diff --git a/pkg/macos/build.zig b/pkg/macos/build.zig
index ffa76ac08..670a7ccb9 100644
--- a/pkg/macos/build.zig
+++ b/pkg/macos/build.zig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub fn link(
     defer flags.deinit();
 
     const lib = b.addStaticLibrary("macos", null);
+    step.addCSourceFile(comptime thisDir() ++ "/os/log.c", flags.items);
     step.addCSourceFile(comptime thisDir() ++ "/text/ext.c", flags.items);
     step.linkFramework("CoreFoundation");
     step.linkFramework("CoreText");
diff --git a/pkg/macos/main.zig b/pkg/macos/main.zig
index 91b99ce48..73bc5d3f6 100644
--- a/pkg/macos/main.zig
+++ b/pkg/macos/main.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub const foundation = @import("foundation.zig");
 pub const graphics = @import("graphics.zig");
+pub const os = @import("os.zig");
 pub const text = @import("text.zig");
 
 test {
diff --git a/pkg/macos/os.zig b/pkg/macos/os.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81ece7314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/macos/os.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pub const c = @import("os/c.zig");
+pub usingnamespace @import("os/log.zig");
+
+test {
+    @import("std").testing.refAllDecls(@This());
+}
diff --git a/pkg/macos/os/c.zig b/pkg/macos/os/c.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74cf51791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/macos/os/c.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub usingnamespace @cImport({
+    @cInclude("os/log.h");
+});
diff --git a/pkg/macos/os/log.c b/pkg/macos/os/log.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f024b3863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/macos/os/log.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <os/log.h>
+
+// A wrapper so we can use the os_log_with_type macro.
+void zig_os_log_with_type(
+    os_log_t log,
+    os_log_type_t type,
+    const char *message
+) {
+    os_log_with_type(log, type, "%s", message);
+}
diff --git a/pkg/macos/os/log.zig b/pkg/macos/os/log.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49c93f491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/macos/os/log.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const assert = std.debug.assert;
+const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+const c = @import("c.zig");
+
+pub const Log = opaque {
+    pub fn create(
+        subsystem: [:0]const u8,
+        category: [:0]const u8,
+    ) *Log {
+        return @intToPtr(?*Log, @ptrToInt(c.os_log_create(
+            subsystem.ptr,
+            category.ptr,
+        ))).?;
+    }
+
+    pub fn release(self: *Log) void {
+        c.os_release(self);
+    }
+
+    pub fn typeEnabled(self: *Log, typ: LogType) bool {
+        return c.os_log_type_enabled(
+            @ptrCast(c.os_log_t, self),
+            @enumToInt(typ),
+        );
+    }
+
+    pub fn log(
+        self: *Log,
+        alloc: Allocator,
+        typ: LogType,
+        comptime format: []const u8,
+        args: anytype,
+    ) void {
+        const str = nosuspend std.fmt.allocPrintZ(alloc, format, args) catch return;
+        defer alloc.free(str);
+        zig_os_log_with_type(self, typ, str.ptr);
+    }
+
+    extern "c" fn zig_os_log_with_type(*Log, LogType, [*c]const u8) void;
+};
+
+/// https://developer.apple.com/documentation/os/os_log_type_t?language=objc
+pub const LogType = enum(c.os_log_type_t) {
+    default = c.OS_LOG_TYPE_DEFAULT,
+    debug = c.OS_LOG_TYPE_DEBUG,
+    info = c.OS_LOG_TYPE_INFO,
+    err = c.OS_LOG_TYPE_ERROR,
+    fault = c.OS_LOG_TYPE_FAULT,
+};
+
+test {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    const log = Log.create("com.mitchellh.ghostty", "test");
+    defer log.release();
+
+    try testing.expect(log.typeEnabled(.fault));
+    log.log(testing.allocator, .default, "hello {d}", .{12});
+}