diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index ed0b38c719..75a7871c4a 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -2940,12 +2940,13 @@ Window
     treated as exclusive fullscreen window that bypasses the Desktop Window
     Manager.
 
-``--ontop-level=<window|system|level>``
+``--ontop-level=<window|system|desktop|level>``
     (OS X only)
     Sets the level of an ontop window (default: window).
 
     :window:  On top of all other windows.
     :system:  On top of system elements like Taskbar, Menubar and Dock.
+    :desktop: On top of the Dekstop behind windows and Desktop icons.
     :level:   A level as integer.
 
 ``--border``, ``--no-border``
diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 88b78565ed..e1bc5a3c47 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ static const m_option_t mp_vo_opt_list[] = {
     {"taskbar-progress", OPT_FLAG(taskbar_progress)},
     {"snap-window", OPT_FLAG(snap_window)},
     {"ontop", OPT_FLAG(ontop)},
-    {"ontop-level", OPT_CHOICE(ontop_level, {"window", -1}, {"system", -2}),
-        M_RANGE(0, INT_MAX)},
+    {"ontop-level", OPT_CHOICE(ontop_level, {"window", -1}, {"system", -2},
+        {"desktop", -3}), M_RANGE(0, INT_MAX)},
     {"border", OPT_FLAG(border)},
     {"fit-border", OPT_FLAG(fit_border)},
     {"on-all-workspaces", OPT_FLAG(all_workspaces)},
diff --git a/video/out/mac/window.swift b/video/out/mac/window.swift
index 5b7e77dcff..d692d0db91 100644
--- a/video/out/mac/window.swift
+++ b/video/out/mac/window.swift
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ class Window: NSWindow, NSWindowDelegate {
                 level = .floating
             case -2:
                 level = .statusBar + 1
+            case -3:
+                level = NSWindow.Level(Int(CGWindowLevelForKey(.desktopWindow)))
             default:
                 level = NSWindow.Level(ontopLevel)
             }
@@ -416,7 +418,9 @@ class Window: NSWindow, NSWindowDelegate {
     }
 
     override func constrainFrameRect(_ frameRect: NSRect, to tScreen: NSScreen?) -> NSRect {
-        if (isAnimating && !isInFullscreen) || (!isAnimating && isInFullscreen) {
+        if (isAnimating && !isInFullscreen) || (!isAnimating && isInFullscreen ||
+            level == NSWindow.Level(Int(CGWindowLevelForKey(.desktopWindow))))
+        {
             return frameRect
         }