diff --git a/src/main/java/org/terasology/splash/glfw/graphics/Window.java b/src/main/java/org/terasology/splash/glfw/graphics/Window.java
index 1ed0b26..3d9fb07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/terasology/splash/glfw/graphics/Window.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/terasology/splash/glfw/graphics/Window.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 package org.terasology.splash.glfw.graphics;
 
+import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW;
 import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFWVidMode;
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL;
 
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@ public Window(int width, int height, CharSequence title, boolean vsync) {
         glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR, 2);
         glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR, 1);
 
+        /* mac specific hints */
+        GLFW.glfwWindowHint(GLFW.GLFW_COCOA_GRAPHICS_SWITCHING, GLFW.GLFW_TRUE);
+        GLFW.glfwWindowHint(GLFW.GLFW_COCOA_RETINA_FRAMEBUFFER, GLFW.GLFW_FALSE);
+
         glfwWindowHint(GLFW_RESIZABLE, GLFW_FALSE);
         glfwWindowHint(GLFW_DECORATED, GLFW_FALSE);
         glfwWindowHint(GLFW_TRANSPARENT_FRAMEBUFFER, GLFW_TRUE);