diff --git a/shell/assets/translations/en-us.yaml b/shell/assets/translations/en-us.yaml
index 1567494f3b..064ec0072e 100644
--- a/shell/assets/translations/en-us.yaml
+++ b/shell/assets/translations/en-us.yaml
@@ -1726,6 +1726,11 @@ cluster:
       }
   rkeTemplateUpgrade: Template revision {name} available for upgrade
 
+  architecture:
+    label:
+      unknown: Unknown
+      mixed: Mixed
+
   availabilityWarnings:
     node: Node {name} is inactive
     machine: Machine {name} is inactive
diff --git a/shell/models/provisioning.cattle.io.cluster.js b/shell/models/provisioning.cattle.io.cluster.js
index b72cbff99b..3b72713f15 100644
--- a/shell/models/provisioning.cattle.io.cluster.js
+++ b/shell/models/provisioning.cattle.io.cluster.js
@@ -408,11 +408,11 @@ export default class ProvCluster extends SteveModel {
     const obj = {};
 
     this.nodes?.forEach((node) => {
-      const key = capitalize(node.status?.nodeLabels?.[NODE_ARCHITECTURE] || '');
+      const architecture = node.status?.nodeLabels?.[NODE_ARCHITECTURE];
 
-      if (key) {
-        obj[key] = (obj[key] || 0) + 1;
-      }
+      const key = architecture ? capitalize(architecture) : this.t('cluster.architecture.label.unknown');
+
+      obj[key] = (obj[key] || 0) + 1;
     });
 
     return obj;
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ export default class ProvCluster extends SteveModel {
     const keys = Object.keys(this.nodesArchitecture);
 
     return {
-      label:   keys.length === 1 ? keys[0] : 'Mixed',
+      label:   keys.length === 1 ? keys[0] : this.t('cluster.architecture.label.mixed'),
       tooltip: keys.length === 1 ? undefined : keys.reduce((acc, k) => `${ acc }${ k }: ${ this.nodesArchitecture[k] }<br>`, '')
     };
   }
diff --git a/shell/pages/c/_cluster/explorer/__tests__/index.test.ts b/shell/pages/c/_cluster/explorer/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 6637e3e8af..61371a0086 100644
--- a/shell/pages/c/_cluster/explorer/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/shell/pages/c/_cluster/explorer/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -160,8 +160,10 @@ describe('page: cluster dashboard', () => {
       ['clusterProvider', [], 'other'],
       ['kubernetesVersion', [], '0.0.0 k3s'],
       ['created', [], 'glance.created'],
-      ['architecture', [{ labels: { [NODE_ARCHITECTURE]: 'amd64' } }, { labels: { [NODE_ARCHITECTURE]: 'intel' } }], 'Mixed'],
+      ['architecture', [{ labels: { [NODE_ARCHITECTURE]: 'amd64' } }, { labels: { [NODE_ARCHITECTURE]: 'intel' } }], 'mixed'],
+      ['architecture', [{ labels: { [NODE_ARCHITECTURE]: 'amd64' } }, { labels: { } }], 'mixed'],
       ['architecture', [{ labels: { [NODE_ARCHITECTURE]: 'amd64' } }], 'Amd64'],
+      ['architecture', [{ labels: { } }], 'unknown'],
     ])('should show %p label', (label, nodes, text) => {
       const options = clone(mountOptions);
 
diff --git a/shell/pages/c/_cluster/explorer/index.vue b/shell/pages/c/_cluster/explorer/index.vue
index 9c2ef28bef..3fccd74397 100644
--- a/shell/pages/c/_cluster/explorer/index.vue
+++ b/shell/pages/c/_cluster/explorer/index.vue
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ export default {
       const obj = {};
 
       this.nodes?.forEach((node) => {
-        const key = capitalize(node.labels?.[NODE_ARCHITECTURE] || '');
+        const architecture = node.labels?.[NODE_ARCHITECTURE];
 
-        if (key) {
-          obj[key] = (obj[key] || 0) + 1;
-        }
+        const key = architecture ? capitalize(architecture) : this.t('cluster.architecture.label.unknown');
+
+        obj[key] = (obj[key] || 0) + 1;
       });
 
       return obj;
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export default {
       const keys = Object.keys(this.nodesArchitecture);
 
       return {
-        label:   keys.length === 1 ? keys[0] : 'Mixed',
+        label:   keys.length === 1 ? keys[0] : this.t('cluster.architecture.label.mixed'),
         tooltip: keys.length === 1 ? undefined : keys.reduce((acc, k) => `${ acc }${ k }: ${ this.nodesArchitecture[k] }<br>`, '')
       };
     },