diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-test.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-test.yml
index f18bc8716..61ef517c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-test.yml
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up the environment
         run: sh ./tools/metacall-environment.sh $METACALL_INSTALL_OPTIONS
         env:
-          METACALL_INSTALL_OPTIONS: base python nodejs typescript java ruby wasm rpc file #netcore5 c cobol rust rapidjson funchook swig pack # clangformat v8rep51 coverage
+          METACALL_INSTALL_OPTIONS: base python nodejs typescript java ruby wasm rpc file cobol #netcore5 c rust rapidjson funchook swig pack # clangformat v8rep51 coverage
 
       - name: Configure
         run: |
           cd build
           bash ../tools/metacall-configure.sh $METACALL_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS
         env:
-          METACALL_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS: ${{ matrix.buildtype }} scripts ports tests sanitizer python nodejs typescript java ruby wasm rpc file # netcore5 c cobol rust examples install pack benchmarks # v8 coverage
+          METACALL_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS: ${{ matrix.buildtype }} scripts ports tests sanitizer python nodejs typescript java ruby wasm rpc file cobol # netcore5 c rust examples install pack benchmarks # v8 coverage
 
       - name: Build
         working-directory: ./build
diff --git a/tools/metacall-environment.sh b/tools/metacall-environment.sh
index c08ffbb91..1b565177c 100755
--- a/tools/metacall-environment.sh
+++ b/tools/metacall-environment.sh
@@ -659,6 +659,14 @@ sub_cobol(){
 			# Runtime deps
 			$SUDO_CMD apk add --no-cache db ncurses
 		fi
+	elif [ "${OPERATIVE_SYSTEM}" = "Darwin" ]; then
+		brew install gnu-cobol
+		mkdir -p build
+		CMAKE_CONFIG_PATH="$ROOT_DIR/build/CMakeConfig.txt"
+		COBOL_PREFIX=$(brew --prefix gnu-cobol)
+		echo "-DCOBOL_EXECUTABLE=${COBOL_PREFIX}/bin/cobc" >> $CMAKE_CONFIG_PATH
+		echo "-DCOBOL_INCLUDE_DIR=${COBOL_PREFIX}/include" >> $CMAKE_CONFIG_PATH
+		echo "-DCOBOL_LIBRARY=${COBOL_PREFIX}/lib/libcob.dylib" >> $CMAKE_CONFIG_PATH
 	fi
 }