diff --git a/sysui/desktop/macosx/Info.plist.in b/sysui/desktop/macosx/Info.plist.in
index e50d7a20c4dd..6593139019fc 100644
--- a/sysui/desktop/macosx/Info.plist.in
+++ b/sysui/desktop/macosx/Info.plist.in
@@ -1959,6 +1959,8 @@
     <string>@MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET@.0</string>
     <key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
     <true/>
+    <key>NSContactsUsageDescription</key>
+    <string>You can add your contacts as a data source for mail merge or similar operations.</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>
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