diff --git a/sokol_app.h b/sokol_app.h
index 09ab13b9e..18e631fdb 100644
--- a/sokol_app.h
+++ b/sokol_app.h
@@ -1398,6 +1398,7 @@ typedef struct sapp_desc {
     bool html5_premultiplied_alpha;     // HTML5 only: whether the rendered pixels use premultiplied alpha convention
     bool html5_ask_leave_site;          // initial state of the internal html5_ask_leave_site flag (see sapp_html5_ask_leave_site())
     bool ios_keyboard_resizes_canvas;   // if true, showing the iOS keyboard shrinks the canvas
+    bool mac_default_menu;              // if true, showing the default menu on the Mac (it includes quit and hide).
 } sapp_desc;
 
 /* HTML5 specific: request and response structs for
@@ -2675,6 +2676,7 @@ _SOKOL_PRIVATE sapp_desc _sapp_desc_defaults(const sapp_desc* in_desc) {
     desc.max_dropped_files = _sapp_def(desc.max_dropped_files, 1);
     desc.max_dropped_file_path_length = _sapp_def(desc.max_dropped_file_path_length, 2048);
     desc.window_title = _sapp_def(desc.window_title, "sokol_app");
+    desc.mac_default_menu = _sapp_def(desc.mac_default_menu, true);
     return desc;
 }
 
@@ -3082,6 +3084,51 @@ _SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_macos_discard_state(void) {
     _SAPP_OBJC_RELEASE(_sapp.macos.window);
 }
 
+_SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_macos_create_default_menu(const sapp_desc* desc) {
+    NSMenu* menu_bar = [[NSMenu alloc] init];
+    NSMenuItem* app_menu_item = [[NSMenuItem alloc] init];
+    [menu_bar addItem:app_menu_item];
+    NSApp.mainMenu = menu_bar;
+    NSMenu* app_menu = [[NSMenu alloc] init];
+    NSString* window_title_as_nsstring = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:desc->window_title];
+
+    NSString* quit_title =  [@"Quit " stringByAppendingString:window_title_as_nsstring];
+    NSMenuItem* quit_menu_item = [[NSMenuItem alloc]
+        initWithTitle:quit_title
+        action:@selector(terminate:)
+        keyEquivalent:@"q"];
+    
+    NSString* hide_title =  [@"Hide " stringByAppendingString:window_title_as_nsstring];
+    NSMenuItem* hide_menu_item = [[NSMenuItem alloc]
+        initWithTitle:hide_title
+        action:@selector(hide:)
+        keyEquivalent:@"h"];
+    
+    NSMenuItem* hide_others_item = [[NSMenuItem alloc]
+        initWithTitle:@"Hide Others"
+        action:@selector(hideOtherApplications:)
+        keyEquivalent:@"h"];
+    
+    [hide_others_item setKeyEquivalentModifierMask: NSEventModifierFlagOption];
+    
+    NSMenuItem* show_all_item = [[NSMenuItem alloc]
+        initWithTitle:@"Show All"
+        action:@selector(unhideAllApplications:)
+        keyEquivalent:@""];
+    
+    [app_menu addItem:hide_menu_item];
+    [app_menu addItem:hide_others_item];
+    [app_menu addItem:show_all_item];
+    [app_menu addItem:[NSMenuItem separatorItem]];
+    [app_menu addItem:quit_menu_item];
+    app_menu_item.submenu = app_menu;
+
+    _SAPP_OBJC_RELEASE(window_title_as_nsstring);
+    _SAPP_OBJC_RELEASE(app_menu);
+    _SAPP_OBJC_RELEASE(app_menu_item);
+    _SAPP_OBJC_RELEASE(menu_bar);
+}
+
 _SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_macos_run(const sapp_desc* desc) {
     _sapp_init_state(desc);
     _sapp_macos_init_keytable();
@@ -3089,6 +3136,9 @@ _SOKOL_PRIVATE void _sapp_macos_run(const sapp_desc* desc) {
     // set the application dock icon as early as possible, otherwise
     // the dummy icon will be visible for a short time
     sapp_set_icon(&_sapp.desc.icon);
+    if (_sapp.desc.mac_default_menu) {
+        _sapp_macos_create_default_menu(desc);
+    }
     _sapp.macos.app_dlg = [[_sapp_macos_app_delegate alloc] init];
     NSApp.delegate = _sapp.macos.app_dlg;
     [NSApp run];