diff --git a/native/libmacbridge/AppDelegate.mm b/native/libmacbridge/AppDelegate.mm
index b077954..c06fd28 100644
--- a/native/libmacbridge/AppDelegate.mm
+++ b/native/libmacbridge/AppDelegate.mm
@@ -2,22 +2,8 @@
 
 @implementation AppDelegate
 
-// 10.9+ only, see this url for compatibility:
-// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17693408/enable-access-for-assistive-devices-programmatically-on-10-9
-BOOL checkAccessibility()
-{
-    NSDictionary* opts = @{(__bridge id)kAXTrustedCheckOptionPrompt: @YES};
-    return AXIsProcessTrustedWithOptions((__bridge CFDictionaryRef)opts);
-}
-
 - (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification
 {
-    if (checkAccessibility()) {
-        NSLog(@"Accessibility Enabled");
-    }else {
-        NSLog(@"Accessibility Disabled");
-    }
-
     // Setup status icon
     myStatusItem = [[[NSStatusBar systemStatusBar] statusItemWithLength:NSSquareStatusItemLength] retain];
 
@@ -31,7 +17,6 @@ BOOL checkAccessibility()
     [myStatusItem.button setTarget:self];
 
     // Setup key listener
-    NSLog(@"registering keydown mask");
     [NSEvent addGlobalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask:(NSEventMaskKeyDown | NSEventMaskFlagsChanged)
             handler:^(NSEvent *event){
         if (event.type == NSEventTypeKeyDown
diff --git a/native/libmacbridge/bridge.h b/native/libmacbridge/bridge.h
index bc9813d..6e8107a 100644
--- a/native/libmacbridge/bridge.h
+++ b/native/libmacbridge/bridge.h
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ extern "C" void register_context_menu_click_callback(ContextMenuClickCallback ca
 
 // SYSTEM
 
+/*
+ * Check if espanso is authorized to control accessibility features, needed to detect key presses.
+ * @return
+ */
+int32_t check_accessibility();
+
 /*
  * Return the active NSRunningApplication path
  */
diff --git a/native/libmacbridge/bridge.mm b/native/libmacbridge/bridge.mm
index b21eda7..fc10895 100644
--- a/native/libmacbridge/bridge.mm
+++ b/native/libmacbridge/bridge.mm
@@ -227,4 +227,11 @@ int32_t show_context_menu(MenuItem * items, int32_t count) {
 
         [delegate_ptr->myStatusItem popUpStatusItemMenu:espansoMenu];
     });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+// 10.9+ only, see this url for compatibility:
+// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17693408/enable-access-for-assistive-devices-programmatically-on-10-9
+int32_t check_accessibility() {
+    NSDictionary* opts = @{(__bridge id)kAXTrustedCheckOptionPrompt: @YES};
+    return AXIsProcessTrustedWithOptions((__bridge CFDictionaryRef)opts);
+}
diff --git a/src/bridge/macos.rs b/src/bridge/macos.rs
index 25299a8..3ea76f8 100644
--- a/src/bridge/macos.rs
+++ b/src/bridge/macos.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ extern {
     pub fn eventloop();
 
     // System
+    pub fn check_accessibility() -> i32;
     pub fn get_active_app_bundle(buffer: *mut c_char, size: i32) -> i32;
     pub fn get_active_app_identifier(buffer: *mut c_char, size: i32) -> i32;
 
diff --git a/src/context/macos.rs b/src/context/macos.rs
index dd97efa..7d8bfd7 100644
--- a/src/context/macos.rs
+++ b/src/context/macos.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::fs;
 use log::{info, error};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::process::exit;
 
 const STATUS_ICON_BINARY : &'static [u8] = include_bytes!("../res/mac/icon.png");
 
@@ -17,6 +18,18 @@ pub struct MacContext {
 
 impl MacContext {
     pub fn new(send_channel: Sender<Event>) -> Box<MacContext> {
+        // Check accessibility
+        unsafe {
+            let res = check_accessibility();
+
+            if res == 0 {
+                error!("Accessibility must be enabled to make espanso work on MacOS.");
+                error!("Please allow espanso in the Security & Privacy panel, then restart espanso.");
+                error!("For more information: "); // TODO: add documentation link
+                exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+
         let context = Box::new(MacContext {
            send_channel
         });