diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 104ab24c6..e0715b1f0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ headers*.tar.gz
 license_template
 Makefile*
 bin/qupzilla
+bin/QupZilla.dmg
 lib*.so*
 bin/core
 qupzilla.sh
diff --git a/mac/QupZilla-template.dmg b/mac/QupZilla-template.dmg
deleted file mode 100644
index d96bd2916..000000000
Binary files a/mac/QupZilla-template.dmg and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/mac/create_dmg.scpt b/mac/create_dmg.scpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d566d02a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mac/create_dmg.scpt
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+tell application "Finder"
+  tell disk "QupZilla"
+    open
+      # Set some defaults
+      set current view of container window to icon view
+
+      # Turn some things off
+      set statusbar visible of container window to false
+      set toolbar visible of container window to false
+
+      # Size metrics { x, y, w, h }
+      set the bounds of container window to {40, 40, 520, 520}
+
+      # Abstract an object
+      set theViewOptions to the icon view options of container window
+
+      # Turn some more things off
+      set arrangement of theViewOptions to not arranged
+
+      # Set background image in HFS+ format referenced from image bundle
+      set background picture of theViewOptions to file ".background:qupzilla-dmg-background.png"
+
+      # Align the icons to the background mask
+      set icon size of theViewOptions to 64
+
+      set position of item "QupZilla" of container window to {55, 390}
+      set position of item "Applications" of container window to {390, 390}
+
+      # Since this is a dynamic template modifier script tell Finder not to do any registration of applications
+      update without registering applications
+
+      delay 5
+
+    close
+  end tell
+end tell
diff --git a/mac/create_dmg.sh b/mac/create_dmg.sh
index ee14e7e95..2fa3fa289 100755
--- a/mac/create_dmg.sh
+++ b/mac/create_dmg.sh
@@ -1,26 +1,61 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+TMP=/tmp
 BUNDLE_PATH=bin
 test -d bin || BUNDLE_PATH=../bin
 
-echo "We just want to make sure it's not in use"
-hdiutil detach /tmp/tmp-release-qupzilla
+WORK_TEMPLATE=tmp-QupZilla-release.dmg.sparseimage
 
-echo "Creating writable DMG from template"
-hdiutil convert QupZilla-template.dmg -format UDRW -o /tmp/tmp-qupzilla.dmg
+# NOTE: Value must currently match -volname exactly or an error happens in AppleScript with Finder
+VOLUME_TEMPLATE=QupZilla
 
-echo "Attach DMG for write"
-hdiutil attach /tmp/tmp-qupzilla.dmg -mountpoint /tmp/tmp-qupzilla-release
+echo "Ensuring working disk image template is not in use…"
+hdiutil detach $TMP/$WORK_TEMPLATE
 
-echo "Copying…"
-cp -fpR $BUNDLE_PATH/QupZilla.app/Contents /tmp/tmp-qupzilla-release/QupZilla.app
+echo "Creating writable working disk image template…"
+hdiutil create -size 200m "$TMP/$WORK_TEMPLATE" -type SPARSE -fs HFS+ -volname "QupZilla"
 
-hdiutil detach /tmp/tmp-qupzilla-release
+  echo "Attaching working disk image template for modification…"
+  hdiutil attach "$TMP/$WORK_TEMPLATE" -mountpoint "$TMP/$VOLUME_TEMPLATE"
 
-echo "Creating final compressed(bz2) DMG…"
-rm $BUNDLE_PATH/QupZilla.dmg
-hdiutil convert /tmp/tmp-qupzilla.dmg -format UDBZ -o $BUNDLE_PATH/QupZilla.dmg
+    echo "Creating background image folder…"
+    mkdir "$TMP/$VOLUME_TEMPLATE/.background"
 
-echo "Removing temp files…"
-rm /tmp/tmp-qupzilla.dmg
-exit
+    echo "Copying background image…"
+    cp images/qupzilla-dmg-background.png "$TMP/$VOLUME_TEMPLATE/.background/"
+
+    echo "Creating volume icon set…"
+    iconutil -c icns images/qupzilla-dmg-icon.iconset -o "$TMP/$VOLUME_TEMPLATE/.VolumeIcon.icns"
+
+    echo "Creating application reference folder…"
+    mkdir "$TMP/$VOLUME_TEMPLATE/QupZilla.app"
+
+    echo "Creating symbolic link to global Applications folder…"
+    ln -s /Applications "$TMP/$VOLUME_TEMPLATE/Applications"
+
+    echo "Setting some proprietary window modifications here with AppleScript…"
+    osascript create_dmg.scpt
+
+    sleep 5
+
+    echo "Registering that a custom icon has been set…"
+    SetFile -a C "$TMP/$VOLUME_TEMPLATE"
+
+    echo "Copying application bundle contents…"
+    cp -fpR "$BUNDLE_PATH/QupZilla.app/Contents" "$TMP/$VOLUME_TEMPLATE/QupZilla.app"
+
+    echo "Blessing folder to automatically open on mount…"
+    bless -folder "$TMP/$VOLUME_TEMPLATE" --openfolder "$TMP/$VOLUME_TEMPLATE"
+
+  echo "Detaching working disk image template from write…"
+  hdiutil detach "$TMP/$VOLUME_TEMPLATE"
+
+echo "Compacting working disk image…"
+hdiutil compact "$TMP/$WORK_TEMPLATE"
+
+echo "Converting working disk image to read only…"
+rm "$BUNDLE_PATH/QupZilla.dmg"
+hdiutil convert "$TMP/$WORK_TEMPLATE" -format UDBZ -o "$BUNDLE_PATH/QupZilla.dmg"
+
+echo  "Cleaning up"
+rm "$TMP/$WORK_TEMPLATE"
diff --git a/mac/images/qupzilla-dmg-icon.png b/mac/images/qupzilla-dmg-icon.iconset/icon_256x256.png
similarity index 100%
rename from mac/images/qupzilla-dmg-icon.png
rename to mac/images/qupzilla-dmg-icon.iconset/icon_256x256.png
diff --git a/mac/macdeploy.sh b/mac/macdeploy.sh
index 89596d7fd..cad37a91e 100755
--- a/mac/macdeploy.sh
+++ b/mac/macdeploy.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ answer=$( while ! head -c 1 | grep -i '[yn]'; do true; done )
 stty $old_stty_cfg
 if echo "$answer" | grep -iq "^y"; then
   if [ -z ${QTDIR+x} ]; then
-    printf '\nPlease set the environment variable for the Qt platform folder.\n\texample:\n\t$ export QTDIR="$HOME/Qt/5.7/clang_64"\n'
+    printf '\nPlease set the environment variable for the Qt platform folder.\n\texample:\n\t$ export QTDIR="$HOME/Qt/5.8/clang_64"\n'
     exit 1
   else
     printf '\nCopying known, missing, Qt native library plugins to target bundle...\n'