diff --git a/simplecpp.cpp b/simplecpp.cpp
index 721bbdeb..ccb71ad6 100755
--- a/simplecpp.cpp
+++ b/simplecpp.cpp
@@ -3006,6 +3006,34 @@ static std::string openHeader(std::ifstream &f, const simplecpp::DUI &dui, const
         if (!path.empty())
             return path;
     }
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+    // a named lambda function to insert the ".framework/Headers" part for apple frameworks
+    auto get_apple_framework_relative_path= [](std::string appleFrameworkHeader) -> std::string
+    {
+        // try the Framework path on apple OS, if there is a path in front
+        const size_t slashPos = appleFrameworkHeader.find('/');
+        if (slashPos != std::string::npos)
+        {
+            constexpr auto framework_separator{ ".framework/Headers" };
+            appleFrameworkHeader.insert(slashPos, framework_separator);
+        }
+        return appleFrameworkHeader;
+    };
+
+    // on Apple, try to find the header in the framework path
+    // Convert <includePath>/PKGNAME/myHeader -> <includePath>/PKGNAME.framework/Headers/myHeader
+    const std::string appleFrameworkHeader = get_apple_framework_relative_path(header);
+    if (appleFrameworkHeader != header)
+    {
+        for (const auto & includePath: dui.includePaths)
+        {
+            const std::string frameworkCandidatePath = includePath + '/' + appleFrameworkHeader;
+            std::string simplePath = openHeaderDirect(f,  simplecpp::simplifyPath(frameworkCandidatePath ));
+            if (!simplePath.empty())
+                return simplePath;
+        }
+    }
+#endif // __APPLE__
     return "";
 }
 
diff --git a/test.cpp b/test.cpp
index a7578823..ed5ac7d4 100644
--- a/test.cpp
+++ b/test.cpp
@@ -2084,6 +2084,32 @@ static void systemInclude()
     ASSERT_EQUALS("", toString(outputList));
 }
 
+#if 0 // Disabled until the test can be written properly
+#ifdef  __APPLE__
+static void appleFrameworkIncludeTest()
+{
+    // This test is for the Apple framework include handling.
+    // If -I /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX14.5.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks
+    // then:
+    const char code[] = "#include <Foundation/Foundation.h>\n";
+    // should find the include file:
+    // /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX14.5.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Headers/Foundation.h
+    std::vector<std::string> files;
+    const simplecpp::TokenList rawtokens = makeTokenList(code,files,"sourcecode.cpp");
+    simplecpp::FileDataCache cache;
+    cache.insert({"Foundation/Foundation.h", simplecpp::TokenList(files)});
+
+    simplecpp::TokenList tokens2(files);
+    simplecpp::DUI dui;
+    dui.includePaths.push_back("/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX14.5.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks");
+
+    simplecpp::OutputList outputList;
+    simplecpp::preprocess(tokens2, rawtokens, files, cache, dui, &outputList);
+    ASSERT_EQUALS("", toString(outputList));
+}
+#endif
+#endif
+
 static void multiline1()
 {
     const char code[] = "#define A \\\n"
@@ -3388,6 +3414,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     TEST_CASE(preprocess_files);
 
     TEST_CASE(fuzz_crash);
-
+#if 0 // Disabled until the test can be written properly
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+    // Apple-specific test cases
+    TEST_CASE(appleFrameworkIncludeTest);
+#endif
+#endif
     return numberOfFailedAssertions > 0 ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }