diff --git a/cmake/platforms/OSX.cmake b/cmake/platforms/OSX.cmake
--- a/cmake/platforms/OSX.cmake
+++ b/cmake/platforms/OSX.cmake
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@
 # On OSX, we use clang by default.
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER clang)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER clang++)
-# set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
 # On OSX we use various stuff from Apple's SDK.
 set(OSX_SDK_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/depends/SDKs/MacOSX10.11.sdk")
+set(CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT ${OSX_SDK_PATH})
+set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 10.8)
 
 # target environment on the build host system
 #   set 1st to dir with the cross compiler's C/C++ headers/libs
@@ -28,13 +29,11 @@
 # Sysroot clang
 set(OSX_EXTRA_FLAGS
 	" -target ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}"
-	" -mmacosx-version-min=10.8"
-	" --sysroot ${OSX_SDK_PATH}"
 	" -mlinker-version=253.9"
 )
 
-string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS ${OSX_EXTRA_FLAGS})
-string(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS ${OSX_EXTRA_FLAGS} " -stdlib=libc++")
+string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS_INIT ${OSX_EXTRA_FLAGS})
+string(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_INIT ${OSX_EXTRA_FLAGS} " -stdlib=libc++")
 
 # Ensure we use an OSX specific version of ar, ranlib and nm.
 find_program(CMAKE_AR ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-ar)
diff --git a/depends/packages/qt.mk b/depends/packages/qt.mk
--- a/depends/packages/qt.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/qt.mk
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 $(package)_config_opts += -no-linuxfb
 $(package)_config_opts += -no-libudev
 $(package)_config_opts += -no-mtdev
+$(package)_config_opts += -no-opengl
 $(package)_config_opts += -no-openvg
 $(package)_config_opts += -no-reduce-relocations
 $(package)_config_opts += -no-qml-debug
@@ -88,11 +89,10 @@
 $(package)_config_opts_linux += -system-freetype
 $(package)_config_opts_linux += -no-feature-sessionmanager
 $(package)_config_opts_linux += -fontconfig
-$(package)_config_opts_linux += -no-opengl
 $(package)_config_opts_arm_linux += -platform linux-g++ -xplatform bitcoin-linux-g++
 $(package)_config_opts_i686_linux  = -xplatform linux-g++-32
 $(package)_config_opts_x86_64_linux = -xplatform linux-g++-64
-$(package)_config_opts_mingw32  = -no-opengl -xplatform win32-g++ -device-option CROSS_COMPILE="$(host)-"
+$(package)_config_opts_mingw32  = -xplatform win32-g++ -device-option CROSS_COMPILE="$(host)-"
 $(package)_build_env  = QT_RCC_TEST=1
 $(package)_build_env += QT_RCC_SOURCE_DATE_OVERRIDE=1
 endef
diff --git a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -187,6 +187,14 @@
 	target_sources(bitcoin-qt-base PRIVATE winshutdownmonitor.cpp)
 endif()
 
+# OSX support
+if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+	target_sources(bitcoin-qt-base PRIVATE 
+		macdockiconhandler.mm
+		macnotificationhandler.mm
+	)
+endif()
+
 target_include_directories(bitcoin-qt-base
 	PUBLIC
 		.