diff --git a/test/plugin_ui.h b/test/plugin_ui.h
index 39fd4e6..209dbe2 100644
--- a/test/plugin_ui.h
+++ b/test/plugin_ui.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
+# include "ui_apple.h"
 #else
 # include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #endif
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ static plugin_ui *plugin_ui_create(char has_parent, void *parent, plugin_ui_call
 		return NULL;
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
+	instance->widget = (void *)ui_create(has_parent, parent, WIDTH, HEIGHT);
 #else
 	instance->display = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
 	if (instance->display == NULL) {
@@ -82,8 +84,12 @@ static plugin_ui *plugin_ui_create(char has_parent, void *parent, plugin_ui_call
 }
 
 static void plugin_ui_free(plugin_ui *instance) {
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+#else
 	XDestroyWindow(instance->display, (Window)instance->widget);
 	XCloseDisplay(instance->display);
+#endif
 	free(instance);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/run.sh b/test/run.sh
index db3861f..4b88f47 100755
--- a/test/run.sh
+++ b/test/run.sh
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ $dir/../tibia $dir/product.json,$dir/company.json $dir/../templates/api $dir/../
 
 $dir/../tibia $dir/product.json,$dir/company.json,$dir/vst3.json $dir/../templates/vst3 $dir/../out/vst3
 $dir/../tibia $dir/product.json,$dir/company.json,$dir/vst3.json $dir/../templates/vst3-make $dir/../out/vst3
-cp $dir/plugin.h $dir/plugin_ui.h $dir/../out/vst3/src
+cp $dir/plugin.h $dir/plugin_ui.h $dir/ui_apple.h $dir/ui_apple.m $dir/../out/vst3/src
 cp $dir/vars-pre.mk $dir/../out/vst3
 
 $dir/../tibia $dir/product.json,$dir/company.json,$dir/lv2.json $dir/../templates/lv2 $dir/../out/lv2
 $dir/../tibia $dir/product.json,$dir/company.json,$dir/lv2.json $dir/../templates/lv2-make $dir/../out/lv2
-cp $dir/plugin.h $dir/plugin_ui.h $dir/../out/lv2/src
+cp $dir/plugin.h $dir/plugin_ui.h $dir/ui_apple.h $dir/ui_apple.m $dir/../out/lv2/src
 cp $dir/vars-pre.mk $dir/../out/lv2
 
 $dir/../tibia $dir/product.json,$dir/company.json $dir/../templates/web $dir/../out/web
diff --git a/test/ui_apple.h b/test/ui_apple.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1383071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ui_apple.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Tibia
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Orastron Srl unipersonale
+ *
+ * Tibia is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+ *
+ * Tibia is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Tibia.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * File author: Stefano D'Angelo
+ */
+
+void *ui_create(char has_parent, void *parent, int width, int height);
diff --git a/test/ui_apple.m b/test/ui_apple.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95ab87b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ui_apple.m
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Tibia
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Orastron Srl unipersonale
+ *
+ * Tibia is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+ *
+ * Tibia is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Tibia.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * File author: Stefano D'Angelo
+ */
+
+#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+
+void *ui_create(char has_parent, void *parent, int width, int height) {
+	NSView *v = [[NSView alloc] initWithFrame:NSMakeRect(0, 0, width, height)];
+/* WRONG
+	if (has_parent) {
+		NSView *p = (NSView *)parent;
+		[p addSubview:v positioned:NSWindowAbove relativeTo:nil];
+	}
+*/
+	return (void *)v;
+}
diff --git a/test/vars-pre.mk b/test/vars-pre.mk
index 70e0143..bd4e887 100644
--- a/test/vars-pre.mk
+++ b/test/vars-pre.mk
@@ -6,13 +6,31 @@ ifeq ($(TEMPLATE), cmd)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TEMPLATE), lv2)
-	CFLAGS_EXTRA := $(shell pkg-config --cflags x11)
-	LDFLAGS_EXTRA := $(shell pkg-config --libs x11) -Wl,-rpath,$(shell pkg-config --variable=libdir x11)
+	ifeq ($(OS), Windows_NT)
+	else
+		UNAME_S := $(shell uname -s)
+		ifeq ($(UNAME_S), Darwin)
+			M_SRCS_EXTRA := $(PLUGIN_DIR)/ui_apple.m
+			LDFLAGS_EXTRA := -framework Cocoa -framework WebKit
+		else
+			CFLAGS_EXTRA := $(shell pkg-config --cflags x11)
+			LDFLAGS_EXTRA := $(shell pkg-config --libs x11) -Wl,-rpath,$(shell pkg-config --variable=libdir x11)
+		endif
+	endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TEMPLATE), vst3)
-	CFLAGS_EXTRA := $(shell pkg-config --cflags x11)
-	LDFLAGS_EXTRA := $(shell pkg-config --libs x11) -Wl,-rpath,$(shell pkg-config --variable=libdir x11)
+	ifeq ($(OS), Windows_NT)
+	else
+		UNAME_S := $(shell uname -s)
+		ifeq ($(UNAME_S), Darwin)
+			M_SRCS_EXTRA := $(PLUGIN_DIR)/ui_apple.m
+			LDFLAGS_EXTRA := -framework Cocoa -framework WebKit
+		else
+			CFLAGS_EXTRA := $(shell pkg-config --cflags x11)
+			LDFLAGS_EXTRA := $(shell pkg-config --libs x11) -Wl,-rpath,$(shell pkg-config --variable=libdir x11)
+		endif
+	endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TEMPLATE), daisy-seed)