diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 4e37d10def..8be4c7266a 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -1087,6 +1087,7 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_COCOA),1)
                input/drivers_keyboard/keyboard_event_apple.o \
                ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.o \
                ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_window.o \
+               ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_application.o \
                ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.o \
                gfx/drivers_context/cocoa_gl_ctx.o
 endif
diff --git a/griffin/griffin_objc.m b/griffin/griffin_objc.m
index 46b089901a..2d640d1c9f 100644
--- a/griffin/griffin_objc.m
+++ b/griffin/griffin_objc.m
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #elif defined(HAVE_COCOA)
 #include "../ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m"
 #include "../ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_window.m"
+#include "../ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_application.m"
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_application.m b/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_application.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74b2c5ebe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/ui_cocoa_application.m
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/* RetroArch - A frontend for libretro.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2011-2016 - Daniel De Matteis
+ *
+ * RetroArch is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
+ * ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * RetroArch is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with RetroArch.
+ * If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <boolean.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "../../ui_companion_driver.h"
+
+static void ui_application_cocoa_process_events(void *data)
+{
+}
+
+const ui_application_t ui_application_cocoa = {
+   ui_application_cocoa_process_events,
+   "cocoa"
+};
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
index fc240b31f7..46b3da0f4b 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
@@ -597,6 +597,6 @@ const ui_companion_driver_t ui_companion_cocoa = {
    NULL,
    NULL,
    &ui_window_cocoa,
-   &ui_application_null,
+   &ui_application_cocoa,
    "cocoa",
 };
diff --git a/ui/ui_companion_driver.h b/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
index 169bb8cb76..71996d5c0f 100644
--- a/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
+++ b/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ extern const ui_window_t           ui_window_cocoa;
 extern const ui_window_t           ui_window_win32;
 
 extern const ui_application_t      ui_application_null;
+extern const ui_application_t      ui_application_cocoa;
 
 extern const ui_companion_driver_t ui_companion_null;
 extern const ui_companion_driver_t ui_companion_cocoa;