
-    $manifest.shortcuts | ?{ $_ -ne $null } | % {
+function create_startmenu_shortcuts($manifest, $dir, $global, $arch) {
+    $shortcuts = @(arch_specific 'shortcuts' $manifest $arch)
+    $shortcuts | ?{ $_ -ne $null } | % {
         $target = $_.item(0)
         $name = $_.item(1)
         startmenu_shortcut "$dir\$target" $name
@@ -28,8 +29,9 @@ function startmenu_shortcut($target, $shortcutName) {
 }
 
 # Removes the Startmenu shortcut if it exists
-function rm_startmenu_shortcuts($manifest, $global) {
-    $manifest.shortcuts | ?{ $_ -ne $null } | % {
+function rm_startmenu_shortcuts($manifest, $global, $arch) {
+    $shortcuts = @(arch_specific 'shortcuts' $manifest $arch)
+    $shortcuts | ?{ $_ -ne $null } | % {
         $name = $_.item(1)
         $shortcut = "$(shortcut_folder)\$name.lnk"
         write-host "Removing shortcut $(friendly_path $shortcut)"
diff --git a/libexec/scoop-uninstall.ps1 b/libexec/scoop-uninstall.ps1
index cc0e56a97..a8bb504d7 100644
--- a/libexec/scoop-uninstall.ps1
+++ b/libexec/scoop-uninstall.ps1
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ foreach($app in $apps) {
 
     run_uninstaller $manifest $architecture $dir
     rm_shims $manifest $global $architecture
-    rm_startmenu_shortcuts $manifest $global
+    rm_startmenu_shortcuts $manifest $global $architecture
 
     # If a junction was used during install, that will have been used
     # as the reference directory. Otherwise it will just be the version
diff --git a/schema.json b/schema.json
index c239c5666..1fd2b651b 100644
--- a/schema.json
+++ b/schema.json
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@
                 "pre_install": {
                     "$ref": "#/definitions/stringOrArrayOfStrings"
                 },
+                "shortcuts": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/arrayOfArrayOfStrings"
+                },
                 "uninstaller": {
                     "$ref": "#/definitions/uninstaller"
                 },