diff --git a/src/posix/cocoa/i_common.h b/src/posix/cocoa/i_common.h
index 4a558cf24..9cedb0262 100644
--- a/src/posix/cocoa/i_common.h
+++ b/src/posix/cocoa/i_common.h
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ typedef NSInteger NSApplicationActivationPolicy;
 
 static const NSWindowCollectionBehavior NSWindowCollectionBehaviorFullScreenAuxiliary = NSWindowCollectionBehavior(1 << 8);
 
+static const NSOpenGLPixelFormatAttribute NSOpenGLPFAOpenGLProfile(96);
+static const NSOpenGLPixelFormatAttribute NSOpenGLProfileVersion3_2Core(0x3200);
+
 #endif // prior to 10.7
 
 #endif // COCOA_I_COMMON_INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm b/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
index e2b59449d..b026fa9b9 100644
--- a/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
+++ b/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
@@ -501,6 +501,12 @@ CocoaVideo::CocoaVideo(const int multisample)
 		attributes[i++] = NSOpenGLPixelFormatAttribute(multisample);
 	}
 
+	if (NSAppKitVersionNumber >= AppKit10_7)
+	{
+		attributes[i++] = NSOpenGLPFAOpenGLProfile;
+		attributes[i++] = NSOpenGLProfileVersion3_2Core;
+	}
+
 	attributes[i] = NSOpenGLPixelFormatAttribute(0);
 
 	// Create OpenGL context and view