diff --git a/scripts/ci-build.sh b/scripts/ci-build.sh
index 7774b7d833..c112f3c771 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-build.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci-build.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,100 @@ cd ${HOME}/freeciv/mac-at/bin/
 echo "Freeciv server autogame successful!"
 ;;
 
+"mac-meson-appBundle")
+
+export CPPFLAGS="-I$(brew --prefix readline)/include"
+export LDFLAGS="-L$(brew --prefix icu4c)/lib -L$(brew --prefix readline)/lib"
+export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(brew --prefix icu4c)/lib/pkgconfig"
+
+CONTENTSDIR="/Applications/Freeciv.app/Contents/"
+
+if ! mkdir -p "${CONTENTSDIR}" ; then
+  echo "Failed to create \"${CONTENTSDIR}" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! mkdir -p "${CONTENTSDIR}Resources" ; then
+  echo "Failed to create directory \"${CONTENTSDIR}Resources\"" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! cp data/freeciv-client.icns "${CONTENTSDIR}Resources" ; then
+  echo "Failed to copy file \"freeciv-client.icns\"" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! mkdir -p "${CONTENTSDIR}MacOS" ; then
+  echo "Failed to create directory \"${CONTENTSDIR}MacOS\"" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! mkdir -p "${CONTENTSDIR}lib" ; then
+  echo "Failed to create directory \"${CONTENTSDIR}lib\"" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! echo "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist SYSTEM \"file://localhost/System/Library/DTDs/PropertyList.dtd\"
+<plist version=\"0.9\">
+<dict>
+	<key>LSEnvironment</key>
+	<dict>
+		<key>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</key>
+		<string>/Applications/Freeciv.app/Contents/lib</string>
+	</dict>
+	<key>CFBundleName</key>
+	<string>freeciv</string>
+	<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
+	<string>freeciv</string>
+	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
+	<string>3.1.0-alpha</string>
+	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
+	<string>3.1.0-alpha</string>
+	<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
+	<string>../bin/freeciv-gtk3.22</string>
+	<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
+	<string>freeciv-client.icns</string>
+	<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
+	<string>English</string>
+	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
+	<string>APPL</string>
+	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
+	<string>????</string>
+	<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
+	<string>6.0</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>" > "${CONTENTSDIR}Info.plist" ; then
+  echo "Failed to create file \"${CONTENTSDIR}Info.plist\"" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! echo -n "APPL????" > "${CONTENTSDIR}PkgInfo" ; then
+  echo "Failed to create file \"${CONTENTSDIR}PkgInfo\"" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir build
+cd build
+meson setup .. \
+  -Dack_experimental=true \
+  -Ddebug=true \
+  -Druledit=false \
+  -Dsyslua=true \
+  -Dclients=gtk3.22 \
+  -Dfcmp=gtk3 \
+  -Dprefix="$CONTENTSDIR" \
+  || (let meson_exit_status=$? \
+      && echo "meson.log:" \
+      && cat meson-logs/meson-log.txt \
+      && exit $meson_exit_status)
+ninja
+ninja install
+;;
+
 "mac-meson")
+# with no prefix, installs into /usr/local
+# with clients that run in /usr/local/bin
 
 export CPPFLAGS="-I$(brew --prefix readline)/include"
 export LDFLAGS="-L$(brew --prefix icu4c)/lib -L$(brew --prefix readline)/lib"
@@ -98,7 +191,6 @@ meson .. \
   -Dsyslua=true \
   -Dclients=gtk3.22,sdl2,gtk4,qt \
   -Dfcmp=gtk3,gtk4,qt,cli \
-  -Dprefix=${HOME}/freeciv/mac-meson \
   || (let meson_exit_status=$? \
       && echo "meson.log:" \
       && cat meson-logs/meson-log.txt \
@@ -107,7 +199,7 @@ ninja
 ninja install
 
 echo "Running Freeciv server autogame"
-cd ${HOME}/freeciv/mac-meson/bin/
+cd /usr/local/bin
 ./freeciv-server --Announce none -e -F --read ${basedir}/scripts/test-autogame.serv
 
 echo "Freeciv server autogame successful!"