diff --git a/espanso/src/cli/launcher/mod.rs b/espanso/src/cli/launcher/mod.rs
index fc0f3bd..ad354ca 100644
--- a/espanso/src/cli/launcher/mod.rs
+++ b/espanso/src/cli/launcher/mod.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub fn new() -> CliModule {
     requires_paths: true,
     enable_logs: false,
     subcommand: "launcher".to_string(),
+    show_in_dock: true,
     entry: launcher_main,
     ..Default::default()
   }
@@ -163,6 +164,12 @@ fn launcher_main(args: CliModuleArgs) -> i32 {
   // TODO: initialize config directory if not present
 
   if should_launch_daemon {
+    // We hide the dock icon on macOS to avoid having it around when the daemon is running
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    {
+      espanso_mac_utils::convert_to_background_app();
+    }
+
     daemon::launch_daemon(&paths_overrides).expect("failed to launch daemon");
   }
 
diff --git a/espanso/src/cli/mod.rs b/espanso/src/cli/mod.rs
index bf0ec74..7166f04 100644
--- a/espanso/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/espanso/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ pub struct CliModule {
   pub requires_paths: bool,
   pub requires_config: bool,
   pub subcommand: String,
+  pub show_in_dock: bool,
   pub entry: fn(CliModuleArgs)->i32,
 }
 
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ impl Default for CliModule {
       requires_paths: false, 
       requires_config: false, 
       subcommand: "".to_string(), 
+      show_in_dock: false,
       entry: |_| {0},
     }
   }
diff --git a/espanso/src/main.rs b/espanso/src/main.rs
index 76110bc..28fe541 100644
--- a/espanso/src/main.rs
+++ b/espanso/src/main.rs
@@ -377,6 +377,14 @@ fn main() {
       log_panics::init();
     }
 
+    // If explicitly requested, we show the Dock icon on macOS
+    // We need to enable this selectively, otherwise we would end up with multiple
+    // dock icons due to the multi-process nature of espanso.
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    if handler.show_in_dock {
+      espanso_mac_utils::convert_to_foreground_app();
+    }
+
     let mut cli_args: CliModuleArgs = CliModuleArgs::default();
 
     if handler.requires_paths || handler.requires_config {
diff --git a/espanso/src/res/macos/Info.plist b/espanso/src/res/macos/Info.plist
index d55fe99..340a164 100644
--- a/espanso/src/res/macos/Info.plist
+++ b/espanso/src/res/macos/Info.plist
@@ -37,5 +37,7 @@
 	<string>Copyright 2019-2021 Federico Terzi</string>
 	<key>LSRequiresCarbon</key>
 	<true/>
+	<key>LSUIElement</key>
+	<string>1</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>