diff --git a/direct/src/dist/FreezeTool.py b/direct/src/dist/FreezeTool.py
index 8748b81c8d..c97d842144 100644
--- a/direct/src/dist/FreezeTool.py
+++ b/direct/src/dist/FreezeTool.py
@@ -639,6 +639,51 @@ okMissing = [
     'direct.extensions_native.extensions_darwin',
     ]
 
+# Since around macOS 10.15, Apple's codesigning process has become more strict.
+# Appending data to the end of a Mach-O binary is now explicitly forbidden. The
+# solution is to embed our own segment into the binary so it can be properly
+# signed.
+mach_header_64_layout = '<IIIIIIII'
+
+# Each load command is guaranteed to start with the command identifier and
+# command size. We'll call this the "lc header".
+lc_header_layout = '<II'
+
+# Each Mach-O segment is made up of sections. We need to change both the segment
+# and section information, so we'll need to know the layout of a section as
+# well.
+section64_header_layout = '<16s16sQQIIIIIIII'
+
+# These are all of the load commands we'll need to modify parts of.
+LC_SEGMENT_64 = 0x19
+LC_DYLD_INFO_ONLY = 0x80000022
+LC_SYMTAB = 0x02
+LC_DYSYMTAB = 0x0B
+LC_FUNCTION_STARTS = 0x26
+LC_DATA_IN_CODE = 0x29
+
+lc_layouts = {
+    LC_SEGMENT_64: '<II16sQQQQIIII',
+    LC_DYLD_INFO_ONLY: '<IIIIIIIIIIII',
+    LC_SYMTAB: '<IIIIII',
+    LC_DYSYMTAB: '<IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII',
+    LC_FUNCTION_STARTS: '<IIII',
+    LC_DATA_IN_CODE: '<IIII',
+}
+
+# All of our modifications involve sliding some offsets, since we need to insert
+# our data in the middle of the binary (we can't just put the data at the end
+# since __LINKEDIT must be the last segment).
+lc_indices_to_slide = {
+    b'__PANDA': [4, 6],
+    b'__LINKEDIT': [3, 5],
+    LC_DYLD_INFO_ONLY: [2, 4, 8, 10],
+    LC_SYMTAB: [2, 4],
+    LC_DYSYMTAB: [14],
+    LC_FUNCTION_STARTS: [2],
+    LC_DATA_IN_CODE: [2],
+}
+
 class Freezer:
     class ModuleDef:
         def __init__(self, moduleName, filename = None,
@@ -1799,21 +1844,36 @@ class Freezer:
             # Align to page size, so that it can be mmapped.
             blob_align = 4096
 
-        # Add padding before the blob if necessary.
-        blob_offset = len(stub_data)
-        if (blob_offset & (blob_align - 1)) != 0:
-            pad = (blob_align - (blob_offset & (blob_align - 1)))
-            stub_data += (b'\0' * pad)
-            blob_offset += pad
-        assert (blob_offset % blob_align) == 0
-        assert blob_offset == len(stub_data)
-
         # Also determine the total blob size now.  Add padding to the end.
         blob_size = pool_offset + len(pool)
         if blob_size & (blob_align - 1) != 0:
             pad = (blob_align - (blob_size & (blob_align - 1)))
             blob_size += pad
 
+        # TODO: Support creating custom sections in universal binaries.
+        append_blob = True
+        if self.platform.startswith('macosx') and len(bitnesses) == 1:
+            # If our deploy-stub has a __PANDA segment, we know we're meant to
+            # put our blob there rather than attach it to the end.
+            load_commands = self._parse_macho_load_commands(stub_data)
+            if b'__PANDA' in load_commands.keys():
+                append_blob = False
+
+        if self.platform.startswith("macosx") and not append_blob:
+            # Take this time to shift any Mach-O structures around to fit our
+            # blob. We don't need to worry about aligning the offset since the
+            # compiler already took care of that when creating the segment.
+            blob_offset = self._shift_macho_structures(stub_data, load_commands, blob_size)
+        else:
+            # Add padding before the blob if necessary.
+            blob_offset = len(stub_data)
+            if (blob_offset & (blob_align - 1)) != 0:
+                pad = (blob_align - (blob_offset & (blob_align - 1)))
+                stub_data += (b'\0' * pad)
+                blob_offset += pad
+            assert (blob_offset % blob_align) == 0
+            assert blob_offset == len(stub_data)
+
         # Calculate the offsets for the variables.  These are pointers,
         # relative to the beginning of the blob.
         field_offsets = {}
@@ -1893,9 +1953,13 @@ class Freezer:
             blob += struct.pack('<Q', blob_offset)
 
         with open(target, 'wb') as f:
-            f.write(stub_data)
-            assert f.tell() == blob_offset
-            f.write(blob)
+            if append_blob:
+                f.write(stub_data)
+                assert f.tell() == blob_offset
+                f.write(blob)
+            else:
+                stub_data[blob_offset:blob_offset + blob_size] = blob
+                f.write(stub_data)
 
         os.chmod(target, 0o755)
         return target
@@ -2165,6 +2229,59 @@ class Freezer:
                                 return fileoff + rel
                         print("Could not find memory address for symbol %s" % (symbol_name))
 
+    def _parse_macho_load_commands(self, macho_data):
+        """Returns the list of load commands from macho_data."""
+        mach_header_64 = list(
+            struct.unpack_from(mach_header_64_layout, macho_data, 0))
+
+        num_load_commands = mach_header_64[4]
+
+        load_commands = {}
+
+        curr_lc_offset = struct.calcsize(mach_header_64_layout)
+        for i in range(num_load_commands):
+            lc = struct.unpack_from(lc_header_layout, macho_data, curr_lc_offset)
+            layout = lc_layouts.get(lc[0])
+            if layout:
+                # Make it a list since we want to mutate it.
+                lc = list(struct.unpack_from(layout, macho_data, curr_lc_offset))
+
+                if lc[0] == LC_SEGMENT_64:
+                    stripped_name = lc[2].rstrip(b'\0')
+                    if stripped_name in [b'__PANDA', b'__LINKEDIT']:
+                        load_commands[stripped_name] = (curr_lc_offset, lc)
+                else:
+                    load_commands[lc[0]] = (curr_lc_offset, lc)
+
+            curr_lc_offset += lc[1]
+
+        return load_commands
+
+    def _shift_macho_structures(self, macho_data, load_commands, blob_size):
+        """Given the stub and the size of our blob, make room for it and edit
+        all of the necessary structures to keep the binary valid. Returns the
+        offset where the blob should be placed."""
+
+        for lc_key in load_commands.keys():
+            for index in lc_indices_to_slide[lc_key]:
+                load_commands[lc_key][1][index] += blob_size
+
+            if lc_key == b'__PANDA':
+                section_header_offset = load_commands[lc_key][0] + struct.calcsize(lc_layouts[LC_SEGMENT_64])
+                section_header = list(struct.unpack_from(section64_header_layout, macho_data, section_header_offset))
+                section_header[3] = blob_size
+                struct.pack_into(section64_header_layout, macho_data, section_header_offset, *section_header)
+
+            layout = LC_SEGMENT_64 if lc_key in [b'__PANDA', b'__LINKEDIT'] else lc_key
+            struct.pack_into(lc_layouts[layout], macho_data, load_commands[lc_key][0], *load_commands[lc_key][1])
+
+        blob_offset = load_commands[b'__PANDA'][1][5]
+
+        # Write in some null bytes until we write in the actual blob.
+        macho_data[blob_offset:blob_offset] = b'\0' * blob_size
+
+        return blob_offset
+
     def makeModuleDef(self, mangledName, code):
         result = ''
         result += 'static unsigned char %s[] = {' % (mangledName)