diff --git a/osx/CMakeLists.txt b/osx/CMakeLists.txt
index 990a0ee15..9c0057da9 100644
--- a/osx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/osx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ if(APPLE)
 		)
 		file(REMOVE \"${bundleContentsDir}/conan_imports_manifest.txt\")
 	")
+
+	# perform ad-hoc codesigning
+	set(codesignCommand "codesign --verbose=4 --force --options=runtime --timestamp=none --sign -")
+	set(codesignCommandWithEntitlements "${codesignCommand} --entitlements \"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/osx/entitlements.plist\"")
+	install(CODE "
+		execute_process(COMMAND
+			${codesignCommand} \"${bundleContentsDir}/MacOS/vcmibuilder\"
+		)
+		foreach(executable vcmiclient vcmiserver vcmilauncher)
+			execute_process(COMMAND
+				${codesignCommandWithEntitlements} \"${bundleContentsDir}/MacOS/\${executable}\"
+			)
+		endforeach()
+	")
 endif(APPLE)
 
 # This will likely only work for Vcpkg
diff --git a/osx/entitlements.plist b/osx/entitlements.plist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c532e2d06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osx/entitlements.plist
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation</key>
+	<true/>
+	<key>com.apple.security.get-task-allow</key>
+	<true/>
+</dict>
+</plist>