diff --git a/backend/local/encode_darwin.go b/backend/local/encode_darwin.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da3e28c41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/local/encode_darwin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+//+build darwin
+
+package local
+
+import (
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/encodings"
+)
+
+const enc = encodings.LocalMacOS
diff --git a/backend/local/encode_other.go b/backend/local/encode_other.go
index a91cc24c8..fb59edc56 100644
--- a/backend/local/encode_other.go
+++ b/backend/local/encode_other.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//+build !windows
+//+build !windows,!darwin
 
 package local
 
diff --git a/fs/encodings/encodings.go b/fs/encodings/encodings.go
index 2fdc0c0ce..546ab11f6 100644
--- a/fs/encodings/encodings.go
+++ b/fs/encodings/encodings.go
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ const Display = encoder.Standard
 // LocalUnix is the encoding used by the local backend for non windows platforms
 const LocalUnix = Base
 
+// LocalMacOS is the encoding used by the local backend for macOS
+//
+// macOS can't store invalid UTF-8, it converts them into %XX encoding
+const LocalMacOS = encoder.MultiEncoder(
+	uint(Base) |
+		encoder.EncodeInvalidUtf8)
+
 // LocalWindows is the encoding used by the local backend for windows platforms
 //
 // List of replaced characters:
@@ -267,6 +274,8 @@ func ByName(name string) encoder.Encoder {
 		return LocalWindows
 	case "local-unix", "unix":
 		return LocalUnix
+	case "local-macos", "macos":
+		return LocalMacOS
 	case "mega":
 		return Mega
 	case "onedrive":
@@ -309,6 +318,7 @@ func Names() []string {
 		"koofr",
 		"local-unix",
 		"local-windows",
+		"local-macos",
 		"local",
 		"mega",
 		"onedrive",