diff --git a/src/termio/shell_integration.zig b/src/termio/shell_integration.zig
index 2cf809694..fb62327d3 100644
--- a/src/termio/shell_integration.zig
+++ b/src/termio/shell_integration.zig
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ fn setupBash(
     resource_dir: []const u8,
     env: *EnvMap,
 ) !?config.Command {
-    var args = try std.ArrayList([:0]const u8).initCapacity(alloc, 2);
+    var args = try std.ArrayList([:0]const u8).initCapacity(alloc, 3);
     defer args.deinit();
 
     // Iterator that yields each argument in the original command line.
@@ -247,12 +247,17 @@ fn setupBash(
     var iter = try command.argIterator(alloc);
     defer iter.deinit();
 
-    // Start accumulating arguments with the executable and `--posix` mode flag.
+    // Start accumulating arguments with the executable and initial flags.
     if (iter.next()) |exe| {
         try args.append(try alloc.dupeZ(u8, exe));
     } else return null;
     try args.append("--posix");
 
+    // On macOS, we request a login shell to match that platform's norms.
+    if (comptime builtin.target.os.tag.isDarwin()) {
+        try args.append("--login");
+    }
+
     // Stores the list of intercepted command line flags that will be passed
     // to our shell integration script: --norc --noprofile
     // We always include at least "1" so the script can differentiate between
@@ -342,9 +347,12 @@ test "bash" {
 
     const command = try setupBash(alloc, .{ .shell = "bash" }, ".", &env);
 
-    try testing.expectEqual(2, command.?.direct.len);
+    try testing.expect(command.?.direct.len >= 2);
     try testing.expectEqualStrings("bash", command.?.direct[0]);
     try testing.expectEqualStrings("--posix", command.?.direct[1]);
+    if (comptime builtin.target.os.tag.isDarwin()) {
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("--login", command.?.direct[2]);
+    }
     try testing.expectEqualStrings("./shell-integration/bash/ghostty.bash", env.get("ENV").?);
     try testing.expectEqualStrings("1", env.get("GHOSTTY_BASH_INJECT").?);
 }
@@ -387,9 +395,12 @@ test "bash: inject flags" {
 
         const command = try setupBash(alloc, .{ .shell = "bash --norc" }, ".", &env);
 
-        try testing.expectEqual(2, command.?.direct.len);
+        try testing.expect(command.?.direct.len >= 2);
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("bash", command.?.direct[0]);
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("--posix", command.?.direct[1]);
+        if (comptime builtin.target.os.tag.isDarwin()) {
+            try testing.expectEqualStrings("--login", command.?.direct[2]);
+        }
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("1 --norc", env.get("GHOSTTY_BASH_INJECT").?);
     }
 
@@ -400,9 +411,12 @@ test "bash: inject flags" {
 
         const command = try setupBash(alloc, .{ .shell = "bash --noprofile" }, ".", &env);
 
-        try testing.expectEqual(2, command.?.direct.len);
+        try testing.expect(command.?.direct.len >= 2);
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("bash", command.?.direct[0]);
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("--posix", command.?.direct[1]);
+        if (comptime builtin.target.os.tag.isDarwin()) {
+            try testing.expectEqualStrings("--login", command.?.direct[2]);
+        }
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("1 --noprofile", env.get("GHOSTTY_BASH_INJECT").?);
     }
 }
@@ -419,18 +433,24 @@ test "bash: rcfile" {
     // bash --rcfile
     {
         const command = try setupBash(alloc, .{ .shell = "bash --rcfile profile.sh" }, ".", &env);
-        try testing.expectEqual(2, command.?.direct.len);
+        try testing.expect(command.?.direct.len >= 2);
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("bash", command.?.direct[0]);
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("--posix", command.?.direct[1]);
+        if (comptime builtin.target.os.tag.isDarwin()) {
+            try testing.expectEqualStrings("--login", command.?.direct[2]);
+        }
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("profile.sh", env.get("GHOSTTY_BASH_RCFILE").?);
     }
 
     // bash --init-file
     {
         const command = try setupBash(alloc, .{ .shell = "bash --init-file profile.sh" }, ".", &env);
-        try testing.expectEqual(2, command.?.direct.len);
+        try testing.expect(command.?.direct.len >= 2);
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("bash", command.?.direct[0]);
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("--posix", command.?.direct[1]);
+        if (comptime builtin.target.os.tag.isDarwin()) {
+            try testing.expectEqualStrings("--login", command.?.direct[2]);
+        }
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("profile.sh", env.get("GHOSTTY_BASH_RCFILE").?);
     }
 }
@@ -476,25 +496,35 @@ test "bash: additional arguments" {
     // "-" argument separator
     {
         const command = try setupBash(alloc, .{ .shell = "bash - --arg file1 file2" }, ".", &env);
-        try testing.expectEqual(6, command.?.direct.len);
+        try testing.expect(command.?.direct.len >= 6);
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("bash", command.?.direct[0]);
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("--posix", command.?.direct[1]);
-        try testing.expectEqualStrings("-", command.?.direct[2]);
-        try testing.expectEqualStrings("--arg", command.?.direct[3]);
-        try testing.expectEqualStrings("file1", command.?.direct[4]);
-        try testing.expectEqualStrings("file2", command.?.direct[5]);
+        if (comptime builtin.target.os.tag.isDarwin()) {
+            try testing.expectEqualStrings("--login", command.?.direct[2]);
+        }
+
+        const offset = if (comptime builtin.target.os.tag.isDarwin()) 3 else 2;
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("-", command.?.direct[offset + 0]);
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("--arg", command.?.direct[offset + 1]);
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("file1", command.?.direct[offset + 2]);
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("file2", command.?.direct[offset + 3]);
     }
 
     // "--" argument separator
     {
         const command = try setupBash(alloc, .{ .shell = "bash -- --arg file1 file2" }, ".", &env);
-        try testing.expectEqual(6, command.?.direct.len);
+        try testing.expect(command.?.direct.len >= 6);
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("bash", command.?.direct[0]);
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("--posix", command.?.direct[1]);
-        try testing.expectEqualStrings("--", command.?.direct[2]);
-        try testing.expectEqualStrings("--arg", command.?.direct[3]);
-        try testing.expectEqualStrings("file1", command.?.direct[4]);
-        try testing.expectEqualStrings("file2", command.?.direct[5]);
+        if (comptime builtin.target.os.tag.isDarwin()) {
+            try testing.expectEqualStrings("--login", command.?.direct[2]);
+        }
+
+        const offset = if (comptime builtin.target.os.tag.isDarwin()) 3 else 2;
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("--", command.?.direct[offset + 0]);
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("--arg", command.?.direct[offset + 1]);
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("file1", command.?.direct[offset + 2]);
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("file2", command.?.direct[offset + 3]);
     }
 }