diff --git a/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt b/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
index a1132f4366..5feaa9c2a8 100644
--- a/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1131,7 +1131,9 @@ if (APPLE)
 	)
 
 	target_sources(${Output} PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gui/Resources/PCSX2.icns")
+	target_sources(${Output} PRIVATE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/bin/GameIndex.yaml")
 	set_source_files_properties("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gui/Resources/PCSX2.icns" PROPERTIES MACOSX_PACKAGE_LOCATION Resources)
+	set_source_files_properties("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/bin/GameIndex.yaml" PROPERTIES MACOSX_PACKAGE_LOCATION Resources)
 
 	# If they say to skip postprocess bundle, leave the target in but make it so they have
 	# to manually run it
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp
index d677683ee9..a743c9de9d 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ namespace PathDefs
 
 	wxDirName GetProgramDataDir()
 	{
-#ifndef GAMEINDEX_DIR_COMPILATION
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+		return wxDirName(wxStandardPaths::Get().GetResourcesDir());
+#elif !defined(GAMEINDEX_DIR_COMPILATION)
 		return AppRoot();
 #else
 		// Each linux distributions have his rules for path so we give them the possibility to