diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d55825397..4847869b9e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ OCV_OPTION(WITH_V4L            "Include Video 4 Linux support"               ON
 OCV_OPTION(WITH_LIBV4L         "Use libv4l for Video 4 Linux support"        ON   IF (UNIX AND NOT ANDROID) )
 OCV_OPTION(WITH_DSHOW          "Build HighGUI with DirectShow support"       ON   IF (WIN32 AND NOT ARM) )
 OCV_OPTION(WITH_MSMF           "Build HighGUI with Media Foundation support" OFF  IF WIN32 )
-OCV_OPTION(WITH_XIMEA          "Include XIMEA cameras support"               OFF  IF (NOT ANDROID AND NOT APPLE) )
+OCV_OPTION(WITH_XIMEA          "Include XIMEA cameras support"               OFF  IF (NOT ANDROID) )
 OCV_OPTION(WITH_XINE           "Include Xine support (GPL)"                  OFF  IF (UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND NOT ANDROID) )
 OCV_OPTION(WITH_OPENCL         "Include OpenCL Runtime support"              ON   IF (NOT IOS) )
 OCV_OPTION(WITH_OPENCLAMDFFT   "Include AMD OpenCL FFT library support"      ON   IF (NOT ANDROID AND NOT IOS) )
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVFindXimea.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVFindXimea.cmake
index 5f85a13dd0..2d93292c19 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVFindXimea.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVFindXimea.cmake
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ if(WIN32)
   else()
     set(XIMEA_FOUND 0)
   endif()
+elseif(APPLE)
+  if(EXISTS /Library/Frameworks/m3api.framework)
+    set(XIMEA_FOUND 1)
+  else()
+    set(XIMEA_FOUND 0)
+  endif()
 else()
   if(EXISTS /opt/XIMEA)
     set(XIMEA_FOUND 1)
diff --git a/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d2547bcff..b9908cbadf 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/highgui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -165,12 +165,16 @@ endif(HAVE_opencv_androidcamera)
 
 if(HAVE_XIMEA)
   list(APPEND highgui_srcs src/cap_ximea.cpp)
-  ocv_include_directories(${XIMEA_PATH})
+  if(XIMEA_PATH)
+    ocv_include_directories(${XIMEA_PATH})
+  endif()
   if(XIMEA_LIBRARY_DIR)
     link_directories("${XIMEA_LIBRARY_DIR}")
   endif()
-  if(X86_64)
+  if(WIN32 AND X86_64)
     list(APPEND HIGHGUI_LIBRARIES m3apiX64)
+  elseif(APPLE)
+    list(APPEND HIGHGUI_LIBRARIES "-framework m3api")
   else()
     list(APPEND HIGHGUI_LIBRARIES m3api)
   endif()