diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9229c5f2..ab27f2d9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ And please only add new entries to the top of this list, right below the `# Unre
     portable) interpretations of a given key-press.
   - Add `KeyCodeExtScancode`, which lets you convert between raw keycodes and
     `KeyCode`.
-  - Remove `WindowExtMacOS::option_as_alt` and `WindowExtMacOS::set_option_as_alt`.
   - `ModifiersChanged` now uses dedicated `Modifiers` struct.
 - On Orbital, fix `ModifiersChanged` not being sent.
 - **Breaking:** `CursorIcon` is now used from the `cursor-icon` crate.
diff --git a/examples/window_option_as_alt.rs b/examples/window_option_as_alt.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc2e4582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/window_option_as_alt.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#![allow(clippy::single_match)]
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+use winit::platform::macos::{OptionAsAlt, WindowExtMacOS};
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+use winit::{
+    event::ElementState,
+    event::{Event, MouseButton, WindowEvent},
+    event_loop::EventLoop,
+    window::WindowBuilder,
+};
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+#[path = "util/fill.rs"]
+mod fill;
+
+/// Prints the keyboard events characters received when option_is_alt is true versus false.
+/// A left mouse click will toggle option_is_alt.
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+fn main() {
+    let event_loop = EventLoop::new();
+
+    let window = WindowBuilder::new()
+        .with_title("A fantastic window!")
+        .with_inner_size(winit::dpi::LogicalSize::new(128.0, 128.0))
+        .build(&event_loop)
+        .unwrap();
+
+    window.set_ime_allowed(true);
+
+    let mut option_as_alt = window.option_as_alt();
+
+    event_loop.run(move |event, _, control_flow| {
+        control_flow.set_wait();
+
+        match event {
+            Event::WindowEvent {
+                event: WindowEvent::CloseRequested,
+                window_id,
+            } if window_id == window.id() => control_flow.set_exit(),
+            Event::WindowEvent { event, .. } => match event {
+                WindowEvent::MouseInput {
+                    state: ElementState::Pressed,
+                    button: MouseButton::Left,
+                    ..
+                } => {
+                    option_as_alt = match option_as_alt {
+                        OptionAsAlt::None => OptionAsAlt::OnlyLeft,
+                        OptionAsAlt::OnlyLeft => OptionAsAlt::OnlyRight,
+                        OptionAsAlt::OnlyRight => OptionAsAlt::Both,
+                        OptionAsAlt::Both => OptionAsAlt::None,
+                    };
+
+                    println!("Received Mouse click, toggling option_as_alt to: {option_as_alt:?}");
+                    window.set_option_as_alt(option_as_alt);
+                }
+                WindowEvent::KeyboardInput { .. } => println!("KeyboardInput: {event:?}"),
+                _ => (),
+            },
+            Event::MainEventsCleared => {
+                window.request_redraw();
+            }
+            Event::RedrawRequested(_) => {
+                fill::fill_window(&window);
+            }
+            _ => (),
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+fn main() {
+    println!("This example is only supported on MacOS");
+}
diff --git a/src/platform/macos.rs b/src/platform/macos.rs
index e4da83bd..18d4745d 100644
--- a/src/platform/macos.rs
+++ b/src/platform/macos.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@ pub trait WindowExtMacOS {
 
     /// Put the window in a state which indicates a file save is required.
     fn set_document_edited(&self, edited: bool);
+
+    /// Set option as alt behavior as described in [`OptionAsAlt`].
+    ///
+    /// This will ignore diacritical marks and accent characters from
+    /// being processed as received characters. Instead, the input
+    /// device's raw character will be placed in event queues with the
+    /// Alt modifier set.
+    fn set_option_as_alt(&self, option_as_alt: OptionAsAlt);
+
+    /// Getter for the [`WindowExtMacOS::set_option_as_alt`].
+    fn option_as_alt(&self) -> OptionAsAlt;
 }
 
 impl WindowExtMacOS for Window {
@@ -98,6 +109,16 @@ impl WindowExtMacOS for Window {
     fn set_document_edited(&self, edited: bool) {
         self.window.set_document_edited(edited)
     }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn set_option_as_alt(&self, option_as_alt: OptionAsAlt) {
+        self.window.set_option_as_alt(option_as_alt)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn option_as_alt(&self) -> OptionAsAlt {
+        self.window.option_as_alt()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Corresponds to `NSApplicationActivationPolicy`.
@@ -140,6 +161,10 @@ pub trait WindowBuilderExtMacOS {
     fn with_has_shadow(self, has_shadow: bool) -> WindowBuilder;
     /// Window accepts click-through mouse events.
     fn with_accepts_first_mouse(self, accepts_first_mouse: bool) -> WindowBuilder;
+    /// Set how the <kbd>Option</kbd> keys are interpreted.
+    ///
+    /// See [`WindowExtMacOS::set_option_as_alt`] for details on what this means if set.
+    fn with_option_as_alt(self, option_as_alt: OptionAsAlt) -> WindowBuilder;
 }
 
 impl WindowBuilderExtMacOS for WindowBuilder {
@@ -199,6 +224,12 @@ impl WindowBuilderExtMacOS for WindowBuilder {
         self.platform_specific.accepts_first_mouse = accepts_first_mouse;
         self
     }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn with_option_as_alt(mut self, option_as_alt: OptionAsAlt) -> WindowBuilder {
+        self.platform_specific.option_as_alt = option_as_alt;
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 pub trait EventLoopBuilderExtMacOS {
@@ -309,3 +340,23 @@ impl<T> EventLoopWindowTargetExtMacOS for EventLoopWindowTarget<T> {
         self.p.hide_other_applications()
     }
 }
+
+/// Option as alt behavior.
+///
+/// The default is `None`.
+#[derive(Default, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
+pub enum OptionAsAlt {
+    /// The left `Option` key is treated as `Alt`.
+    OnlyLeft,
+
+    /// The right `Option` key is treated as `Alt`.
+    OnlyRight,
+
+    /// Both `Option` keys are treated as `Alt`.
+    Both,
+
+    /// No special handling is applied for `Option` key.
+    #[default]
+    None,
+}
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/appkit/event.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/appkit/event.rs
index e8992585..5952c43c 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/appkit/event.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/appkit/event.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,35 @@ extern_methods!(
             }
         }
 
+        pub fn keyEventWithType(
+            type_: NSEventType,
+            location: NSPoint,
+            modifier_flags: NSEventModifierFlags,
+            timestamp: NSTimeInterval,
+            window_num: NSInteger,
+            context: Option<&NSObject>,
+            characters: &NSString,
+            characters_ignoring_modifiers: &NSString,
+            is_a_repeat: bool,
+            scancode: c_ushort,
+        ) -> Id<Self, Shared> {
+            unsafe {
+                msg_send_id![
+                    Self::class(),
+                    keyEventWithType: type_,
+                    location: location,
+                    modifierFlags: modifier_flags,
+                    timestamp: timestamp,
+                    windowNumber: window_num,
+                    context: context,
+                    characters: characters,
+                    charactersIgnoringModifiers: characters_ignoring_modifiers,
+                    isARepeat: is_a_repeat,
+                    keyCode: scancode,
+                ]
+            }
+        }
+
         #[sel(locationInWindow)]
         pub fn locationInWindow(&self) -> NSPoint;
 
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/view.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/view.rs
index faecdd15..0ae81874 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/view.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/view.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use crate::{
         TouchPhase, WindowEvent,
     },
     keyboard::{Key, KeyCode, KeyLocation, ModifiersState},
+    platform::macos::{OptionAsAlt, WindowExtMacOS},
     platform::scancode::KeyCodeExtScancode,
     platform_impl::platform::{
         app_state::AppState,
@@ -482,6 +483,7 @@ declare_class!(
             // Get the characters from the event.
             let old_ime_state = self.state.ime_state;
             self.state.forward_key_to_app = false;
+            let event = replace_event(event, self.window().option_as_alt());
 
             // The `interpretKeyEvents` function might call
             // `setMarkedText`, `insertText`, and `doCommandBySelector`.
@@ -500,7 +502,7 @@ declare_class!(
                 }
             }
 
-            self.update_modifiers(event, false);
+            self.update_modifiers(&event, false);
 
             let had_ime_input = match self.state.ime_state {
                 ImeState::Commited => {
@@ -514,7 +516,7 @@ declare_class!(
             };
 
             if !had_ime_input || self.state.forward_key_to_app {
-                let key_event = create_key_event(event, true, event.is_a_repeat(), None);
+                let key_event = create_key_event(&event, true, event.is_a_repeat(), None);
                 self.queue_event(WindowEvent::KeyboardInput {
                     device_id: DEVICE_ID,
                     event: key_event,
@@ -527,13 +529,14 @@ declare_class!(
         fn key_up(&mut self, event: &NSEvent) {
             trace_scope!("keyUp:");
 
-            self.update_modifiers(event, false);
+            let event = replace_event(event, self.window().option_as_alt());
+            self.update_modifiers(&event, false);
 
             // We want to send keyboard input when we are currently in the ground state.
             if matches!(self.state.ime_state, ImeState::Ground | ImeState::Disabled) {
                 self.queue_event(WindowEvent::KeyboardInput {
                     device_id: DEVICE_ID,
-                    event: create_key_event(event, false, false, None),
+                    event: create_key_event(&event, false, false, None),
                     is_synthetic: false,
                 });
             }
@@ -1038,3 +1041,38 @@ fn mouse_button(event: &NSEvent) -> MouseButton {
         n => MouseButton::Other(n as u16),
     }
 }
+
+// NOTE: to get option as alt working we need to rewrite events
+// we're getting from the operating system, which makes it
+// impossible to provide such events as extra in `KeyEvent`.
+fn replace_event(event: &NSEvent, option_as_alt: OptionAsAlt) -> Id<NSEvent, Shared> {
+    let ev_mods = event_mods(event).state;
+    let ignore_alt_characters = match option_as_alt {
+        OptionAsAlt::OnlyLeft if event.lalt_pressed() => true,
+        OptionAsAlt::OnlyRight if event.ralt_pressed() => true,
+        OptionAsAlt::Both if ev_mods.alt_key() => true,
+        _ => false,
+    } && !ev_mods.control_key()
+        && !ev_mods.super_key();
+
+    if ignore_alt_characters {
+        let ns_chars = event
+            .charactersIgnoringModifiers()
+            .expect("expected characters to be non-null");
+
+        NSEvent::keyEventWithType(
+            event.type_(),
+            event.locationInWindow(),
+            event.modifierFlags(),
+            event.timestamp(),
+            event.window_number(),
+            None,
+            &ns_chars,
+            &ns_chars,
+            event.is_a_repeat(),
+            event.key_code(),
+        )
+    } else {
+        event.copy()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/macos/window.rs b/src/platform_impl/macos/window.rs
index 05aad7b1..2ba6acaa 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/macos/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/macos/window.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::{
     error::{ExternalError, NotSupportedError, OsError as RootOsError},
     event::WindowEvent,
     icon::Icon,
-    platform::macos::WindowExtMacOS,
+    platform::macos::{OptionAsAlt, WindowExtMacOS},
     platform_impl::platform::{
         app_state::AppState,
         appkit::NSWindowOrderingMode,
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ pub struct PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes {
     pub disallow_hidpi: bool,
     pub has_shadow: bool,
     pub accepts_first_mouse: bool,
+    pub option_as_alt: OptionAsAlt,
 }
 
 impl Default for PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes {
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ impl Default for PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes {
             disallow_hidpi: false,
             has_shadow: true,
             accepts_first_mouse: true,
+            option_as_alt: Default::default(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -160,6 +162,8 @@ pub struct SharedState {
 
     /// The current resize incerments for the window content.
     pub(crate) resize_increments: NSSize,
+    /// The state of the `Option` as `Alt`.
+    pub(crate) option_as_alt: OptionAsAlt,
 }
 
 impl SharedState {
@@ -369,6 +373,8 @@ impl WinitWindow {
                     this.center();
                 }
 
+                this.set_option_as_alt(pl_attrs.option_as_alt);
+
                 Id::into_shared(this)
             })
         })
@@ -1376,6 +1382,16 @@ impl WindowExtMacOS for WinitWindow {
     fn set_document_edited(&self, edited: bool) {
         self.setDocumentEdited(edited)
     }
+
+    fn set_option_as_alt(&self, option_as_alt: OptionAsAlt) {
+        let mut shared_state_lock = self.shared_state.lock().unwrap();
+        shared_state_lock.option_as_alt = option_as_alt;
+    }
+
+    fn option_as_alt(&self) -> OptionAsAlt {
+        let shared_state_lock = self.shared_state.lock().unwrap();
+        shared_state_lock.option_as_alt
+    }
 }
 
 pub(super) fn get_ns_theme() -> Theme {