diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ea3cb882..ecbb1eae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - Bugfix: Fixed flickering tooltips on Wayland when the mouse cursor is over them. (#6451)
 - Bugfix: Fixed `c2.Channel` comparing `false` to the same channel. (#6456)
 - Bugfix: Fixed an issue where the moderation icon was missing from the Moderation tab. (#6457)
+- Bugfix: Do not set default hotkeys for focusing splits on macOS, as <kbd>Option</kbd> + <kbd>Arrows</kbd> are used for cursor navigation. (#6470)
 - Bugfix: Fixed <kbd>CMD</kbd>+<kbd>Backspace</kbd> not working in the input on macOS if there was a selection. (#6469)
 - Dev: Added documentation for WebSockets to `wip-plugins.md`. (#6432)
 - Dev: Enable the hardened runtime on macOS. (#6467)
diff --git a/src/controllers/hotkeys/HotkeyController.cpp b/src/controllers/hotkeys/HotkeyController.cpp
index 447c6b76..c5936396 100644
--- a/src/controllers/hotkeys/HotkeyController.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/hotkeys/HotkeyController.cpp
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ void HotkeyController::addDefaults(std::set<QString> &addedHotkeys)
                             QKeySequence("Alt+x"), "createClip",
                             std::vector<QString>(), "create clip");
 
+#ifndef Q_OS_MACOS
         this->tryAddDefault(addedHotkeys, HotkeyCategory::Split,
                             QKeySequence("Alt+left"), "focus", {"left"},
                             "focus left");
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ void HotkeyController::addDefaults(std::set<QString> &addedHotkeys)
         this->tryAddDefault(addedHotkeys, HotkeyCategory::Split,
                             QKeySequence("Alt+right"), "focus", {"right"},
                             "focus right");
+#endif
 
         this->tryAddDefault(addedHotkeys, HotkeyCategory::Split,
                             QKeySequence("PgUp"), "scrollPage", {"up"},