diff --git a/ground/gcs/src/libs/gstreamer/gstreamer_dependencies.pri b/ground/gcs/src/libs/gstreamer/gstreamer_dependencies.pri
index 9e307a556..f99e33b9f 100644
--- a/ground/gcs/src/libs/gstreamer/gstreamer_dependencies.pri
+++ b/ground/gcs/src/libs/gstreamer/gstreamer_dependencies.pri
@@ -1,6 +1,29 @@
 DEFINES += USE_GSTREAMER
 opencv:DEFINES += USE_OPENCV
 
+macx {
+    GLIB_DIR = $$system(brew --prefix glib)
+    GSTREAMER_DIR = $$system(brew --prefix gstreamer)
+    GST_BASE_DIR = $$system(brew --prefix gst-plugins-base)
+
+    message(Using glib from here: $$GLIB_DIR)
+    message(Using gstreamer from here: $$GSTREAMER_DIR)
+    message(Using gst base from here: $GST_BASE_DIR)
+
+    INCLUDEPATH += $$GLIB_DIR/include/glib-2.0
+    INCLUDEPATH += $$GLIB_DIR/lib/glib-2.0/include
+
+    INCLUDEPATH += $$GST_BASE_DIR/include/gstreamer-1.0/
+    INCLUDEPATH += $$GSTREAMER_DIR/include/gstreamer-1.0
+    INCLUDEPATH += $$GSTREAMER_DIR/lib/gstreamer-1.0/include
+
+    LIBS +=-L$$GLIB_DIR/lib
+    LIBS += -L$$GSTREAMER_DIR/lib -L$$GST_BASE_DIR/lib
+
+    LIBS += -lglib-2.0 -lgobject-2.0
+    LIBS += -lgstreamer-1.0 -lgstapp-1.0 -lgstpbutils-1.0 -lgstvideo-1.0
+}
+
 linux|win32 {
     CONFIG += link_pkgconfig
     PKGCONFIG += glib-2.0 gobject-2.0
diff --git a/ground/gcs/src/libs/gstreamer/readme.txt b/ground/gcs/src/libs/gstreamer/readme.txt
index f351173db..94f6d9b62 100644
--- a/ground/gcs/src/libs/gstreamer/readme.txt
+++ b/ground/gcs/src/libs/gstreamer/readme.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ Upgrade to latest version of the packages using Synaptic Package Manager or CLI
 # Mac
 ###############################################################################
 
+brew install gstreamer gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-good gst-plugins-bad gst-plugins-ugly gst-libav libav x264
+
 ###############################################################################
 # How to find required libraries (for copydata.pro)
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/ground/gcs/src/libs/gstreamer/videowidget.cpp b/ground/gcs/src/libs/gstreamer/videowidget.cpp
index 7bba53db2..74488f972 100644
--- a/ground/gcs/src/libs/gstreamer/videowidget.cpp
+++ b/ground/gcs/src/libs/gstreamer/videowidget.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@ VideoWidget::VideoWidget(QWidget *parent) :
 
     // make the widget native so it gets its own native window id that we will pass to gstreamer
     setAttribute(Qt::WA_NativeWindow);
-    // setAttribute(Qt::WA_DontCreateNativeAncestors);
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    // WA_DontCreateNativeAncestors is needed on mac
+    setAttribute(Qt::WA_DontCreateNativeAncestors);
+#endif
 
     // set black background
     QPalette pal(palette());