diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index d9cdcb20bb6..594b64f20d7 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 	path = Externals/libusb/libusb
 	url = https://github.com/libusb/libusb.git
 	shallow = true
+[submodule "Externals/libzmq/libzmq"]
+	path = Externals/libzmq/libzmq
+	url = https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq.git
+	shallow = true
 [submodule "Externals/spirv_cross/SPIRV-Cross"]
 	path = Externals/spirv_cross/SPIRV-Cross
 	url = https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross.git
@@ -34,6 +38,10 @@
 	path = Externals/VulkanMemoryAllocator
 	url = https://github.com/GPUOpen-LibrariesAndSDKs/VulkanMemoryAllocator.git
 	shallow = true
+[submodule "Externals/Cross-Compatible-FileLock-Windows-and-Linux"]
+	path = Externals/Cross-Compatible-FileLock-Windows-and-Linux
+	url = https://github.com/KaganCanSit/Cross-Compatible-FileLock-Windows-and-Linux.git
+	shallow = true
 [submodule "Externals/cubeb/cubeb"]
 	path = Externals/cubeb/cubeb
 	url = https://github.com/mozilla/cubeb.git
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2fa3769f8fd..50cface0ffe 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -786,8 +786,10 @@ endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(Externals/watcher)
 
-if(WIN32 OR LINUX)
+if(NOT ANDROID AND NOT APPLE)
   add_subdirectory(Externals/cpp-ipc)
+elseif(APPLE)
+  add_subdirectory(Externals/libzmq)
 endif()
 
 ########################################
diff --git a/Externals/Cross-Compatible-FileLock-Windows-and-Linux b/Externals/Cross-Compatible-FileLock-Windows-and-Linux
new file mode 160000
index 00000000000..42ffdc24b06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Externals/Cross-Compatible-FileLock-Windows-and-Linux
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 42ffdc24b06a85383e1b7a20e09931d7849533e7
diff --git a/Externals/cpp-ipc/cpp-ipc b/Externals/cpp-ipc/cpp-ipc
index a0c7725a144..ce0773b3e6d 160000
--- a/Externals/cpp-ipc/cpp-ipc
+++ b/Externals/cpp-ipc/cpp-ipc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a0c7725a1441d18bc768d748a93e512a0fa7ab52
+Subproject commit ce0773b3e6d5abaa8d104100c5704321113853ca
diff --git a/Externals/libzmq/CMakeLists.txt b/Externals/libzmq/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..09ae19aa8b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Externals/libzmq/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+set(ENABLE_DRAFTS OFF)
+set(BUILD_TESTS OFF)
+set(WITH_DOCS OFF)
+set(BUILD_SHARED OFF)
+set(BUILD_STATIC ON)
+
+add_subdirectory(libzmq)
+
+dolphin_disable_warnings(objects)
+dolphin_disable_warnings(libzmq-static)
+
+if (NOT MSVC)
+  target_compile_options(objects PRIVATE "-fexceptions")
+  target_compile_options(libzmq-static PRIVATE "-fexceptions")
+endif ()
+
+add_library(libzmq::libzmq ALIAS libzmq-static)
diff --git a/Externals/libzmq/libzmq b/Externals/libzmq/libzmq
new file mode 160000
index 00000000000..7a7bfa10e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Externals/libzmq/libzmq
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 7a7bfa10e6b0e99210ed9397369b59f9e69cef8e
diff --git a/Externals/licenses.md b/Externals/licenses.md
index 727a41e2a18..0eb4a892801 100644
--- a/Externals/licenses.md
+++ b/Externals/licenses.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Dolphin includes or links code of the following third-party software projects:
    [bzip2 license](https://www.sourceware.org/git/?p=bzip2.git;a=blob;f=LICENSE;hb=HEAD) (similar to 3-clause BSD)
 - [cpp-ipc](https://github.com/mutouyun/cpp-ipc):
    [MIT](https://github.com/mutouyun/cpp-ipc/blob/master/LICENSE)
+- [Cross-Compatible-FileLock-Windows-and-Linux](https://github.com/KaganCanSit/Cross-Compatible-FileLock-Windows-and-Linux):
+   [MIT](https://github.com/KaganCanSit/Cross-Compatible-FileLock-Windows-and-Linux/blob/main/LICENSE)
 - [cubeb](https://github.com/kinetiknz/cubeb):
    [ISC](https://github.com/kinetiknz/cubeb/blob/master/LICENSE)
 - [Discord-RPC](https://github.com/discordapp/discord-rpc):
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ Dolphin includes or links code of the following third-party software projects:
    [University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source license](http://llvm.org/docs/DeveloperPolicy.html#license)
 - [LZO](http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/):
    [GPLv2+](http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/gpl.html)
+- [libzmq](https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq):
+   [MPL 2.0](https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq/blob/master/LICENSE)
 - [mGBA](http://mgba.io)
    [MPL 2.0](https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba/blob/master/LICENSE)
 - [MiniUPnPc](http://miniupnp.free.fr/):
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/Core/CMakeLists.txt
index be75ba89d95..1ea17ee670b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -801,9 +801,13 @@ if(UNIX)
   )
 endif()
 
-if(WIN32 OR LINUX)
+if(NOT ANDROID AND NOT APPLE)
   target_sources(core PRIVATE HW/EXI/BBA/IPC.cpp)
   target_link_libraries(core PRIVATE cpp-ipc::ipc)
+elseif(APPLE)
+  target_sources(core PRIVATE HW/EXI/BBA/IPC_zmq.cpp)
+  target_link_libraries(core PRIVATE libzmq::libzmq)
+  target_include_directories(core PRIVATE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/Externals/Cross-Compatible-FileLock-Windows-and-Linux/include")
 endif()
 
 if(MSVC)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/BBA/IPC_zmq.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/BBA/IPC_zmq.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bb872052b6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/BBA/IPC_zmq.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+// Copyright 2008 Dolphin Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#include <bit>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <mutex>
+
+#include <FileLockFactory.hpp>
+#include <zmq.h>
+
+#include "Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h"
+
+namespace ExpansionInterface
+{
+
+CEXIETHERNET::IPCBBAInterface::IPCBBAInterface(CEXIETHERNET* const eth_ref)
+    : CEXIETHERNET::NetworkInterface(eth_ref), m_context(zmq_ctx_new()),
+      m_proxy_thread(&CEXIETHERNET::IPCBBAInterface::ProxyThreadHandler, this)
+{
+}
+
+CEXIETHERNET::IPCBBAInterface::~IPCBBAInterface()
+{
+  m_proxy_thread_shutdown.Set();
+
+  {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock{m_proxy_mutex};
+
+    if (m_proxy_publisher)
+    {
+      zmq_close(m_proxy_publisher);
+      m_proxy_publisher = nullptr;
+    }
+    if (m_proxy_subscriber)
+    {
+      zmq_close(m_proxy_subscriber);
+      m_proxy_subscriber = nullptr;
+    }
+  }
+
+  zmq_ctx_term(m_context);
+  m_context = nullptr;
+
+  if (m_proxy_thread.joinable())
+  {
+    m_proxy_thread.join();
+  }
+}
+
+bool CEXIETHERNET::IPCBBAInterface::Activate()
+{
+  if (m_active)
+    return false;
+
+  const u32 linger{0};
+
+  m_publisher = zmq_socket(m_context, ZMQ_PUB);
+  zmq_setsockopt(m_publisher, ZMQ_LINGER, &linger, sizeof(linger));
+  zmq_connect(m_publisher, "ipc:///tmp/dolphin-bba-outbox");
+
+  m_subscriber = zmq_socket(m_context, ZMQ_SUB);
+  zmq_setsockopt(m_subscriber, ZMQ_LINGER, &linger, sizeof(linger));
+  zmq_setsockopt(m_subscriber, ZMQ_SUBSCRIBE, "", 0);
+  zmq_connect(m_subscriber, "ipc:///tmp/dolphin-bba-inbox");
+
+  m_read_enabled.Clear();
+  m_read_thread_shutdown.Clear();
+
+  m_active = true;
+
+  return RecvInit();
+}
+
+void CEXIETHERNET::IPCBBAInterface::Deactivate()
+{
+  if (!m_active)
+    return;
+
+  m_read_enabled.Clear();
+  m_read_thread_shutdown.Set();
+
+  if (m_read_thread.joinable())
+  {
+    m_read_thread.join();
+  }
+
+  zmq_close(m_publisher);
+  zmq_close(m_subscriber);
+  m_publisher = nullptr;
+  m_subscriber = nullptr;
+
+  m_active = false;
+}
+
+bool CEXIETHERNET::IPCBBAInterface::IsActivated()
+{
+  return m_active;
+}
+
+bool CEXIETHERNET::IPCBBAInterface::SendFrame(const u8* const frame, const u32 size)
+{
+  if (!m_active)
+    return false;
+
+  std::vector<u8> message;
+  const u64 self{std::bit_cast<u64>(this)};
+  message.resize(sizeof(self) + static_cast<u64>(size));
+  std::memcpy(message.data(), &self, sizeof(self));
+  std::memcpy(message.data() + sizeof(self), frame, static_cast<u64>(size));
+
+  zmq_send(m_publisher, message.data(), message.size(), 0);
+  m_eth_ref->SendComplete();
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool CEXIETHERNET::IPCBBAInterface::RecvInit()
+{
+  m_read_thread = std::thread(&CEXIETHERNET::IPCBBAInterface::ReadThreadHandler, this);
+  return true;
+}
+
+void CEXIETHERNET::IPCBBAInterface::RecvStart()
+{
+  m_read_enabled.Set();
+}
+
+void CEXIETHERNET::IPCBBAInterface::RecvStop()
+{
+  m_read_enabled.Clear();
+}
+
+void CEXIETHERNET::IPCBBAInterface::ReadThreadHandler()
+{
+  const u64 self{std::bit_cast<u64>(this)};
+
+  std::vector<u8> buffer;
+  buffer.resize(sizeof(self) + BBA_RECV_SIZE);
+
+  while (!m_read_thread_shutdown.IsSet())
+  {
+    zmq_pollitem_t pollitem{};
+    pollitem.socket = m_subscriber;
+    pollitem.events = ZMQ_POLLIN;
+
+    const int event_count{zmq_poll(&pollitem, 1, 50)};
+    for (int i{0}; i < event_count; ++i)
+    {
+      const int read{zmq_recv(m_subscriber, buffer.data(), buffer.size(), 0)};
+      if (read < static_cast<int>(sizeof(self)))
+        continue;
+
+      u64 id{};
+      std::memcpy(&id, buffer.data(), sizeof(self));
+
+      const bool self_message{id == self};
+      if (self_message)
+        continue;
+
+      if (!m_read_enabled.IsSet())
+        continue;
+
+      const u8* const frame{buffer.data() + sizeof(self)};
+      const u64 size{read - sizeof(self)};
+
+      std::memcpy(m_eth_ref->mRecvBuffer.get(), frame, size);
+      m_eth_ref->mRecvBufferLength = static_cast<u32>(size);
+      m_eth_ref->RecvHandlePacket();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void CEXIETHERNET::IPCBBAInterface::ProxyThreadHandler()
+{
+  while (!m_proxy_thread_shutdown.IsSet())
+  {
+    // The first instance that acquires the filelock becomes the proxy.
+    const auto filelock = file_lock::FileLockFactory::CreateTimedLockContext(
+        "/tmp/dolphin-bba-filelock", std::chrono::seconds(1));
+    if (!filelock)
+      continue;
+
+    void* proxy_subscriber;
+    void* proxy_publisher;
+
+    {
+      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock{m_proxy_mutex};
+
+      const u32 linger{0};
+
+      m_proxy_subscriber = zmq_socket(m_context, ZMQ_XSUB);
+      zmq_setsockopt(m_proxy_subscriber, ZMQ_LINGER, &linger, sizeof(linger));
+      zmq_setsockopt(m_proxy_subscriber, ZMQ_SUBSCRIBE, "", 0);
+      zmq_bind(m_proxy_subscriber, "ipc:///tmp/dolphin-bba-outbox");
+
+      m_proxy_publisher = zmq_socket(m_context, ZMQ_XPUB);
+      zmq_setsockopt(m_proxy_publisher, ZMQ_LINGER, &linger, sizeof(linger));
+      zmq_bind(m_proxy_publisher, "ipc:///tmp/dolphin-bba-inbox");
+
+      proxy_subscriber = m_proxy_subscriber;
+      proxy_publisher = m_proxy_publisher;
+    }
+
+    zmq_proxy(proxy_subscriber, proxy_publisher, nullptr);
+  }
+}
+}  // namespace ExpansionInterface
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h
index 67a03178312..42251bb341e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <SFML/Network.hpp>
-#if defined(WIN32) || (defined(__linux__) && !defined(__ANDROID__))
+#if !defined(__ANDROID__) && !defined(__APPLE__)
 #include <libipc/ipc.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -478,13 +478,13 @@ private:
     const Common::MACAddress& ResolveAddress(u32 inet_ip);
   };
 
+#if !defined(__ANDROID__) && !defined(__APPLE__)
+
   class IPCBBAInterface : public NetworkInterface
   {
   public:
     explicit IPCBBAInterface(CEXIETHERNET* const eth_ref) : NetworkInterface(eth_ref) {}
 
-#if defined(WIN32) || (defined(__linux__) && !defined(__ANDROID__))
-
     bool Activate() override;
     void Deactivate() override;
     bool IsActivated() override;
@@ -501,9 +501,50 @@ private:
     std::thread m_read_thread;
     Common::Flag m_read_enabled;
     Common::Flag m_read_thread_shutdown;
+  };
+
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+
+  class IPCBBAInterface : public NetworkInterface
+  {
+  public:
+    explicit IPCBBAInterface(CEXIETHERNET* eth_ref);
+    ~IPCBBAInterface() override;
+
+    bool Activate() override;
+    void Deactivate() override;
+    bool IsActivated() override;
+    bool SendFrame(const u8* frame, u32 size) override;
+    bool RecvInit() override;
+    void RecvStart() override;
+    void RecvStop() override;
+
+  private:
+    void ReadThreadHandler();
+    void ProxyThreadHandler();
+
+    bool m_active{};
+    void* m_context{};
+    void* m_publisher{};
+    void* m_subscriber{};
+    std::thread m_read_thread;
+    Common::Flag m_read_enabled;
+    Common::Flag m_read_thread_shutdown;
+
+    std::thread m_proxy_thread;
+    Common::Flag m_proxy_thread_shutdown;
+    std::mutex m_proxy_mutex;
+    void* m_proxy_publisher{};
+    void* m_proxy_subscriber{};
+  };
 
 #else
 
+  class IPCBBAInterface : public NetworkInterface
+  {
+  public:
+    explicit IPCBBAInterface(CEXIETHERNET* const eth_ref) : NetworkInterface(eth_ref) {}
+
     bool Activate() override { return false; }
     void Deactivate() override {}
     bool IsActivated() override { return false; }
@@ -511,9 +552,9 @@ private:
     bool RecvInit() override { return false; }
     void RecvStart() override {}
     void RecvStop() override {}
+  };
 
 #endif
-  };
 
   std::unique_ptr<NetworkInterface> m_network_interface;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/GameCubePane.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/GameCubePane.cpp
index 98460f6be07..0d630c11988 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/GameCubePane.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/GameCubePane.cpp
@@ -143,9 +143,7 @@ void GameCubePane::CreateWidgets()
            EXIDeviceType::EthernetXLink,
            EXIDeviceType::EthernetTapServer,
            EXIDeviceType::EthernetBuiltIn,
-#if defined(WIN32) || (defined(__linux__) && !defined(__ANDROID__))
            EXIDeviceType::EthernetIPC,
-#endif
            EXIDeviceType::ModemTapServer,
        })
   {