diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index f2718e919..b990777a6 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ glutin = { version = "0.27", optional = true }
 once_cell = "1.0"
 image = { version="0.23", optional = true }
 
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
+cocoa = "0.24"
+
 [build-dependencies]
 gl_generator = { version = "0.14", optional = true }
 
diff --git a/examples/src/examples-common.rs b/examples/src/examples-common.rs
index 06aee38aa..48b7b42dd 100644
--- a/examples/src/examples-common.rs
+++ b/examples/src/examples-common.rs
@@ -1,41 +1,6 @@
-/// macOS has a specific requirement that there must be a run loop running
-/// on the main thread in order to open windows and use OpenGL.
-
-#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-mod runloop {
-    use std::os::raw::c_void;
-    pub struct CFRunLoop(*mut c_void);
-
-    #[link(name = "foundation", kind = "framework")]
-    extern "C" {
-        fn CFRunLoopRun();
-        fn CFRunLoopGetMain() -> *mut c_void;
-        fn CFRunLoopStop(l: *mut c_void);
-    }
-
-    impl CFRunLoop {
-        pub fn run() {
-            unsafe {
-                CFRunLoopRun();
-            }
-        }
-
-        #[doc(alias = "get_main")]
-        pub fn main() -> CFRunLoop {
-            unsafe {
-                let r = CFRunLoopGetMain();
-                assert!(!r.is_null());
-                CFRunLoop(r)
-            }
-        }
-
-        pub fn stop(&self) {
-            unsafe { CFRunLoopStop(self.0) }
-        }
-    }
-
-    unsafe impl Send for CFRunLoop {}
-}
+/// macOS has a specific requirement that there must be a run loop running on the main thread in
+/// order to open windows and use OpenGL, and that the global NSApplication instance must be
+/// initialized.
 
 /// On macOS this launches the callback function on a thread.
 /// On other platforms it's just executed immediately.
@@ -52,16 +17,38 @@ pub fn run<T, F: FnOnce() -> T + Send + 'static>(main: F) -> T
 where
     T: Send + 'static,
 {
+    use cocoa::appkit::NSApplication;
+
     use std::thread;
 
-    let l = runloop::CFRunLoop::main();
-    let t = thread::spawn(move || {
-        let res = main();
-        l.stop();
-        res
-    });
+    unsafe {
+        let app = cocoa::appkit::NSApp();
+        let t = thread::spawn(|| {
+            let res = main();
 
-    runloop::CFRunLoop::run();
+            let app = cocoa::appkit::NSApp();
+            app.stop_(cocoa::base::nil);
 
-    t.join().unwrap()
+            // Stopping the event loop requires an actual event
+            let event = cocoa::appkit::NSEvent::otherEventWithType_location_modifierFlags_timestamp_windowNumber_context_subtype_data1_data2_(
+                cocoa::base::nil,
+                cocoa::appkit::NSEventType::NSApplicationDefined,
+                cocoa::foundation::NSPoint { x: 0.0, y: 0.0 },
+                cocoa::appkit::NSEventModifierFlags::empty(),
+                0.0,
+                0,
+                cocoa::base::nil,
+                cocoa::appkit::NSEventSubtype::NSApplicationActivatedEventType,
+                0,
+                0,
+            );
+            app.postEvent_atStart_(event, cocoa::base::YES);
+
+            res
+        });
+
+        app.run();
+
+        t.join().unwrap()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tutorials/Cargo.toml b/tutorials/Cargo.toml
index 1766e42d5..a0cc23e3d 100644
--- a/tutorials/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tutorials/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ byte-slice-cast = "1"
 anyhow = "1"
 termion = { version = "1.5", optional = true }
 
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
+cocoa = "0.24"
+
 [features]
 tutorial5 = ["gtk", "gdk", "gst-video"]
 tutorial5-x11 = ["tutorial5"]
diff --git a/tutorials/src/tutorials-common.rs b/tutorials/src/tutorials-common.rs
index 06aee38aa..889d0c263 100644
--- a/tutorials/src/tutorials-common.rs
+++ b/tutorials/src/tutorials-common.rs
@@ -1,41 +1,6 @@
-/// macOS has a specific requirement that there must be a run loop running
-/// on the main thread in order to open windows and use OpenGL.
-
-#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-mod runloop {
-    use std::os::raw::c_void;
-    pub struct CFRunLoop(*mut c_void);
-
-    #[link(name = "foundation", kind = "framework")]
-    extern "C" {
-        fn CFRunLoopRun();
-        fn CFRunLoopGetMain() -> *mut c_void;
-        fn CFRunLoopStop(l: *mut c_void);
-    }
-
-    impl CFRunLoop {
-        pub fn run() {
-            unsafe {
-                CFRunLoopRun();
-            }
-        }
-
-        #[doc(alias = "get_main")]
-        pub fn main() -> CFRunLoop {
-            unsafe {
-                let r = CFRunLoopGetMain();
-                assert!(!r.is_null());
-                CFRunLoop(r)
-            }
-        }
-
-        pub fn stop(&self) {
-            unsafe { CFRunLoopStop(self.0) }
-        }
-    }
-
-    unsafe impl Send for CFRunLoop {}
-}
+/// macOS has a specific requirement that there must be a run loop running on the main thread in
+/// order to open windows and use OpenGL, and that the global NSApplication instance must be
+/// initialized.
 
 /// On macOS this launches the callback function on a thread.
 /// On other platforms it's just executed immediately.
@@ -52,16 +17,40 @@ pub fn run<T, F: FnOnce() -> T + Send + 'static>(main: F) -> T
 where
     T: Send + 'static,
 {
+    use cocoa::appkit::NSApplication;
+
     use std::thread;
 
-    let l = runloop::CFRunLoop::main();
-    let t = thread::spawn(move || {
-        let res = main();
-        l.stop();
-        res
-    });
+    unsafe {
+        let app = cocoa::appkit::NSApp();
+        let t = thread::spawn(|| {
+            let res = main();
 
-    runloop::CFRunLoop::run();
+            let app = cocoa::appkit::NSApp();
+            app.stop_(cocoa::base::nil);
 
-    t.join().unwrap()
+            // Stopping the event loop requires an actual event
+            let event = cocoa::appkit::NSEvent::otherEventWithType_location_modifierFlags_timestamp_windowNumber_context_subtype_data1_data2_(
+                cocoa::base::nil,
+                cocoa::appkit::NSEventType::NSApplicationDefined,
+                cocoa::foundation::NSPoint { x: 0.0, y: 0.0 },
+                cocoa::appkit::NSEventModifierFlags::empty(),
+                0.0,
+                0,
+                cocoa::base::nil,
+                cocoa::appkit::NSEventSubtype::NSApplicationActivatedEventType,
+                0,
+                0,
+            );
+            app.postEvent_atStart_(event, cocoa::base::YES);
+
+            std::process::exit(0);
+
+            res
+        });
+
+        app.run();
+
+        t.join().unwrap()
+    }
 }