diff --git a/qapi/ui.json b/qapi/ui.json
index 2b4371da37..764480e145 100644
--- a/qapi/ui.json
+++ b/qapi/ui.json
@@ -1107,6 +1107,22 @@
   'data'    : { '*grab-on-hover' : 'bool',
                 '*zoom-to-fit'   : 'bool'  } }
 
+##
+# @DisplayCocoa:
+#
+# Cocoa display options.
+#
+# @left-command-key: Enable/disable forwarding of left command key to
+#                    guest. Allows command-tab window switching on the
+#                    host without sending this key to the guest when
+#                    "off". Defaults to "on"
+#
+# Since: 6.2.50
+#
+##
+{ 'struct'  : 'DisplayCocoa',
+  'data'    : { '*left-command-key' : 'bool' } }
+
 ##
 # @DisplayEGLHeadless:
 #
@@ -1254,6 +1270,7 @@
   'discriminator' : 'type',
   'data'    : {
       'gtk': { 'type': 'DisplayGTK', 'if': 'CONFIG_GTK' },
+      'cocoa': { 'type': 'DisplayCocoa', 'if': 'CONFIG_COCOA' },
       'curses': { 'type': 'DisplayCurses', 'if': 'CONFIG_CURSES' },
       'egl-headless': { 'type': 'DisplayEGLHeadless',
                         'if': { 'all': ['CONFIG_OPENGL', 'CONFIG_GBM'] } },
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 7d47510947..5214457676 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -1869,6 +1869,9 @@ DEF("display", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_display,
 #if defined(CONFIG_DBUS_DISPLAY)
     "-display dbus[,addr=<dbusaddr>]\n"
     "             [,gl=on|core|es|off][,rendernode=<file>]\n"
+#endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_COCOA)
+    "-display cocoa[,show-cursor=on|off][,left-command-key=on|off]\n"
 #endif
     "-display none\n"
     "                select display backend type\n"
@@ -1956,6 +1959,15 @@ SRST
         ``charset=CP850`` for IBM CP850 encoding. The default is
         ``CP437``.
 
+    ``cocoa``
+        Display video output in a Cocoa window. Mac only. This interface
+        provides drop-down menus and other UI elements to configure and
+        control the VM during runtime. Valid parameters are:
+
+        ``show-cursor=on|off`` :  Force showing the mouse cursor
+
+        ``left-command-key=on|off`` : Disable forwarding left command key to host
+
     ``egl-headless[,rendernode=<file>]``
         Offload all OpenGL operations to a local DRI device. For any
         graphical display, this display needs to be paired with either
diff --git a/ui/cocoa.m b/ui/cocoa.m
index 69745c483b..10e492538a 100644
--- a/ui/cocoa.m
+++ b/ui/cocoa.m
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ static DisplayChangeListener dcl = {
 };
 static int last_buttons;
 static int cursor_hide = 1;
+static bool cursor_visible = 1;
+static int left_command_key_enabled = 1;
 
 static int gArgc;
 static char **gArgv;
@@ -411,18 +413,18 @@ QemuCocoaView *cocoaView;
 
 - (void) hideCursor
 {
-    if (!cursor_hide) {
-        return;
+    if (cursor_hide && cursor_visible) {
+        cursor_visible = 0;
+        [NSCursor hide];
     }
-    [NSCursor hide];
 }
 
 - (void) unhideCursor
 {
-    if (!cursor_hide) {
-        return;
+    if (cursor_hide && !cursor_visible) {
+        cursor_visible = 1;
+        [NSCursor unhide];
     }
-    [NSCursor unhide];
 }
 
 - (void) drawRect:(NSRect) rect
@@ -831,10 +833,14 @@ QemuCocoaView *cocoaView;
                     }
                     break;
 
-                /* Don't pass command key changes to guest unless mouse is grabbed */
+                /*
+                    Don't pass command key changes to guest unless mouse is grabbed
+                    or the key is explicitly disabled using the left-command-key option
+                */
                 case kVK_Command:
                     if (isMouseGrabbed &&
-                        !!(modifiers & NSEventModifierFlagCommand)) {
+                        !!(modifiers & NSEventModifierFlagCommand) &&
+                        left_command_key_enabled) {
                         [self toggleKey:Q_KEY_CODE_META_L];
                     }
                     break;
@@ -923,10 +929,16 @@ QemuCocoaView *cocoaView;
         case NSEventTypeLeftMouseDown:
             buttons |= MOUSE_EVENT_LBUTTON;
             mouse_event = true;
+            if (isFullscreen) {
+                [self hideCursor];
+            }
             break;
         case NSEventTypeRightMouseDown:
             buttons |= MOUSE_EVENT_RBUTTON;
             mouse_event = true;
+            if (isFullscreen) {
+                [self hideCursor];
+            }
             break;
         case NSEventTypeOtherMouseDown:
             buttons |= MOUSE_EVENT_MBUTTON;
@@ -2050,10 +2062,15 @@ static void cocoa_display_init(DisplayState *ds, DisplayOptions *opts)
             [(QemuCocoaAppController *)[[NSApplication sharedApplication] delegate] toggleFullScreen: nil];
         });
     }
+
     if (opts->has_show_cursor && opts->show_cursor) {
         cursor_hide = 0;
     }
 
+    if (opts->u.cocoa.has_left_command_key && !opts->u.cocoa.left_command_key) {
+        left_command_key_enabled = 0;
+    }
+
     // register vga output callbacks
     register_displaychangelistener(&dcl);
 
