diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8dd5b55a07b..86054759bba 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,20 +2,33 @@ language: cpp
 compiler:
   - gcc
   - clang
+os:
+  - linux
+  - osx
+matrix:
+  exclude:
+    - os: osx
+      compiler: gcc
 env:
   - SUBTARGET=arcade MAME=mamearcade64 LDOPTS="-Wl,-no-keep-memory"
   - SUBTARGET=mess   MAME=mess64
 script:
-  - if [ $CC == 'clang' ];
-    then make -j2 linux_x64_clang && ./$MAME -validate;
+  - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == 'linux' ]; then
+    if [ $CC == 'clang' ]; then
+    make -j2 linux_x64_clang && ./$MAME -validate;
     else make -j2 OPTIMIZE=0      && ./$MAME -validate;
     fi
+    elif [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == 'osx' ]; then
+    unset LDOPTS && make -j2 OPTIMIZE=0 MACOSX_USE_LIBSDL=1 && ./$MAME -validate;
+    fi
 sudo: required
 before_install:
-  - sudo add-apt-repository ppa:zoogie/sdl2-snapshots -y
-  - sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shahar-evron/qt-backports -y
-  - sudo apt-get update -qq
-  - sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes libsdl2-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev libasound2-dev libqt4-dev libqt4-dev-bin
+  - "if [ ${TRAVIS_OS_NAME:-'linux'} = 'linux' ]; then sudo add-apt-repository ppa:zoogie/sdl2-snapshots -y; fi"
+  - "if [ ${TRAVIS_OS_NAME:-'linux'} = 'linux' ]; then sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shahar-evron/qt-backports -y; fi"
+  - "if [ ${TRAVIS_OS_NAME:-'linux'} = 'linux' ]; then sudo apt-get update -qq; fi"
+  - "if [ ${TRAVIS_OS_NAME:-'linux'} = 'linux' ]; then sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes libsdl2-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev libasound2-dev libqt4-dev libqt4-dev-bin; fi"
+  - "if [ ${TRAVIS_OS_NAME:-'linux'} = 'osx' ]; then brew update; fi"
+  - "if [ ${TRAVIS_OS_NAME:-'linux'} = 'osx' ]; then brew install sdl2 sdl2_ttf; fi"
 branches:
   only:
     - master