diff --git a/widget/VsyncDispatcher.cpp b/widget/VsyncDispatcher.cpp
index ecdbeb9b9ad0..84da26eec1c2 100644
--- a/widget/VsyncDispatcher.cpp
+++ b/widget/VsyncDispatcher.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ VsyncDispatcher::~VsyncDispatcher()
   mCompositorObservers.Clear();
 }
 
+void
+VsyncDispatcher::SetVsyncSource(VsyncSource* aVsyncSource)
+{
+  mVsyncSource = aVsyncSource;
+}
+
 void
 VsyncDispatcher::DispatchTouchEvents(bool aNotifiedCompositors, TimeStamp aVsyncTime)
 {
@@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ VsyncDispatcher::AddCompositorVsyncObserver(VsyncObserver* aVsyncObserver)
 void
 VsyncDispatcher::RemoveCompositorVsyncObserver(VsyncObserver* aVsyncObserver)
 {
-  MOZ_ASSERT(CompositorParent::IsInCompositorThread());
+  MOZ_ASSERT(CompositorParent::IsInCompositorThread() || NS_IsMainThread());
   MutexAutoLock lock(mCompositorObserverLock);
   if (mCompositorObservers.Contains(aVsyncObserver)) {
     mCompositorObservers.RemoveElement(aVsyncObserver);
diff --git a/widget/VsyncDispatcher.h b/widget/VsyncDispatcher.h
index 941b9159b1d3..797a0b426b82 100644
--- a/widget/VsyncDispatcher.h
+++ b/widget/VsyncDispatcher.h
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@ namespace layers {
 class CompositorVsyncObserver;
 }
 
+// Controls how and when to enable/disable vsync.
+class VsyncSource
+{
+public:
+  NS_INLINE_DECL_THREADSAFE_REFCOUNTING(VsyncSource)
+  virtual void EnableVsync() = 0;
+  virtual void DisableVsync() = 0;
+  virtual bool IsVsyncEnabled() = 0;
+
+protected:
+  virtual ~VsyncSource() {}
+}; // VsyncSource
+
 class VsyncObserver
 {
   // Must be destroyed on main thread since the compositor is as well
@@ -34,7 +47,7 @@ public:
 protected:
   VsyncObserver() {}
   virtual ~VsyncObserver() {}
-};
+}; // VsyncObserver
 
 // VsyncDispatcher is used to dispatch vsync events to the registered observers.
 class VsyncDispatcher
@@ -44,7 +57,13 @@ class VsyncDispatcher
 public:
   static VsyncDispatcher* GetInstance();
   // Called on the vsync thread when a hardware vsync occurs
+  // The aVsyncTimestamp can mean different things depending on the platform:
+  // b2g - The vsync timestamp of the previous frame that was just displayed
+  // OSX - The vsync timestamp of the upcoming frame
+  // TODO: Windows / Linux. DOCUMENT THIS WHEN IMPLEMENTING ON THOSE PLATFORMS
+  // Android: TODO
   void NotifyVsync(TimeStamp aVsyncTimestamp);
+  void SetVsyncSource(VsyncSource* aVsyncSource);
 
   // Compositor vsync observers must be added/removed on the compositor thread
   void AddCompositorVsyncObserver(VsyncObserver* aVsyncObserver);
@@ -61,7 +80,8 @@ private:
   // Can have multiple compositors. On desktop, this is 1 compositor per window
   Mutex mCompositorObserverLock;
   nsTArray<nsRefPtr<VsyncObserver>> mCompositorObservers;
-};
+  nsRefPtr<VsyncSource> mVsyncSource;
+}; // VsyncDispatcher
 
 } // namespace mozilla
 
diff --git a/widget/cocoa/nsAppShell.h b/widget/cocoa/nsAppShell.h
index 57b1f2f08eb0..ca0f90945f70 100644
--- a/widget/cocoa/nsAppShell.h
+++ b/widget/cocoa/nsAppShell.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Runs the main native Cocoa run loop, interrupting it as needed to process
- * Gecko events.  
+ * Gecko events.
  */
 
 #ifndef nsAppShell_h_
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class nsAppShell : public nsBaseAppShell
 {
 public:
   NS_IMETHOD ResumeNative(void);
-	
+
   nsAppShell();
 
   nsresult Init();
diff --git a/widget/cocoa/nsAppShell.mm b/widget/cocoa/nsAppShell.mm
index 2d14edea2c7b..203840f78f55 100644
--- a/widget/cocoa/nsAppShell.mm
+++ b/widget/cocoa/nsAppShell.mm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 #import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+#import <CoreVideo/CoreVideo.h>
 
 #include "CustomCocoaEvents.h"
 #include "mozilla/WidgetTraceEvent.h"
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@
 #include <IOKit/pwr_mgt/IOPMLib.h>
 #include "nsIDOMWakeLockListener.h"
 #include "nsIPowerManagerService.h"
+#include "mozilla/TimeStamp.h"
+#include "mozilla/VsyncDispatcher.h"
+#include "gfxPrefs.h"
 
 using namespace mozilla::widget;
 
@@ -87,7 +91,85 @@ private:
     }
     return NS_OK;
   }
-};
+}; // MacWakeLockListener
+
+// This is the renderer output callback function, called on the vsync thread
+static CVReturn VsyncCallback(CVDisplayLinkRef aDisplayLink,
+                              const CVTimeStamp* aNow,
+                              const CVTimeStamp* aOutputTime,
+                              CVOptionFlags aFlagsIn,
+                              CVOptionFlags* aFlagsOut,
+                              void* aDisplayLinkContext)
+{
+  VsyncSource* vsyncSource = (VsyncSource*) aDisplayLinkContext;
+  if (vsyncSource->IsVsyncEnabled()) {
+    // Now refers to "Now" as in when this callback is called or when the current frame
+    // is displayed. aOutputTime is when the next frame should be displayed.
+    // Now is VERY VERY noisy, aOutputTime is in the future though.
+    int64_t timestamp = aOutputTime->hostTime;
+    mozilla::TimeStamp vsyncTime = mozilla::TimeStamp::FromSystemTime(timestamp);
+    mozilla::VsyncDispatcher::GetInstance()->NotifyVsync(vsyncTime);
+    return kCVReturnSuccess;
+  } else {
+    return kCVReturnDisplayLinkNotRunning;
+  }
+}
+
+class OSXVsyncSource MOZ_FINAL : public VsyncSource
+{
+public:
+  OSXVsyncSource()
+  {
+    EnableVsync();
+  }
+
+  virtual void EnableVsync() MOZ_OVERRIDE
+  {
+    // Create a display link capable of being used with all active displays
+    // TODO: See if we need to create an active DisplayLink for each monitor in multi-monitor
+    // situations. According to the docs, it is compatible with all displays running on the computer
+    // But if we have different monitors at different display rates, we may hit issues.
+    if (CVDisplayLinkCreateWithActiveCGDisplays(&mDisplayLink) != kCVReturnSuccess) {
+      NS_WARNING("Could not create a display link, returning");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Set the renderer output callback function
+    if (CVDisplayLinkSetOutputCallback(mDisplayLink, &VsyncCallback, this) != kCVReturnSuccess) {
+      NS_WARNING("Could not set displaylink output callback");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Activate the display link
+    if (CVDisplayLinkStart(mDisplayLink) != kCVReturnSuccess) {
+      NS_WARNING("Could not activate the display link");
+      mDisplayLink = nullptr;
+    }
+  }
+
+  virtual void DisableVsync() MOZ_OVERRIDE
+  {
+    // Release the display link
+    if (mDisplayLink) {
+      CVDisplayLinkRelease(mDisplayLink);
+      mDisplayLink = nullptr;
+    }
+  }
+
+  virtual bool IsVsyncEnabled() MOZ_OVERRIDE
+  {
+    return mDisplayLink != nullptr;
+  }
+
+private:
+  virtual ~OSXVsyncSource()
+  {
+    DisableVsync();
+  }
+
+  // Manages the display link render thread
+  CVDisplayLinkRef   mDisplayLink;
+}; // OSXVsyncSource
 
 // defined in nsCocoaWindow.mm
 extern int32_t             gXULModalLevel;
@@ -287,7 +369,7 @@ nsAppShell::Init()
   // context.version = 0;
   context.info = this;
   context.perform = ProcessGeckoEvents;
-  
+
   mCFRunLoopSource = ::CFRunLoopSourceCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, 0, &context);
   NS_ENSURE_STATE(mCFRunLoopSource);
 
@@ -295,6 +377,15 @@ nsAppShell::Init()
 
   rv = nsBaseAppShell::Init();
 
+  // gfxPrefs are init on the main thread and we need it super early
+  // to see if we should enable vsync aligned compositor
+  gfxPrefs::GetSingleton();
+  if (gfxPrefs::HardwareVsyncEnabled() && gfxPrefs::VsyncAlignedCompositor())
+  {
+    nsRefPtr<VsyncSource> osxVsyncSource = new OSXVsyncSource();
+    mozilla::VsyncDispatcher::GetInstance()->SetVsyncSource(osxVsyncSource);
+  }
+
 #ifndef __LP64__
   TextInputHandler::InstallPluginKeyEventsHandler();
 #endif