diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs b/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs
index c83a6f14b..085439586 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/native/glow_integration.rs
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ impl<'app> GlowWinitApp<'app> {
         )
         .with_visible(false); // Start hidden until we render the first frame to fix white flash on startup (https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/3631)
 
+        // Fix the top window area not being clickable on macOS when in fullscreen on an external display
+        // See https://github.com/rust-windowing/winit/issues/4295, https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/issues/10280
+        #[cfg(all(target_os = "macos", not(feature = "accesskit")))]
+        let winit_window_builder = winit_window_builder.with_visible(true);
+
         let mut glutin_window_context = unsafe {
             GlutinWindowContext::new(egui_ctx, winit_window_builder, native_options, event_loop)?
         };
diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs b/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
index f387779d7..5b141a003 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
@@ -913,6 +913,11 @@ fn create_window(
     )
     .with_visible(false); // Start hidden until we render the first frame to fix white flash on startup (https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/3631)
 
+    // Fix the top window area not being clickable on macOS when in fullscreen on an external display
+    // See https://github.com/rust-windowing/winit/issues/4295, https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/issues/10280
+    #[cfg(all(target_os = "macos", not(feature = "accesskit")))]
+    let viewport_builder = viewport_builder.with_visible(true);
+
     let window = egui_winit::create_window(egui_ctx, event_loop, &viewport_builder)?;
     epi_integration::apply_window_settings(&window, window_settings);
     Ok((window, viewport_builder))