diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/platform.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/platform.py
index 7e9f9d8e4..9863fb129 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/platform.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/platform.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class AppleFrameworks(ExternalDependency):
             args = self.clib_compiler.find_framework(f, env, [])
             if args is not None:
                 # No compile args are needed for system frameworks
-                self.link_args = args
+                self.link_args += args
             else:
                 self.is_found = False
 
diff --git a/test cases/osx/6 multiframework/main.m b/test cases/osx/6 multiframework/main.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a6799b41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/osx/6 multiframework/main.m	
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+
+int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
+    return NSApplicationMain(argc, argv);
+}
diff --git a/test cases/osx/6 multiframework/meson.build b/test cases/osx/6 multiframework/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28846243b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/osx/6 multiframework/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+project('multiframework', 'objc')
+
+# In theory only 'AppKit' would be enough but there was a bug
+# that causes a build failure when defining two modules. The
+# arguments for the latter module overwrote the arguments for
+# the first one rather than adding to them.
+cocoa_dep = dependency('appleframeworks', modules : ['AppKit', 'foundation'])
+
+executable('deptester',
+  'main.m',
+  objc_args : ['-fobjc-arc'],
+  dependencies : [cocoa_dep],
+)