diff --git a/src/binary_parser.rs b/src/binary_parser.rs
index e9bd52a4..a0b3f688 100644
--- a/src/binary_parser.rs
+++ b/src/binary_parser.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ pub struct BinaryInfo {
     pub symbols: HashMap<String, u64>,
     pub bss_addr: u64,
     pub bss_size: u64,
+    pub pyruntime_addr: u64,
+    pub pyruntime_size: u64,
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub addr: u64,
     #[allow(dead_code)]
@@ -65,11 +67,23 @@ pub fn parse_binary(filename: &Path, addr: u64, size: u64) -> Result<BinaryInfo,
                 }
             };
 
+            let mut pyruntime_addr = 0;
+            let mut pyruntime_size = 0;
             let mut bss_addr = 0;
             let mut bss_size = 0;
             for segment in mach.segments.iter() {
                 for (section, _) in &segment.sections()? {
-                    if section.name()? == "__bss" {
+                    let name = section.name()?;
+                    if name == "PyRuntime" {
+                        if let Some(addr) = section.addr.checked_add(offset) {
+                            if addr.checked_add(section.size).is_some() {
+                                pyruntime_addr = addr;
+                                pyruntime_size = section.size;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if name == "__bss" {
                         if let Some(addr) = section.addr.checked_add(offset) {
                             if addr.checked_add(section.size).is_some() {
                                 bss_addr = addr;
@@ -94,6 +108,8 @@ pub fn parse_binary(filename: &Path, addr: u64, size: u64) -> Result<BinaryInfo,
                 symbols,
                 bss_addr,
                 bss_size,
+                pyruntime_addr,
+                pyruntime_size,
                 addr,
                 size,
             })
@@ -153,6 +169,21 @@ pub fn parse_binary(filename: &Path, addr: u64, size: u64) -> Result<BinaryInfo,
                 bss_end = bss_header.sh_addr + bss_header.sh_size;
             }
 
+            let pyruntime_header = elf.section_headers.iter().find(|header| {
+                strtab
+                    .get_at(header.sh_name)
+                    .map_or(false, |name| name == ".PyRuntime")
+            });
+
+            let mut pyruntime_addr = 0;
+            let mut pyruntime_size = 0;
+            if let Some(header) = pyruntime_header {
+                if let Some(addr) = header.sh_addr.checked_add(offset) {
+                    pyruntime_addr = addr;
+                    pyruntime_size = header.sh_size;
+                }
+            }
+
             for sym in elf.syms.iter() {
                 // Skip imported symbols
                 if sym.is_import()
@@ -194,6 +225,8 @@ pub fn parse_binary(filename: &Path, addr: u64, size: u64) -> Result<BinaryInfo,
                 symbols,
                 bss_addr,
                 bss_size,
+                pyruntime_addr,
+                pyruntime_size,
                 addr,
                 size,
             })
@@ -209,33 +242,48 @@ pub fn parse_binary(filename: &Path, addr: u64, size: u64) -> Result<BinaryInfo,
                 }
             }
 
-            pe.sections
-                .iter()
-                .find(|section| section.name.starts_with(b".data"))
-                .ok_or_else(|| {
-                    format_err!(
-                        "Failed to find .data section in PE binary of {}",
-                        filename.display()
-                    )
-                })
-                .map(|data_section| {
-                    let mut bss_addr = 0;
-                    let mut bss_size = 0;
-                    if let Some(addr) = offset.checked_add(data_section.virtual_address as u64) {
-                        if addr.checked_add(data_section.virtual_size as u64).is_some() {
+            let mut bss_addr = 0;
+            let mut bss_size = 0;
+            let mut pyruntime_addr = 0;
+            let mut pyruntime_size = 0;
+            let mut found_data = false;
+            for section in pe.sections.iter() {
+                if section.name.starts_with(b".data") {
+                    found_data = true;
+                    if let Some(addr) = offset.checked_add(section.virtual_address as u64) {
+                        if addr.checked_add(section.virtual_size as u64).is_some() {
                             bss_addr = addr;
-                            bss_size = u64::from(data_section.virtual_size);
+                            bss_size = u64::from(section.virtual_size);
                         }
                     }
-
-                    BinaryInfo {
-                        symbols,
-                        bss_addr,
-                        bss_size,
-                        addr,
-                        size,
+                } else if section.name.starts_with(b"PyRuntim") {
+                    // note that the name is only 8 chars here, so we don't check for
+                    // trailing 'e' in PyRuntime
+                    if let Some(addr) = offset.checked_add(section.virtual_address as u64) {
+                        if addr.checked_add(section.virtual_size as u64).is_some() {
+                            pyruntime_addr = addr;
+                            pyruntime_size = u64::from(section.virtual_size);
+                        }
                     }
-                })
+                }
+            }
+
+            if !found_data {
+                return Err(format_err!(
+                    "Failed to find .data section in PE binary of {}",
+                    filename.display()
+                ));
+            }
+
+            Ok(BinaryInfo {
+                symbols,
+                bss_addr,
+                bss_size,
+                pyruntime_size,
+                pyruntime_addr,
+                addr,
+                size,
+            })
         }
         _ => Err(format_err!("Unhandled binary type")),
     }
diff --git a/src/python_process_info.rs b/src/python_process_info.rs
index 65befeb1..55b8cbef 100644
--- a/src/python_process_info.rs
+++ b/src/python_process_info.rs
@@ -437,6 +437,21 @@ fn get_interpreter_address_from_binary<P>(
 where
     P: ProcessMemory,
 {
+    // First check the pyruntime section it was found
+    if binary.pyruntime_addr != 0 {
+        let bss = process.copy(
+            binary.pyruntime_addr as usize,
+            binary.pyruntime_size as usize,
+        )?;
+        #[allow(clippy::cast_ptr_alignment)]
+        let addrs = unsafe {
+            slice::from_raw_parts(bss.as_ptr() as *const usize, bss.len() / size_of::<usize>())
+        };
+        if let Ok(addr) = check_interpreter_addresses(addrs, maps, process, version) {
+            return Ok(addr);
+        }
+    }
+
     // We're going to scan the BSS/data section for things, and try to narrowly scan things that
     // look like pointers to PyinterpreterState
     let bss = process.copy(binary.bss_addr as usize, binary.bss_size as usize)?;