diff --git a/compat/fsmonitor/fsmonitor-fs-listen-macos.c b/compat/fsmonitor/fsmonitor-fs-listen-macos.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b91058d1c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/fsmonitor/fsmonitor-fs-listen-macos.c
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "fsmonitor.h"
+#include "fsmonitor-fs-listen.h"
+
+int fsmonitor_fs_listen__ctor(struct fsmonitor_daemon_state *state)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
+void fsmonitor_fs_listen__dtor(struct fsmonitor_daemon_state *state)
+{
+}
+
+void fsmonitor_fs_listen__stop_async(struct fsmonitor_daemon_state *state)
+{
+}
+
+void fsmonitor_fs_listen__loop(struct fsmonitor_daemon_state *state)
+{
+}
diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index fcd88b60b1..394355463e 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),Darwin)
 			MSGFMT = /usr/local/opt/gettext/bin/msgfmt
 		endif
 	endif
+	FSMONITOR_DAEMON_BACKEND = macos
+	BASIC_LDFLAGS += -framework CoreServices
 endif
 ifeq ($(uname_S),SunOS)
 	NEEDS_SOCKET = YesPlease
diff --git a/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
index 1ab94eb284..aa80671045 100644
--- a/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -266,6 +266,9 @@ endif()
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
 	add_compile_definitions(HAVE_FSMONITOR_DAEMON_BACKEND)
 	list(APPEND compat_SOURCES compat/fsmonitor/fsmonitor-fs-listen-win32.c)
+elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")
+	add_compile_definitions(HAVE_FSMONITOR_DAEMON_BACKEND)
+	list(APPEND compat_SOURCES compat/fsmonitor/fsmonitor-fs-listen-macos.c)
 endif()
 
 set(EXE_EXTENSION ${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX})