diff --git a/modules/codelite/codelite_project.lua b/modules/codelite/codelite_project.lua
index 4396f0c04b..c0d95e758f 100755
--- a/modules/codelite/codelite_project.lua
+++ b/modules/codelite/codelite_project.lua
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 		end
 
 		local toolset = m.getcompiler(cfg)
-		local sysincludedirs = toolset.getincludedirs(cfg, {}, cfg.sysincludedirs)
+		local sysincludedirs = toolset.getincludedirs(cfg, {}, cfg.sysincludedirs, cfg.frameworkdirs)
 		local forceincludes = toolset.getforceincludes(cfg)
 		local cxxflags = table.concat(table.join(sysincludedirs, toolset.getcxxflags(cfg), forceincludes, cfg.buildoptions), ";")
 		local cflags   = table.concat(table.join(sysincludedirs, toolset.getcflags(cfg), forceincludes, cfg.buildoptions), ";")
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 		end
 
 		local toolset = m.getcompiler(cfg)
-		local flags   = table.join(toolset.getldflags(cfg), cfg.linkoptions, toolset.getlinks(cfg))
+		local flags   = table.join(toolset.getldflags(cfg), toolset.getincludedirs(cfg, {}, nil, cfg.frameworkdirs), toolset.getrunpathdirs(cfg, table.join(cfg.runpathdirs, config.getsiblingtargetdirs(cfg))), cfg.linkoptions, toolset.getlinks(cfg))
 
 		_x(3, '<Linker Required="yes" Options="%s">', table.concat(flags, ";"))
 
diff --git a/modules/gmake/gmake_cpp.lua b/modules/gmake/gmake_cpp.lua
index e1e561ef66..5fa7d1687c 100644
--- a/modules/gmake/gmake_cpp.lua
+++ b/modules/gmake/gmake_cpp.lua
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ end
 
 
 	function make.includes(cfg, toolset)
-		local includes = toolset.getincludedirs(cfg, cfg.includedirs, cfg.sysincludedirs)
+		local includes = toolset.getincludedirs(cfg, cfg.includedirs, cfg.sysincludedirs, cfg.frameworkdirs)
 		_p('  INCLUDES +=%s', make.list(includes))
 	end
 
diff --git a/modules/gmake2/gmake2_cpp.lua b/modules/gmake2/gmake2_cpp.lua
index bc45cbd24e..d9d4a2c4fc 100644
--- a/modules/gmake2/gmake2_cpp.lua
+++ b/modules/gmake2/gmake2_cpp.lua
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
 
 
 	function cpp.includes(cfg, toolset)
-		local includes = toolset.getincludedirs(cfg, cfg.includedirs, cfg.sysincludedirs)
+		local includes = toolset.getincludedirs(cfg, cfg.includedirs, cfg.sysincludedirs, cfg.frameworkdirs)
 		p.outln('INCLUDES +=' .. gmake2.list(includes))
 	end
 
@@ -531,8 +531,8 @@
 			end
 		end
 
-		if fcfg.includedirs or fcfg.sysincludedirs then
-			local includes = toolset.getincludedirs(cfg, fcfg.includedirs, fcfg.sysincludedirs)
+		if fcfg.includedirs or fcfg.sysincludedirs or fcfg.frameworkdirs then
+			local includes = toolset.getincludedirs(cfg, fcfg.includedirs, fcfg.sysincludedirs, fcfg.frameworkdirs)
 			if #includes > 0 then
 				value = value ..  gmake2.list(includes)
 			end
diff --git a/src/tools/clang.lua b/src/tools/clang.lua
index 1da61dfbb0..4eede91d48 100644
--- a/src/tools/clang.lua
+++ b/src/tools/clang.lua
@@ -186,10 +186,10 @@
 --    An array of symbols with the appropriate flag decorations.
 --
 
-	function clang.getincludedirs(cfg, dirs, sysdirs)
+	function clang.getincludedirs(cfg, dirs, sysdirs, frameworkdirs)
 
 		-- Just pass through to GCC for now
-		local flags = gcc.getincludedirs(cfg, dirs, sysdirs)
+		local flags = gcc.getincludedirs(cfg, dirs, sysdirs, frameworkdirs)
 		return flags
 
 	end
diff --git a/src/tools/gcc.lua b/src/tools/gcc.lua
index d7942747bb..d6bcd71fbc 100644
--- a/src/tools/gcc.lua
+++ b/src/tools/gcc.lua
@@ -284,12 +284,20 @@
 -- Decorate include file search paths for the GCC command line.
 --
 
-	function gcc.getincludedirs(cfg, dirs, sysdirs)
+	function gcc.getincludedirs(cfg, dirs, sysdirs, frameworkdirs)
 		local result = {}
 		for _, dir in ipairs(dirs) do
 			dir = project.getrelative(cfg.project, dir)
 			table.insert(result, '-I' .. p.quoted(dir))
 		end
+
+		if table.contains(os.getSystemTags(cfg.system), "darwin") then
+			for _, dir in ipairs(frameworkdirs or {}) do
+				dir = project.getrelative(cfg.project, dir)
+				table.insert(result, '-F' .. p.quoted(dir))
+			end
+		end
+
 		for _, dir in ipairs(sysdirs or {}) do
 			dir = project.getrelative(cfg.project, dir)
 			table.insert(result, '-isystem ' .. p.quoted(dir))
@@ -481,6 +489,13 @@
 			table.insert(flags, '-L' .. p.quoted(dir))
 		end
 
+		if table.contains(os.getSystemTags(cfg.system), "darwin") then
+			for _, dir in ipairs(cfg.frameworkdirs) do
+				dir = project.getrelative(cfg.project, dir)
+				table.insert(flags, '-F' .. p.quoted(dir))
+			end
+		end
+
 		if cfg.flags.RelativeLinks then
 			for _, dir in ipairs(config.getlinks(cfg, "siblings", "directory")) do
 				local libFlag = "-L" .. p.project.getrelative(cfg.project, dir)
diff --git a/src/tools/msc.lua b/src/tools/msc.lua
index c4d5fddfd2..9a4c37ca11 100644
--- a/src/tools/msc.lua
+++ b/src/tools/msc.lua
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 -- Decorate include file search paths for the MSVC command line.
 --
 
-	function msc.getincludedirs(cfg, dirs, sysdirs)
+	function msc.getincludedirs(cfg, dirs, sysdirs, frameworkdirs)
 		local result = {}
 		dirs = table.join(dirs, sysdirs)
 		for _, dir in ipairs(dirs) do
diff --git a/tests/tools/test_gcc.lua b/tests/tools/test_gcc.lua
index 4a81c42dae..faf2e9a9dd 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_gcc.lua
+++ b/tests/tools/test_gcc.lua
@@ -674,6 +674,54 @@
 		test.contains("-L/usr/local/lib", gcc.getLibraryDirectories(cfg))
 	end
 
+--
+-- Check handling of Apple frameworks search paths
+--
+	function suite.includeDirs_notDarwin_onFrameworkDirs()
+		system "Linux"
+		frameworkdirs { "/Library/Frameworks" }
+		prepare()
+		test.excludes("-F/Library/Frameworks", gcc.getincludedirs(cfg, {}, {}, cfg.frameworkdirs))
+	end
+
+	function suite.libDirs_notDarwin_onFrameworkDirs()
+		system "Windows"
+		frameworkdirs { "/Library/Frameworks" }
+		prepare()
+		test.excludes("-F/Library/Frameworks", gcc.getLibraryDirectories(cfg))
+	end
+
+	function suite.includeDirs_macosx_onFrameworkDirs()
+		system "MacOSX"
+		location "subdir"
+		frameworkdirs { 
+			"/Library/Frameworks",
+			"subdir/Relative/Frameworks" 
+		}
+		prepare()
+		test.contains("-F/Library/Frameworks", gcc.getincludedirs(cfg, {}, {}, cfg.frameworkdirs))
+		test.contains("-FRelative/Frameworks", gcc.getincludedirs(cfg, {}, {}, cfg.frameworkdirs))
+	end
+
+	function suite.libDirs_macosx_onFrameworkDirs()
+		system "MacOSX"
+		location "subdir"
+		frameworkdirs { 
+			"/Library/Frameworks",
+			"subdir/Relative/Frameworks"
+		}
+		prepare()
+		test.contains("-F/Library/Frameworks", gcc.getLibraryDirectories(cfg))
+		test.contains("-FRelative/Frameworks", gcc.getLibraryDirectories(cfg))
+	end
+
+	function suite.includeDirs_ios_onFrameworkDirs()
+		system "iOS"
+		frameworkdirs { "/Library/Frameworks" }
+		prepare()
+		test.contains("-F/Library/Frameworks", gcc.getincludedirs(cfg, {}, {}, cfg.frameworkdirs))
+	end
+
 
 --
 -- Check handling of link time optimization flag.