diff --git a/app/main.cpp b/app/main.cpp
index 1de4a258..b7d57853 100644
--- a/app/main.cpp
+++ b/app/main.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <QGuiApplication>
+#include <QStyleHints>
 #include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
 #include <QQmlContext>
 #include <QIcon>
@@ -753,6 +754,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_DARWIN
+    // macOS defaults "Keyboard navigation" to text fields and lists only, which
+    // prevents Tab (and the gamepad navigation that synthesizes it) from moving
+    // focus between non-text controls on the settings page. Force Tab to reach
+    // all controls so keyboard and gamepad UI navigation work without requiring
+    // the user to enable a system accessibility setting. Other platforms already
+    // default to this behavior.
+    app.styleHints()->setTabFocusBehavior(Qt::TabFocusAllControls);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
     // Register signal handlers to arbitrate between SDL and Qt.
     // NB: This has to be done after the QGuiApplication is constructed to