diff --git a/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm b/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
index fb835f9db..bac7a136f 100644
--- a/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
+++ b/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
@@ -386,6 +386,11 @@ public:
 				setenv("MVK_CONFIG_FORCE_LOW_POWER_GPU", "1", 0);
 			}
 
+			// The following settings improve performance like suggested at
+			// https://github.com/KhronosGroup/MoltenVK/issues/581#issuecomment-487293665
+			setenv("MVK_CONFIG_SYNCHRONOUS_QUEUE_SUBMITS", "0", 0);
+			setenv("MVK_CONFIG_PRESENT_WITH_COMMAND_BUFFER", "0", 0);
+
 			try
 			{
 				m_vulkanDevice = new VulkanDevice();