diff --git a/examples/DemoRunner/DemoRunner.jucer b/examples/DemoRunner/DemoRunner.jucer
index 69f758807e..d17dd6f695 100644
--- a/examples/DemoRunner/DemoRunner.jucer
+++ b/examples/DemoRunner/DemoRunner.jucer
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   <EXPORTFORMATS>
     <XCODE_MAC targetFolder="Builds/MacOSX" smallIcon="YyqWd2" bigIcon="YyqWd2"
                customXcodeResourceFolders="../Assets&#10;../Audio &#10;../BLOCKS &#10;../DSP &#10;../GUI &#10;../Utilities"
-               microphonePermissionNeeded="1" cameraPermissionNeeded="1">
+               microphonePermissionNeeded="1" cameraPermissionNeeded="1" applicationCategory="public.app-category.developer-tools">
       <CONFIGURATIONS>
         <CONFIGURATION isDebug="1" name="Debug" recommendedWarnings="LLVM"/>
         <CONFIGURATION isDebug="0" name="Release" recommendedWarnings="LLVM"/>
diff --git a/extras/AudioPluginHost/AudioPluginHost.jucer b/extras/AudioPluginHost/AudioPluginHost.jucer
index d46374c5ff..e47f643c61 100644
--- a/extras/AudioPluginHost/AudioPluginHost.jucer
+++ b/extras/AudioPluginHost/AudioPluginHost.jucer
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <XCODE_MAC targetFolder="Builds/MacOSX" rtasFolder="~/SDKs/PT_80_SDK" objCExtraSuffix="M73TRi"
                smallIcon="c97aUr" bigIcon="c97aUr" microphonePermissionNeeded="1"
                sendAppleEventsPermissionNeeded="1" sendAppleEventsPermissionText="This is required for some third-party plug-ins to function correctly."
-               customXcodeResourceFolders="../../examples/Assets">
+               customXcodeResourceFolders="../../examples/Assets" applicationCategory="public.app-category.developer-tools">
       <CONFIGURATIONS>
         <CONFIGURATION name="Debug" isDebug="1" targetName="AudioPluginHost" recommendedWarnings="LLVM"/>
         <CONFIGURATION name="Release" isDebug="0" optimisation="2" targetName="AudioPluginHost"
diff --git a/extras/BinaryBuilder/BinaryBuilder.jucer b/extras/BinaryBuilder/BinaryBuilder.jucer
index 58f894c339..9a732452ec 100644
--- a/extras/BinaryBuilder/BinaryBuilder.jucer
+++ b/extras/BinaryBuilder/BinaryBuilder.jucer
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
               addUsingNamespaceToJuceHeader="1" jucerFormatVersion="1">
   <EXPORTFORMATS>
     <XCODE_MAC targetFolder="Builds/MacOSX" vstFolder="~/SDKs/vstsdk2.4" rtasFolder="~/SDKs/PT_80_SDK"
-               objCExtraSuffix="OeJtJb">
+               objCExtraSuffix="OeJtJb" applicationCategory="public.app-category.developer-tools">
       <CONFIGURATIONS>
         <CONFIGURATION name="Debug" isDebug="1" targetName="BinaryBuilder"/>
         <CONFIGURATION name="Release" isDebug="0" optimisation="2" targetName="BinaryBuilder"/>
diff --git a/extras/Build/juce_build_tools/utils/juce_PlistOptions.cpp b/extras/Build/juce_build_tools/utils/juce_PlistOptions.cpp
index 8cd8a7adc5..9658777846 100644
--- a/extras/Build/juce_build_tools/utils/juce_PlistOptions.cpp
+++ b/extras/Build/juce_build_tools/utils/juce_PlistOptions.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ namespace build_tools
         addPlistDictionaryKey (*dict, "NSHumanReadableCopyright",    companyCopyright);
         addPlistDictionaryKey (*dict, "NSHighResolutionCapable", true);
 
+        if (applicationCategory.isNotEmpty())
+            addPlistDictionaryKey (*dict, "LSApplicationCategoryType", applicationCategory);
+
         auto replacedDocExtensions = StringArray::fromTokens (replacePreprocessorDefs (allPreprocessorDefs,
                                                                                        documentExtensions), ",", {});
         replacedDocExtensions.trim();
diff --git a/extras/Build/juce_build_tools/utils/juce_PlistOptions.h b/extras/Build/juce_build_tools/utils/juce_PlistOptions.h
index 1247a43570..27fbef60ce 100644
--- a/extras/Build/juce_build_tools/utils/juce_PlistOptions.h
+++ b/extras/Build/juce_build_tools/utils/juce_PlistOptions.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ namespace build_tools
         String version;
         String companyCopyright;
 
+        String applicationCategory;
+
         StringPairArray allPreprocessorDefs;
         String documentExtensions;
 
diff --git a/extras/NetworkGraphicsDemo/NetworkGraphicsDemo.jucer b/extras/NetworkGraphicsDemo/NetworkGraphicsDemo.jucer
index 929a883b11..52a3b5a6fd 100644
--- a/extras/NetworkGraphicsDemo/NetworkGraphicsDemo.jucer
+++ b/extras/NetworkGraphicsDemo/NetworkGraphicsDemo.jucer
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <FILE id="Ww6bQw" name="juce_icon.png" compile="0" resource="1" file="Source/juce_icon.png"/>
   </MAINGROUP>
   <EXPORTFORMATS>
-    <XCODE_MAC targetFolder="Builds/MacOSX" bigIcon="Ww6bQw">
+    <XCODE_MAC targetFolder="Builds/MacOSX" bigIcon="Ww6bQw" applicationCategory="public.app-category.developer-tools">
       <CONFIGURATIONS>
         <CONFIGURATION name="Debug" osxCompatibility="10.9 SDK" isDebug="1" targetName="JUCE Network Graphics Demo"/>
         <CONFIGURATION name="Release" osxCompatibility="10.9 SDK" isDebug="0" targetName="JUCE Network Graphics Demo"/>
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Projucer.jucer b/extras/Projucer/Projucer.jucer
index 3bb89f5990..6438920436 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Projucer.jucer
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Projucer.jucer
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     <XCODE_MAC targetFolder="Builds/MacOSX" vstFolder="~/SDKs/vstsdk2.4" rtasFolder="~/SDKs/PT_80_SDK"
                documentExtensions=".jucer" objCExtraSuffix="zkVtji" bigIcon="Zrx1Gl"
                extraFrameworks="AudioUnit; Accelerate; AVFoundation; CoreAudio; CoreAudioKit; CoreMIDI; DiscRecording; QuartzCore; AudioToolbox; OpenGL; QTKit; QuickTime"
-               microphonePermissionNeeded="1" cameraPermissionNeeded="1" smallIcon="Zrx1Gl">
+               microphonePermissionNeeded="1" cameraPermissionNeeded="1" smallIcon="Zrx1Gl"
+               applicationCategory="public.app-category.developer-tools">
       <CONFIGURATIONS>
         <CONFIGURATION name="Debug" isDebug="1" targetName="Projucer" cppLibType="libc++"
                        recommendedWarnings="LLVM"/>
@@ -290,8 +291,8 @@
             file="Source/BinaryData/colourscheme_dark.xml"/>
       <FILE id="bvFank" name="colourscheme_light.xml" compile="0" resource="1"
             file="Source/BinaryData/colourscheme_light.xml"/>
-      <FILE id="SDFoQY" name="juce_runtime_arch_detection.cpp" compile="0" resource="1"
-            file="../Build/CMake/juce_runtime_arch_detection.cpp"/>
+      <FILE id="SDFoQY" name="juce_runtime_arch_detection.cpp" compile="0"
+            resource="1" file="../Build/CMake/juce_runtime_arch_detection.cpp"/>
     </GROUP>
     <GROUP id="{A5AE7471-B900-FD9D-8DE7-2FB68D11AE30}" name="CodeEditor">
       <FILE id="w3ka6n" name="jucer_DocumentEditorComponent.cpp" compile="1"
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Xcode.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Xcode.h
index af173cae0e..17d75911c5 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Xcode.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Xcode.h
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ public:
         : ProjectExporter (p, t),
           xcodeCanUseDwarf (true),
           iOS (isIOS),
+          applicationCategoryValue                     (settings, Ids::applicationCategory,                     getUndoManager(), ""),
           customPListValue                             (settings, Ids::customPList,                             getUndoManager()),
           pListPrefixHeaderValue                       (settings, Ids::pListPrefixHeader,                       getUndoManager()),
           pListPreprocessValue                         (settings, Ids::pListPreprocess,                         getUndoManager()),
@@ -209,6 +210,8 @@ public:
     }
 
     //==============================================================================
+    String getApplicationCategoryString() const             { return applicationCategoryValue.get(); }
+
     String getPListToMergeString() const                    { return customPListValue.get(); }
     String getPListPrefixHeaderString() const               { return pListPrefixHeaderValue.get(); }
     bool isPListPreprocessEnabled() const                   { return pListPreprocessValue.get(); }
@@ -415,6 +418,70 @@ public:
 
         if (isOSX())
         {
+            std::vector<std::pair<String, String>> appCategories
+            {
+                { "None",                 "" },
+                { "Business",             "business" },
+                { "Developer Tools",      "developer-tools" },
+                { "Education",            "education" },
+                { "Entertainment",        "entertainment" },
+                { "Finace",               "finance" },
+                { "Games",                "games" },
+                { "Games - Action",       "action-games" },
+                { "Games - Adventure",    "adventure-games" },
+                { "Games - Arcade",       "arcade-games" },
+                { "Games - Board",        "board-games" },
+                { "Games - Card",         "card-games" },
+                { "Games - Casino",       "casino-games" },
+                { "Games - Dice",         "dice-games" },
+                { "Games - Educational",  "educational-games" },
+                { "Games - Family",       "family-games" },
+                { "Games - Kids",         "kids-games" },
+                { "Games - Music",        "music-games" },
+                { "Games - Puzzle",       "puzzle-games" },
+                { "Games - Racing",       "racing-games" },
+                { "Games - Role Playing", "role-playing-games" },
+                { "Games - Simulation",   "simulation-games" },
+                { "Games - Sports",       "sports-games" },
+                { "Games - Strategy",     "strategy-games" },
+                { "Games - Trivia",       "trivia-games" },
+                { "Games - Word",         "word-games" },
+                { "Graphics Design",      "graphics-design" },
+                { "Healthcare & Fitness", "healthcare-fitness" },
+                { "Lifestyle",            "lifestyle" },
+                { "Medial",               "medical" },
+                { "Music",                "music" },
+                { "News",                 "news" },
+                { "Photography",          "photography" },
+                { "Productivity",         "productivity" },
+                { "Reference",            "reference" },
+                { "Social Networking",    "social-networking" },
+                { "Sports",               "sports" },
+                { "Travel",               "travel" },
+                { "Utilities",            "utilities" },
+                { "Video",                "video" },
+                { "Weather" ,             "weather" }
+            };
+
+            StringArray appCategoryKeys;
+            Array<var> appCategoryValues;
+
+            for (auto& opt : appCategories)
+            {
+                appCategoryKeys.add (opt.first);
+
+                if (opt.second.isNotEmpty())
+                    appCategoryValues.add ("public.app-category." + opt.second);
+                else
+                    appCategoryValues.add ("");
+            }
+
+            props.add (new ChoicePropertyComponent (applicationCategoryValue,
+                                                    "App Category",
+                                                    appCategoryKeys,
+                                                    appCategoryValues),
+                       "The application category.");
+
             props.add (new MultiChoicePropertyComponent (validArchsValue, "Valid Architectures", getAllArchs(), getAllArchs()),
                        "The full set of architectures which this project may target. "
                        "Each configuration will build for the intersection of this property, and the per-configuration macOS Architecture property");
@@ -1739,6 +1806,7 @@ public:
             options.type                             = type;
             options.executableName                   = "${EXECUTABLE_NAME}";
             options.bundleIdentifier                 = getBundleIdentifier();
+            options.applicationCategory              = owner.getApplicationCategoryString();
             options.plistToMerge                     = owner.getPListToMergeString();
             options.iOS                              = owner.iOS;
             options.microphonePermissionEnabled      = owner.isMicrophonePermissionEnabled();
@@ -3488,7 +3556,8 @@ private:
 
     const bool iOS;
 
-    ValueWithDefault customPListValue, pListPrefixHeaderValue, pListPreprocessValue,
+    ValueWithDefault applicationCategoryValue,
+                     customPListValue, pListPrefixHeaderValue, pListPreprocessValue,
                      subprojectsValue,
                      validArchsValue,
                      extraFrameworksValue, frameworkSearchPathsValue, extraCustomFrameworksValue, embeddedFrameworksValue,
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/Helpers/jucer_PresetIDs.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/Helpers/jucer_PresetIDs.h
index 85fb22506d..2ac035f59d 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/Helpers/jucer_PresetIDs.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/Helpers/jucer_PresetIDs.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ namespace Ids
     DECLARE_ID (customLaunchStoryboard);
     DECLARE_ID (customXcodeResourceFolders);
     DECLARE_ID (plistPreprocessorDefinitions);
+    DECLARE_ID (applicationCategory);
     DECLARE_ID (customPList);
     DECLARE_ID (pListPrefixHeader);
     DECLARE_ID (pListPreprocess);
diff --git a/extras/UnitTestRunner/UnitTestRunner.jucer b/extras/UnitTestRunner/UnitTestRunner.jucer
index 973f7418dc..0737f0e4cc 100644
--- a/extras/UnitTestRunner/UnitTestRunner.jucer
+++ b/extras/UnitTestRunner/UnitTestRunner.jucer
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     </GROUP>
   </MAINGROUP>
   <EXPORTFORMATS>
-    <XCODE_MAC targetFolder="Builds/MacOSX">
+    <XCODE_MAC targetFolder="Builds/MacOSX" applicationCategory="public.app-category.developer-tools">
       <CONFIGURATIONS>
         <CONFIGURATION name="Debug" osxCompatibility="10.10 SDK" isDebug="1" targetName="UnitTestRunner"
                        recommendedWarnings="LLVM"/>