diff --git a/src/platform/macos/input.cpp b/src/platform/macos/input.cpp
index df06fef98bf..8d648864516 100644
--- a/src/platform/macos/input.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/macos/input.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 #include "src/platform/common.h"
 #include "src/utility.h"
 
+#include <iostream>
+#include <thread>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <CoreFoundation/CoreFoundation.h>
+#include <ApplicationServices/ApplicationServices.h>
+
 /**
  * @brief Delay for a double click, in milliseconds.
  * @todo Make this configurable.
@@ -534,10 +541,41 @@ const KeyCodeMap kKeyCodesMap[] = {
     // Unimplemented
   }
 
+  std::mutex mtx;
+  void runLoopThread(std::condition_variable& cv, bool& ready) {
+    CFRunLoopSourceContext context = {0};
+    CFRunLoopSourceRef runLoopSource = CFRunLoopSourceCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, 0, &context);
+
+    CFRunLoopRef runLoop = CFRunLoopGetCurrent();
+    CFRunLoopAddSource(runLoop, runLoopSource, kCFRunLoopDefaultMode);
+
+    {
+      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mtx);
+      ready = true;
+      cv.notify_one();
+    }
+
+    // Run the loop
+    CFRunLoopRun();
+
+    // Cleanup
+    CFRelease(runLoopSource);
+  }
+
   input_t
   input() {
     input_t result { new macos_input_t() };
 
+    std::condition_variable cv;
+    bool ready = false;
+
+    std::thread([&cv, &ready]() {
+        runLoopThread(cv, ready);
+    }).detach();
+
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mtx);
+    cv.wait(lock, [&ready] { return ready; });
+
     const auto macos_input = static_cast<macos_input_t *>(result.get());
 
     // Default to main display
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_mouse.cpp b/tests/unit/test_mouse.cpp
index 7f68bbccb87..8345145028a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_mouse.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/test_mouse.cpp
@@ -44,20 +44,19 @@ TEST_P(MouseTest, MoveInputTest) {
   std::cout << "MoveInputTest:: init input" << std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "MoveInputTest:: get current mouse loc" << std::endl;
-  //auto old_loc = platf::get_mouse_loc(input);
-  //std::cout << "MoveInputTest:: got current mouse loc: " << old_loc << std::endl;
+  auto old_loc = platf::get_mouse_loc(input);
+  std::cout << "MoveInputTest:: got current mouse loc: " << old_loc << std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "MoveInputTest:: move: " << mouse_delta << std::endl;
-  //platf::move_mouse(input, mouse_delta.x, mouse_delta.y);
+  platf::move_mouse(input, mouse_delta.x, mouse_delta.y);
   std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(200));
   std::cout << "MoveInputTest:: moved: " << mouse_delta << std::endl;
 
   std::cout << "MoveInputTest:: get updated mouse loc" << std::endl;
-  //auto new_loc = platf::get_mouse_loc(input);
-  //std::cout << "MoveInputTest:: got updated mouse loc: " << new_loc << std::endl;
+  auto new_loc = platf::get_mouse_loc(input);
+  std::cout << "MoveInputTest:: got updated mouse loc: " << new_loc << std::endl;
 
-  //bool has_input_moved = old_loc.x != new_loc.x && old_loc.y != new_loc.y;
-  bool has_input_moved = false;
+  bool has_input_moved = old_loc.x != new_loc.x && old_loc.y != new_loc.y;
 
   if (!has_input_moved) {
     std::cout << "MoveInputTest:: haven't moved" << std::endl;
@@ -68,8 +67,8 @@ TEST_P(MouseTest, MoveInputTest) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(has_input_moved);
 
   // Verify we moved as much as we requested
-  // EXPECT_EQ(new_loc.x - old_loc.x, mouse_delta.x);
-  // EXPECT_EQ(new_loc.y - old_loc.y, mouse_delta.y);
+  EXPECT_EQ(new_loc.x - old_loc.x, mouse_delta.x);
+  EXPECT_EQ(new_loc.y - old_loc.y, mouse_delta.y);
 }
 
 // TEST_P(MouseTest, AbsMoveInputTest) {