diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/pty/src/pipe.rs b/codex-rs/utils/pty/src/pipe.rs
index d77c11383c..f62d121793 100644
--- a/codex-rs/utils/pty/src/pipe.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/pty/src/pipe.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ async fn spawn_process_with_stdin_mode(
     unsafe {
         command.pre_exec(move || {
             crate::process_group::detach_from_tty()?;
+            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+            let _ = crate::process_group::reset_to_system_crash_reporter();
             #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
             crate::process_group::set_parent_death_signal(parent_pid)?;
             Ok(())
diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/pty/src/process_group.rs b/codex-rs/utils/pty/src/process_group.rs
index dadff29f9e..fcbdf4126e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/utils/pty/src/process_group.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/pty/src/process_group.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ use std::io;
 
 use tokio::process::Child;
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+use libc::c_char;
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+use libc::c_int;
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+use libc::c_uint;
+
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 /// Ensure the child receives SIGTERM when the original parent dies.
 ///
@@ -44,6 +51,103 @@ pub fn set_parent_death_signal(_parent_pid: i32) -> io::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+/// Reset exception ports to the system crash reporter.
+///
+/// This breaks any inherited connection to a wrapping crash handler before
+/// `exec`, so crashes in the spawned process are reported by the system.
+pub fn reset_to_system_crash_reporter() -> bool {
+    type MachPort = c_uint;
+    type KernReturn = c_int;
+    type ExceptionMask = c_uint;
+    type ExceptionBehavior = c_int;
+    type ThreadStateFlavor = c_int;
+
+    const KERN_SUCCESS: KernReturn = 0;
+    const MACH_PORT_NULL: MachPort = 0;
+    const MACH_PORT_DEAD: MachPort = MachPort::MAX;
+
+    const EXC_CRASH: u32 = 10;
+    const EXC_RESOURCE: u32 = 11;
+    const EXC_GUARD: u32 = 12;
+
+    const EXC_MASK_CRASH: ExceptionMask = 1 << EXC_CRASH;
+    const EXC_MASK_RESOURCE: ExceptionMask = 1 << EXC_RESOURCE;
+    const EXC_MASK_GUARD: ExceptionMask = 1 << EXC_GUARD;
+
+    const EXCEPTION_STATE_IDENTITY: ExceptionBehavior = 3;
+    const MACH_EXCEPTION_CODES: ExceptionBehavior = 0x8000_0000u32 as ExceptionBehavior;
+
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
+    const MACHINE_THREAD_STATE: ThreadStateFlavor = 1;
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+    const MACHINE_THREAD_STATE: ThreadStateFlavor = 7;
+    #[cfg(not(any(target_arch = "aarch64", target_arch = "x86_64")))]
+    const MACHINE_THREAD_STATE: ThreadStateFlavor = 1;
+
+    unsafe extern "C" {
+        static bootstrap_port: MachPort;
+        fn bootstrap_look_up(
+            bp: MachPort,
+            service_name: *const c_char,
+            sp: *mut MachPort,
+        ) -> KernReturn;
+        fn mach_task_self() -> MachPort;
+        fn task_set_exception_ports(
+            task: MachPort,
+            exception_mask: ExceptionMask,
+            new_port: MachPort,
+            behavior: ExceptionBehavior,
+            new_flavor: ThreadStateFlavor,
+        ) -> KernReturn;
+    }
+
+    const REPORT_CRASH_SERVICE: &[u8] = b"com.apple.ReportCrash\0";
+    let service_name = REPORT_CRASH_SERVICE.as_ptr().cast::<c_char>();
+
+    let mut report_crash: MachPort = MACH_PORT_NULL;
+    let lookup = unsafe {
+        bootstrap_look_up(
+            bootstrap_port,
+            service_name,
+            &mut report_crash as *mut MachPort,
+        )
+    };
+    if lookup != KERN_SUCCESS || report_crash == MACH_PORT_DEAD || report_crash == MACH_PORT_NULL {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Best-effort: include resource/guard masks, then fall back to crash-only
+    // when those exceptions are unsupported in this context.
+    let mask = EXC_MASK_CRASH | EXC_MASK_RESOURCE | EXC_MASK_GUARD;
+    let behavior = EXCEPTION_STATE_IDENTITY | MACH_EXCEPTION_CODES;
+
+    let task = unsafe { mach_task_self() };
+    let primary = unsafe {
+        task_set_exception_ports(task, mask, report_crash, behavior, MACHINE_THREAD_STATE)
+    };
+    if primary == KERN_SUCCESS {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    let fallback = unsafe {
+        task_set_exception_ports(
+            task,
+            EXC_MASK_CRASH,
+            report_crash,
+            behavior,
+            MACHINE_THREAD_STATE,
+        )
+    };
+    fallback == KERN_SUCCESS
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+/// No-op on non-macOS platforms.
+pub fn reset_to_system_crash_reporter() -> bool {
+    true
+}
+
 #[cfg(unix)]
 /// Detach from the controlling TTY by starting a new session.
 pub fn detach_from_tty() -> io::Result<()> {