diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e49646b..e69bc4bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ information on what to include when reporting a bug.
 ## Changelog
 
  - [Cocoa] Added support for `VK_EXT_metal_surface` (#1619)
+ - [Cocoa] Added locating the Vulkan loader at runtime in an application bundle
  - [X11] Bugfix: `glfwFocusWindow` could terminate on older WMs or without a WM
  - [X11] Bugfix: Creating an undecorated window could fail with BadMatch (#1620)
 
diff --git a/src/cocoa_init.m b/src/cocoa_init.m
index 6dfb6f56..579b6e6c 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_init.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_init.m
@@ -463,6 +463,32 @@ static GLFWbool initializeTIS(void)
 @end // GLFWApplicationDelegate
 
 
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//////                       GLFW internal API                      //////
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+void* _glfwLoadLocalVulkanLoaderNS(void)
+{
+    CFBundleRef bundle = CFBundleGetMainBundle();
+    if (!bundle)
+        return NULL;
+
+    CFURLRef url =
+        CFBundleCopyAuxiliaryExecutableURL(bundle, CFSTR("libvulkan.1.dylib"));
+    if (!url)
+        return NULL;
+
+    char path[PATH_MAX];
+    void* handle = NULL;
+
+    if (CFURLGetFileSystemRepresentation(url, true, (UInt8*) path, sizeof(path) - 1))
+        handle = _glfw_dlopen(path);
+
+    CFRelease(url);
+    return handle;
+}
+
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //////                       GLFW platform API                      //////
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/cocoa_platform.h b/src/cocoa_platform.h
index 66c4767b..15c21696 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_platform.h
+++ b/src/cocoa_platform.h
@@ -207,3 +207,5 @@ void _glfwRestoreVideoModeNS(_GLFWmonitor* monitor);
 
 float _glfwTransformYNS(float y);
 
+void* _glfwLoadLocalVulkanLoaderNS(void);
+
diff --git a/src/vulkan.c b/src/vulkan.c
index 61b40ea3..22c54e4a 100644
--- a/src/vulkan.c
+++ b/src/vulkan.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ GLFWbool _glfwInitVulkan(int mode)
     _glfw.vk.handle = _glfw_dlopen("vulkan-1.dll");
 #elif defined(_GLFW_COCOA)
     _glfw.vk.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libvulkan.1.dylib");
+    if (!_glfw.vk.handle)
+        _glfw.vk.handle = _glfwLoadLocalVulkanLoaderNS();
 #else
     _glfw.vk.handle = _glfw_dlopen("libvulkan.so.1");
 #endif