diff --git a/examples/src/examples-common.rs b/examples/src/examples-common.rs
index 715cf5151..f22be66f2 100644
--- a/examples/src/examples-common.rs
+++ b/examples/src/examples-common.rs
@@ -2,22 +2,66 @@
 /// on the main thread in order to open windows and use OpenGL.
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-#[link(name = "foundation", kind = "framework")]
-extern "C" {
-    fn CFRunLoopRun();
+mod runloop {
+    use std::os::raw::c_void;
+    #[repr(C)]
+    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();
+            }
+        }
+
+        pub fn get_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 {}
 }
 
 /// On macOS this launches the callback function on a thread.
 /// On other platforms it's just executed immediately.
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
-pub fn run<F: FnOnce() + Send + 'static>(main: F) {
-    main();
+pub fn run<T, F: FnOnce() -> T + Send + 'static>(main: F) -> T
+where
+    T: Send + 'static,
+{
+    main()
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-pub fn run<F: FnOnce() + Send + 'static>(main: F) {
-    ::std::thread::spawn(main);
-    unsafe {
-        CFRunLoopRun();
-    }
+pub fn run<T, F: FnOnce() -> T + Send + 'static>(main: F) -> T
+where
+    T: Send + 'static,
+{
+    use std::thread;
+
+    let l = runloop::CFRunLoop::get_main();
+    let t = thread::spawn(move || {
+        let res = main();
+        l.stop();
+        res
+    });
+
+    runloop::CFRunLoop::run();
+
+    t.join().unwrap()
 }
diff --git a/tutorials/src/tutorials-common.rs b/tutorials/src/tutorials-common.rs
index 715cf5151..f22be66f2 100644
--- a/tutorials/src/tutorials-common.rs
+++ b/tutorials/src/tutorials-common.rs
@@ -2,22 +2,66 @@
 /// on the main thread in order to open windows and use OpenGL.
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-#[link(name = "foundation", kind = "framework")]
-extern "C" {
-    fn CFRunLoopRun();
+mod runloop {
+    use std::os::raw::c_void;
+    #[repr(C)]
+    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();
+            }
+        }
+
+        pub fn get_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 {}
 }
 
 /// On macOS this launches the callback function on a thread.
 /// On other platforms it's just executed immediately.
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
-pub fn run<F: FnOnce() + Send + 'static>(main: F) {
-    main();
+pub fn run<T, F: FnOnce() -> T + Send + 'static>(main: F) -> T
+where
+    T: Send + 'static,
+{
+    main()
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-pub fn run<F: FnOnce() + Send + 'static>(main: F) {
-    ::std::thread::spawn(main);
-    unsafe {
-        CFRunLoopRun();
-    }
+pub fn run<T, F: FnOnce() -> T + Send + 'static>(main: F) -> T
+where
+    T: Send + 'static,
+{
+    use std::thread;
+
+    let l = runloop::CFRunLoop::get_main();
+    let t = thread::spawn(move || {
+        let res = main();
+        l.stop();
+        res
+    });
+
+    runloop::CFRunLoop::run();
+
+    t.join().unwrap()
 }