diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/hdfview/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/hdfview/default.nix
index 6030913a2286..94acd6dcd947 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/hdfview/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/hdfview/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
-
+  '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin $out/lib
     cp -a build/dist/HDFView/bin/HDFView $out/bin/
     cp -a build/dist/HDFView/lib/app $out/lib/
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     mkdir -p $out/share/applications $out/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps
     cp src/HDFView.png $out/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/
-
+  '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    mkdir -p $out/Applications
+    cp -a build/dist/HDFView.app $out/Applications/
+  '' + ''
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
@@ -53,6 +56,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "A visual tool for browsing and editing HDF4 and HDF5 files";
     license = lib.licenses.free; # BSD-like
     homepage = "https://portal.hdfgroup.org/display/HDFVIEW/HDFView";
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux ++ lib.platforms.darwin;
   };
 }