diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 788664e14e1e..895b7bd97d25 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@
 )
 
 # Store a reference to the executing platform
+IS_OSX_PLATFORM = sys.platform.startswith('darwin')
 IS_WINDOWS_PLATFORM = sys.platform.startswith('win')
-if IS_WINDOWS_PLATFORM:
+if IS_WINDOWS_PLATFORM or IS_OSX_PLATFORM:
     IS_SMARTOS_PLATFORM = False
 else:
     # os.uname() not available on Windows.
@@ -100,8 +101,15 @@
 SALT_REQS = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(SETUP_DIRNAME), 'requirements', 'base.txt')
 SALT_CRYPTO_REQS = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(SETUP_DIRNAME), 'requirements', 'crypto.txt')
 SALT_ZEROMQ_REQS = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(SETUP_DIRNAME), 'requirements', 'zeromq.txt')
-SALT_WINDOWS_REQS = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(SETUP_DIRNAME), 'pkg', 'windows', 'req.txt')
 SALT_LONG_DESCRIPTION_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(SETUP_DIRNAME), 'README.rst')
+SALT_OSX_REQS = [
+    os.path.join(os.path.abspath(SETUP_DIRNAME), 'pkg', 'osx', 'req.txt'),
+    os.path.join(os.path.abspath(SETUP_DIRNAME), 'pkg', 'osx', 'req_ext.txt')
+]
+SALT_WINDOWS_REQS = [
+    os.path.join(os.path.abspath(SETUP_DIRNAME), 'pkg', 'windows', 'req.txt'),
+    os.path.join(os.path.abspath(SETUP_DIRNAME), 'pkg', 'windows', 'req_win.txt')
+]
 
 # Salt SSH Packaging Detection
 PACKAGED_FOR_SALT_SSH_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(SETUP_DIRNAME), '.salt-ssh-package')
@@ -1019,14 +1027,24 @@ def _property_data_files(self):
 
     @property
     def _property_install_requires(self):
+
+        if IS_OSX_PLATFORM:
+            install_requires = []
+            for reqfile in SALT_OSX_REQS:
+                install_requires += _parse_requirements_file(reqfile)
+            return install_requires
+
+        if IS_WINDOWS_PLATFORM:
+            install_requires = []
+            for reqfile in SALT_WINDOWS_REQS:
+                install_requires += _parse_requirements_file(reqfile)
+            return install_requires
+
         install_requires = _parse_requirements_file(SALT_REQS)
 
         if self.salt_transport == 'zeromq':
             install_requires += _parse_requirements_file(SALT_CRYPTO_REQS)
             install_requires += _parse_requirements_file(SALT_ZEROMQ_REQS)
-
-        if IS_WINDOWS_PLATFORM:
-            install_requires = _parse_requirements_file(SALT_WINDOWS_REQS)
         return install_requires
 
     @property