diff --git a/player/core.h b/player/core.h
index b772f862f7..12f248dcc2 100644
--- a/player/core.h
+++ b/player/core.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ enum {
 
 typedef struct MPContext {
     bool initialized;
+    bool is_cplayer;
     struct mpv_global *global;
     struct MPOpts *opts;
     struct mp_log *log;
diff --git a/player/main.c b/player/main.c
index 99ba0becd2..af9ffe8c65 100644
--- a/player/main.c
+++ b/player/main.c
@@ -412,6 +412,12 @@ int mp_initialize(struct MPContext *mpctx)
     // From this point on, all mpctx members are initialized.
     mpctx->initialized = true;
 
+
+#if HAVE_COCOA
+    if (mpctx->is_cplayer)
+        cocoa_set_input_context(mpctx->input);
+#endif
+
     if (opts->force_vo) {
         opts->fixed_vo = 1;
         mpctx->video_out = init_best_video_out(mpctx->global, mpctx->input,
@@ -456,6 +462,8 @@ int mpv_main(int argc, char *argv[])
     struct MPContext *mpctx = mp_create();
     struct MPOpts *opts = mpctx->opts;
 
+    mpctx->is_cplayer = true;
+
     char *verbose_env = getenv("MPV_VERBOSE");
     if (verbose_env)
         opts->verbose = atoi(verbose_env);
@@ -509,10 +517,6 @@ int mpv_main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (mp_initialize(mpctx) < 0)
         exit_player(mpctx, EXIT_ERROR);
 
-#if HAVE_COCOA
-    cocoa_set_input_context(mpctx->input);
-#endif
-
     mp_play_files(mpctx);
 
     exit_player(mpctx, mpctx->stop_play == PT_QUIT ? EXIT_QUIT : mpctx->quit_player_rc);