diff --git a/platform/macos/display_server_macos.mm b/platform/macos/display_server_macos.mm
index 396b943251a..b471fc827b8 100644
--- a/platform/macos/display_server_macos.mm
+++ b/platform/macos/display_server_macos.mm
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ DisplayServerMacOS::WindowID DisplayServerMacOS::_create_window(WindowMode p_mod
 							  defer:NO];
 		ERR_FAIL_NULL_V_MSG(wd.window_object, INVALID_WINDOW_ID, "Can't create a window");
 		[wd.window_object setWindowID:window_id_counter];
+		[wd.window_object setReleasedWhenClosed:NO];
 
 		wd.window_view = [[GodotContentView alloc] init];
 		ERR_FAIL_NULL_V_MSG(wd.window_view, INVALID_WINDOW_ID, "Can't create a window view");
diff --git a/platform/macos/godot_main_macos.mm b/platform/macos/godot_main_macos.mm
index 58263471b09..3959fb686c5 100644
--- a/platform/macos/godot_main_macos.mm
+++ b/platform/macos/godot_main_macos.mm
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	// We must override main when testing is enabled.
 	TEST_MAIN_OVERRIDE
 
-	err = Main::setup(argv[0], argc - first_arg, &argv[first_arg]);
+	@autoreleasepool {
+		err = Main::setup(argv[0], argc - first_arg, &argv[first_arg]);
+	}
 
 	if (err == ERR_HELP) { // Returned by --help and --version, so success.
 		return 0;
@@ -73,11 +75,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		return 255;
 	}
 
-	if (Main::start()) {
+	bool ok;
+	@autoreleasepool {
+		ok = Main::start();
+	}
+	if (ok) {
 		os.run(); // It is actually the OS that decides how to run.
 	}
 
-	Main::cleanup();
+	@autoreleasepool {
+		Main::cleanup();
+	}
 
 	return os.get_exit_code();
 }
diff --git a/platform/macos/os_macos.mm b/platform/macos/os_macos.mm
index b8496d72fb5..56542aff37a 100644
--- a/platform/macos/os_macos.mm
+++ b/platform/macos/os_macos.mm
@@ -755,21 +755,25 @@ void OS_MacOS::run() {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	main_loop->initialize();
+	@autoreleasepool {
+		main_loop->initialize();
+	}
 
 	bool quit = false;
 	while (!quit) {
-		@try {
-			if (DisplayServer::get_singleton()) {
-				DisplayServer::get_singleton()->process_events(); // Get rid of pending events.
-			}
-			joypad_macos->process_joypads();
+		@autoreleasepool {
+			@try {
+				if (DisplayServer::get_singleton()) {
+					DisplayServer::get_singleton()->process_events(); // Get rid of pending events.
+				}
+				joypad_macos->process_joypads();
 
-			if (Main::iteration()) {
-				quit = true;
+				if (Main::iteration()) {
+					quit = true;
+				}
+			} @catch (NSException *exception) {
+				ERR_PRINT("NSException: " + String::utf8([exception reason].UTF8String));
 			}
-		} @catch (NSException *exception) {
-			ERR_PRINT("NSException: " + String::utf8([exception reason].UTF8String));
 		}
 	}