diff --git a/.changes/macos-menus-services.md b/.changes/macos-menus-services.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4254f8f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/macos-menus-services.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"tao": "patch"
+---
+
+Fix the native Services menu on macOS.
diff --git a/examples/custom_menu.rs b/examples/custom_menu.rs
index eb29e5e9b..168385880 100644
--- a/examples/custom_menu.rs
+++ b/examples/custom_menu.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ fn main() {
     },
   ));
 
+  first_menu.add_native_item(MenuItem::Services);
+
   // Create custom Copy menu with our clipboard object
   let custom_insert_clipboard = first_menu.add_item(MenuItemAttributes::new("Insert clipboard"));
   let custom_read_clipboard = first_menu.add_item(MenuItemAttributes::new("Read clipboard"));
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/menu.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/menu.rs
index dab4e4ed3..2b7d3cf10 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/menu.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/menu.rs
@@ -308,10 +308,12 @@ impl Menu {
       )),
       MenuItem::Services => unsafe {
         let item = make_menu_item("Services", None, None, MenuType::MenuBar);
+        // we have to assign an empty menu as the app's services menu, and macOS will populate it
+        let services_menu = NSMenu::alloc(nil).autorelease();
         let app_class = class!(NSApplication);
         let app: id = msg_send![app_class, sharedApplication];
-        let services: id = msg_send![app, servicesMenu];
-        let _: () = msg_send![&*item, setSubmenu: services];
+        let () = msg_send![app, setServicesMenu: services_menu];
+        let () = msg_send![&*item, setSubmenu: services_menu];
         Some((None, item))
       },
     };