diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1c22620..2070e1d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ libc = "0.2"
 libloading = "0.8"
 metal = "0.32"
 objc = "0.2"
+objc2 = "0.6.3"
+objc2-app-kit = { version = "0.3.2", default-features = false }
 objc2-io-surface = "0.3"
 plist = "1"
 proc-macro2 = "1"
diff --git a/cef/Cargo.toml b/cef/Cargo.toml
index 3259182..fb930c4 100644
--- a/cef/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cef/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ windows = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
 libloading.workspace = true
+objc2.workspace = true
+objc2-app-kit = { workspace = true, features = ["NSApplication", "NSResponder"] }
 objc2-io-surface = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 objc = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 metal = { workspace = true, optional = true }
diff --git a/cef/src/application_mac.rs b/cef/src/application_mac.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62f4ece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cef/src/application_mac.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+use std::cell::Cell;
+
+use objc2::{
+    define_class, extern_protocol, msg_send, rc::Retained, runtime::*, ClassType, DefinedClass,
+    MainThreadMarker,
+};
+use objc2_app_kit::{NSApp, NSApplication};
+
+extern_protocol!(
+    /// The binding of `CrAppProtocol`.
+    #[allow(clippy::missing_safety_doc)]
+    pub unsafe trait CrAppProtocol {
+        #[unsafe(method(isHandlingSendEvent))]
+        unsafe fn is_handling_send_event(&self) -> Bool;
+    }
+);
+
+extern_protocol!(
+    /// The binding of `CrAppControlProtocol`.
+    #[allow(clippy::missing_safety_doc)]
+    pub unsafe trait CrAppControlProtocol: CrAppProtocol {
+        #[unsafe(method(setHandlingSendEvent:))]
+        unsafe fn set_handling_send_event(&self, handling_send_event: Bool);
+    }
+);
+
+extern_protocol!(
+    /// The binding of `CefAppProtocol`.
+    #[allow(clippy::missing_safety_doc)]
+    pub unsafe trait CefAppProtocol: CrAppControlProtocol {}
+);
+
+/// Instance variables of `SimpleApplication`.
+pub struct SimpleApplicationIvars {
+    handling_send_event: Cell<Bool>,
+}
+
+define_class!(
+    /// A default `NSApplication` subclass that implements the required CEF protocols.
+    ///
+    /// This class provides the necessary `CefAppProtocol` conformance to
+    /// ensure that events are handled correctly by the Chromium framework on macOS.
+    ///
+    /// # Usage
+    ///
+    /// For most new applications built with cef-rs, this is the class you should use.
+    /// It must be activated by calling the `init` method at the very beginning
+    /// of your `main` function.
+    ///
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// // In your main function:
+    /// #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    /// cef::application_mac::SimpleApplication::init();
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Custom Implementations
+    ///
+    /// You should not use this implementation if you are integrating cef-rs
+    /// into an existing macOS application that already has its own custom
+    /// `NSApplication` subclass.
+    ///
+    /// In that scenario, you should instead implement the [`CrAppProtocol`],
+    /// [`CrAppControlProtocol`], and [`CefAppProtocol`] traits on your existing
+    /// application class with objc2 crate.
+    #[unsafe(super(NSApplication))]
+    #[ivars = SimpleApplicationIvars]
+    pub struct SimpleApplication;
+
+    unsafe impl CrAppControlProtocol for SimpleApplication {
+        #[unsafe(method(setHandlingSendEvent:))]
+        unsafe fn set_handling_send_event(&self, handling_send_event: Bool) {
+            self.ivars().handling_send_event.set(handling_send_event);
+        }
+    }
+
+    unsafe impl CrAppProtocol for SimpleApplication {
+        #[unsafe(method(isHandlingSendEvent))]
+        unsafe fn is_handling_send_event(&self) -> Bool {
+            self.ivars().handling_send_event.get()
+        }
+    }
+
+    unsafe impl CefAppProtocol for SimpleApplication {}
+);
+
+impl SimpleApplication {
+    /// Initializes the global `NSApplication` instance with our custom `SimpleApplication`.
+    ///
+    /// This function must be called on the main thread before any other UI code
+    /// creates the shared application instance. It ensures that CEF's event
+    /// handling requirements are met.
+    ///
+    /// If other UI code has already created a shared application instance,
+    /// this will return an error.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// This function interacts with UI and should only be called once
+    /// at the beginning
+    pub fn init() -> Result<Retained<Self>, ()> {
+        let mtm = MainThreadMarker::new()
+            .expect("`SimpleApplication::init` must be called on the main thread");
+
+        unsafe {
+            // Initialize mac application instance.
+            // SAFETY: mtm ensure that here is the main thread.
+            let _: Retained<AnyObject> = msg_send![SimpleApplication::class(), sharedApplication];
+        }
+
+        // If there was an invocation to NSApp prior to here,
+        // then the NSApp will not be a SimpleApplication.
+        // objc2's downcast ensure that this doesn't happen.
+        let app = NSApp(mtm);
+
+        if let Ok(app) = app.downcast() {
+            Ok(app)
+        } else {
+            Err(())
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cef/src/lib.rs b/cef/src/lib.rs
index 7fa32ff..e9e5983 100644
--- a/cef/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cef/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ pub mod args;
 pub mod rc;
 pub mod string;
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+pub mod application_mac;
+
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 pub mod library_loader;
 
diff --git a/examples/cefsimple/src/main.rs b/examples/cefsimple/src/main.rs
index a366282..9f1eb8b 100644
--- a/examples/cefsimple/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/cefsimple/src/main.rs
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ fn main() {
         loader
     };
 
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    cef::application_mac::SimpleApplication::init().unwrap();
+
     let _ = api_hash(sys::CEF_API_VERSION_LAST, 0);
 
     let args = Args::new();