diff --git a/common/pgm_base.cpp b/common/pgm_base.cpp
index cde791fbb2..59a6559570 100644
--- a/common/pgm_base.cpp
+++ b/common/pgm_base.cpp
@@ -766,6 +766,18 @@ void PGM_BASE::SetLanguagePath()
             wxLogTrace( traceLocale, "Adding locale lookup path: " + fn.GetPath() );
             wxLocale::AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix( fn.GetPath() );
         }
+
+	// Append path for macOS install
+        fn.RemoveLastDir();
+        fn.RemoveLastDir();
+        fn.RemoveLastDir();
+        fn.AppendDir( "internat" );
+
+        if( fn.IsDirReadable() )
+        {
+            wxLogTrace( traceLocale, "Adding locale lookup path: " + fn.GetPath() );
+            wxLocale::AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix( fn.GetPath() );
+        }
     }
 
     if( wxGetEnv( wxT( "KICAD_RUN_FROM_BUILD_DIR" ), nullptr ) )
diff --git a/translation/CMakeLists.txt b/translation/CMakeLists.txt
index 946f0c6b24..b4efbd92b1 100644
--- a/translation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/translation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 if( UNIX AND KICAD_I18N_UNIX_STRICT_PATH )
     set( KICAD_I18N_PATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/locale
         CACHE PATH "Location of KiCad i18n files." )
+elseif( APPLE )
+    set( KICAD_I18N_PATH ${KICAD_DATA}/internat
+        CACHE PATH "Location of KiCad i18n files." )
 else()
     # Default Unix inconvenient locale lookup path
     set( KICAD_I18N_PATH share/kicad/internat