diff --git a/.context/patterns.md b/.context/patterns.md
index 6c0a05d..03b23c0 100644
--- a/.context/patterns.md
+++ b/.context/patterns.md
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ Prefer thin domain modules ending in a façade that re-exports the public `CM.*`
 Canonical rules live in **`.cursor/rules/combatmode-lua-safety.mdc`** (Secret values and instance taint).
 
 Summary: never `==`/`</>` on possibly secret UnitGUID/cast GUID/reaction/health/name/width; use `issecretvalue` first, `PublicBool` / `PublicNumber`, `UnitExists`/`UnitIsUnit`/frame identity, color curves / `EvaluateColorFromBoolean`, and combat-deferred binding flushes. Reference Crosshair, FocusNameplateMarker, CastProgress, InteractionHUD Target, PartyRadial HealthBars/RoleIcons/Visual.
+
+## macOS stuck-cursor freeze
+
+A `MouselookStop()` issued while the window is backgrounded (a watched frame auto-unlocks Mouse Look during an alt-tab, e.g. bags/LFG) leaves the OS mouse capture stuck — frozen cursor/camera on return while `IsMouselooking()` lies. There is no window-focus event and the background keeps rendering, so it can't be detected from `OnUpdate`. Recovery is the manual `Combat Mode - Reset Mouse Look` keybind (`CombatMode_ResetMouseLook`, `Core/FreeLook/FreeLookController.lua`): re-grab + release through `CM.LockFreeLook` / `CM.UnlockFreeLook` (keeps UI in sync). The config keybind (`UI/Options/Tabs/TabGeneral.lua`) is shown macOS-only via `IsMacClient()`.
diff --git a/CombatMode/Bindings.xml b/CombatMode/Bindings.xml
index 2f963ff..ab8057f 100644
--- a/CombatMode/Bindings.xml
+++ b/CombatMode/Bindings.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 			CombatMode_CursorModeKey(keystate)
 		end
 	</Binding>
+	<Binding name="Combat Mode - Reset Mouse Look" description="Recover the cursor if it gets stuck after switching windows (re-grabs and releases Mouse Look)" category="|A:::|a|TInterface\Addons\CombatMode\assets\cmtitle:22:95|t">
+		CombatMode_ResetMouseLook()
+	</Binding>
 	<Binding name="Combat Mode - Party Radial" description="Hold to open Party Radial for party targeting" header="Party Radial" category="|A:::|a|TInterface\Addons\CombatMode\assets\cmtitle:22:95|t" runOnUp="true">
 		if keystate == "down" or keystate == "up" then
 			CombatMode_PartyRadialKey(keystate)
diff --git a/CombatMode/Core/FreeLook/FreeLookController.lua b/CombatMode/Core/FreeLook/FreeLookController.lua
index 70b02e1..6e944d1 100644
--- a/CombatMode/Core/FreeLook/FreeLookController.lua
+++ b/CombatMode/Core/FreeLook/FreeLookController.lua
@@ -435,3 +435,21 @@ function _G.CombatMode_CursorModeKey(keystate)
     FreeLookOverride = false
   end
 end
+
+-- Manual recovery for the macOS stuck-cursor freeze (a MouselookStop issued while the
+-- window was backgrounded leaves the OS capture stuck). Re-grab and release through the
+-- free-look state machine so the crosshair/tooltip/CVar side effects stay in sync rather
+-- than trusting IsMouselooking(); OnUpdate re-locks afterward if free look should be active.
+function _G.CombatMode_ResetMouseLook()
+  CM.LockFreeLook()
+  local function settle()
+    if CM.ShouldFreeLookBeOff() then
+      CM.UnlockFreeLook()
+    end
+  end
+  if C_Timer and C_Timer.After then
+    C_Timer.After(0, settle)
+  else
+    settle()
+  end
+end
diff --git a/CombatMode/UI/Options/Tabs/TabGeneral.lua b/CombatMode/UI/Options/Tabs/TabGeneral.lua
index cbd79f7..d473b54 100644
--- a/CombatMode/UI/Options/Tabs/TabGeneral.lua
+++ b/CombatMode/UI/Options/Tabs/TabGeneral.lua
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ local _G = _G
 -- WoW API
 local GetBindingKey = _G.GetBindingKey
 local GetCurrentBindingSet = _G.GetCurrentBindingSet
+local IsMacClient = _G.IsMacClient
 local ReloadUI = _G.ReloadUI
 local SaveBindings = _G.SaveBindings
 local SetBinding = _G.SetBinding
@@ -110,6 +111,22 @@ UI.Options.AddTab({
         end)
       end,
     })
+    -- macOS only: on other clients the stuck-cursor freeze does not occur, so this
+    -- recovery keybind is hidden to avoid clutter.
+    if IsMacClient() then
+      ctx:Keybind({
+        label = "Reset Mouse Look",
+        desc = "Recover a stuck cursor after switching windows on macOS. Re-grabs and releases Mouse Look to clear a capture the game left stuck while running in the background.",
+        get = function()
+          return (GetBindingKey("Combat Mode - Reset Mouse Look"))
+        end,
+        set = function(key)
+          CM.TryApplyBindingChange("reset mouse look keybinding", function()
+            CM.AssignNamedKeybind("Combat Mode - Reset Mouse Look", key)
+          end)
+        end,
+      })
+    end
     ctx:Toggle({
       label = "Pulse Cursor on Unlock",
       desc = "Flash the cursor when Mouse Look ends.",