diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 9030666609..4dcb0778d4 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -185,7 +185,10 @@ if (BUILD_TOOLS AND NPM_EXECUTABLE)
   add_dependencies(resources jsdoc)
 endif()
 
-add_dependencies(${TARGET_NAME} resources)
+if (WIN32 OR APPLE)
+    add_dependencies(${TARGET_NAME} resources screenshare)
+endif()
+
 
 if (WIN32)
   # These are external plugins, but we need to do the 'add dependency' here so that their
@@ -323,6 +326,10 @@ if (APPLE)
     COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E copy_directory
       "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts"
       "${RESOURCES_DEV_DIR}/scripts"
+    # copy screenshare app to the resource folder
+    COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E copy_directory
+      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../screenshare/hifi-screenshare-darwin-x64/hifi-screenshare.app"
+      "${RESOURCES_DEV_DIR}/hifi-screenshare.app"
     # copy JSDoc files beside the executable
     COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E copy_directory
       "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/jsdoc/out"
@@ -347,7 +354,7 @@ if (APPLE)
     COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E copy_if_different
       "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/serverless/redirect.json"
       "${RESOURCES_DEV_DIR}/serverless/redirect.json"
-  )
+    )
 
   # call the fixup_interface macro to add required bundling commands for installation
   fixup_interface()
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/ScreenshareScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/scripting/ScreenshareScriptingInterface.h
index 10d203d529..2e9cd79fcf 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/ScreenshareScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/ScreenshareScriptingInterface.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ private:
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     const QString SCREENSHARE_EXE_PATH{ PathUtils::projectRootPath() + "/screenshare/hifi-screenshare-win32-x64/hifi-screenshare.exe" };
 #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
-    const QString SCREENSHARE_EXE_PATH{ PathUtils::projectRootPath() + "/build/screenshare/hifi-screenshare-darwin-x64/hifi-screenshare.app" };
+    const QString SCREENSHARE_EXE_PATH{ QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/../Resources/hifi-screenshare.app" };
 #else
     // This path won't exist on other platforms, so the Screenshare Scripting Interface will exit early when invoked.
     const QString SCREENSHARE_EXE_PATH{ PathUtils::projectRootPath() + "/screenshare/hifi-screenshare-other-os/hifi-screenshare" };
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ private:
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     const QString SCREENSHARE_EXE_PATH{ QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/hifi-screenshare/hifi-screenshare.exe" };
 #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
-    const QString SCREENSHARE_EXE_PATH{ QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/hifi-screenshare/hifi-screenshare.app" };
+    const QString SCREENSHARE_EXE_PATH{ QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/../Resources/hifi-screenshare.app" };
 #else
     // This path won't exist on other platforms, so the Screenshare Scripting Interface will exit early when invoked.
     const QString SCREENSHARE_EXE_PATH{ QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + "/hifi-screenshare/hifi-screenshare" };
diff --git a/screenshare/CMakeLists.txt b/screenshare/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e675c09a4..d91d8c50b1 100644
--- a/screenshare/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/screenshare/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ if (WIN32)
 
 	set(EXECUTABLE_PATH "${SCREENSHARE_DESTINATION}/${SCREENSHARE_EXEC_NAME}")
 	optional_win_executable_signing()
-elseif (APPLE)
-	set(PACKAGED_SCREENSHARE_FOLDER "hifi-screenshare-darwin-x64/${SCREENSHARE_EXEC_NAME}")
-	install(
-		DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PACKAGED_SCREENSHARE_FOLDER}"
-		USE_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS
-		DESTINATION ${SCREENSHARE_INSTALL_DIR}
-	)
 endif()
 
 # DO build the Screenshare Electron app when building the `ALL_BUILD` target.