diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/watchexec/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/watchexec/default.nix
index e376568d3503..dd3eddf73954 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/watchexec/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/watchexec/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ stdenv, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub, CoreServices, CoreFoundation }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   name = "watchexec-${version}";
@@ -13,11 +13,19 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoSha256 = "1li84kq9myaw0zwx69y72f3lx01s7i9p8yays4rwvl1ymr614y1l";
 
+  buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ CoreServices ];
+
+  # FIXME: Use impure version of CoreFoundation because of missing symbols.
+  #   Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64: "_CFURLResourceIsReachable"
+  preConfigure = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    export NIX_LDFLAGS="-F${CoreFoundation}/Library/Frameworks -framework CoreFoundation $NIX_LDFLAGS"
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Executes commands in response to file modifications";
     homepage = https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec;
     license = with licenses; [ asl20 ];
     maintainers = [ maintainers.michalrus ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 12665aa1754c..7483f80bbd74 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5942,7 +5942,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   wal_e = callPackage ../tools/backup/wal-e { };
 
-  watchexec = callPackage ../tools/misc/watchexec { };
+  watchexec = callPackage ../tools/misc/watchexec {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreServices CoreFoundation;
+  };
 
   watchman = callPackage ../development/tools/watchman {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreServices;