diff --git a/src/unix/stdpaths.cpp b/src/unix/stdpaths.cpp
index fbecba3600..fc50fe8ae5 100644
--- a/src/unix/stdpaths.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/stdpaths.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
     #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__WXMAC__)
+    #include "wx/mac/private.h"
+#endif
+
 // ============================================================================
 // wxStandardPaths implementation
 // ============================================================================
@@ -129,6 +133,8 @@ wxString wxStandardPaths::GetUserDataDir() const
 {
 #ifdef __VMS
    return wxFileName::GetHomeDir();
+#elif defined(__WXMAC__)
+   return AppendAppName(wxMacFindFolder((short) kUserDomain, kApplicationSupportFolderType, kDontCreateFolder));
 #else
    return AppendAppName(wxFileName::GetHomeDir() + _T("/."));
 #endif