diff --git a/backends/gpu/metal/sources/device.m b/backends/gpu/metal/sources/device.m
index 0689aaae1..5d3e7430c 100644
--- a/backends/gpu/metal/sources/device.m
+++ b/backends/gpu/metal/sources/device.m
@@ -123,8 +123,12 @@ static void set_next_fence(kore_gpu_device *device, void *fence) {
 }
 
 void kore_metal_device_create(kore_gpu_device *device, const kore_gpu_device_wishlist *wishlist) {
-	id<MTLDevice> metal_device = MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice();
-	getMetalLayer().device     = metal_device;
+	id<MTLDevice> metal_device = getMetalLayer().device;
+
+	if(metal_device == nil) {
+		metal_device		   = MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice();
+	}
+
 	device->metal.device       = (__bridge_retained void *)metal_device;
 	device->metal.library      = (__bridge_retained void *)[metal_device newDefaultLibrary];
 
diff --git a/backends/gpu/metal/sources/metalunit.h b/backends/gpu/metal/sources/metalunit.h
index 7570c39ad..4b5fab8ce 100644
--- a/backends/gpu/metal/sources/metalunit.h
+++ b/backends/gpu/metal/sources/metalunit.h
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 
-#import <MetalKit/MTKView.h>
+#include <Metal/Metal.h>
+#include <QuartzCore/CAMetalLayer.h>
 
 static id<CAMetalDrawable> drawable = nil;
 
diff --git a/backends/system/macos/includes/kore3/backend/BasicOpenGLView.h b/backends/system/macos/includes/kore3/backend/BasicOpenGLView.h
index c2c8ad017..3335dd6a4 100644
--- a/backends/system/macos/includes/kore3/backend/BasicOpenGLView.h
+++ b/backends/system/macos/includes/kore3/backend/BasicOpenGLView.h
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #ifdef KORE_METAL
-#import <MetalKit/MTKView.h>
+#import <AppKit/NSView.h>
+#import <Metal/Metal.h>
+#import <QuartzCore/CAMetalLayer.h>
+#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>
 #else
 #import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
 #import <OpenGL/CGLContext.h>
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@
 
 struct kore_g5_render_target;
 
-@interface BasicOpenGLView : MTKView {
+@interface BasicOpenGLView : NSView {
 @private
 	id<MTLDevice>       device;
 	id<MTLCommandQueue> commandQueue;
@@ -34,6 +37,8 @@ struct kore_g5_render_target;
 
 #ifdef KORE_METAL
 - (CAMetalLayer *)metalLayer;
+
+- (void)updateDrawableSize;
 #else
 - (void)prepareOpenGL;
 - (void)switchBuffers;
diff --git a/backends/system/macos/sources/BasicOpenGLView.m b/backends/system/macos/sources/BasicOpenGLView.m
index faaabff33..6ab153cec 100644
--- a/backends/system/macos/sources/BasicOpenGLView.m
+++ b/backends/system/macos/sources/BasicOpenGLView.m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#import "BasicOpenGLView.h"
+#import <kore3/backend/BasicOpenGLView.h>
 
 #include <kore3/input/keyboard.h>
 #include <kore3/input/mouse.h>
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 #include <kore3/system.h>
 
 #ifdef KORE_METAL
+#import <AppKit/NSWindow.h>
+#import <AppKit/NSApplication.h>
+#import <AppKit/NSText.h>
+
 // #include <kore3/graphics5/graphics.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -404,6 +408,8 @@ - (void)prepareOpenGL {
 - (void)update { // window resizes, moves and display changes (resize, depth and display config change)
 #ifdef KORE_OPENGL
 	[super update];
+#else
+	[self updateDrawableSize];
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -418,15 +424,29 @@ - (id)initWithFrame:(NSRect)frameRect {
 	return self;
 }
 #else
+- (void)updateDrawableSize { // This is the high DPI version of resize
+	CAMetalLayer *metalLayer = (CAMetalLayer *)self.layer;
+	NSSize       size        = self.bounds.size;
+	NSSize		 backingSize = size;
 
-static CAMetalLayer *metalLayer = NULL;
+	backingSize      = [self convertSizeToBacking:size];
+
+	metalLayer.contentsScale = backingSize.height / size.height;
+	metalLayer.drawableSize  = NSSizeToCGSize(backingSize);
+}
 
 - (id)initWithFrame:(NSRect)frameRect {
 	self = [super initWithFrame:frameRect];
 
-	metalLayer = (CAMetalLayer *)self.layer;
+	if(self->device == nil) {
+		self->device = MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice();
+	}
+
+	self.wantsLayer = YES;
+	self.autoresizingMask = NSViewWidthSizable | NSViewHeightSizable;
 
-	// metalLayer.device = device;
+	CAMetalLayer* metalLayer = (CAMetalLayer *)self.layer;
+	metalLayer.device = self->device;
 	metalLayer.pixelFormat     = MTLPixelFormatBGRA8Unorm;
 	metalLayer.framebufferOnly = NO;
 	// metalLayer.presentsWithTransaction = YES;
@@ -434,8 +454,40 @@ - (id)initWithFrame:(NSRect)frameRect {
 	metalLayer.opaque          = YES;
 	metalLayer.backgroundColor = nil;
 
+	[self updateDrawableSize];
 	return self;
 }
+
++ (Class)layerClass {
+    return [CAMetalLayer class];
+}
+
+- (void)setBounds:(NSRect)bounds {
+    [super setBounds:bounds];
+    [self updateDrawableSize];
+}
+
+- (BOOL)wantsUpdateLayer {
+    return YES;
+}
+
+- (CALayer *)makeBackingLayer {
+    return [CAMetalLayer layer];
+}
+
+- (void)viewDidChangeBackingProperties {
+    [super viewDidChangeBackingProperties];
+    [self updateDrawableSize];
+}
+
+- (void)setFrame:(NSRect)frame {
+    [super setFrame:frame];
+    [self updateDrawableSize];
+}
+
+- (CAMetalLayer *)metalLayer {
+	return (CAMetalLayer *)self.layer;
+}
 #endif
 
 - (BOOL)acceptsFirstResponder {
@@ -454,12 +506,6 @@ - (void)resize:(NSSize)size {
 	[self setFrameSize:size];
 }
 
-#ifdef KORE_METAL
-- (CAMetalLayer *)metalLayer {
-	return (CAMetalLayer *)self.layer;
-}
-#endif
-
 @end
 
 void kore_copy_to_clipboard(const char *text) {
diff --git a/backends/system/macos/sources/system.m b/backends/system/macos/sources/system.m
index 0ecbcdc3d..75dad88b8 100644
--- a/backends/system/macos/sources/system.m
+++ b/backends/system/macos/sources/system.m
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #import "BasicOpenGLView.h"
 
 #import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+#import <CoreVideo/CoreVideo.h>
 
 #include <kore3/backend/HIDManager.h>
 #include <kore3/input/keyboard.h>
@@ -8,6 +9,10 @@
 #include <kore3/system.h>
 #include <kore3/window.h>
 
+#ifdef KORE_METAL
+#include <kore3/threads/event.h>
+#endif
+
 bool withAutoreleasepool(bool (*f)(void)) {
 	@autoreleasepool {
 		return f();
@@ -41,6 +46,11 @@ - (void)windowDidBecomeMain:(NSNotification *)notification;
 static KoreAppDelegate   *delegate;
 static struct HIDManager *hidManager;
 
+#ifdef KORE_METAL
+static kore_event displayLinkEvent;
+static CVDisplayLinkRef displayLink;
+#endif
+
 /*struct KoreWindow : public KoreWindowBase {
     NSWindow* handle;
     BasicOpenGLView* view;
@@ -55,6 +65,17 @@ - (void)windowDidBecomeMain:(NSNotification *)notification;
 CAMetalLayer *getMetalLayer(void) {
 	return [view metalLayer];
 }
+
+static CVReturn displayLinkCallback(CVDisplayLinkRef displayLink,
+ const CVTimeStamp* now,
+ const CVTimeStamp* outputTime,
+ CVOptionFlags flagsIn,
+ CVOptionFlags* flagsOut,
+ void* displayLinkContext) {
+
+	kore_event_signal(&displayLinkEvent);
+	return kCVReturnSuccess;
+}
 #endif
 
 bool kore_internal_handle_messages(void) {
@@ -68,15 +89,17 @@ bool kore_internal_handle_messages(void) {
 	}
 
 	// Sleep for a frame to limit the calls when the window is not visible.
-	if (!window.visible) {
-		[NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:1.0 / 60];
-	}
+	// if (!window.visible) {
+	// 	[NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:1.0 / 60];
+	// }
 	return true;
 }
 
 void swapBuffersMac(int windowId) {
 #ifndef KORE_METAL
 	[windows[windowId].view switchBuffers];
+#else
+	kore_event_wait(&displayLinkEvent);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -192,6 +215,13 @@ int kore_init(const char *name, int width, int height, kore_window_parameters *w
 	// kore_g4_internal_init(); // TODO
 	// kore_g4_internal_init_window(windowId, frame->depth_bits, frame->stencil_bits, true); // TODO
 
+#ifdef KORE_METAL
+	kore_event_init(&displayLinkEvent, false);
+	CVDisplayLinkCreateWithActiveCGDisplays(&displayLink);
+    CVDisplayLinkSetOutputCallback(displayLink, &displayLinkCallback, NULL);
+    CVDisplayLinkStart(displayLink);
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -226,7 +256,16 @@ void kore_load_url(const char *url) {
 	return language;
 }
 
-void kore_internal_shutdown(void) {}
+void kore_internal_shutdown(void) {
+#ifdef KORE_METAL
+	if (displayLink) {
+		CVDisplayLinkStop(displayLink);
+		CVDisplayLinkRelease(displayLink);
+		displayLink = NULL;
+	}
+	kore_event_destroy(&displayLinkEvent);
+#endif
+}
 
 static const char *getSavePath(void) {
 	NSArray  *paths        = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSApplicationSupportDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
diff --git a/kfile.js b/kfile.js
index 2d5a87f35..464acb617 100644
--- a/kfile.js
+++ b/kfile.js
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ else if (platform === Platform.OSX) {
 		addBackend('gpu/metal');
 		addKoreDefine('METAL');
 		project.addLib('Metal');
-		project.addLib('MetalKit');
+		project.addLib('QuartzCore');
 	}
 	else if (graphics === GraphicsApi.OpenGL) {
 		addBackend('gpu/opengl');