diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md
index 9791171b9c..e2903febe4 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.md
+++ b/AUTHORS.md
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ Programmers
     xyzz
     Yohaulticetl
     Yuri Krupenin
+    Yury Stepovikov
     zelurker
 
 Documentation
diff --git a/apps/launcher/main.cpp b/apps/launcher/main.cpp
index 4aac90fb6e..78323458ce 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/main.cpp
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ int runLauncher(int argc, char* argv[])
         appTranslator.load(":/translations/" + locale + ".qm");
         app.installTranslator(&appTranslator);
 
-        // Now we make sure the current dir is set to application path
-        QDir dir(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath());
-
-        QDir::setCurrent(dir.absolutePath());
-
         Launcher::MainDialog mainWin(configurationManager);
 
         Launcher::FirstRunDialogResult result = mainWin.showFirstRunDialog();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/main.cpp b/apps/opencs/main.cpp
index ecab9614a1..e7f980dc0d 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/main.cpp
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ int runApplication(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     Application application(argc, argv);
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-    QDir dir(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath());
-    QDir::setCurrent(dir.absolutePath());
-#endif
-
     application.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":./openmw-cs.png"));
 
     CS::Editor editor(argc, argv);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/main.cpp b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
index b0b49f3acd..5bbc0211c1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
@@ -219,8 +219,6 @@ int runApplication(int argc, char* argv[])
     Platform::init();
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
-    std::filesystem::path binary_path = std::filesystem::absolute(std::filesystem::path(argv[0]));
-    std::filesystem::current_path(binary_path.parent_path());
     setenv("OSG_GL_TEXTURE_STORAGE", "OFF", 0);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/apps/wizard/main.cpp b/apps/wizard/main.cpp
index e2b0d3874b..03ac24c8c0 100644
--- a/apps/wizard/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/wizard/main.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     app.setLibraryPaths(libraryPaths);
 #endif
 
-    QDir::setCurrent(dir.absolutePath());
-
     Wizard::MainWizard wizard;
 
     wizard.show();
diff --git a/components/files/macospath.cpp b/components/files/macospath.cpp
index 2d0a409782..4b37c2fb26 100644
--- a/components/files/macospath.cpp
+++ b/components/files/macospath.cpp
@@ -5,13 +5,41 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <mach-o/dyld.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <vector>
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
 #include <components/misc/strings/lower.hpp>
 
 namespace
 {
+    std::filesystem::path getBinaryPath()
+    {
+        uint32_t bufsize = 0;
+        _NSGetExecutablePath(nullptr, &bufsize);
+
+        std::vector<char> buf(bufsize);
+
+        if (_NSGetExecutablePath(buf.data(), &bufsize) == 0)
+        {
+            std::filesystem::path path = std::filesystem::path(buf.begin(), buf.end());
+
+            if (std::filesystem::is_symlink(path))
+            {
+                return std::filesystem::read_symlink(path);
+            }
+
+            return path;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Not enough buffer size to get executable path: " << bufsize;
+            throw std::runtime_error("Failed to get executable path");
+        }
+    }
+
     std::filesystem::path getUserHome()
     {
         const char* dir = getenv("HOME");
@@ -36,6 +64,11 @@ namespace Files
     MacOsPath::MacOsPath(const std::string& application_name)
         : mName(application_name)
     {
+        std::filesystem::path binary_path = getBinaryPath();
+        std::error_code ec;
+        std::filesystem::current_path(binary_path.parent_path(), ec);
+        if (ec.value() != 0)
+            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Error " << ec.message() << " when changing current directory";
     }
 
     std::filesystem::path MacOsPath::getUserConfigPath() const