diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_ContextCGL.mm b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_ContextCGL.mm
index 7642bad9fac..6a39d76e752 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_ContextCGL.mm
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_ContextCGL.mm
@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ static void makeAttribList(
 		attribs.push_back(NSOpenGLPFAAccelerated);
 	}
 
-	/* Removed to allow 10.4 builds, and 2 GPUs rendering is not used anyway */
-	//attribs.push_back(NSOpenGLPFAAllowOfflineRenderers);
+	attribs.push_back(NSOpenGLPFAAllowOfflineRenderers); // for automatic GPU switching
 
 	attribs.push_back(NSOpenGLPFADepthSize);
 	attribs.push_back((NSOpenGLPixelFormatAttribute) 32);
diff --git a/release/darwin/blender.app/Contents/Info.plist b/release/darwin/blender.app/Contents/Info.plist
index 0649a2075cd..51d21469c81 100644
--- a/release/darwin/blender.app/Contents/Info.plist
+++ b/release/darwin/blender.app/Contents/Info.plist
@@ -47,5 +47,7 @@
 	<string>NSApplication</string>
 	<key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
 	<true/>
+	<key>NSSupportsAutomaticGraphicsSwitching</key>
+	<true/>
 </dict>
 </plist>