diff --git a/libobs/obs-cocoa.m b/libobs/obs-cocoa.m
index 4f0d30d99..26034a84c 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-cocoa.m
+++ b/libobs/obs-cocoa.m
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ static void log_os_name(id pi, SEL UTF8StringSel)
 	blog(LOG_INFO, "OS Name: %s", name ? name : "Unknown");
 }
 
+static bool using_10_15_or_above = true;
+
 static void log_os_version(id pi, SEL UTF8StringSel)
 {
 	typedef id (*version_func)(id, SEL);
@@ -186,6 +188,16 @@ static void log_os_version(id pi, SEL UTF8StringSel)
 	const char *version = UTF8String(vs, UTF8StringSel);
 
 	blog(LOG_INFO, "OS Version: %s", version ? version : "Unknown");
+
+	if (version) {
+		int major;
+		int minor;
+
+		int count = sscanf(version, "Version %d.%d", &major, &minor);
+		if (count == 2 && major == 10) {
+			using_10_15_or_above = minor >= 15;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 static void log_os(void)
@@ -239,6 +251,7 @@ static bool dstr_from_cfstring(struct dstr *str, CFStringRef ref)
 
 struct obs_hotkeys_platform {
 	volatile long refs;
+	bool secure_input_activated;
 	TISInputSourceRef tis;
 	CFDataRef layout_data;
 	UCKeyboardLayout *layout;
@@ -1749,6 +1762,14 @@ bool obs_hotkeys_platform_is_pressed(obs_hotkeys_platform_t *plat,
 	if (key >= OBS_KEY_LAST_VALUE)
 		return false;
 
+	/* if secure input is activated, kill hotkeys.
+	 *
+	 * TODO: rewrite all mac hotkey code, suspect there's a bug in 10.15
+	 * causing the crash internally.  */
+	if (plat->secure_input_activated) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < plat->keys[key].num;) {
 		IOHIDElementRef element = plat->keys[key].array[i];
 		IOHIDValueRef value = 0;
@@ -1758,6 +1779,11 @@ bool obs_hotkeys_platform_is_pressed(obs_hotkeys_platform_t *plat,
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		if (using_10_15_or_above && IsSecureEventInputEnabled()) {
+			plat->secure_input_activated = true;
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		if (IOHIDDeviceGetValue(device, element, &value) !=
 		    kIOReturnSuccess) {
 			i += 1;