diff --git a/src/cocoa_platform.h b/src/cocoa_platform.h
index f8bfe3e65..3e952fa5e 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_platform.h
+++ b/src/cocoa_platform.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ typedef VkResult (APIENTRY *PFN_vkCreateMacOSSurfaceMVK)(VkInstance,const VkMacO
 #define _glfw_dlclose(handle) dlclose(handle)
 #define _glfw_dlsym(handle, name) dlsym(handle, name)
 
-#define _GLFW_EGL_NATIVE_WINDOW  ((EGLNativeWindowType) window->ns.view)
+#define _GLFW_EGL_NATIVE_WINDOW  ((EGLNativeWindowType) window->ns.layer)
 #define _GLFW_EGL_NATIVE_DISPLAY EGL_DEFAULT_DISPLAY
 
 #define _GLFW_PLATFORM_WINDOW_STATE         _GLFWwindowNS  ns
diff --git a/src/cocoa_window.m b/src/cocoa_window.m
index dd8879b51..cfbd766b7 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_window.m
@@ -849,6 +849,8 @@ static GLFWbool createNativeWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
         [window->ns.object setBackgroundColor:[NSColor clearColor]];
     }
 
+    [window->ns.view setWantsLayer:YES];
+    window->ns.layer = [window->ns.view layer];
     [window->ns.object setContentView:window->ns.view];
     [window->ns.object makeFirstResponder:window->ns.view];
     [window->ns.object setTitle:@(wndconfig->title)];