diff --git a/libs/ui/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/ui/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/libs/ui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/ui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 if (APPLE)
     find_library(FOUNDATION_LIBRARY Foundation)
+    find_library(APPKIT_LIBRARY AppKit)
 endif ()
 
 set(kritaui_LIB_SRCS
@@ -425,6 +426,12 @@
     endif()
 endif()
 
+if(APPLE)
+    set(kritaui_LIB_SRCS
+        ${kritaui_LIB_SRCS}
+        osx.mm
+    )
+endif()
 
 ki18n_wrap_ui(kritaui_LIB_SRCS
     forms/wdgdlgpngimport.ui
@@ -524,6 +531,7 @@
 
 if(APPLE)
     target_link_libraries(kritaui ${FOUNDATION_LIBRARY})
+    target_link_libraries(kritaui ${APPKIT_LIBRARY})
 endif ()
 
 
diff --git a/libs/ui/KisApplication.cpp b/libs/ui/KisApplication.cpp
--- a/libs/ui/KisApplication.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/KisApplication.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
    the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
- * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+   Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
 #include "KisApplication.h"
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 #include <tchar.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_OSX
+#include "osx.h"
+#endif
+
 #include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QDesktopWidget>
 #include <QDir>
@@ -150,6 +154,10 @@
     , m_mainWindow(0)
     , m_batchRun(false)
 {
+#ifdef Q_OS_OSX
+    setMouseCoalescingEnabled(false);
+#endif
+
     QCoreApplication::addLibraryPath(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath());
 
     setApplicationDisplayName("Krita");
diff --git a/libs/ui/osx.h b/libs/ui/osx.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ui/osx.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2017 Bernhard Liebl
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+ * along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+extern "C" {
+	bool isMouseCoalescingEnabled();
+	void setMouseCoalescingEnabled(bool enabled);
+}
diff --git a/libs/ui/osx.mm b/libs/ui/osx.mm
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ui/osx.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2017 Bernhard Liebl
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+ * along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+#import <AppKit/Appkit.h>
+
+extern "C" {
+    bool isMouseCoalescingEnabled();
+    void setMouseCoalescingEnabled(bool enabled);
+}
+
+bool isMouseCoalescingEnabled() {
+    return NSEvent.isMouseCoalescingEnabled;
+}
+
+void setMouseCoalescingEnabled(bool enabled) {
+    NSEvent.mouseCoalescingEnabled = enabled;
+}