diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d532e73433..8b6dc63c44 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ option(DOWNLOAD_TITLE_SEQUENCES "Download title sequences during installation."
 option(DOWNLOAD_OBJECTS "Download objects during installation." ON)
 CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(DOWNLOAD_REPLAYS "Download replays during installation." ON
     "WITH_TESTS" OFF)
-option(MACOS_USE_DEPENDENCIES "Use OpenRCT2 dependencies instead of system libraries" ON)
-CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(MACOS_BUNDLE "Build macOS application bundle (OpenRCT2.app)" OFF
+CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(MACOS_USE_DEPENDENCIES "Use OpenRCT2 dependencies instead of system libraries" ON
+    "APPLE" OFF)
+CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(MACOS_BUNDLE "Build macOS application bundle (OpenRCT2.app)" ON
      "MACOS_USE_DEPENDENCIES; NOT DISABLE_GUI" OFF)
 
 # Options
@@ -104,9 +105,8 @@ if (APPIMAGE)
     set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "$ORIGIN/../lib")
 endif ()
 
-if (APPLE AND MACOS_USE_DEPENDENCIES)
+if (MACOS_USE_DEPENDENCIES)
     # if we're building on macOS, then we need the dependencies
-    # update dylibs
     include(cmake/download.cmake)
     
     set(MACOS_DYLIBS_VERSION "28")
@@ -125,17 +125,21 @@ if (APPLE AND MACOS_USE_DEPENDENCIES)
     set(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH 1)
     list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${MACOS_DYLIBS_DIR}")
 
-    # the RPATH to be used when installing, but only if it's not a system directory
-    list(FIND CMAKE_PLATFORM_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib" isSystemDir)
-    if("${isSystemDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
-        set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
-    endif("${isSystemDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
+    # if we're making the OpenRCT2.app bundle, rpath will be handled by fixup_bundle
+    # if we're building the CLI executable, we need to do it ourselves
+    if (NOT MACOS_BUNDLE)
+        # the RPATH to be used when installing, but only if it's not a system directory
+        list(FIND CMAKE_PLATFORM_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib" isSystemDir)
+        if("${isSystemDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
+            set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
+        endif("${isSystemDir}" STREQUAL "-1")
 
-    # if the DESTDIR env var is defined, use it in the install RPATH
-    if(DEFINED ENV{DESTDIR})
-        get_filename_component(destdirRealPath "$ENV{DESTDIR}" REALPATH BASE_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
-        set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${destdirRealPath}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
-    endif()
+        # if the DESTDIR env var is defined, use it in the install RPATH
+        if(DEFINED ENV{DESTDIR})
+            get_filename_component(destdirRealPath "$ENV{DESTDIR}" REALPATH BASE_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
+            set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "${destdirRealPath}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
+        endif()
+    endif ()
 endif ()
 
 # LIST of supported flags, use SET_CHECK_CXX_FLAGS() to apply to target.
@@ -203,7 +207,7 @@ if (NOT DISABLE_DISCORD_RPC)
             add_definitions(-D__ENABLE_DISCORD__)
             include_directories(DISCORDRPC_PROCESS_INCLUDES)
         endif()
-    elseif (APPLE AND MACOS_USE_DEPENDENCIES)
+    elseif (MACOS_USE_DEPENDENCIES)
         find_package(discordrpc CONFIG REQUIRED)
         if(${DISCORDRPC_FOUND})
             add_definitions(-D__ENABLE_DISCORD__)
@@ -380,80 +384,88 @@ if (WITH_TESTS)
     include("${ROOT_DIR}/test/tests/CMakeLists.txt" NO_POLICY_SCOPE)
 endif ()
 
-# Install
-# Don't recurse, grab all *.txt and *.md files
-file(GLOB DOC_FILES "${ROOT_DIR}/distribution/*.txt")
-list(APPEND DOC_FILES "${ROOT_DIR}/contributors.md"
-                      "${ROOT_DIR}/licence.txt"
-                      "${ROOT_DIR}/distribution/scripting.md"
-                      "${ROOT_DIR}/distribution/openrct2.d.ts")
+# macOS bundle "install" is handled in src/openrct2-ui/CMakeLists.txt
+# This is because the openrct2 target is modified (and that is where that target is defined)
+if (NOT MACOS_BUNDLE OR (MACOS_BUNDLE AND WITH_TESTS))
+    # Install
+    # Don't recurse, grab all *.txt and *.md files
+    file(GLOB DOC_FILES "${ROOT_DIR}/distribution/*.txt")
+    list(APPEND DOC_FILES "${ROOT_DIR}/contributors.md"
+                        "${ROOT_DIR}/licence.txt"
+                        "${ROOT_DIR}/distribution/scripting.md"
+                        "${ROOT_DIR}/distribution/openrct2.d.ts")
 
-# CMake does not allow specifying a dependency chain which includes built-in
-# targets, like `install`, so we have to trick it and execute dependency ourselves.
-install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" --build \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}\" --target g2)")
-if (DOWNLOAD_TITLE_SEQUENCES)
-    # If openrct2.parkseq or data/sequence/ exists, assume all the title sequences are already present
-    install(CODE
-        "if (EXISTS \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/sequence/openrct2.parkseq\" OR EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/data/sequence/)\n\
-            message(\"Using cached title sequences\")\n\
-        else () \n\
-            file(DOWNLOAD ${TITLE_SEQUENCE_URL} \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/sequence/title-sequences.zip EXPECTED_HASH SHA1=${TITLE_SEQUENCE_SHA1} SHOW_PROGRESS)\n\
-            execute_process(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E chdir \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/sequence/ \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E tar xf title-sequences.zip)\n\
-            file(REMOVE \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/sequence/title-sequences.zip)\n\
-        endif ()")
-endif ()
-if (DOWNLOAD_OBJECTS)
-    # If rct2.wtrcyan.json or data/object/ exists, assume all the objects are already present
-    install(CODE
-        "if (EXISTS \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/object/rct2/water/rct2.wtrcyan.json\" OR EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/data/object/)\n\
-            message(\"Using cached objects\")\n\
-        else () \n\
-            file(DOWNLOAD ${OBJECTS_URL} \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/object/objects.zip EXPECTED_HASH SHA1=${OBJECTS_SHA1} SHOW_PROGRESS)\n\
-            execute_process(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E chdir \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/object/ \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E tar xf objects.zip)\n\
-            file(REMOVE \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/object/objects.zip)\n\
-        endif ()")
-endif ()
-if (DOWNLOAD_REPLAYS)
-    install(CODE
-        "if (EXISTS \${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/testdata/replays/)\n\
-            message(\"Using cached replays\")\n\
-        else () \n\
-	    file(DOWNLOAD ${REPLAYS_URL} \${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/testdata/replays/replays.zip EXPECTED_HASH SHA1=${REPLAYS_SHA1} SHOW_PROGRESS)\n\
-            execute_process(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E chdir \${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/testdata/replays/ \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E tar xf replays.zip)\n\
-            file(REMOVE \${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/testdata/replays/replays.zip)\n\
-        endif ()")
-endif ()
-install(TARGETS "libopenrct2" LIBRARY DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}"
-                              ARCHIVE DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
-if(NOT DISABLE_GUI AND NOT MACOS_BUNDLE)
-    install(TARGETS "openrct2" RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
-endif()
-install(TARGETS "openrct2-cli" OPTIONAL RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
-install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/g2.dat" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/openrct2")
-install(DIRECTORY "data/" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/openrct2")
-install(FILES ${DOC_FILES} DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR}")
-install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2.appdata.xml" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/metainfo")
-if (NOT DISABLE_GUI)
-	install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x16.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
-	install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x24.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
-	install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x32.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
-	install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x48.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
-	install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x64.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
-	install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x96.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/96x96/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
-	install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x128.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
-	install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x256.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
-	install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_flag.svg" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps" RENAME "openrct2.svg")
-	install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2.desktop" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/applications")
-	install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2-savegame.desktop" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/applications")
-	install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2-scenario.desktop" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/applications")
-	install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2-uri.desktop" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/applications")
-endif()
-install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2-mimeinfo.xml" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/mime/packages/" RENAME "openrct2.xml")
-install(DIRECTORY "distribution/man/" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man6" FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.6")
+    # CMake does not allow specifying a dependency chain which includes built-in
+    # targets, like `install`, so we have to trick it and execute dependency ourselves.
+    install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" --build \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}\" --target g2)")
+    if (DOWNLOAD_TITLE_SEQUENCES)
+        # If openrct2.parkseq or data/sequence/ exists, assume all the title sequences are already present
+        install(CODE
+            "if (EXISTS \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/sequence/openrct2.parkseq\" OR EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/data/sequence/)\n\
+                message(\"Using cached title sequences\")\n\
+            else () \n\
+                file(DOWNLOAD ${TITLE_SEQUENCE_URL} \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/sequence/title-sequences.zip EXPECTED_HASH SHA1=${TITLE_SEQUENCE_SHA1} SHOW_PROGRESS)\n\
+                execute_process(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E chdir \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/sequence/ \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E tar xf title-sequences.zip)\n\
+                file(REMOVE \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/sequence/title-sequences.zip)\n\
+            endif ()")
+    endif ()
+    if (DOWNLOAD_OBJECTS)
+        # If rct2.wtrcyan.json or data/object/ exists, assume all the objects are already present
+        install(CODE
+            "if (EXISTS \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/object/rct2/water/rct2.wtrcyan.json\" OR EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/data/object/)\n\
+                message(\"Using cached objects\")\n\
+            else () \n\
+                file(DOWNLOAD ${OBJECTS_URL} \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/object/objects.zip EXPECTED_HASH SHA1=${OBJECTS_SHA1} SHOW_PROGRESS)\n\
+                execute_process(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E chdir \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/object/ \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E tar xf objects.zip)\n\
+                file(REMOVE \$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}/object/objects.zip)\n\
+            endif ()")
+    endif ()
+    if (DOWNLOAD_REPLAYS)
+        install(CODE
+            "if (EXISTS \${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/testdata/replays/)\n\
+                message(\"Using cached replays\")\n\
+            else () \n\
+            file(DOWNLOAD ${REPLAYS_URL} \${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/testdata/replays/replays.zip EXPECTED_HASH SHA1=${REPLAYS_SHA1} SHOW_PROGRESS)\n\
+                execute_process(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E chdir \${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/testdata/replays/ \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E tar xf replays.zip)\n\
+                file(REMOVE \${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/testdata/replays/replays.zip)\n\
+            endif ()")
+    endif ()
+    install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/g2.dat" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/openrct2")
+    install(DIRECTORY "data/" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/openrct2")
 
-if (APPLE AND MACOS_USE_DEPENDENCIES)
-    # Note: dependencies may have the same names as system installed libraries
-    # (via homebrew). A local CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX is recommended to avoid issues
-    file(GLOB DYLIB_FILES "${MACOS_DYLIBS_DIR}/lib/*.dylib")
-    install(FILES ${DYLIB_FILES} DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+    # even when building WITH_TESTS, none of the below install steps are required for OpenRCT2.app
+    if (NOT MACOS_BUNDLE)
+        install(TARGETS "libopenrct2" LIBRARY DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}"
+                                    ARCHIVE DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+        if(NOT DISABLE_GUI)
+            install(TARGETS "openrct2" RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
+        endif()
+        install(TARGETS "openrct2-cli" OPTIONAL RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
+        install(FILES ${DOC_FILES} DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR}")
+        install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2.appdata.xml" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/metainfo")
+        if (NOT DISABLE_GUI)
+            install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x16.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
+            install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x24.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
+            install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x32.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
+            install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x48.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
+            install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x64.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
+            install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x96.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/96x96/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
+            install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x128.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
+            install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_x256.png" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps" RENAME "openrct2.png")
+            install(FILES "resources/logo/icon_flag.svg" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps" RENAME "openrct2.svg")
+            install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2.desktop" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/applications")
+            install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2-savegame.desktop" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/applications")
+            install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2-scenario.desktop" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/applications")
+            install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2-uri.desktop" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/applications")
+        endif()
+        install(FILES "distribution/linux/openrct2-mimeinfo.xml" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/mime/packages/" RENAME "openrct2.xml")
+        install(DIRECTORY "distribution/man/" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man6" FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.6")
+
+        if (MACOS_USE_DEPENDENCIES)
+            # Note: dependencies may have the same names as system installed libraries
+            # (via homebrew). A local CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX is recommended to avoid issues
+            file(GLOB DYLIB_FILES "${MACOS_DYLIBS_DIR}/lib/*.dylib")
+            install(FILES ${DYLIB_FILES} DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+        endif()
+    endif()
 endif()