diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index d7a8b97799d0..30e385a40f95 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -982,6 +982,12 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_WINMM), 1)
    LIBS += -lwinmm
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(HAVE_COREMIDI), 1)
+   OBJ += midi/drivers/coremidi.o
+   DEFINES += -DHAVE_COREMIDI
+   LIBS += -framework CoreMIDI
+endif
+
 # Audio Resamplers
 
 ifeq ($(HAVE_NEON),1)
diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 3b265aad9cad..6c83cd934d89 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ enum midi_driver_enum
 {
    MIDI_WINMM               = RECORD_NULL + 1,
    MIDI_ALSA,
+   MIDI_COREMIDI,
    MIDI_NULL
 };
 
@@ -597,6 +598,8 @@ static const enum record_driver_enum RECORD_DEFAULT_DRIVER = RECORD_WAV;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_WINMM
 static const enum midi_driver_enum MIDI_DEFAULT_DRIVER = MIDI_WINMM;
+#elif defined(HAVE_COREMIDI)
+static const enum midi_driver_enum MIDI_DEFAULT_DRIVER = MIDI_COREMIDI;
 #elif defined(HAVE_ALSA) && !defined(HAVE_HAKCHI) && !defined(HAVE_SEGAM) && !defined(DINGUX)
 static const enum midi_driver_enum MIDI_DEFAULT_DRIVER = MIDI_ALSA;
 #else
@@ -1455,6 +1458,8 @@ const char *config_get_default_midi(void)
          return "winmm";
       case MIDI_ALSA:
          return "alsa";
+      case MIDI_COREMIDI:
+         return "coremidi";
       case MIDI_NULL:
          break;
    }
diff --git a/griffin/griffin.c b/griffin/griffin.c
index 22fbd7dca3bf..9fd5d0820fcf 100644
--- a/griffin/griffin.c
+++ b/griffin/griffin.c
@@ -961,6 +961,10 @@ MIDI
 #include "../midi/drivers/winmm_midi.c"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_COREMIDI
+#include "../midi/drivers/coremidi.c"
+#endif
+
 /*============================================================
 DRIVERS
 ============================================================ */
diff --git a/midi/drivers/coremidi.c b/midi/drivers/coremidi.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7907666807c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/midi/drivers/coremidi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,415 @@
+/*  RetroArch - A frontend for libretro.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2025 The RetroArch team
+ *
+ *  RetroArch is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ *  of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
+ *  ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  RetroArch is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ *  PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with RetroArch.
+ *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <CoreMIDI/CoreMIDI.h>
+#include <libretro.h>
+#include <lists/string_list.h>
+#include <string/stdstring.h>
+
+#include "../midi_driver.h"
+#include "../../verbosity.h"
+
+#define CORE_MIDI_QUEUE_SIZE 1024
+
+typedef struct {
+    midi_event_t events[CORE_MIDI_QUEUE_SIZE]; ///< Event buffer
+    int read_index;         ///< Current read position
+    int write_index;        ///< Current write position
+} coremidi_queue_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+    MIDIClientRef client;       ///< CoreMIDI client
+    MIDIPortRef input_port;     ///< Input port for receiving MIDI data
+    MIDIPortRef output_port;    ///< Output port for sending MIDI data
+    MIDIEndpointRef input_endpoint; ///< Selected input endpoint
+    MIDIEndpointRef output_endpoint; ///< Selected output endpoint
+    coremidi_queue_t input_queue; ///< Queue for incoming MIDI events
+} coremidi_t;
+
+/// Write to the queue
+static bool coremidi_queue_write(coremidi_queue_t *q, const midi_event_t *ev) {
+    int next_write = (q->write_index + 1) % CORE_MIDI_QUEUE_SIZE;
+    if (next_write == q->read_index) // Queue full
+        return false;
+
+    memcpy(&q->events[q->write_index], ev, sizeof(*ev));
+    q->write_index = next_write;
+    return true;
+}
+
+/// MIDIReadProc callback function
+static void midi_read_callback(const MIDIPacketList *pktlist, void *readProcRefCon, void *srcConnRefCon) {
+    coremidi_t *d = (coremidi_t *)readProcRefCon;
+    const MIDIPacket *packet = &pktlist->packet[0];
+    midi_event_t event;
+    uint32_t i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < pktlist->numPackets; i++) {
+        const uint8_t *data = packet->data;
+        size_t length = packet->length;
+        const MIDITimeStamp timestamp = packet->timeStamp;
+
+        while (length > 0) {
+            size_t msg_size = midi_driver_get_event_size(data[0]);
+            if (msg_size == 0 || msg_size > length)
+                break;
+
+            event.data = (uint8_t *)data;
+            event.data_size = msg_size;
+            event.delta_time = (uint32_t)timestamp;
+
+            // Add to queue
+            coremidi_queue_write(&d->input_queue, &event);
+
+            data += msg_size;
+            length -= msg_size;
+        }
+
+        packet = MIDIPacketNext(packet);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Initialize the CoreMIDI client and ports
+static void *coremidi_init(const char *input, const char *output) {
+    coremidi_t *d = (coremidi_t *)calloc(1, sizeof(coremidi_t));
+    if (!d) {
+        RARCH_ERR("[MIDI]: Out of memory.\n");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    OSStatus err = MIDIClientCreate(CFSTR("RetroArch MIDI Client"), NULL, NULL, &d->client);
+    if (err != noErr) {
+        RARCH_ERR("[MIDI]: MIDIClientCreate failed: %d\n", err);
+        free(d);
+        return NULL;
+    } else {
+        RARCH_LOG("[MIDI]: CoreMIDI client created successfully\n");
+    }
+
+    // Create input port if specified
+    if (input) {
+        err = MIDIInputPortCreate(d->client, CFSTR("Input Port"), midi_read_callback, d, &d->input_port);
+        if (err != noErr) {
+            RARCH_ERR("[MIDI]: MIDIInputPortCreate failed: %d\n", err);
+            MIDIClientDispose(d->client);
+            free(d);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    } else {
+        RARCH_LOG("[MIDI]: CoreMIDI input port created successfully\n");
+    }
+
+    // Create output port if specified
+    if (output) {
+        err = MIDIOutputPortCreate(d->client, CFSTR("Output Port"), &d->output_port);
+        if (err != noErr) {
+            RARCH_ERR("[MIDI]: MIDIOutputPortCreate failed: %d\n", err);
+            if (d->input_port)
+                MIDIPortDispose(d->input_port);
+            MIDIClientDispose(d->client);
+            free(d);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    } else {
+        RARCH_LOG("[MIDI]: CoreMIDI output port created successfully\n");
+    }
+
+    return d;
+}
+
+/// Get available input devices
+static bool coremidi_get_avail_inputs(struct string_list *inputs) {
+    ItemCount count = MIDIGetNumberOfSources();
+    union string_list_elem_attr attr = {0};
+
+    for (ItemCount i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        MIDIEndpointRef endpoint = MIDIGetSource(i);
+        CFStringRef name;
+        char buf[256];
+
+        OSStatus err = MIDIObjectGetStringProperty(endpoint, kMIDIPropertyDisplayName, &name);
+        if (err == noErr) {
+            if (CFStringGetCString(name, buf, sizeof(buf), kCFStringEncodingUTF8)) {
+                if (!string_list_append(inputs, buf, attr)) {
+                    RARCH_ERR("[MIDI]: Failed to append input device to list: %s\n", buf);
+                    CFRelease(name);
+                    return false;
+                } else {
+                    RARCH_LOG("[MIDI]: Input device added to list: %s\n", buf);
+                }
+            }
+            CFRelease(name);
+        } else {
+            RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: Failed to get display name for input device %d: %d\n", i, err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+/// Get available output devices
+static bool coremidi_get_avail_outputs(struct string_list *outputs) {
+    ItemCount count = MIDIGetNumberOfDestinations();
+    union string_list_elem_attr attr = {0};
+
+    for (ItemCount i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        MIDIEndpointRef endpoint = MIDIGetDestination(i);
+        CFStringRef name;
+        char buf[256];
+
+        OSStatus err = MIDIObjectGetStringProperty(endpoint, kMIDIPropertyDisplayName, &name);
+        if (err == noErr) {
+            if (CFStringGetCString(name, buf, sizeof(buf), kCFStringEncodingUTF8)) {
+                if (!string_list_append(outputs, buf, attr)) {
+                    RARCH_ERR("[MIDI]: Failed to append output device to list: %s\n", buf);
+                    CFRelease(name);
+                    return false;
+                } else {
+                    RARCH_LOG("[MIDI]: Output device added to list: %s\n", buf);
+                }
+            }
+            CFRelease(name);
+        } else {
+            RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: Failed to get display name for output device %d: %d\n", i, err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+/// Set the input device
+static bool coremidi_set_input(void *p, const char *input) {
+    coremidi_t *d = (coremidi_t *)p;
+    if (!d || !d->input_port) {
+        RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: Input port not initialized\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Disconnect current input endpoint
+    if (d->input_endpoint) {
+        RARCH_LOG("[MIDI]: Disconnecting current input endpoint\n");
+        MIDIPortDisconnectSource(d->input_port, d->input_endpoint);
+        d->input_endpoint = 0;
+    }
+
+    // If input is NULL or "Off", just return success
+    if (!input || string_is_equal(input, "Off")) {
+        RARCH_LOG("[MIDI]: Input set to Off\n");
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // Find the input endpoint by name
+    ItemCount count = MIDIGetNumberOfSources();
+    for (ItemCount i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        MIDIEndpointRef endpoint = MIDIGetSource(i);
+        CFStringRef name;
+        char buf[256];
+
+        OSStatus err = MIDIObjectGetStringProperty(endpoint, kMIDIPropertyDisplayName, &name);
+        if (err == noErr) {
+            if (CFStringGetCString(name, buf, sizeof(buf), kCFStringEncodingUTF8) && string_is_equal(input, buf)) {
+                err = MIDIPortConnectSource(d->input_port, endpoint, NULL);
+                CFRelease(name);
+                if (err == noErr) {
+                    d->input_endpoint = endpoint;
+                    RARCH_LOG("[MIDI]: Input endpoint set to %s\n", buf);
+                    return true;
+                } else {
+                    RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: Failed to connect input endpoint: %d\n", err);
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            CFRelease(name);
+        }
+    }
+
+    RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: Input device not found: %s\n", input);
+    return false;
+}
+
+/// Set the output device
+static bool coremidi_set_output(void *p, const char *output) {
+    coremidi_t *d = (coremidi_t *)p;
+    if (!d || !d->output_port) {
+        RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: Output port not initialized\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // If output is NULL or "Off", just return success
+    if (!output || string_is_equal(output, "Off")) {
+        RARCH_LOG("[MIDI]: Output set to Off\n");
+        d->output_endpoint = 0;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // Find the output endpoint by name
+    ItemCount count = MIDIGetNumberOfDestinations();
+    for (ItemCount i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        MIDIEndpointRef endpoint = MIDIGetDestination(i);
+        CFStringRef name;
+        char buf[256];
+
+        OSStatus err = MIDIObjectGetStringProperty(endpoint, kMIDIPropertyDisplayName, &name);
+        if (err == noErr) {
+            if (CFStringGetCString(name, buf, sizeof(buf), kCFStringEncodingUTF8) && string_is_equal(output, buf)) {
+                d->output_endpoint = endpoint;
+                RARCH_LOG("[MIDI]: Output endpoint set to %s\n", buf);
+                CFRelease(name);
+                return true;
+            }
+            CFRelease(name);
+        }
+    }
+
+    RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: Output device not found: %s\n", output);
+    return false;
+}
+
+/// Read from the queue
+static bool coremidi_queue_read(coremidi_queue_t *q, midi_event_t *ev) {
+    if (q->read_index == q->write_index) // Queue empty
+        return false;
+
+    memcpy(ev, &q->events[q->read_index], sizeof(*ev));
+    q->read_index = (q->read_index + 1) % CORE_MIDI_QUEUE_SIZE;
+    return true;
+}
+
+/// Read a MIDI event
+static bool coremidi_read(void *p, midi_event_t *event) {
+    coremidi_t *d = (coremidi_t *)p;
+
+    if (!d || !event) {
+        RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: Invalid parameters in coremidi_read\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!d->input_port || !d->input_endpoint) {
+        RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: Input not configured\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    int result = coremidi_queue_read(&d->input_queue, event);
+//    #if DEBUG
+    RARCH_LOG("[MIDI]: Input queue read result: %d\n", result);
+//    #endif
+    return result;
+}
+
+/// Write a MIDI event
+static bool coremidi_write(void *p, const midi_event_t *event) {
+    coremidi_t *d = (coremidi_t *)p;
+
+    if (!d || !event) {
+        RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: Invalid parameters in coremidi_write\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!d->output_port || !d->output_endpoint) {
+        RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: Output not configured\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Validate event data
+    if (!event->data || event->data_size == 0 || event->data_size > 65535) {
+        RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: Invalid event data in coremidi_write\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Create a MIDIPacketList with sufficient buffer size
+    char packetListBuffer[sizeof(MIDIPacketList) + sizeof(MIDIPacket) + event->data_size];
+    MIDIPacketList *packetList = (MIDIPacketList *)packetListBuffer;
+    MIDIPacket *packet = MIDIPacketListInit(packetList);
+
+    // Add the event to the packet list
+    packet = MIDIPacketListAdd(packetList, sizeof(packetListBuffer), packet, 0, event->data_size, event->data);
+    if (!packet) {
+        RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: Failed to create MIDIPacketList\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Send the packet
+    OSStatus err = MIDISend(d->output_port, d->output_endpoint, packetList);
+    if (err != noErr) {
+        RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: MIDISend failed: %d\n", err);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+/// Flush the output buffer
+static bool coremidi_flush(void *p) {
+    coremidi_t *d = (coremidi_t *)p;
+
+    if (!d) {
+        RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: Invalid parameters in coremidi_flush\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!d->output_port || !d->output_endpoint) {
+        RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: Output not configured\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // CoreMIDI doesn't require explicit flushing, so we just return success
+    // RARCH_LOG("[MIDI]: Output buffer flushed\n");
+    return true;
+}
+
+/// Free resources and cleanup
+static void coremidi_free(void *p) {
+    coremidi_t *d = (coremidi_t *)p;
+
+    if (!d) {
+        RARCH_WARN("[MIDI]: Invalid parameters in coremidi_free\n");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Clean up MIDI resources
+    if (d->input_port) {
+        RARCH_LOG("[MIDI]: Disconnecting input port\n");
+        MIDIPortDisconnectSource(d->input_port, d->input_endpoint);
+        MIDIPortDispose(d->input_port);
+    }
+
+    if (d->output_port) {
+        RARCH_LOG("[MIDI]: Disconnecting output port\n");
+        MIDIPortDisconnectSource(d->output_port, d->output_endpoint);
+        MIDIPortDispose(d->output_port);
+    }
+
+    if (d->client) {
+        RARCH_LOG("[MIDI]: Disposing of CoreMIDI client\n");
+        MIDIClientDispose(d->client);
+    }
+
+    // Free the driver instance
+    free(d);
+}
+
+/// CoreMIDI driver API
+midi_driver_t midi_coremidi = {
+    .ident = "coremidi",
+    .init = coremidi_init,
+    .free = coremidi_free,
+    .set_input = coremidi_set_input,
+    .set_output = coremidi_set_output,
+    .read = coremidi_read,
+    .write = coremidi_write,
+    .flush = coremidi_flush,
+    .get_avail_inputs = coremidi_get_avail_inputs,
+    .get_avail_outputs = coremidi_get_avail_outputs,
+};
diff --git a/midi_driver.h b/midi_driver.h
index 6f22182afbf5..faae8e1a2c5f 100644
--- a/midi_driver.h
+++ b/midi_driver.h
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ bool midi_driver_set_all_sounds_off(void);
 
 extern midi_driver_t midi_winmm;
 extern midi_driver_t midi_alsa;
+extern midi_driver_t midi_coremidi;
 
 extern midi_driver_t *midi_drivers[];
 
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 0113e7dc48e6..9bc5644672ef 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -559,6 +559,9 @@ midi_driver_t *midi_drivers[]   = {
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_WINMM
    &midi_winmm,
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_COREMIDI
+   &midi_coremidi,
 #endif
    &midi_null
 };