diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index b0e4e46f18f..f53afb140e9 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ end_of_line = lf
 [*.txt]
 end_of_line = crlf
 
+[*.plist]
+end_of_line = lf
+
 [AppRun]
 end_of_line = lf
 
diff --git a/Packaging/apple/Info.plist b/Packaging/apple/Info.plist
index 91e32a9810c..52754cc115c 100644
--- a/Packaging/apple/Info.plist
+++ b/Packaging/apple/Info.plist
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 	<key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key>
 	<string>${MACOSX_BUNDLE_COPYRIGHT}</string>
 	<key>SDL_FILESYSTEM_BASE_DIR_TYPE</key>
-	<string>parent</string>
+	<string>resource</string>
 	<key>NSSupportsAutomaticGraphicsSwitching</key>
 	<true/>
 	<key>UIApplicationSupportsIndirectInputEvents</key>
diff --git a/Source/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/CMakeLists.txt
index d9bc5b8e666..78e02279cd2 100644
--- a/Source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ endif()
 
 if(USE_SDL1)
   list(APPEND libdevilutionx_SRCS utils/sdl2_to_1_2_backports.cpp)
+  if(APPLE)
+    enable_language(OBJC)
+    list(APPEND libdevilutionx_SRCS platform/macos_sdl1/SDL_filesystem.m)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 if(NOT DISABLE_DEMOMODE)
diff --git a/Source/init.cpp b/Source/init.cpp
index eb214c8f297..4e6fab1f5c1 100644
--- a/Source/init.cpp
+++ b/Source/init.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> GetMPQSearchPaths()
 	if (paths[0] == paths[1] || (paths.size() == 3 && (paths[0] == paths[2] || paths[1] == paths[2])))
 		paths.pop_back();
 
-#if defined(__unix__) && !defined(__ANDROID__)
+#if (defined(__unix__) || defined(__APPLE__)) && !defined(__ANDROID__)
 	// `XDG_DATA_HOME` is usually the root path of `paths::PrefPath()`, so we only
 	// add `XDG_DATA_DIRS`.
 	const char *xdgDataDirs = std::getenv("XDG_DATA_DIRS");
diff --git a/Source/platform/macos_sdl1/SDL_filesystem.m b/Source/platform/macos_sdl1/SDL_filesystem.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1bf4ed6e93d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/platform/macos_sdl1/SDL_filesystem.m
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+/*
+  Simple DirectMedia Layer
+  Copyright (C) 1997-2024 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
+
+  This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+  warranty.  In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+  arising from the use of this software.
+
+  Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+  including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+  freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+  1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+     claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+     in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+     appreciated but is not required.
+  2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+     misrepresented as being the original software.
+  3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
+
+  An altered version based on:
+    https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/3c142abcb2b0b0ad7e08b096ea8d9a1a1e1af1ef/src/filesystem/cocoa/SDL_sysfilesystem.m
+
+  Modifications:
+    1. Changes to compile with gcc (@autoreleasepool -> NSAutoreleasePool)
+    2. Targets SDL-1.2 rather than SDL2 (SDL_InvalidParamError -> SDL_SetError)
+*/
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+/* System dependent filesystem routines                                */
+
+#include <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <SDL.h>
+
+char *SDL_GetBasePath(void)
+{
+	NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+	NSBundle *bundle = [NSBundle mainBundle];
+	const char *baseType = [[[bundle infoDictionary] objectForKey:@"SDL_FILESYSTEM_BASE_DIR_TYPE"] UTF8String];
+	const char *base = NULL;
+	char *retval = NULL;
+
+	if (baseType == NULL) {
+		baseType = "resource";
+	}
+	if (SDL_strcasecmp(baseType, "bundle") == 0) {
+		base = [[bundle bundlePath] fileSystemRepresentation];
+	} else if (SDL_strcasecmp(baseType, "parent") == 0) {
+		base = [[[bundle bundlePath] stringByDeletingLastPathComponent] fileSystemRepresentation];
+	} else {
+		/* this returns the exedir for non-bundled  and the resourceDir for bundled apps */
+		base = [[bundle resourcePath] fileSystemRepresentation];
+	}
+
+	if (base) {
+		const size_t len = SDL_strlen(base) + 2;
+		retval = (char *)SDL_malloc(len);
+		if (retval == NULL) {
+			SDL_OutOfMemory();
+		} else {
+			SDL_snprintf(retval, len, "%s/", base);
+		}
+	}
+
+	[pool drain];
+	return retval;
+}
+
+char *SDL_GetPrefPath(const char *org, const char *app)
+{
+	NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+	char *retval = NULL;
+	NSArray *array;
+
+	if (!app) {
+		SDL_SetError("SDL_GetPrefPath: app argument cannot be null");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (!org) {
+		org = "";
+	}
+
+#if !TARGET_OS_TV
+	array = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSApplicationSupportDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
+#else
+	/* tvOS does not have persistent local storage!
+	 * The only place on-device where we can store data is
+	 * a cache directory that the OS can empty at any time.
+	 *
+	 * It's therefore very likely that save data will be erased
+	 * between sessions. If you want your app's save data to
+	 * actually stick around, you'll need to use iCloud storage.
+	 */
+	{
+		static SDL_bool shown = SDL_FALSE;
+		if (!shown) {
+			shown = SDL_TRUE;
+			SDL_LogCritical(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_SYSTEM, "tvOS does not have persistent local storage! Use iCloud storage if you want your data to persist between sessions.\n");
+		}
+	}
+
+	array = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSCachesDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
+#endif /* !TARGET_OS_TV */
+
+	if ([array count] > 0) { /* we only want the first item in the list. */
+		NSString *str = [array objectAtIndex:0];
+		const char *base = [str fileSystemRepresentation];
+		if (base) {
+			const size_t len = SDL_strlen(base) + SDL_strlen(org) + SDL_strlen(app) + 4;
+			retval = (char *)SDL_malloc(len);
+			if (retval == NULL) {
+				SDL_OutOfMemory();
+			} else {
+				char *ptr;
+				if (*org) {
+					SDL_snprintf(retval, len, "%s/%s/%s/", base, org, app);
+				} else {
+					SDL_snprintf(retval, len, "%s/%s/", base, app);
+				}
+				for (ptr = retval + 1; *ptr; ptr++) {
+					if (*ptr == '/') {
+						*ptr = '\0';
+						mkdir(retval, 0700);
+						*ptr = '/';
+					}
+				}
+				mkdir(retval, 0700);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	[pool drain];
+	return retval;
+}
+
+/* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/Source/utils/paths.cpp b/Source/utils/paths.cpp
index e80343635ab..9635ac3e382 100644
--- a/Source/utils/paths.cpp
+++ b/Source/utils/paths.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #include "utils/paths.h"
 
+#include <optional>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+
 #include <SDL.h>
 
 #include "appfat.h"
@@ -120,6 +124,23 @@ const std::string &AssetsPath()
 		assetsPath.emplace("D:\\assets\\");
 #elif defined(__3DS__) || defined(__SWITCH__)
 		assetsPath.emplace("romfs:/");
+#elif defined(__APPLE__) && defined(USE_SDL1)
+		// In `Info.plist` we have
+		//
+		//    <key>SDL_FILESYSTEM_BASE_DIR_TYPE</key>
+		//    <string>resource</string>
+		//
+		// This means `SDL_GetBasePath()` returns exedir for non-bundled
+		// and the `app_dir.app/Resources/` for bundles.
+		//
+		// Our built-in resources are directly in the `devilutionx.app/Resources` directory
+		// and are normally looked up via a relative lookup in `FindAsset`.
+		// In SDL2, this is implemented by calling `SDL_OpenFPFromBundleOrFallback`
+		// from `SDL_RWFromFile` but SDL1 doesn't do it, so we set the directory explicitly.
+		//
+		// Note that SDL3 reverts to SDL1 behaviour!
+		// https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/962268ca21ed10b9cee31198c22681099293f20a/docs/README-migration.md?plain=1#L1623
+		assetsPath.emplace(FromSDL(SDL_GetBasePath()));
 #else
 		assetsPath.emplace(FromSDL(SDL_GetBasePath()) + ("assets" DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR_STR));
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/utils/sdl2_to_1_2_backports.cpp b/Source/utils/sdl2_to_1_2_backports.cpp
index 7e4879de240..4d42a7e24d0 100644
--- a/Source/utils/sdl2_to_1_2_backports.cpp
+++ b/Source/utils/sdl2_to_1_2_backports.cpp
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ int WIN_SetError(const char *prefix)
 
 } // namespace
 
-char *SDL_GetBasePath(void)
+extern "C" char *SDL_GetBasePath(void)
 {
 	// From sdl2-2.0.9/src/filesystem/windows/SDL_sysfilesystem.c
 
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ char *SDL_GetBasePath(void)
 	return retval;
 }
 
-char *SDL_GetPrefPath(const char *org, const char *app)
+extern "C" char *SDL_GetPrefPath(const char *org, const char *app)
 {
 	// From sdl2-2.0.9/src/filesystem/windows/SDL_sysfilesystem.c
 
@@ -693,7 +693,8 @@ char *SDL_GetPrefPath(const char *org, const char *app)
 	return retval;
 }
 
-#else
+// For Apple, definitions are in Source/platform/macos_sdl1/SDL_filesystem.m
+#elif !defined(__APPLE__)
 
 namespace {
 #if !defined(__QNXNTO__) && !defined(__amigaos__)
@@ -730,7 +731,7 @@ char *readSymLink(const char *path)
 #endif
 } // namespace
 
-char *SDL_GetBasePath()
+extern "C" char *SDL_GetBasePath()
 {
 	// From sdl2-2.0.9/src/filesystem/unix/SDL_sysfilesystem.c
 
@@ -831,7 +832,7 @@ char *SDL_GetBasePath()
 	return retval;
 }
 
-char *SDL_GetPrefPath(const char *org, const char *app)
+extern "C" char *SDL_GetPrefPath(const char *org, const char *app)
 {
 	// From sdl2-2.0.9/src/filesystem/unix/SDL_sysfilesystem.c
 	/*
diff --git a/Source/utils/sdl2_to_1_2_backports.h b/Source/utils/sdl2_to_1_2_backports.h
index 93a5ac94960..9653b3ae8e1 100644
--- a/Source/utils/sdl2_to_1_2_backports.h
+++ b/Source/utils/sdl2_to_1_2_backports.h
@@ -319,5 +319,5 @@ int SDL_BlitScaled(SDL_Surface *src, SDL_Rect *srcrect,
 
 Sint64 SDL_RWsize(SDL_RWops *context);
 
-char *SDL_GetBasePath();
-char *SDL_GetPrefPath(const char *org, const char *app);
+extern "C" char *SDL_GetBasePath();
+extern "C" char *SDL_GetPrefPath(const char *org, const char *app);