diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/software_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/software_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..970a1aa94e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/software_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class SoftwareSpec
+  undef uses_from_macos
+
+  def uses_from_macos(deps, **args)
+    if deps.is_a?(Hash)
+      args = deps
+      deps = Hash[*args.shift]
+    end
+
+    depends_on(deps) if add_mac_dependency?(args)
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def add_mac_dependency?(args)
+    args.each { |key, version| args[key] = OS::Mac::Version.from_symbol(version) }
+
+    return false if args[:after] && OS::Mac.version < args[:after]
+
+    return false if args[:before] && OS::Mac.version >= args[:before]
+
+    args.present?
+  end
+end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/software_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/software_spec.rb
index aae7c12999..b4aea11442 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/software_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/software_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require "extend/os/linux/software_spec" if OS.linux?
+if OS.linux?
+  require "extend/os/linux/software_spec"
+elsif OS.mac?
+  require "extend/os/mac/software_spec"
+end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 79aa5f98f7..abb29bce93 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -2360,6 +2360,10 @@ class Formula
       specs.each { |spec| spec.depends_on(dep) }
     end
 
+    def uses_from_macos(dep, **args)
+      specs.each { |spec| spec.uses_from_macos(dep, args) }
+    end
+
     # @!attribute [w] option
     # Options can be used as arguments to `brew install`.
     # To switch features on/off: `"with-something"` or `"with-otherthing"`.
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb
index 2ea629de8f..fb2d8646ba 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb
@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@ class SoftwareSpec
     add_dep_option(dep) if dep
   end
 
+  def uses_from_macos(deps, **_args)
+    deps = Hash[*deps.shift] if deps.is_a?(Hash)
+
+    depends_on(deps)
+  end
+
   def deps
     dependency_collector.deps
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/os/linux/formula_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/os/linux/formula_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16bc858d9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/os/linux/formula_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "formula"
+
+describe Formula do
+  describe "#uses_from_macos" do
+    before do
+      allow(OS).to receive(:mac?).and_return(false)
+    end
+
+    it "acts like #depends_on" do
+      f = formula "foo" do
+        url "foo-1.0"
+
+        uses_from_macos("foo")
+      end
+
+      expect(f.class.stable.deps.first.name).to eq("foo")
+      expect(f.class.devel.deps.first.name).to eq("foo")
+      expect(f.class.head.deps.first.name).to eq("foo")
+    end
+
+    it "ignores OS version specifications" do
+      f = formula "foo" do
+        url "foo-1.0"
+
+        uses_from_macos("foo", after: :mojave)
+      end
+
+      expect(f.class.stable.deps.first.name).to eq("foo")
+      expect(f.class.devel.deps.first.name).to eq("foo")
+      expect(f.class.head.deps.first.name).to eq("foo")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/os/mac/software_spec_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/os/mac/software_spec_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63abc9e2d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/os/mac/software_spec_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "software_spec"
+
+describe SoftwareSpec do
+  subject(:spec) { described_class.new }
+
+  describe "#uses_from_macos" do
+    before do
+      sierra_os_version = OS::Mac::Version.from_symbol(:sierra)
+
+      allow(OS).to receive(:mac?).and_return(true)
+      allow(OS::Mac).to receive(:version).and_return(OS::Mac::Version.new(sierra_os_version))
+    end
+
+    it "allows specifying dependencies before certain version" do
+      spec.uses_from_macos("foo", before: :high_sierra)
+
+      expect(spec.deps.first.name).to eq("foo")
+    end
+
+    it "allows specifying dependencies after certain version" do
+      spec.uses_from_macos("foo", after: :el_capitan)
+
+      expect(spec.deps.first.name).to eq("foo")
+    end
+
+    it "doesn't adds a dependency if it doesn't meet OS version requirements" do
+      spec.uses_from_macos("foo", after: :high_sierra)
+      spec.uses_from_macos("bar", before: :el_capitan)
+
+      expect(spec.deps).to be_empty
+    end
+
+    it "works with tags" do
+      spec.uses_from_macos("foo" => :head, :after => :el_capitan)
+
+      dep = spec.deps.first
+
+      expect(dep.name).to eq("foo")
+      expect(dep.tags).to include(:head)
+    end
+
+    it "doesn't adds the dependency without OS version requirements" do
+      spec.uses_from_macos("foo")
+      spec.uses_from_macos("bar" => :head)
+
+      expect(spec.deps).to be_empty
+    end
+
+    it "respects OS version requirements with tags" do
+      spec.uses_from_macos("foo" => :head, :after => :mojave)
+
+      expect(spec.deps).to be_empty
+    end
+
+    it "raises an error if passing invalid OS versions" do
+      expect {
+        spec.uses_from_macos("foo", after: "bar", before: :mojave)
+      }.to raise_error(ArgumentError, 'unknown version "bar"')
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/software_spec_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/software_spec_spec.rb
index 43293af2fc..e781437209 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/software_spec_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/software_spec_spec.rb
@@ -132,6 +132,30 @@ describe SoftwareSpec do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#uses_from_macos" do
+    it "allows specifying dependencies", :needs_linux do
+      subject.uses_from_macos("foo")
+
+      expect(subject.deps.first.name).to eq("foo")
+    end
+
+    it "works with tags", :needs_linux do
+      subject.uses_from_macos("foo" => :head, :after => :mojave)
+
+      expect(subject.deps.first.name).to eq("foo")
+      expect(subject.deps.first.tags).to include(:head)
+    end
+
+    it "ignores OS version specifications", :needs_linux do
+      subject.uses_from_macos("foo", after: :mojave)
+      subject.uses_from_macos("bar" => :head, :after => :mojave)
+
+      expect(subject.deps.first.name).to eq("foo")
+      expect(subject.deps.last.name).to eq("bar")
+      expect(subject.deps.last.tags).to include(:head)
+    end
+  end
+
   specify "explicit options override defaupt depends_on option description" do
     subject.option("with-foo", "blah")
     subject.depends_on("foo" => :optional)