diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b888f93e..a278ee0a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ if(UNIX)
     set(CPACK_DMG_VOLUME_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}")
     set(CPACK_SYSTEM_NAME "OSX")
     set(CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cockatrice/resources/appicon.icns")
+    set(CPACK_DMG_DS_STORE_SETUP_SCRIPT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/CMakeDMGSetup.script")
+    set(CPACK_DMG_BACKGROUND_IMAGE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/dmgBackground.tif")
   else()
     # linux
     if(CPACK_GENERATOR STREQUAL "RPM")
diff --git a/cmake/CMakeDMGSetup.script b/cmake/CMakeDMGSetup.script
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe02eea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/CMakeDMGSetup.script
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+on run argv
+set image_name to item 1 of argv
+
+tell application "Finder"
+tell disk image_name
+
+  -- wait for the image to finish mounting
+  set open_attempts to 0
+  repeat while open_attempts < 4
+    try
+      open
+        delay 1
+        set open_attempts to 5
+      close
+      on error errStr number errorNumber
+        set open_attempts to open_attempts + 1
+        delay 10
+    end try
+  end repeat
+  delay 5
+
+  -- open the image the first time and save a DS_Store with just
+  -- background and icon setup
+  open
+    set current view of container window to icon view
+    set theViewOptions to the icon view options of container window
+    set background picture of theViewOptions to file ".background:background.tif"
+    set arrangement of theViewOptions to not arranged
+    set icon size of theViewOptions to 128
+    delay 5
+  close
+
+  -- next setup the position of the app and Applications symlink
+  -- plus hide all the window decoration
+  open
+    update without registering applications
+    tell container window
+      set sidebar width to 0
+      set statusbar visible to false
+      set toolbar visible to false
+      set the bounds to { 400, 100, 1400, 922 }
+      set position of item "Cockatrice.app" to { 139, 214 }
+      set position of item "Oracle.app" to { 139, 414 }
+      set position of item "Servatrice.app" to { 139, 614 }
+      set position of item "dbconverter.app" to { 1400, 1400 }
+      set position of item "Applications" to { 861, 414 }
+    end tell
+    update without registering applications
+    delay 5
+  close
+
+end tell
+delay 1
+end tell
+end run
diff --git a/cmake/dmgBackground.tif b/cmake/dmgBackground.tif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c88beedf
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