diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index e133331ef..703175975 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -135,6 +135,20 @@ proc strcat {args} {
 ::msgcat::mcload $oguimsg
 unset oguimsg
 
+######################################################################
+##
+## On Mac, bring the current Wish process window to front
+
+if {[tk windowingsystem] eq "aqua"} {
+	catch {
+		exec osascript -e [format {
+			tell application "System Events"
+				set frontmost of processes whose unix id is %d to true
+			end tell
+		} [pid]]
+	}
+}
+
 ######################################################################
 ##
 ## read only globals