diff --git a/build/build_macos_qt5.sh b/build/build_macos_qt5.sh
index f67cba203..0e93ef394 100755
--- a/build/build_macos_qt5.sh
+++ b/build/build_macos_qt5.sh
@@ -94,3 +94,7 @@ cp -R -v $LITEIDE_ROOT/bin/gomodifytags liteide/LiteIDE.app/Contents/MacOS
 cp -R -v $LITEIDE_ROOT/bin/gopls liteide/LiteIDE.app/Contents/MacOS
 cp -R -v $LITEIDE_ROOT/deploy/* liteide/LiteIDE.app/Contents/Resources
 cp -R -v $LITEIDE_ROOT/os_deploy/macosx/* liteide/LiteIDE.app/Contents/Resources
+
+# Hardened Runtime is required on Apple Silicon so CoreText/ImageIO can decode
+# Apple Color Emoji (otherwise the editor crashes at 0xbad4007 while painting).
+codesign --force --deep --options runtime --entitlements "$LITEIDE_ROOT/src/liteide/LiteIDE.entitlements" --sign - liteide/LiteIDE.app || exit 1
diff --git a/build/build_macos_qt6.sh b/build/build_macos_qt6.sh
index 4d7973d69..2438fd6cf 100755
--- a/build/build_macos_qt6.sh
+++ b/build/build_macos_qt6.sh
@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@ cp "$LITEIDE_ROOT/bin/gocode" "$LITEIDE_ROOT/bin/gotools" \
 	liteide/LiteIDE.app/Contents/MacOS/
 cp -R "$LITEIDE_ROOT/deploy/." liteide/LiteIDE.app/Contents/Resources/
 cp -R "$LITEIDE_ROOT/os_deploy/macosx/." liteide/LiteIDE.app/Contents/Resources/
+# Hardened Runtime is required on Apple Silicon so CoreText/ImageIO can decode
+# Apple Color Emoji (otherwise the editor crashes at 0xbad4007 while painting).
+codesign --force --deep --options runtime --entitlements "$LITEIDE_ROOT/src/liteide/LiteIDE.entitlements" --sign - liteide/LiteIDE.app
diff --git a/build/deploy_macos_qt5.sh b/build/deploy_macos_qt5.sh
index 8da77ac2b..82c9e7c27 100755
--- a/build/deploy_macos_qt5.sh
+++ b/build/deploy_macos_qt5.sh
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@ fi
 
 rm -f liteide/LiteIDE.app/Contents/Resources/qt.conf
 macdeployqt liteide/LiteIDE.app || exit 1
-codesign --force --deep --sign - liteide/LiteIDE.app || exit 1
+# Hardened Runtime is required on Apple Silicon so CoreText/ImageIO can decode
+# Apple Color Emoji (otherwise the editor crashes at 0xbad4007 while painting).
+codesign --force --deep --options runtime --entitlements "$LITEIDE_ROOT/src/liteide/LiteIDE.entitlements" --sign - liteide/LiteIDE.app || exit 1
diff --git a/liteidex/src/liteide/LiteIDE.entitlements b/liteidex/src/liteide/LiteIDE.entitlements
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7b92d694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/liteidex/src/liteide/LiteIDE.entitlements
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-dyld-environment-variables</key>
+	<true/>
+	<key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-unsigned-executable-memory</key>
+	<true/>
+	<key>com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation</key>
+	<true/>
+</dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/liteidex/src/liteide/liteide.pro b/liteidex/src/liteide/liteide.pro
index 63922a4e6..cf6cea837 100644
--- a/liteidex/src/liteide/liteide.pro
+++ b/liteidex/src/liteide/liteide.pro
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ win32 {
 } else:macx {
     ICON = liteide.icns
     QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = Info.plist
+    # Apple Silicon crashes in CoreText/ImageIO when drawing emoji unless the
+    # process is signed with the Hardened Runtime (EXC_ARM_DA_ALIGN / 0xbad4007).
+    QMAKE_POST_LINK += codesign --force --deep --sign - --options runtime --entitlements $$shell_quote($$PWD/LiteIDE.entitlements) $$shell_quote($$IDE_APP_PATH/$${IDE_APP_TARGET}.app)
 } else {
     target.path  = $$BINPREFIX
     INSTALLS    += target