diff --git a/cmake/macros/SetPackagingParameters.cmake b/cmake/macros/SetPackagingParameters.cmake
index b9ddd9ac3f..b1230460d4 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/SetPackagingParameters.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/SetPackagingParameters.cmake
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ macro(SET_PACKAGING_PARAMETERS)
       set(CONSOLE_EXEC_NAME "Sandbox.app")
     endif()
 
+    set(NITPICK_EXEC_NAME "nitpick")
+
     set(CONSOLE_INSTALL_APP_PATH "${CONSOLE_INSTALL_DIR}/${CONSOLE_EXEC_NAME}")
 
     set(CONSOLE_APP_CONTENTS "${CONSOLE_INSTALL_APP_PATH}/Contents")
diff --git a/tools/nitpick/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/nitpick/CMakeLists.txt
index 64c4d477a1..959eba4c56 100644
--- a/tools/nitpick/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/nitpick/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,11 +74,19 @@ elseif (APPLE)
 endif ()
 
 # set the packaged nitpick folder depending on platform, so we can copy it
-if (WIN32)
+if (APPLE)
+  set(PACKAGED_NITPICK_FOLDER "Release/${NITPICK_EXEC_NAME}")
+elseif (WIN32)
   set(PACKAGED_NITPICK_FOLDER "Release")
 endif ()
 
-if (WIN32)
+if (APPLE)
+  install(
+    DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PACKAGED_NITPICK_FOLDER}"
+    USE_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS
+    DESTINATION ${NITPICK_INSTALL_DIR}
+  )
+elseif (WIN32)
   set(NITPICK_DESTINATION "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PACKAGED_NITPICK_FOLDER}")
 
   install(