diff --git a/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp b/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
index a79d34067..0764ffe6b 100644
--- a/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
@@ -603,14 +603,16 @@ std::map<std::string, ThemeSet> ThemeData::getThemeSets()
 
     // Check for themes first under the home directory, then under the data installation
     // directory (Unix only) and last under the ES executable directory.
-    #ifdef __unix__
+    #if defined(__unix__) || defined(__APPLE__)
     static const size_t pathCount = 3;
     #else
     static const size_t pathCount = 2;
     #endif
     std::string paths[pathCount] = {
         Utils::FileSystem::getExePath() + "/themes",
-        #ifdef __unix__
+        #if defined(__APPLE__)
+        Utils::FileSystem::getExePath() + "/../Resources/themes",
+        #elif defined(__unix__)
         Utils::FileSystem::getProgramDataPath() + "/themes",
         #endif
         Utils::FileSystem::getHomePath() + "/.emulationstation/themes"
diff --git a/es-core/src/resources/ResourceManager.cpp b/es-core/src/resources/ResourceManager.cpp
index 7cd3efdec..7d81b6f8f 100644
--- a/es-core/src/resources/ResourceManager.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/resources/ResourceManager.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,17 @@ std::string ResourceManager::getResourcePath(const std::string& path) const
         if (Utils::FileSystem::exists(testHome))
             return testHome;
 
+        // For macOS, check in the ../Resources directory relative to the executable directory.
+        #if defined(__APPLE__)
+        std::string applePackagePath =
+                Utils::FileSystem::getExePath() + "/../Resources/resources/" + &path[2];
+
+        if (Utils::FileSystem::exists(applePackagePath)) {
+            return applePackagePath;
+        }
+
         // Check under the data installation directory (Unix only).
-        #ifdef __unix__
+        #elif defined(__unix__)
         std::string testDataPath;
 
         testDataPath = Utils::FileSystem::getProgramDataPath() + "/resources/" + &path[2];
@@ -56,9 +65,7 @@ std::string ResourceManager::getResourcePath(const std::string& path) const
         #endif
 
         // Check under the ES executable directory.
-        std::string testExePath;
-
-        testExePath = Utils::FileSystem::getExePath() + "/resources/" + &path[2];
+        std::string testExePath = Utils::FileSystem::getExePath() + "/resources/" + &path[2];
 
         if (Utils::FileSystem::exists(testExePath)) {
             return testExePath;
@@ -70,7 +77,9 @@ std::string ResourceManager::getResourcePath(const std::string& path) const
             LOG(LogError) << "Program resource missing: " << path;
             LOG(LogError) << "Tried to find the resource in the following locations:";
             LOG(LogError) << testHome;
-            #ifdef __unix__
+            #if defined(__APPLE__)
+            LOG(LogError) << applePackagePath;
+            #elif defined(__unix__)
             LOG(LogError) << testDataPath;
             #endif
             LOG(LogError) << testExePath;