diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index eb797d6a..c323d006 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 byobu (5.108) unreleased; urgency=medium
 
+  [ Dustin Kirkland ]
   * usr/lib/byobu/updates_available:
     - remove trailing whitespace
   * usr/lib/byobu/battery:
@@ -7,6 +8,10 @@ byobu (5.108) unreleased; urgency=medium
       POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_NOW are available; important for summing
       multiple batteries
 
+  [ Kevin Mark and Dustin Kirkland ]
+  * usr/lib/byobu/uptime:
+    - fix uptime status on MacOS
+
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 09 May 2016 18:26:22 -0500
 
 byobu (5.107-0ubuntu1) yakkety; urgency=medium
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/uptime b/usr/lib/byobu/uptime
index 63290dd3..219e5644 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/uptime
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/uptime
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ __uptime() {
 	if [ -r /proc/uptime ]; then
 		read u idle < /proc/uptime
 		u=${u%.*}
+	elif [ -x /usr/sbin/sysctl ]; then
+		# MacOS support
+		u=$(/usr/sbin/sysctl -n kern.boottime | cut -f4 -d' ' | cut -d',' -f1)
+		u=$(($(date +%s) - $u))
+	fi
+	if [ "$u" ]; then
 		if [ "$u" -gt 86400 ]; then
 			str="$(($u / 86400))d$((($u % 86400) / 3600))h"
 		elif [ "$u" -gt 3600 ]; then
@@ -40,6 +46,7 @@ __uptime() {
 			str="${u}s"
 		fi
 	else
+		# Last ditch hack
 		str=$(uptime | sed -e "s/.* up *//" -e "s/ *days, */d/" -e "s/:/h/" -e "s/,.*/m/")
 	fi
 	[ -n "$str" ] || return