diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 086ed515c62b7..952b9a00c1e63 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -427,9 +427,21 @@ ifeq ($(OS), Linux)
 endif
 ifeq ($(OS), WINNT)
 	cd $(BUILDROOT)/julia-$(JULIA_COMMIT)/bin && rm -f llvm* llc.exe lli.exe opt.exe LTO.dll bugpoint.exe macho-dump.exe
+endif
+	# If we're on macOS, and we have a codesigning identity, then codesign the binary-dist tarball!
+ifeq ($(OS),Darwin)
+ifneq ($(MACOS_CODESIGN_IDENTITY),)
+	echo "Codesigning with identity $(MACOS_CODESIGN_IDENTITY)"; \
+	MACHO_FILES=$$(find "$(BUILDROOT)/julia-$(JULIA_COMMIT)" -type f -perm -0111 | cut -d: -f1); \
+	for f in $${MACHO_FILES}; do \
+		echo "Codesigning $${f}..."; \
+		codesign -s "$(MACOS_CODESIGN_IDENTITY)" --option=runtime --entitlements $(JULIAHOME)/contrib/mac/app/Entitlements.plist -vvv --timestamp --deep --force "$${f}"; \
+	done
+endif
 endif
 	cd $(BUILDROOT) && $(TAR) zcvf $(JULIA_BINARYDIST_FILENAME).tar.gz julia-$(JULIA_COMMIT)
 
+
 exe:
 	# run Inno Setup to compile installer
 	$(call spawn,$(JULIAHOME)/dist-extras/inno/iscc.exe /DAppVersion=$(JULIA_VERSION) /DSourceDir="$(call cygpath_w,$(BUILDROOT)/julia-$(JULIA_COMMIT))" /DRepoDir="$(call cygpath_w,$(JULIAHOME))" /F"$(JULIA_BINARYDIST_FILENAME)" /O"$(call cygpath_w,$(BUILDROOT))" $(INNO_ARGS) $(call cygpath_w,$(JULIAHOME)/contrib/windows/build-installer.iss))
diff --git a/contrib/mac/app/Makefile b/contrib/mac/app/Makefile
index edb6f868c9486..81b7e47cdf2cf 100644
--- a/contrib/mac/app/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/mac/app/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ dmg/$(APP_NAME): startup.applescript julia.icns
 	make -C $(JULIAHOME) binary-dist
 	tar zxf $(JULIAHOME)/$(JULIA_BINARYDIST_FILENAME).tar.gz -C $@/Contents/Resources/julia --strip-components 1
 	find $@/Contents/Resources/julia -type f -exec chmod -w {} \;
+	# Even though the tarball may already be signed, we re-sign here to make it easier to add
+	# unsigned executables (like the app launcher) and whatnot, without needing to maintain lists
+	# of what is or is not signed.  Codesigning is cheap, so might as well do it early and often.
 	if [ -n "$$MACOS_CODESIGN_IDENTITY" ]; then \
 	    echo "Codesigning with identity $$MACOS_CODESIGN_IDENTITY"; \
 		MACHO_FILES=$$(find "$@" -type f -perm -0111 | cut -d: -f1); \