diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/darwin.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/darwin.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cccc46a4f5eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/darwin.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchurl
+, pname
+, version
+, meta
+, unzip
+, makeWrapper
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  inherit pname version meta;
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/Foundry376/Mailspring/releases/download/${finalAttrs.version}/Mailspring-AppleSilicon.zip";
+    hash = "sha256-LYv3643oj58WR+4IE4XmJmCgD9S2AXNbPwW5W0QCuGI=";
+  };
+  dontUnpack = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    unzip
+    makeWrapper
+  ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    mkdir -p $out/Applications $out/bin
+    unzip $src -d $out/Applications
+    makeWrapper $out/Applications/Mailspring.app/Contents/MacOS/Mailspring $out/bin/mailspring
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/default.nix
index a211650d3d9a..ba8436717a40 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/default.nix
@@ -1,105 +1,26 @@
-{ stdenv
-, lib
-, fetchurl
-, autoPatchelfHook
-, alsa-lib
-, coreutils
-, db
-, dpkg
-, glib
-, gtk3
-, wrapGAppsHook
-, libkrb5
-, libsecret
-, nss
-, openssl
-, udev
-, xorg
-, mesa
-, libdrm
-, libappindicator
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, callPackage
 }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+let
   pname = "mailspring";
   version = "1.13.3";
 
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://github.com/Foundry376/Mailspring/releases/download/${finalAttrs.version}/mailspring-${finalAttrs.version}-amd64.deb";
-    hash = "sha256-2F5k8zRRI6x1EQ0k8wvIq1Q3Lnrn2ROp/Mq+H7Vqzlc=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    autoPatchelfHook
-    dpkg
-    wrapGAppsHook
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    alsa-lib
-    db
-    glib
-    gtk3
-    libkrb5
-    libsecret
-    nss
-    xorg.libxkbfile
-    xorg.libXdamage
-    xorg.libXScrnSaver
-    xorg.libXtst
-    xorg.libxshmfence
-    mesa
-    libdrm
-  ];
-
-  runtimeDependencies = [
-    coreutils
-    openssl
-    (lib.getLib udev)
-    libappindicator
-    libsecret
-  ];
-
-  unpackPhase = ''
-    runHook preUnpack
-
-    dpkg -x $src .
-
-    runHook postUnpack
-  '';
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-
-    mkdir -p $out/{bin,lib}
-    cp -ar ./usr/share $out
-
-    substituteInPlace $out/share/mailspring/resources/app.asar.unpacked/mailsync \
-      --replace dirname ${coreutils}/bin/dirname
-
-    ln -s $out/share/mailspring/mailspring $out/bin/mailspring
-    ln -s ${lib.getLib openssl}/lib/libcrypto.so $out/lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.0
-
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
-
-  postFixup = /* sh */ ''
-    substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/Mailspring.desktop \
-      --replace Exec=mailspring Exec=$out/bin/mailspring
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
+  meta = with lib; {
     description = "A beautiful, fast and maintained fork of Nylas Mail by one of the original authors";
     downloadPage = "https://github.com/Foundry376/Mailspring";
     homepage = "https://getmailspring.com";
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     longDescription = ''
       Mailspring is an open-source mail client forked from Nylas Mail and built with Electron.
       Mailspring's sync engine runs locally, but its source is not open.
     '';
     mainProgram = "mailspring";
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ toschmidt ];
-    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
-    sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ toschmidt ];
+    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-darwin" ];
+    sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
   };
-})
+
+  linux = callPackage ./linux.nix { inherit pname version meta; };
+  darwin = callPackage ./darwin.nix { inherit pname version meta; };
+in if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then darwin else linux
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/linux.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/linux.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dff8796f6ce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/mailspring/linux.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+{ stdenv
+, lib
+, pname
+, version
+, meta
+, fetchurl
+, autoPatchelfHook
+, alsa-lib
+, coreutils
+, db
+, dpkg
+, glib
+, gtk3
+, wrapGAppsHook
+, libkrb5
+, libsecret
+, nss
+, openssl
+, udev
+, xorg
+, mesa
+, libdrm
+, libappindicator
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  inherit pname version meta;
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/Foundry376/Mailspring/releases/download/${finalAttrs.version}/mailspring-${finalAttrs.version}-amd64.deb";
+    hash = "sha256-2F5k8zRRI6x1EQ0k8wvIq1Q3Lnrn2ROp/Mq+H7Vqzlc=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoPatchelfHook
+    dpkg
+    wrapGAppsHook
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    alsa-lib
+    db
+    glib
+    gtk3
+    libkrb5
+    libsecret
+    nss
+    xorg.libxkbfile
+    xorg.libXdamage
+    xorg.libXScrnSaver
+    xorg.libXtst
+    xorg.libxshmfence
+    mesa
+    libdrm
+  ];
+
+  runtimeDependencies = [
+    coreutils
+    openssl
+    (lib.getLib udev)
+    libappindicator
+    libsecret
+  ];
+
+  unpackPhase = ''
+    runHook preUnpack
+
+    dpkg -x $src .
+
+    runHook postUnpack
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    mkdir -p $out/{bin,lib}
+    cp -ar ./usr/share $out
+
+    substituteInPlace $out/share/mailspring/resources/app.asar.unpacked/mailsync \
+      --replace-fail dirname ${coreutils}/bin/dirname
+
+    ln -s $out/share/mailspring/mailspring $out/bin/mailspring
+    ln -s ${lib.getLib openssl}/lib/libcrypto.so $out/lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.0
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  postFixup = /* sh */ ''
+    substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/Mailspring.desktop \
+      --replace-fail Exec=mailspring Exec=$out/bin/mailspring
+  '';
+})