diff --git a/src/Squirrel.CommandLine/OSX/Commands.cs b/src/Squirrel.CommandLine/OSX/Commands.cs
index f6c0ce1a3..ac65f7a06 100644
--- a/src/Squirrel.CommandLine/OSX/Commands.cs
+++ b/src/Squirrel.CommandLine/OSX/Commands.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ private static void Pack(PackOptions options)
 
                 if (options.mainExe != null)
                     Log.Warn("--exeName is ignored if the pack directory is a '.app' bundle.");
+                
+                if (options.appleId != null)
+                    Log.Warn("--appleId is ignored if the pack directory is a '.app' bundle.");
 
                 appBundlePath = Path.Combine(releaseDir.FullName, options.packId + ".app");
 
@@ -68,14 +71,13 @@ private static void Pack(PackOptions options)
 
                 var appleId = $"com.{options.packAuthors ?? options.packId}.{options.packId}";
                 var escapedAppleId = Regex.Replace(appleId, @"[^\w\.]", "_");
-
                 var appleSafeVersion = NuGetVersion.Parse(options.packVersion).Version.ToString();
 
                 var info = new AppInfo {
                     CFBundleName = options.packTitle ?? options.packId,
                     CFBundleDisplayName = options.packTitle ?? options.packId,
                     CFBundleExecutable = options.mainExe,
-                    CFBundleIdentifier = escapedAppleId,
+                    CFBundleIdentifier = options.appleId ?? escapedAppleId,
                     CFBundlePackageType = "APPL",
                     CFBundleShortVersionString = appleSafeVersion,
                     CFBundleVersion = options.packVersion,
diff --git a/src/Squirrel.CommandLine/OSX/Options.cs b/src/Squirrel.CommandLine/OSX/Options.cs
index 2c97d9005..f4560a726 100644
--- a/src/Squirrel.CommandLine/OSX/Options.cs
+++ b/src/Squirrel.CommandLine/OSX/Options.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ internal class PackOptions : BaseOptions
         public string signInstallIdentity { get; private set; }
         public string signEntitlements { get; private set; }
         public string notaryProfile { get; private set; }
+        public string appleId { get; private set; }
 
         public PackOptions()
         {
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ public PackOptions()
             Add("e=|mainExe=", "The file {NAME} of the main executable", v => mainExe = v);
             Add("i=|icon=", "{PATH} to the .icns file for this bundle", v => icon = v);
             Add("noDelta", "Skip the generation of delta packages", v => noDelta = true);
+            Add("appleId", "Override the apple bundle ID for generated bundles", v => appleId = v);
 
             if (SquirrelRuntimeInfo.IsOSX) {
                 Add("signAppIdentity=", "The {SUBJECT} name of the cert to use for app code signing", v => signAppIdentity = v);