diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5c9025c5d4..ad400c8b09 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ build-retroarch-metal-osx-x64:
   dependencies: []
   script:
     # Normal RetroArch Metal Build
-    - ./configure --enable-metal --disable-al
+    - ./configure --enable-metal --disable-al --enable-coreaudio3
     - make -j$NUMPROC
 
     # Cleanup for DMG creation
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ build-retroarch-metal-osx-arm64:
   dependencies: []
   script:
     # Normal RetroArch Metal (ARM64) Build
-    - ./configure --enable-metal --disable-al
+    - ./configure --enable-metal --disable-al --enable-coreaudio3
     - make ARCH=arm64 BUILDBOT=1 -j$NUMPROC
 
     # Cleanup for DMG creation
diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 06845539f3..79ee31e1a1 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -795,13 +795,16 @@ endif
 # Audio
 
 ifeq ($(HAVE_COREAUDIO), 1)
+   DEFINES += -DHAVE_COREAUDIO
    OBJ += audio/drivers/coreaudio.o
    HAVE_COREAUDIO_LIBS = 1
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(HAVE_COREAUDIO3), 1)
+   DEFINES += -DHAVE_COREAUDIO3
    OBJ += audio/drivers/coreaudio3.o
    HAVE_COREAUDIO_LIBS = 1
+   LIBS += -framework AudioToolBox -framework AVFoundation
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(HAVE_COREAUDIO_LIBS), 1)
diff --git a/audio/drivers/coreaudio3.m b/audio/drivers/coreaudio3.m
index 8e35241435..8d4eebb32f 100644
--- a/audio/drivers/coreaudio3.m
+++ b/audio/drivers/coreaudio3.m
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <memory.h>
 
 #include "../../retroarch.h"
+#include "../../verbosity.h"
 
 #pragma mark - ringbuffer
 
diff --git a/qb/config.params.sh b/qb/config.params.sh
index 33a3e03244..e94a04d621 100644
--- a/qb/config.params.sh
+++ b/qb/config.params.sh
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ HAVE_ROAR=auto             # RoarAudio support
 HAVE_AL=auto               # OpenAL support
 HAVE_JACK=auto             # JACK support
 HAVE_COREAUDIO=auto        # CoreAudio support
+HAVE_COREAUDIO3=no         # CoreAudio3 support
 HAVE_PULSE=auto            # PulseAudio support
 C89_PULSE=no
 HAVE_FREETYPE=auto         # FreeType support