diff --git a/src/gui/macutilities.h b/src/gui/macutilities.h
index b9eda325f..02c4a1be6 100644
--- a/src/gui/macutilities.h
+++ b/src/gui/macutilities.h
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@
 QPixmap pixmapForExtension(const QString &ext, const QSize &size);
 void overrideDockClickHandler(bool (*dockClickHandler)(id, SEL, ...));
 void displayNotification(const QString &title, const QString &message);
+void openFiles(const QSet<QString> &pathsList);
 
 #endif // MACUTILITIES_H
diff --git a/src/gui/macutilities.mm b/src/gui/macutilities.mm
index 2a6b0c6f6..d950e21c6 100644
--- a/src/gui/macutilities.mm
+++ b/src/gui/macutilities.mm
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "macutilities.h"
 
+#include <QSet>
 #include <QtMac>
 #include <objc/message.h>
 #import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
@@ -81,3 +82,15 @@ void displayNotification(const QString &title, const QString &message)
         [[NSUserNotificationCenter defaultUserNotificationCenter] deliverNotification:notification];
     }
 }
+
+void openFiles(const QSet<QString> &pathsList)
+{
+    @autoreleasepool {
+        NSMutableArray *pathURLs = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:pathsList.size()];
+
+        for (const auto &path : pathsList)
+            [pathURLs addObject:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:path.toNSString()]];
+
+        [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] activateFileViewerSelectingURLs:pathURLs];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/transferlistwidget.cpp b/src/gui/transferlistwidget.cpp
index 756588b23..4a1a730a7 100644
--- a/src/gui/transferlistwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/transferlistwidget.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
 #include "transferlistsortmodel.h"
 #include "updownratiodlg.h"
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+#include "macutilities.h"
+#endif
+
 namespace
 {
     using ToggleFn = std::function<void (Qt::CheckState)>;
@@ -548,6 +552,15 @@ void TransferListWidget::hidePriorityColumn(bool hide)
 void TransferListWidget::openSelectedTorrentsFolder() const
 {
     QSet<QString> pathsList;
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    // On macOS you expect both the files and folders to be opened in their parent
+    // folders prehilighted for opening, so we use a custom method.
+    foreach (BitTorrent::TorrentHandle *const torrent, getSelectedTorrents()) {
+        QString path = torrent->contentPath(true);
+        pathsList.insert(path);
+    }
+    openFiles(pathsList);
+#else
     foreach (BitTorrent::TorrentHandle *const torrent, getSelectedTorrents()) {
         QString path = torrent->contentPath(true);
         if (!pathsList.contains(path)) {
@@ -558,6 +571,7 @@ void TransferListWidget::openSelectedTorrentsFolder() const
         }
         pathsList.insert(path);
     }
+#endif
 }
 
 void TransferListWidget::previewSelectedTorrents()