diff --git a/installer/resources/i2prouter b/installer/resources/i2prouter
index 67df89209..e6ea63071 100644
--- a/installer/resources/i2prouter
+++ b/installer/resources/i2prouter
@@ -29,7 +29,15 @@
 # should have been replaced by the izpack installer.
 # If you did not run the installer, replace them with the appropriate paths.
 I2P="%INSTALL_PATH"
-I2P_CONFIG_DIR="%USER_HOME/.i2p"
+if [ "`uname -s`" == "Darwin" ]; then
+   if [ -d "%USER_HOME/Library/Application Support" ]; then
+       I2P_CONFIG_DIR="%USER_HOME/Library/Application Support/i2p"
+   else
+       I2P_CONFIG_DIR="%USER_HOME/.i2p"
+   fi
+else
+    I2P_CONFIG_DIR="%USER_HOME/.i2p"
+fi
 I2PTEMP="%SYSTEM_java_io_tmpdir"
 # PORTABLE installation:
 # Use the following instead.
diff --git a/installer/resources/net.i2p.router.plist.template b/installer/resources/net.i2p.router.plist.template
index 65fa2ac96..8f4f3fbe5 100644
--- a/installer/resources/net.i2p.router.plist.template
+++ b/installer/resources/net.i2p.router.plist.template
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
     <key>OnDemand</key>
     <false/>
     <key>StandardOutPath</key>
-    <string>~/.i2p/wrapper.log</string>
+    <string>~/Library/Application Support/i2p/wrapper.log</string>
     <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
-    <string>~/.i2p/wrapper.log</string>
+    <string>~/Library/Application Support/i2p/wrapper.log</string>
     <key>ProgramArguments</key>
     <array>
         <string>COMMAND</string>
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/WorkingDir.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/WorkingDir.java
index eafaa19b8..a01881483 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/WorkingDir.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/WorkingDir.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public class WorkingDir {
     private final static String PROP_BASE_DIR = "i2p.dir.base";
     private final static String PROP_WORKING_DIR = "i2p.dir.config";
     private final static String WORKING_DIR_DEFAULT_WINDOWS = "I2P";
+    private final static String WORKING_DIR_DEFAULT_MAC = "i2p";
     private final static String WORKING_DIR_DEFAULT = ".i2p";
     private final static String WORKING_DIR_DEFAULT_DAEMON = "i2p-config";
     /** we do a couple of things differently if this is the username */
@@ -81,6 +82,14 @@ public class WorkingDir {
                 if (appdata != null)
                     home = appdata;
                 dirf = new SecureDirectory(home, WORKING_DIR_DEFAULT_WINDOWS);
+            } else if (SystemVersion.isMac()) {
+                String appdata = "/Library/Application Support/";
+                if (new File(home,appdata).exists()&&false==(new File(home,WORKING_DIR_DEFAULT).exists())) {
+                    home = home+appdata;
+                    dirf = new SecureDirectory(home, WORKING_DIR_DEFAULT_MAC);
+                } else {
+                    dirf = new SecureDirectory(home, WORKING_DIR_DEFAULT);
+                }
             } else {
                 if (DAEMON_USER.equals(System.getProperty("user.name")))
                     dirf = new SecureDirectory(home, WORKING_DIR_DEFAULT_DAEMON);