diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1cabe7cf672308ca10b82e3e439fb2e5d39f5922..681872743267a55d310265999988dfbdfa450992 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Changed
 
+- If Quartz is enabled on macOS, the autotools build will include support for it
+  as a built-in plugin for static builds, for dependency free i.e. PDF support.
 - Improved `agwrite` so it is much faster (linear not quadratic) when there are
   many small subgraphs. #2593
 - **Breaking**: `rank_t.cache_nc` is now a `int64_t`.
diff --git a/cmd/dot/Makefile.am b/cmd/dot/Makefile.am
index b18bdf41384ebdbb31179485f0c26e211eef39d7..276089116e89dae67ca31ed965b239249cbbc44f 100644
--- a/cmd/dot/Makefile.am
+++ b/cmd/dot/Makefile.am
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ dot_builtins_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/lib/cdt/libcdt.la \
 	$(GTS_LIBS) $(EXPAT_LIBS) $(Z_LIBS) $(IPSEPCOLA_LIBS) $(MATH_LIBS)
 
+if WITH_QUARTZ
+dot_static_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/plugin/quartz/.libs/libgvplugin_quartz_C.a $(QUARTZ_LIBS)
+dot_builtins_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/plugin/quartz/libgvplugin_quartz.la $(QUARTZ_LIBS)
+endif
+
 if WITH_LIBGD
 dot_static_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/plugin/gd/.libs/libgvplugin_gd_C.a $(GDLIB_LIBS)
 dot_builtins_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/plugin/gd/libgvplugin_gd.la $(GDLIB_LIBS)
diff --git a/cmd/dot/dot_builtins.cpp b/cmd/dot/dot_builtins.cpp
index f6dfe5d8be01cac69d116538c4104bdce196d9c6..42edae0cd8d0824514aba0ac849f6b5e28263e28 100644
--- a/cmd/dot/dot_builtins.cpp
+++ b/cmd/dot/dot_builtins.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ extern "C" {
 
 IMPORT extern gvplugin_library_t gvplugin_dot_layout_LTX_library;
 IMPORT extern gvplugin_library_t gvplugin_neato_layout_LTX_library;
+#ifdef HAVE_QUARTZ
+IMPORT extern gvplugin_library_t gvplugin_quartz_LTX_library;
+#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBGD
 IMPORT extern gvplugin_library_t gvplugin_gd_LTX_library;
 #endif
@@ -38,6 +41,9 @@ IMPORT extern gvplugin_library_t gvplugin_vt_LTX_library;
 lt_symlist_t lt_preloaded_symbols[] = {
 	{ "gvplugin_dot_layout_LTX_library", &gvplugin_dot_layout_LTX_library },
 	{ "gvplugin_neato_layout_LTX_library", &gvplugin_neato_layout_LTX_library },
+#ifdef HAVE_QUARTZ
+	{ "gvplugin_quartz_LTX_library", &gvplugin_quartz_LTX_library},
+#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_PANGOCAIRO
 	{ "gvplugin_pango_LTX_library", &gvplugin_pango_LTX_library },
 #ifdef HAVE_WEBP
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6dcebb46cf0afa2010e5cfce15ee2611cba0757e..a5689c3944c205273cfb21a3fade0274f4666fb1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1713,6 +1713,7 @@ else
     QUARTZ_LIBS='-framework ApplicationServices'
     AC_SUBST([QUARTZ_CFLAGS])
     AC_SUBST([QUARTZ_LIBS])
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_QUARTZ,1,[Define if you have the Quartz framework for macOS])
   else
     use_quartz="No (missing ApplicationServices.framework)"
   fi