diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py b/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
index a7eadc2b8..0210da52d 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/mainwindow.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import os
+import sys
 from tempfile import gettempdir
 
 from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
@@ -291,10 +292,18 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         # i18n add Language Actions
         add_actions(self.settingsLanguageMenu, (self.autoLanguageItem, None))
         add_actions(self.settingsLanguageMenu, self.languageGroup.actions())
-        add_actions(self.settingsMenu, (self.settingsPluginListItem,
-            self.settingsLanguageMenu.menuAction(), None,
-            self.displayTagItem, self.settingsShortcutsItem,
-            self.settingsConfigureItem))
+        # Order things differently in OS X so that Preferences menu item in the
+        # app menu is correct (this gets picked up automatically by Qt).
+        if sys.platform == u'darwin':
+            add_actions(self.settingsMenu, (self.settingsPluginListItem,
+                self.settingsLanguageMenu.menuAction(), None,
+                self.settingsConfigureItem, self.settingsShortcutsItem,
+                self.displayTagItem))
+        else:
+            add_actions(self.settingsMenu, (self.settingsPluginListItem,
+                self.settingsLanguageMenu.menuAction(), None,
+                self.displayTagItem, self.settingsShortcutsItem,
+                self.settingsConfigureItem))
         add_actions(self.toolsMenu, (self.toolsAddToolItem, None))
         add_actions(self.toolsMenu, (self.toolsOpenDataFolder, None))
         add_actions(self.toolsMenu, [self.updateThemeImages])