diff --git a/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp b/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp
index 242fab411..f0aba2c31 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include "common/apple_authorization.h"
+#include "common/apple_utils.h"
 Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(QDarwinCameraPermissionPlugin);
 #endif
 
@@ -424,6 +425,19 @@ GMainWindow::GMainWindow(Core::System& system_)
 
     show();
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+    if (AppleUtils::IsRunningFromTerminal()) {
+        QMessageBox::warning(
+            this, tr("Warning"),
+            tr("The `azahar` executable is being run directly rather than via the Azahar.app "
+               "bundle.\n\n"
+               "When run this way, the app may be missing certain functionality such as camera "
+               "emulation.\n\n"
+               "It is recommended to instead run Azahar using the `open` command, e.g.:\n"
+               "`open ./Azahar.app`"));
+    }
+#endif
+
 #ifdef ENABLE_QT_UPDATE_CHECKER
     if (UISettings::values.check_for_update_on_start) {
         update_future = QtConcurrent::run([]() -> QString {
diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index d6bdd1599..4b6e74c49 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ if (APPLE AND NOT ENABLE_LIBRETRO)
   target_sources(citra_common PUBLIC
     apple_authorization.h
     apple_authorization.cpp
+    apple_utils.cpp
     apple_utils.h
     apple_utils.mm
   )
diff --git a/src/common/apple_utils.cpp b/src/common/apple_utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e72613dd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/apple_utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright Citra Emulator Project / Azahar Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+namespace AppleUtils {
+
+bool IsRunningFromTerminal() {
+    return (getppid() != 1);
+}
+
+} // namespace AppleUtils
diff --git a/src/common/apple_utils.h b/src/common/apple_utils.h
index 4354fbaa3..66e2b428b 100644
--- a/src/common/apple_utils.h
+++ b/src/common/apple_utils.h
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ namespace AppleUtils {
 
 float GetRefreshRate();
 int IsLowPowerModeEnabled();
+bool IsRunningFromTerminal();
 
 } // namespace AppleUtils