diff --git a/packaging/osx/DS_Store b/packaging/osx/DS_Store
index 8c3e14d3f3..724f017411 100644
Binary files a/packaging/osx/DS_Store and b/packaging/osx/DS_Store differ
diff --git a/packaging/osx/background.tiff b/packaging/osx/background.tiff
index 4b7cd6de26..cb76199d46 100644
Binary files a/packaging/osx/background.tiff and b/packaging/osx/background.tiff differ
diff --git a/packaging/osx/buildpackage.sh b/packaging/osx/buildpackage.sh
index f5181c6e2e..fa13b0083b 100755
--- a/packaging/osx/buildpackage.sh
+++ b/packaging/osx/buildpackage.sh
@@ -54,14 +54,13 @@ echo "Building launchers"
 curl -s -L -O https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRALauncherOSX/releases/download/${LAUNCHER_TAG}/launcher.zip || exit 3
 unzip -qq -d "${BUILTDIR}" launcher.zip
 rm launcher.zip
-mkdir -p "${BUILTDIR}/.DropDMGBackground"
 
 # Background image is created from source svg in artsrc repository
 # exported to tiff at 72 + 144 DPI, then combined using
 # tiffutil -cathidpicheck bg.tiff bg2x.tiff -out background.tiff
-cp background.tiff "${BUILTDIR}/.DropDMGBackground"
+cp background.tiff "${BUILTDIR}/.background.tiff"
 
-# Finder metadata created using free trial of DropDMG
+# Finder metadata created using create-dsstore.sh
 cp DS_Store "${BUILTDIR}/.DS_Store"
 
 ln -s /Applications/ "${BUILTDIR}/Applications"
diff --git a/packaging/osx/create-dsstore.sh b/packaging/osx/create-dsstore.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..9e96d668f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/osx/create-dsstore.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Script to create DS_Store file for the macOS dmg package
+# Requires macOS host
+
+mkdir "dmgsrc"
+mkdir "dmgsrc/OpenRA - Tiberian Dawn.app"
+mkdir "dmgsrc/OpenRA - Red Alert.app"
+mkdir "dmgsrc/OpenRA - Dune 2000.app"
+cp background.tiff "dmgsrc/.background.tiff"
+
+hdiutil create /tmp/OpenRA.dmg -format UDRW -volname "OpenRA" -fs HFS+ -srcfolder dmgsrc
+DMG_DEVICE=$(hdiutil attach -readwrite -noverify -noautoopen "/tmp/OpenRA.dmg" | egrep '^/dev/' | sed 1q | awk '{print $1}')
+sleep 2
+ls -lah /Volumes/OpenRA
+echo '
+   tell application "Finder"
+     tell disk "'OpenRA'"
+           open
+           set current view of container window to icon view
+           set toolbar visible of container window to false
+           set statusbar visible of container window to false
+           set the bounds of container window to {400, 100, 1040, 580}
+           set theViewOptions to the icon view options of container window
+           set arrangement of theViewOptions to not arranged
+           set icon size of theViewOptions to 72
+           set background picture of theViewOptions to file ".background.tiff"
+           make new alias file at container window to POSIX file "/Applications" with properties {name:"Applications"}
+           set position of item "'OpenRA - Tiberian Dawn.app'" of container window to {160, 106}
+           set position of item "'OpenRA - Red Alert.app'" of container window to {320, 106}
+           set position of item "'OpenRA - Dune 2000.app'" of container window to {480, 106}
+           set position of item "Applications" of container window to {320, 298}
+           set position of item ".background.tiff" of container window to {160, 298}
+           set position of item ".fseventsd" of container window to {160, 298}
+           update without registering applications
+           delay 5
+           close
+     end tell
+   end tell
+' | osascript
+
+cp "/Volumes/OpenRA/.DS_Store" DS_Store
+
+hdiutil detach ${DMG_DEVICE}
+rm /tmp/OpenRA.dmg
+rm -rf dmgsrc
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