diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/blender/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/blender/default.nix
index 59de68797830..3dfa6d9ab513 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/blender/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/blender/default.nix
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --prefix PATH : $program_PATH \
       --prefix PYTHONPATH : "$program_PYTHONPATH" \
       --add-flags '--python-use-system-env'
+  '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    mkdir -p $out/Applications/Blender.app
+    ln -s $out/Blender.app $out/Applications/Blender.app
+    ln -s $out/Blender.app/Contents/MacOS $out/bin
   '';
 
   # Set RUNPATH so that libcuda and libnvrtc in /run/opengl-driver(-32)/lib can be