diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ab8cb718f59c011f531ff70cc9ee2c11949ebef..a1297e9dd78f17a0ccc2caa12145fbee39be4102 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -235,6 +235,13 @@ set(inkscape_SRC
   inkview-window.cpp
 )
   
+if(APPLE)
+  list(APPEND inkscape_SRC
+    ink-osx.h
+    ink-osx.mm
+  )
+endif()
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Generate version file
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/ink-osx.h b/src/ink-osx.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..31c6688592a1062b5b8b1992e85c6046d51ad55b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ink-osx.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/** \file
+ * macOS specific code
+ */
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+void removeMacosSpecificMenuItems();
+}
+
+// vim: filetype=cpp:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4 :
diff --git a/src/ink-osx.mm b/src/ink-osx.mm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dc1610f12b05e444d97cfe53e39273c9a9e9dc75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ink-osx.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/** \file
+ * macOS specific code
+ */
+
+#include "ink-osx.h"
+
+#import <AppKit/NSWindow.h>
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+/**
+ * Same as "defaults write org.inkscape.Inkscape $key $value" but only if the key is unset.
+ */
+static void setNSUserDefaultIfUnset(NSString *key, BOOL value)
+{
+    auto userdefaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
+    if ([userdefaults objectForKey:key] == nil) {
+        [userdefaults setBool:value forKey:key];
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remove unwanted automatically added menu items on macOS.
+ *
+ * Based on https://github.com/opencor/opencor/blob/c90e38140d/src/misc/macos.mm
+ */
+void removeMacosSpecificMenuItems()
+{
+#ifdef AVAILABLE_MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_12_AND_LATER
+    // Remove the "Show Tab Bar" menu item from the "View" menu
+    [NSWindow setAllowsAutomaticWindowTabbing:NO];
+#endif
+
+    // Remove the "Enter Full Screen" menu item from the "View" menu
+    setNSUserDefaultIfUnset(@"NSFullScreenMenuItemEverywhere", NO);
+
+    // Remove the "Start Dictation..." menu item from the "Edit" menu
+    setNSUserDefaultIfUnset(@"NSDisabledDictationMenuItem", YES);
+
+    // Remove the "Emoji & Symbols" menu items from the "Edit" menu
+    setNSUserDefaultIfUnset(@"NSDisabledCharacterPaletteMenuItem", YES);
+}
+}
+
+// vim: filetype=objcpp:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:softtabstop=4 :
diff --git a/src/widgets/desktop-widget.cpp b/src/widgets/desktop-widget.cpp
index 7f918084dca998972e7d8dc80ab74e33cb938352..a4e882f046b34a6ea4d9b5e4f8419dd1610e6be8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/desktop-widget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/desktop-widget.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 
 #ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_QUARTZ
 #include <gtkosxapplication.h>
+#include "ink-osx.h"
 #endif
 
 using Inkscape::DocumentUndo;
@@ -950,6 +951,8 @@ sp_desktop_widget_realize (GtkWidget *widget)
     auto osxapp = gtkosx_application_get();
     auto menushell = static_cast<Gtk::MenuShell *>(dtw->menubar());
     if (osxapp && menushell && window) {
+        Inkscape::removeMacosSpecificMenuItems();
+
         menushell->set_parent(*window);
         gtkosx_application_set_menu_bar(osxapp, menushell->gobj());
         // using quartz accelerators gives menu shortcuts priority over everything else,