diff --git a/premake4.lua b/premake4.lua
index 169c26af0..874a54a0d 100644
--- a/premake4.lua
+++ b/premake4.lua
@@ -1168,10 +1168,10 @@ solution "eepp"
 		language "C++"
 		includedirs { "src/thirdparty/efsw/include", "src/thirdparty" }
 
-		if not os.is("windows") and not os.is("haiku") then
+		if not os.is_real("windows") and not os.is_real("haiku") then
 			links { "pthread" }
 		end
-		if os.is("macosx") then
+		if os.is_real("macosx") then
 			links { "CoreFoundation.framework", "CoreServices.framework" }
 		end
 
@@ -1179,6 +1179,27 @@ solution "eepp"
 		files { "src/tools/uieditor/*.cpp" }
 		build_link_configuration( "eepp-UIEditor", true )
 
+	if os.is("macosx") then
+	project "ecode-macos-helper-static"
+		kind "StaticLib"
+		language "C++"
+		files { "src/tools/ecode/macos/*.m" }
+		set_targetdir("libs/" .. os.get_real() .. "/thirdparty/")
+
+		configuration "debug"
+			defines { "DEBUG", "EE_DEBUG", "EE_MEMORY_MANAGER" }
+			flags { "Symbols" }
+			buildoptions{ "-Wall" }
+			buildoptions{ "-g3" }
+			targetname ( "ecode-macos-helper-static-debug" )
+
+		configuration "release"
+			defines { "NDEBUG" }
+			flags { "OptimizeSpeed" }
+			buildoptions{ "-O3" }
+			targetname ( "ecode-macos-helper-static" )
+	end
+
 	project "ecode"
 		set_kind()
 		language "C++"
@@ -1189,7 +1210,8 @@ solution "eepp"
 			links { "pthread" }
 		end
 		if os.is("macosx") then
-			links { "CoreFoundation.framework", "CoreServices.framework" }
+			links { "CoreFoundation.framework", "CoreServices.framework", "Cocoa.framework" }
+			links { "ecode-macos-helper-static" }
 		end
 		if os.is_real("linux") then
 			links { "util" }
diff --git a/projects/macos/ecode/Info.plist b/projects/macos/ecode/Info.plist
index 14506cb6e..1159c1d19 100644
--- a/projects/macos/ecode/Info.plist
+++ b/projects/macos/ecode/Info.plist
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
   <string>ecode.icns</string>
   <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-  <string>0.1</string>
+  <string>0.2</string>
   <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
   <string>6.0</string>
   <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
diff --git a/projects/macos/ee.files b/projects/macos/ee.files
index 08495769c..efc929bd0 100644
--- a/projects/macos/ee.files
+++ b/projects/macos/ee.files
@@ -1139,6 +1139,8 @@
 ../../src/tools/ecode/globalsearchcontroller.hpp
 ../../src/tools/ecode/ignorematcher.cpp
 ../../src/tools/ecode/ignorematcher.hpp
+../../src/tools/ecode/macos/macos.hpp
+../../src/tools/ecode/macos/macos.m
 ../../src/tools/ecode/plugins/autocomplete/autocompleteplugin.cpp
 ../../src/tools/ecode/plugins/autocomplete/autocompleteplugin.hpp
 ../../src/tools/ecode/plugins/formatter/formatterplugin.cpp
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/ecode.cpp b/src/tools/ecode/ecode.cpp
index 561260b34..633e9f567 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/ecode.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/ecode.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <args/args.hxx>
 
+#if EE_PLATFORM == EE_PLATFORM_MACOSX
+#include "macos/macos.hpp"
+#endif
+
 namespace ecode {
 
 Clock globalClock;
@@ -3277,6 +3281,10 @@ void App::init( std::string file, const Float& pidelDensity, const std::string&
 			   ecode::Version::getCodename().c_str() );
 
 	if ( mWindow->isOpen() ) {
+#if EE_PLATFORM == EE_PLATFORM_MACOSX
+		macOS_CreateApplicationMenus();
+#endif
+
 		Log::info( "Window creation took: %.2f ms", globalClock.getElapsedTime().asMilliseconds() );
 
 		if ( mConfig.window.position != Vector2i( -1, -1 ) &&
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/macos/macos.hpp b/src/tools/ecode/macos/macos.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2fcf0ed99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/macos/macos.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef ECODE_MACOS_MACOS
+#define ECODE_MACOS_MACOS
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+void macOS_CreateApplicationMenus();
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/macos/macos.m b/src/tools/ecode/macos/macos.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..967cf7a0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/macos/macos.m
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#include <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+#include "macos.hpp"
+
+/* setAppleMenu disappeared from the headers in 10.4 */
+@interface NSApplication(NSAppleMenu)
+- (void)setAppleMenu:(NSMenu *)menu;
+@end
+
+// Recreates the menubar replacing the default SDL menubar
+void
+macOS_CreateApplicationMenus(void)
+{
+	NSString *appName;
+	NSString *title;
+	NSMenu *appleMenu;
+	NSMenu *windowMenu;
+	NSMenuItem *menuItem;
+	NSMenu *mainMenu;
+
+	if (NSApp == nil) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mainMenu = [[NSApplication sharedApplication] mainMenu];
+	[mainMenu removeAllItems];
+
+	appName = @"ecode";
+	appleMenu = [[NSMenu alloc] initWithTitle:@""];
+
+	title = [@"About " stringByAppendingString:appName];
+	[appleMenu addItemWithTitle:title action:@selector(orderFrontStandardAboutPanel:) keyEquivalent:@""];
+
+	[appleMenu addItem:[NSMenuItem separatorItem]];
+
+	[appleMenu addItemWithTitle:@"Show All" action:@selector(unhideAllApplications:) keyEquivalent:@""];
+
+	[appleMenu addItem:[NSMenuItem separatorItem]];
+
+	title = [@"Quit " stringByAppendingString:appName];
+	[appleMenu addItemWithTitle:title action:@selector(performClose:) keyEquivalent:@"q"];
+
+	menuItem = [[NSMenuItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"" action:nil keyEquivalent:@""];
+	[menuItem setSubmenu:appleMenu];
+
+	[[NSApp mainMenu] addItem:menuItem];
+
+	[NSApp setAppleMenu:appleMenu];
+
+	windowMenu = [[NSMenu alloc] initWithTitle:@"Window"];
+	menuItem = [[NSMenuItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Toggle Full Screen" action:@selector(toggleFullScreen:) keyEquivalent:@"f"];
+	[menuItem setKeyEquivalentModifierMask:NSEventModifierFlagControl | NSEventModifierFlagCommand];
+	[windowMenu addItem:menuItem];
+	menuItem = [[NSMenuItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Window" action:nil keyEquivalent:@""];
+	[menuItem setSubmenu:windowMenu];
+
+	[[NSApp mainMenu] addItem:menuItem];
+
+	[NSApp setWindowsMenu:windowMenu];
+}