diff --git a/cmake/compiler.cmake b/cmake/compiler.cmake
index 968a65a6dd..de9f8a22fa 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler.cmake
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ elseif ((NOT MSVC12) AND (NOT MSVC14))
     endif()
 endif ()
 
+if (CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Xcode")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -g")
+  set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_GCC_GENERATE_DEBUGGING_SYMBOLS[variant=Release] "YES")
+  set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT[variant=Release] "dwarf-with-dsym")
+  set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_DEPLOYMENT_POSTPROCESSING[variant=Release] "YES")
+endif()
+
 if (APPLE)
   set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD "c++11")
   set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CLANG_CXX_LIBRARY "libc++")