diff --git a/pkgs/games/space-cadet-pinball/default.nix b/pkgs/games/space-cadet-pinball/default.nix
index 312b2e32823..307fc2043a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/space-cadet-pinball/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/space-cadet-pinball/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchzip
-, cmake, SDL2, SDL2_mixer
+, cmake, SDL2, SDL2_mixer, Cocoa
 , unrar-wrapper, makeWrapper
 , fetchpatch
 }:
@@ -38,7 +38,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     SDL2_mixer
     cmake
     makeWrapper
-  ];
+  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin Cocoa;
+
+  # Darwin needs a custom installphase since it is excluded from the cmake install
+  # https://github.com/k4zmu2a/SpaceCadetPinball/blob/0f88e43ba261bc21fa5c3ef9d44969a2a079d0de/CMakeLists.txt#L221
+  installPhase = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    runHook preInstall
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    install ../bin/SpaceCadetPinball $out/bin
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
 
   postInstall = ''
     mkdir -p $out/lib/SpaceCadetPinball
@@ -57,5 +66,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = with licenses; [ unfree mit ];
     maintainers = [ maintainers.hqurve ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
+    mainProgram = "SpaceCadetPinball";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7fa2d5eb471..7f0d13a25e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -31682,7 +31682,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   rrootage = callPackage ../games/rrootage { };
 
-  space-cadet-pinball = callPackage ../games/space-cadet-pinball { };
+  space-cadet-pinball = callPackage ../games/space-cadet-pinball {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa;
+  };
 
   starsector = callPackage ../games/starsector {
     openjdk = openjdk8;