diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index fe00d86c3a..ac9441319b 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -180,8 +180,9 @@ else ()
   add_executable(${TARGET_NAME} ${INTERFACE_SRCS} ${QM})
 endif ()
 
+
 if (BUILD_TOOLS AND NPM_EXECUTABLE)
-  # require JSDoc to be build before interface is deployed (Console Auto-complete)
+  # require JSDoc to be build before interface is deployed
   add_dependencies(resources jsdoc)
 endif()
 
@@ -322,6 +323,13 @@ if (APPLE)
     "${RESOURCES_DEV_DIR}/scripts"
   )
 
+  # copy JSDoc files beside the executable
+  add_custom_command(TARGET ${TARGET_NAME} POST_BUILD
+    COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E copy_directory
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/jsdoc/out"
+    "${RESOURCES_DEV_DIR}/jsdoc"
+  )
+
   # call the fixup_interface macro to add required bundling commands for installation
   fixup_interface()
 
@@ -350,6 +358,13 @@ else()
       "${RESOURCES_DEV_DIR}/serverless/tutorial.json"
   )
 
+  # copy JSDoc files beside the executable
+  add_custom_command(TARGET ${TARGET_NAME} POST_BUILD
+    COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E copy_directory
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/jsdoc/out"
+    "${INTERFACE_EXEC_DIR}/jsdoc"
+  )
+
   # link target to external libraries
   if (WIN32)
     target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} wsock32.lib Winmm.lib)
diff --git a/tools/jsdoc/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/jsdoc/CMakeLists.txt
index 292523a813..4a6c18f243 100644
--- a/tools/jsdoc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/jsdoc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ file(TO_NATIVE_PATH ${JSDOC_WORKING_DIR} NATIVE_JSDOC_WORKING_DIR)
 add_custom_command(TARGET ${TARGET_NAME}
   COMMAND ${NPM_EXECUTABLE} --no-progress install && ${JSDOC_PATH} ${NATIVE_JSDOC_WORKING_DIR} -c ${JSDOC_CONFIG_PATH} -d ${OUTPUT_DIR}
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${JSDOC_WORKING_DIR}
-  COMMENT "generate the JSDoc JSON for the JSConsole auto-completer"
+  COMMENT "generate the JSDoc JSON"
 )