diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5fd9a9d6..9d889088 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -636,8 +636,10 @@ if(WIN32)
   endforeach()
   target_compile_definitions(lovr PRIVATE LOVR_GL)
 elseif(APPLE)
-  target_link_libraries(lovr objc)
+  find_library(AVFOUNDATION AVFoundation)
+  target_link_libraries(lovr objc ${AVFOUNDATION})
   target_sources(lovr PRIVATE src/core/os_macos.c)
+  set_source_files_properties(src/core/os_macos.c PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -xobjective-c)
   target_compile_definitions(lovr PRIVATE LOVR_GL)
   set_target_properties(lovr PROPERTIES
     MACOSX_RPATH TRUE
diff --git a/Tuprules.tup b/Tuprules.tup
index 917be5d2..442ca9a1 100644
--- a/Tuprules.tup
+++ b/Tuprules.tup
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ CFLAGS += -Wall -Wextra
 CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-parameter
 CFLAGS_glad.c += -Wno-pedantic
 CFLAGS_os_android.c += -Wno-format-pedantic
+CFLAGS_os_macos.c += -xobjective-c
 CFLAGS_headset_openvr.c += -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-typedef-redefinition -Wno-pedantic
 CFLAGS_headset_vrapi.c += -Wno-c11-extensions -Wno-gnu-empty-initializer -Wno-pedantic
 CFLAGS_miniaudio.c += -Wno-unused-function
diff --git a/src/core/os_macos.c b/src/core/os_macos.c
index 37c6aa1a..af4c677b 100644
--- a/src/core/os_macos.c
+++ b/src/core/os_macos.c
@@ -9,20 +9,25 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
+#import <AVFoundation/AVFoundation.h>
 
 #include "os_glfw.h"
 
-static uint64_t frequency;
+static struct {
+  uint64_t frequency;
+  fn_permission* onPermissionEvent;
+} state;
 
 bool os_init() {
   mach_timebase_info_data_t info;
   mach_timebase_info(&info);
-  frequency = (info.denom * 1e9) / info.numer;
+  state.frequency = (info.denom * 1e9) / info.numer;
   return true;
 }
 
 void os_destroy() {
   glfwTerminate();
+  memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
 }
 
 const char* os_get_name() {
@@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ void os_open_console() {
 }
 
 double os_get_time() {
-  return mach_absolute_time() / (double) frequency;
+  return mach_absolute_time() / (double) state.frequency;
 }
 
 void os_sleep(double seconds) {
@@ -53,11 +58,39 @@ void os_sleep(double seconds) {
 }
 
 void os_request_permission(os_permission permission) {
-  //
+  if (permission == OS_PERMISSION_AUDIO_CAPTURE) {
+    // If on old OS without permissions check, permission is implicitly granted
+    if (![AVCaptureDevice respondsToSelector:@selector(authorizationStatusForMediaType:)]) {
+      if (state.onPermissionEvent) state.onPermissionEvent(permission, true);
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    switch ([AVCaptureDevice authorizationStatusForMediaType:AVMediaTypeAudio]) {
+      case AVAuthorizationStatusAuthorized:
+        if (state.onPermissionEvent) state.onPermissionEvent(permission, true);
+        break;
+      case AVAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined:
+        [AVCaptureDevice
+          requestAccessForMediaType:AVMediaTypeAudio
+          completionHandler:^(BOOL granted) {
+            dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+              if (state.onPermissionEvent) state.onPermissionEvent(permission, granted);
+            });
+          }
+        ];
+        break;
+      case AVAuthorizationStatusDenied:
+        if (state.onPermissionEvent) state.onPermissionEvent(permission, false);
+        break;
+      case AVAuthorizationStatusRestricted:
+        if (state.onPermissionEvent) state.onPermissionEvent(permission, false);
+        break;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 void os_on_permission(fn_permission* callback) {
-  //
+  state.onPermissionEvent = callback;
 }
 
 size_t os_get_home_directory(char* buffer, size_t size) {