diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/settings/KeyModifier.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/settings/KeyModifier.java
index b5ff9a875..c2183bd22 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/settings/KeyModifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/settings/KeyModifier.java
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ public enum KeyModifier {
         public String getLocalizedComboName(int keyCode)
         {
             String keyName = GameSettings.getKeyDisplayString(keyCode);
-            return I18n.format("forge.controlsgui.control", keyName);
+            String localizationFormatKey = Minecraft.isRunningOnMac ? "forge.controlsgui.control.mac" : "forge.controlsgui.control";
+            return I18n.format(localizationFormatKey, keyName);
         }
     },
     SHIFT {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/forge/lang/en_US.lang b/src/main/resources/assets/forge/lang/en_US.lang
index 4155a94a0..7c35d8e56 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/forge/lang/en_US.lang
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/forge/lang/en_US.lang
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ fml.configgui.tooltip.defaultNumeric=[range: %s ~ %s, default: %s]
 
 forge.controlsgui.shift=SHIFT + %s
 forge.controlsgui.control=CTRL + %s
+forge.controlsgui.control.mac=CMD + %s
 forge.controlsgui.alt=ALT + %s
 
 fml.menu.mods=Mods