diff --git a/Info.plist b/Info.plist
index 69d4aab1..66fc02d9 100644
--- a/Info.plist
+++ b/Info.plist
@@ -31,5 +31,9 @@
 			<true/>
 		</dict>
 	</array>
+	<key>NSAppleScriptEnabled</key>
+        <true/>
+	<key>OSAScriptingDefinition</key>
+	<string>OpenSCAD.sdef</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/OpenSCAD.sdef b/OpenSCAD.sdef
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c509cbe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenSCAD.sdef
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE dictionary SYSTEM "file://localhost/System/Library/DTDs/sdef.dtd">
+<dictionary title="OpenSCAD Terminology">
+ <suite name="OpenSCAD Suite" code="SCAD" description="AppleScript support for OpenSCAD">
+  <command name="reload" code="SCADrelo" description="Reload file in the front window (F4)">
+  </command>
+ </suite>
+</dictionary>
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.h b/src/MainWindow.h
index 1dc21530..3c966b78 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/MainWindow.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ private slots:
 	void preferences();
 
 private slots:
-	void actionReloadCompile();
 	void actionCompile();
 #ifdef ENABLE_CGAL
 	void actionRenderCGAL();
@@ -141,6 +140,7 @@ public slots:
 	void helpAbout();
 	void helpManual();
 	void quit();
+	void actionReloadCompile();
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/openscad.cc b/src/openscad.cc
index 0974a116..0cd7455c 100644
--- a/src/openscad.cc
+++ b/src/openscad.cc
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #ifdef Q_WS_MAC
 #include "EventFilter.h"
+#include "AppleEvents.h"
 #endif
 
 static void help(const char *progname)
@@ -247,6 +248,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 	else if (useGUI)
 	{
+#ifdef Q_WS_MAC
+		installAppleEventHandlers();
+#endif		
+
 		// turn on anti-aliasing
 		QGLFormat f;
 		f.setSampleBuffers(true);