diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 433333604ba..9d522a0cce6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,13 +46,14 @@
     "dev:webpack": "NODE_ENV=development webpack-dev-server --hot",
     "dev:typed-scss": "yarn build:typed-scss -w",
     "dev:storybook": "SIGNAL_ENV=storybook start-storybook -p 6006 -s ./",
-    "build": "run-s --print-label build:grunt build:typed-scss build:webpack build:release",
+    "build": "run-s --print-label build:grunt build:typed-scss build:webpack build:release build:zip",
     "build:dev": "run-s --print-label build:grunt build:typed-scss build:webpack",
     "build:grunt": "yarn grunt",
     "build:typed-scss": "tsm sticker-creator",
     "build:webpack": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack",
     "build:electron": "electron-builder --config.extraMetadata.environment=$SIGNAL_ENV",
     "build:release": "cross-env SIGNAL_ENV=production npm run build:electron -- --config.directories.output=release",
+    "build:zip": "node scripts/zip-macos-release.js",
     "preverify:ts": "yarn build:typed-scss",
     "verify": "run-p --print-label verify:*",
     "verify:ts": "tsc --noEmit"
diff --git a/scripts/zip-macos-release.js b/scripts/zip-macos-release.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..75736677186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/zip-macos-release.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const { zipMacOSRelease } = require('../ts/scripts/zip-macos-release');
+
+zipMacOSRelease();
diff --git a/ts/scripts/zip-macos-release.ts b/ts/scripts/zip-macos-release.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..168779c4c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/scripts/zip-macos-release.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/* tslint:disable no-console non-literal-fs-path */
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import rimraf from 'rimraf';
+import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+import packageJSON from '../../package.json';
+
+export function zipMacOSRelease() {
+  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const files = fs
+    .readdirSync('release')
+    .filter(file => path.extname(file) === '.zip');
+  if (!files.length) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'No zip file found. Maybe the release did not complete properly?'
+    );
+  }
+  if (files.length > 1) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'More than one zip file found, release directory was not cleared.'
+    );
+  }
+  const zipFile = files[0];
+  const zipPath = path.join('release', zipFile);
+
+  console.log('Removing current zip file');
+  rimraf.sync(zipPath);
+
+  const appName = `${packageJSON.productName}.app`;
+  const appPath = path.join('release', 'mac', appName);
+
+  const tmpPath = path.join('release', 'tmp');
+  const appDir = path.dirname(appPath);
+  const tmpZip = path.join(appDir, zipFile);
+  console.log('Creating temporary zip file at', tmpZip);
+  try {
+    execSync(`cd ${appDir} && zip -ro ${zipFile} "${appName}"`);
+    console.log(
+      'Unzipping to remove duplicate electron references from',
+      tmpZip
+    );
+    execSync(`unzip ${tmpZip} -d ${tmpPath}`);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.log('stdout:', String(err.stdout));
+    console.log('stderr:', String(err.stderr));
+    throw err;
+  }
+  console.log('Removing temporary zip file');
+  rimraf.sync(tmpZip);
+
+  const electronFrameworkPath = path.join(
+    tmpPath,
+    appName,
+    'Contents',
+    'Frameworks',
+    'Electron Framework.framework',
+    'Versions'
+  );
+  console.log('Removing duplicate electron framework', electronFrameworkPath);
+  rimraf.sync(electronFrameworkPath);
+
+  try {
+    console.log('Creating final zip');
+    execSync(`cd ${tmpPath} && zip -ro ${zipFile} "${appName}"`);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.log('stdout:', String(err.stdout));
+    console.log('stderr:', String(err.stderr));
+    throw err;
+  }
+  console.log('Moving into the final destination', zipPath);
+  fs.renameSync(path.join(tmpPath, zipFile), zipPath);
+  rimraf.sync(tmpPath);
+
+  console.log('zip-macos-release is done');
+}