diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/emacs/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/build-support/emacs/wrapper.nix
index 4fb77ccfe21..e41b1fd6a21 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/emacs/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/emacs/wrapper.nix
@@ -115,6 +115,19 @@ EOF
         --suffix EMACSLOADPATH ":" "$deps/share/emacs/site-lisp:"
     done
 
+    # Wrap MacOS app
+    # this has to pick up resources and metadata
+    # to recognize it as an "app"
+    if [ -d "$emacs/Applications/Emacs.app" ]; then
+      mkdir -p $out/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS
+      cp -r $emacs/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/Info.plist \
+            $emacs/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/PkgInfo \
+            $emacs/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources \
+            $out/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents
+      makeWrapper $emacs/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs $out/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs \
+        --suffix EMACSLOADPATH ":" "$deps/share/emacs/site-lisp:"
+    fi
+
     mkdir -p $out/share
     # Link icons and desktop files into place
     for dir in applications icons info man; do