diff --git a/files/utils.cc b/files/utils.cc
index 784093eae..1df878900 100644
--- a/files/utils.cc
+++ b/files/utils.cc
@@ -872,7 +872,10 @@ void setup_program_paths() {
    U7mkdir("<HOME>", 0755);
    U7mkdir("<CONFIG>", 0755);
    U7mkdir("<SAVEHOME>", 0755);
+}
+
 #ifdef MACOSX
+void setup_appbundle() {
    // setup APPBUNDLE needed to launch Exult Studio from one
    std::unique_ptr<std::remove_pointer<CFURLRef>::type, CFDeleter> fileUrl {std::move(CFBundleCopyBundleURL(CFBundleGetMainBundle()))};
    if (fileUrl) {
@@ -886,8 +889,8 @@ void setup_program_paths() {
                clear_system_path("<APPBUNDLE>");
        }
    }
-#endif
 }
+#endif

 /*
  *  Change the current directory
diff --git a/files/utils.h b/files/utils.h
index 98a40aeb0..9ed6a96da 100644
--- a/files/utils.h
+++ b/files/utils.h
@@ -455,6 +455,9 @@ void cleanup_output(const char *prefix = "std");
 #endif
 void setup_data_dir(const std::string &data_path, const char *runpath);
 void setup_program_paths();
+#ifdef MACOSX
+void setup_appbundle();
+#endif

 int U7chdir(
     const char *dirname
diff --git a/mapedit/exult_studio.cc b/mapedit/exult_studio.cc
index 59817d22b..4fc64a842 100644
--- a/mapedit/exult_studio.cc
+++ b/mapedit/exult_studio.cc
@@ -22,11 +22,44 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.

 #include "studio.h"

-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if defined(MACOSX) || defined(_WIN32)
 #include "utils.h"
 #endif

 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+
+#ifdef MACOSX
+   // setting up environment for Exult Studio in an app bundle
+   setup_appbundle();
+   if (is_system_path_defined("<APPBUNDLE>")) {
+       std::string app_path = get_system_path("<APPBUNDLE>");
+       if (U7exists(app_path)) {
+           std::string bundle_res;
+           std::string bundle_data;
+           std::string bundle_pixbuf;
+           std::string bundle_im;
+           bundle_res = app_path;
+           bundle_res += "/Contents/Resources";
+           bundle_data = bundle_res;
+           bundle_data += "/share";
+           bundle_pixbuf = bundle_res;
+           bundle_pixbuf += "/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache";
+           bundle_im = bundle_res;
+           bundle_im += "/lib/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules.cache";
+           const gchar *b_res = bundle_res.c_str();
+           const gchar *b_data = bundle_data.c_str();
+           const gchar *b_pixbuf= bundle_pixbuf.c_str();
+           const gchar *b_im = bundle_im.c_str();
+           g_setenv("XDG_DATA_DIRS", b_data, 1);
+           g_setenv("GTK_DATA_PREFIX", b_res, 1);
+           g_setenv("GTK_EXE_PREFIX", b_res, 1);
+           g_setenv("GTK_PATH", b_res, 1);
+           g_setenv("GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE", b_pixbuf, 1);
+           g_setenv("GTK_IM_MODULE_FILE", b_im, 1);
+       }
+   }
+#endif
+
    ExultStudio studio(argc, argv);
    studio.run();

diff --git a/mapedit/studio.cc b/mapedit/studio.cc
index 8eca18729..b7f065dd7 100644
--- a/mapedit/studio.cc
+++ b/mapedit/studio.cc
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ ExultStudio::ExultStudio(int argc, char **argv): glade_path(nullptr),
    // Setup virtual directories
    string data_path;
 #ifdef MACOSX
+   setup_appbundle();
    string app_path;
    if (is_system_path_defined("<APPBUNDLE>")) {
        app_path = get_system_path("<APPBUNDLE>");