diff --git a/coresdk/src/backend/core_driver.cpp b/coresdk/src/backend/core_driver.cpp
index 92d87ba7..652c0961 100644
--- a/coresdk/src/backend/core_driver.cpp
+++ b/coresdk/src/backend/core_driver.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
 
 #include "easylogging++.h"
 
+#include <cstring>
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+// macOS-specific function to get display names (implemented in core_driver_macos.mm)
+extern "C" const char* sk_macos_get_display_name(int display_index);
+#endif
+
 namespace splashkit_lib
 {
     // Storage for the system data
@@ -94,7 +101,18 @@ namespace splashkit_lib
 
         disp.id = DISPLAY_PTR;
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+        // On macOS, SDL_GetDisplayName returns the display index instead of the name
+        // Use native macOS API to get the actual display name
+        const char* macos_name = sk_macos_get_display_name(idx);
+        if (macos_name && strlen(macos_name) > 0) {
+            disp.name = macos_name;
+        } else {
+            disp.name = SDL_GetDisplayName(idx);
+        }
+#else
         disp.name = SDL_GetDisplayName(idx);
+#endif
 
         SDL_GetCurrentDisplayMode(idx, &mode);
         disp.width = mode.w;
diff --git a/coresdk/src/backend/core_driver_macos.mm b/coresdk/src/backend/core_driver_macos.mm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf19c624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coresdk/src/backend/core_driver_macos.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+//
+//  core_driver_macos.mm
+//  splashkit
+//
+//  macOS-specific display name retrieval using NSScreen API.
+//  This file is only compiled on macOS.
+//
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
+#include <cstring>
+
+extern "C" {
+
+/**
+ * Get the localized name of a display on macOS.
+ * 
+ * SDL_GetDisplayName returns the display index as a string on newer macOS versions,
+ * so we use NSScreen.localizedName to get the actual display name.
+ *
+ * @param display_index The index of the display (0-based).
+ * @return The display name as a C string, or empty string if not found.
+ *         The returned string is stored in a static buffer and is valid until
+ *         the next call to this function.
+ */
+const char* sk_macos_get_display_name(int display_index)
+{
+    static char name_buffer[256];
+    name_buffer[0] = '\0';
+    
+    @autoreleasepool {
+        NSArray<NSScreen *>* screens = [NSScreen screens];
+        
+        if (display_index < 0 || (NSUInteger)display_index >= screens.count) {
+            return name_buffer;
+        }
+        
+        NSScreen *screen = screens[display_index];
+        
+        // localizedName is available on macOS 10.15+
+        if (@available(macOS 10.15, *)) {
+            NSString *name = screen.localizedName;
+            
+            if (name && name.length > 0) {
+                strncpy(name_buffer, name.UTF8String, sizeof(name_buffer) - 1);
+                name_buffer[sizeof(name_buffer) - 1] = '\0';
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    return name_buffer;
+}
+
+} // extern "C"
+
+#endif // __APPLE__
diff --git a/projects/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 0780489a..fe60d8c2 100644
--- a/projects/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -219,6 +219,14 @@ file(GLOB SOURCE_FILES
     "${SK_EXT}/microui/src/*.c"
 )
 
+# Add macOS-specific Objective-C++ files
+if (APPLE)
+    file(GLOB MACOS_SOURCE_FILES
+        "${SK_SRC}/backend/*.mm"
+    )
+    list(APPEND SOURCE_FILES ${MACOS_SOURCE_FILES})
+endif()
+
 # TEST FILE INCLUDES
 file(GLOB TEST_SOURCE_FILES
     "${SK_SRC}/test/*.cpp"