diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d33dde844f..e8cfdcbdf2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ set(OENGINE_OGRE
   ${LIBDIR}/openengine/ogre/selectionbuffer.cpp
   ${LIBDIR}/openengine/ogre/imagerotate.cpp
 )
+
+if (APPLE)
+    set(OENGINE_OGRE ${OENGINE_OGRE} ${LIBDIR}/openengine/ogre/osx_utils.mm)
+endif ()
+
 set(OENGINE_GUI
   ${LIBDIR}/openengine/gui/manager.cpp
 )
diff --git a/libs/openengine/ogre/osx_utils.h b/libs/openengine/ogre/osx_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f651db6046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/openengine/ogre/osx_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef OENGINE_OGRE_OSX_UTILS_H
+#define OENGINE_OGRE_OSX_UTILS_H
+
+#include <SDL_syswm.h>
+
+namespace OEngine {
+namespace Render {
+
+extern unsigned long WindowContentViewHandle(SDL_SysWMinfo &info);
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/libs/openengine/ogre/osx_utils.mm b/libs/openengine/ogre/osx_utils.mm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e56601461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/openengine/ogre/osx_utils.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include "osx_utils.h"
+
+#import <AppKit/NSWindow.h>
+
+namespace OEngine {
+namespace Render {
+
+unsigned long WindowContentViewHandle(SDL_SysWMinfo &info)
+{
+	NSWindow *window = info.info.cocoa.window;
+	NSView *view = [window contentView];
+	return (unsigned long)view;
+}
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/libs/openengine/ogre/renderer.cpp b/libs/openengine/ogre/renderer.cpp
index c27d8871a7..e3bba8bfa2 100644
--- a/libs/openengine/ogre/renderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/openengine/ogre/renderer.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
+#ifdef __MACOSX__
+#include "osx_utils.h"
+#endif
+
 using namespace Ogre;
 using namespace OEngine::Render;
 
@@ -257,13 +261,13 @@ void OgreRenderer::createWindow(const std::string &title, const WindowSettings&
         // Windows code
         winHandle = Ogre::StringConverter::toString((unsigned long)wmInfo.info.win.window);
         break;
-#elif __APPLE__
+#elif __MACOSX__
     case SDL_SYSWM_COCOA:
         //required to make OGRE play nice with our window
         params.insert(std::make_pair("macAPI", "cocoa"));
         params.insert(std::make_pair("macAPICocoaUseNSView", "true"));
 
-        winHandle  = Ogre::StringConverter::toString((unsigned long)wmInfo.info.cocoa.window);
+        winHandle  = Ogre::StringConverter::toString(WindowContentViewHandle(wmInfo));
         break;
 #else
     case SDL_SYSWM_X11: