diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index d3d7935..3060c05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         modules: 'qtimageformats'
     - name: Run a qt project
       run: |
-        cmake . -Bbuild
+        cmake . -Bbuild -DTRANSLATION_RESOURCE_EMBEDDING=ON
         cmake --build build
     - name: Deploy
       run: |
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cca4167..b9736e1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ include (FeatureSummary)
 
 option (EXIV2_METADATA_SUPPORT "Better image metadata support via libexiv2" ON)
 option (PREFER_QT_5 "Prefer to use Qt 5" OFF)
+option (TRANSLATION_RESOURCE_EMBEDDING "Embedding .qm translation files inside resource" OFF)
 
 set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
@@ -115,7 +116,11 @@ add_executable (${EXE_NAME}
 )
 
 if (${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} EQUAL "6")
-    qt_add_translations(${EXE_NAME} TS_FILES ${PPIC_TS_FILES} QM_FILES_OUTPUT_VARIABLE PPIC_QM_FILES)
+    if (TRANSLATION_RESOURCE_EMBEDDING)
+        qt_add_translations(${EXE_NAME} TS_FILES ${PPIC_TS_FILES})
+    else()
+        qt_add_translations(${EXE_NAME} TS_FILES ${PPIC_TS_FILES} QM_FILES_OUTPUT_VARIABLE PPIC_QM_FILES)
+    endif()
 else()
     qt_create_translation(PPIC_QM_FILES ${PPIC_CPP_FILES_FOR_I18N} ${PPIC_TS_FILES})
 endif()
@@ -256,19 +261,25 @@ install (
     ${INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS}
 )
 
-if (WIN32)
+if (TRANSLATION_RESOURCE_EMBEDDING)
+    target_compile_definitions(${EXE_NAME}
+        PRIVATE TRANSLATION_RESOURCE_EMBEDDING
+    )
+elseif (WIN32)
     set (QM_FILE_INSTALL_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}/translations")
-else ()
+else()
     set (QM_FILE_INSTALL_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/pineapple-pictures/translations")
     target_compile_definitions(${EXE_NAME}
-        PRIVATE QM_FILE_INSTALL_DIR=${QM_FILE_INSTALL_DIR}
+        PRIVATE QM_FILE_INSTALL_ABSOLUTE_DIR=${QM_FILE_INSTALL_DIR}
     )
-endif ()
+endif()
 
-install (
-    FILES ${PPIC_QM_FILES}
-    DESTINATION ${QM_FILE_INSTALL_DIR}
-)
+if (DEFINED QM_FILE_INSTALL_DIR)
+    install(
+        FILES ${PPIC_QM_FILES}
+        DESTINATION ${QM_FILE_INSTALL_DIR}
+    )
+endif()
 
 feature_summary(WHAT ALL INCLUDE_QUIET_PACKAGES FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES)
 
diff --git a/app/main.cpp b/app/main.cpp
index 65afe08..e55b9b5 100644
--- a/app/main.cpp
+++ b/app/main.cpp
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@
 #include <QTranslator>
 #include <QUrl>
 
-// QM_FILE_INSTALL_DIR should be defined from the CMakeLists file.
-#ifndef QM_FILE_INSTALL_DIR
-#define QM_FILE_INSTALL_DIR ":/i18n/"
-#endif // QM_FILE_INSTALL_DIR
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("Pineapple Pictures");
@@ -30,11 +25,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
     QTranslator translator;
-    QString qmDir;
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    qmDir = QDir(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath()).absoluteFilePath("translations");
+#if defined(TRANSLATION_RESOURCE_EMBEDDING)
+    const QString qmDir = QLatin1String(":/i18n/");
+#elif defined(QM_FILE_INSTALL_ABSOLUTE_DIR)
+    const QString qmDir = QT_STRINGIFY(QM_FILE_INSTALL_ABSOLUTE_DIR);
 #else
-    qmDir = QT_STRINGIFY(QM_FILE_INSTALL_DIR);
+    const QString qmDir = QDir(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath()).absoluteFilePath("translations");
 #endif
     if (translator.load(QLocale(), QLatin1String("PineapplePictures"), QLatin1String("_"), qmDir)) {
         QCoreApplication::installTranslator(&translator);