diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f53d73813..04e75e94e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ endif()
 add_definitions(-DOGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_REL="${OGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_REL}")
 add_definitions(-DOGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_DBG="${OGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_DBG}")
 if (APPLE AND OPENMW_OSX_DEPLOYMENT)
-    add_definitions(-DOGRE_PLUGIN_DIR="${APP_BUNDLE_NAME}/Contents/Plugins")
+    # make it empty so plugin loading code can check this and try to find plugins inside app bundle
+    add_definitions(-DOGRE_PLUGIN_DIR="")
 else()
     add_definitions(-DOGRE_PLUGIN_DIR="${OGRE_PLUGIN_DIR}")
 endif()
diff --git a/components/ogreinit/ogreinit.cpp b/components/ogreinit/ogreinit.cpp
index c8fc621c7..46424a29a 100644
--- a/components/ogreinit/ogreinit.cpp
+++ b/components/ogreinit/ogreinit.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 #include <OgreParticleEmitterFactory.h>
 #include <OgreParticleSystemManager.h>
 
+#if OGRE_PLATFORM == OGRE_PLATFORM_APPLE
+#include <OSX/macUtils.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <components/nifogre/particles.hpp>
 
 #include "ogreplugin.hpp"
@@ -127,6 +131,9 @@ namespace OgreInit
     #endif
     #if OGRE_PLATFORM == OGRE_PLATFORM_APPLE
             pluginDir = OGRE_PLUGIN_DIR;
+            // if path is not specified try to find plugins inside the app bundle
+            if (pluginDir.empty())
+                pluginDir = Ogre::macPluginPath();
     #endif
     #if OGRE_PLATFORM == OGRE_PLATFORM_LINUX
             pluginDir = OGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_REL;