diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
index 575ee21835..6fd2ca8556 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
         fi
     - name: Install dependencies
       if: steps.dependency-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: ./tools/mac_setup.sh
+      run: SKIP_PROMPT=1 ./tools/mac_setup.sh
       env:
         # package install has DeprecationWarnings
         PYTHONWARNINGS: default
diff --git a/tools/mac_setup.sh b/tools/mac_setup.sh
index 0c9627ca4e..9ec2097ea4 100755
--- a/tools/mac_setup.sh
+++ b/tools/mac_setup.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@
 
 set -e
 
+if [ -z "$SKIP_PROMPT" ]; then
+  echo "---------------   macOS support   ---------------"
+  echo "Running openpilot natively on macOS is not officially supported."
+  echo "It might build, some parts of it might work, but it's not fully tested, so there might be some issues."
+  echo 
+  echo "Check out devcontainers for a seamless experience (see tools/README.md)."
+  echo "-------------------------------------------------"
+  echo -n "Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] "
+  read -r response
+  if [[ ! "$response" =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])+$ ]]; then
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null && pwd )"
 ROOT="$(cd $DIR/../ && pwd)"
 ARCH=$(uname -m)