diff --git a/constructor/header.sh b/constructor/header.sh
index 81cf0bf2..c72bc6b6 100644
--- a/constructor/header.sh
+++ b/constructor/header.sh
@@ -492,9 +492,15 @@ unset PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME _CONDA_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME
 
 # the first binary payload: the standalone conda executable
 printf "Unpacking bootstrapper...\n"
-CONDA_EXEC="$PREFIX/_conda"
+CONDA_EXEC="$PREFIX/{{ conda_exe_name }}"
 extract_range "${boundary0}" "${boundary1}" > "$CONDA_EXEC"
 chmod +x "$CONDA_EXEC"
+
+{%- if conda_exe_name != "_conda" %}
+# In case there are packages that depend on _conda
+ln -s "$CONDA_EXEC" "$PREFIX"/_conda
+{%- endif %}
+
 {%- for filename, (start, end, executable) in conda_exe_payloads|items %}
 mkdir -p "$(dirname "$PREFIX/{{ filename }}")"
 {%- if start == end %}
diff --git a/constructor/osx/prepare_installation.sh b/constructor/osx/prepare_installation.sh
index cf14cbf6..eb83f37e 100644
--- a/constructor/osx/prepare_installation.sh
+++ b/constructor/osx/prepare_installation.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ PREFIX="$2/{{ pkg_name_lower }}"
 PREFIX=$(cd "$PREFIX"; pwd)
 export PREFIX
 echo "PREFIX=$PREFIX"
-CONDA_EXEC="$PREFIX/_conda"
+CONDA_EXEC="$PREFIX/{{ conda_exe_name }}"
 # Installers should ignore pre-existing configuration files.
 unset CONDARC
 unset MAMBARC
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ unset MAMBARC
 
 chmod +x "$CONDA_EXEC"
 
+{%- if conda_exe_name != "_conda" %}
+# In case there are packages that depend on _conda
+ln -s "$CONDA_EXEC" "$PREFIX"/_conda
+{%- endif %}
+
 # Create a blank history file so conda thinks this is an existing env
 mkdir -p "$PREFIX/conda-meta"
 touch "$PREFIX/conda-meta/history"
diff --git a/constructor/osx/run_installation.sh b/constructor/osx/run_installation.sh
index 00afff65..ff684697 100644
--- a/constructor/osx/run_installation.sh
+++ b/constructor/osx/run_installation.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ PREFIX="$2/{{ pkg_name_lower }}"
 PREFIX=$(cd "$PREFIX"; pwd)
 export PREFIX
 echo "PREFIX=$PREFIX"
-CONDA_EXEC="$PREFIX/_conda"
+CONDA_EXEC="$PREFIX/{{ conda_exe_name }}"
 # Installers should ignore pre-existing configuration files.
 unset CONDARC
 unset MAMBARC
diff --git a/constructor/osx/run_user_script.sh b/constructor/osx/run_user_script.sh
index 2d00b1c7..6209a5b0 100644
--- a/constructor/osx/run_user_script.sh
+++ b/constructor/osx/run_user_script.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ PREFIX="$2/{{ pkg_name_lower }}"
 PREFIX=$(cd "$PREFIX"; pwd)
 export PREFIX
 echo "PREFIX=$PREFIX"
-CONDA_EXEC="$PREFIX/_conda"
+CONDA_EXEC="$PREFIX/{{ conda_exe_name }}"
 # /COMMON UTILS
 
 # Expose these to user scripts as well
diff --git a/constructor/osxpkg.py b/constructor/osxpkg.py
index 3785ac61..86dfe84a 100644
--- a/constructor/osxpkg.py
+++ b/constructor/osxpkg.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     approx_size_kb,
     copy_conda_exe,
     explained_check_call,
+    format_conda_exe_name,
     get_final_channels,
     parse_virtual_specs,
     rm_rf,
@@ -364,6 +365,7 @@ def move_script(src, dst, info, ensure_shebang=False, user_script_type=None):
     variables["no_rcs_arg"] = info.get("_ignore_condarcs_arg", "")
     variables["script_env_variables"] = info.get("script_env_variables", {})
     variables["initialize_conda"] = info.get("initialize_conda", "classic")
+    variables["conda_exe_name"] = format_conda_exe_name(info["_conda_exe"])
 
     data = render_template(data, **variables)
 
@@ -556,7 +558,7 @@ def create(info, verbose=False):
 
     # 1. Prepare installation
     # The 'prepare_installation' package contains the prepopulated package cache, the modified
-    # conda-meta metadata staged into pkgs/conda-meta, _conda (conda-standalone),
+    # conda-meta metadata staged into pkgs/conda-meta, _conda (conda-standalone, [--conda-exe]),
     # Optionally, extra files and the user-provided scripts.
     # We first populate PACKAGE_ROOT with everything needed, and then run pkg build on that dir
     fresh_dir(PACKAGE_ROOT)
@@ -589,7 +591,8 @@ def create(info, verbose=False):
     for dist in all_dists:
         os.link(join(CACHE_DIR, dist), join(pkgs_dir, dist))
 
-    copy_conda_exe(prefix, "_conda", info["_conda_exe"])
+    exe_name = format_conda_exe_name(info["_conda_exe"])
+    copy_conda_exe(prefix, exe_name, info["_conda_exe"])
 
     # Sign conda-standalone so it can pass notarization
     codesigner = None
@@ -604,7 +607,7 @@ def create(info, verbose=False):
             "com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation": True,
             "com.apple.security.cs.allow-dyld-environment-variables": True,
         }
-        codesigner.sign_bundle(join(prefix, "_conda"), entitlements=entitlements)
+        codesigner.sign_bundle(join(prefix, exe_name), entitlements=entitlements)
 
     # This script checks to see if the install location already exists and/or contains spaces
     # Not to be confused with the user-provided pre_install!
diff --git a/constructor/shar.py b/constructor/shar.py
index f6361a0f..8475fca3 100644
--- a/constructor/shar.py
+++ b/constructor/shar.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     approx_size_kb,
     copy_conda_exe,
     filename_dist,
+    format_conda_exe_name,
     get_final_channels,
     hash_files,
     parse_virtual_specs,
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ def get_header(conda_exec, tarball, info):
     virtual_specs = parse_virtual_specs(info)
     min_osx_version = virtual_specs.get("__osx", {}).get("min") or ""
     variables["min_osx_version"] = min_osx_version
+    variables["conda_exe_name"] = format_conda_exe_name(info["_conda_exe"])
     min_glibc_version = virtual_specs.get("__glibc", {}).get("min") or ""
     variables["min_glibc_version"] = min_glibc_version
 
diff --git a/constructor/utils.py b/constructor/utils.py
index 705a42bd..c63329c1 100644
--- a/constructor/utils.py
+++ b/constructor/utils.py
@@ -344,6 +344,31 @@ def identify_conda_exe(conda_exe: str | Path | None = None) -> tuple[StandaloneE
     return None, None
 
 
+def format_conda_exe_name(conda_exe: str | Path) -> str:
+    """Return a formatted alias for given stand-alone executable.
+
+      - If given executable cannot be identified, returns the basename of given executable.
+      - If stand-alone conda is identified, returns '_conda'.
+      - If stand-alone mamba/micromamba is identified, returns 'micromamba'.
+
+    Parameters::
+      - conda_exe: str | Path
+      Path to the conda executable to be accounted for.
+    """
+    conda_exe_name, _ = identify_conda_exe(conda_exe)
+    if conda_exe_name is None:
+        # This implies that identify_conda_exe failed
+        return Path(conda_exe).name
+    if conda_exe_name == StandaloneExe.CONDA:
+        return "_conda"
+    elif conda_exe_name == StandaloneExe.MAMBA:
+        return "micromamba"
+    else:
+        # This should never happen, but as a safe-guard in case `identify_conda_exe` is changed without
+        # accounting for this function.
+        raise RuntimeError("Unable to format conda exe name")
+
+
 def check_version(
     exe_version: str | VersionOrder | None = None,
     min_version: str | None = None,
diff --git a/news/1090-mamba-standalone-fix b/news/1090-mamba-standalone-fix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0074a9f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/1090-mamba-standalone-fix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+### Enhancements
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* Rename mamba-based standalone binaries to `micromamba` and create a symbolic link to `_conda` for backwards compatibility. (#1033 via #1090)
+
+### Deprecations
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Docs
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Other
+
+* <news item>
diff --git a/tests/test_examples.py b/tests/test_examples.py
index 7d8913e2..04241cff 100644
--- a/tests/test_examples.py
+++ b/tests/test_examples.py
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@
 from conda.models.version import VersionOrder as Version
 from ruamel.yaml import YAML
 
-from constructor.utils import StandaloneExe, check_version, identify_conda_exe
+from constructor.utils import (
+    StandaloneExe,
+    check_version,
+    format_conda_exe_name,
+    identify_conda_exe,
+)
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Generator, Iterable
@@ -663,8 +668,9 @@ def test_macos_signing(tmp_path, self_signed_application_certificate_macos):
     # including binary archives like the PlugIns file
     cmd = ["pkgutil", "--expand-full", installer, expanded_path]
     _execute(cmd)
+    conda_exe_name = format_conda_exe_name(CONSTRUCTOR_CONDA_EXE)
     components = [
-        Path(expanded_path, "prepare_installation.pkg", "Payload", "osx-pkg-test", "_conda"),
+        Path(expanded_path, "prepare_installation.pkg", "Payload", "osx-pkg-test", conda_exe_name),
         Path(expanded_path, "Plugins", "ExtraPage.bundle"),
     ]
     validated_signatures = []
diff --git a/tests/test_header.py b/tests/test_header.py
index 94e5c906..03c5b8a2 100644
--- a/tests/test_header.py
+++ b/tests/test_header.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def test_osxpkg_scripts_shellcheck(arch, check_path_spaces, script):
         no_rcs_arg="",
         script_env_variables={},
         initialize_conda="condabin",
+        conda_exe_name="_conda",
     )
 
     findings, returncode = run_shellcheck(processed)
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ def test_template_shellcheck(
             "write_condarc": "",
             "conda_exe_payloads": conda_exe_payloads_and_size[0],
             "conda_exe_payloads_size": conda_exe_payloads_and_size[1],
+            "conda_exe_name": "_conda",
         },
     )