diff --git a/msbuild/Xamarin.Mac.Tasks/Tasks/Metal.cs b/msbuild/Xamarin.Mac.Tasks/Tasks/Metal.cs
index 60965ebd36..4f2baa08a6 100644
--- a/msbuild/Xamarin.Mac.Tasks/Tasks/Metal.cs
+++ b/msbuild/Xamarin.Mac.Tasks/Tasks/Metal.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.IO;
 
+using Xamarin.MacDev;
 using Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks;
 
 namespace Xamarin.Mac.Tasks
@@ -7,7 +8,11 @@ namespace Xamarin.Mac.Tasks
 	public class Metal : MetalTaskBase
 	{
 		protected override string OperatingSystem {
-			get { return "osx"; }
+			get { return "macosx"; }
+		}
+
+		protected override string MinimumDeploymentTargetKey {
+			get { return ManifestKeys.LSMinimumSystemVersion; }
 		}
 
 		protected override string DevicePlatformBinDir {
diff --git a/msbuild/Xamarin.Mac.Tasks/Xamarin.Mac.Common.targets b/msbuild/Xamarin.Mac.Tasks/Xamarin.Mac.Common.targets
index 00260e4987..b9f436d984 100644
--- a/msbuild/Xamarin.Mac.Tasks/Xamarin.Mac.Common.targets
+++ b/msbuild/Xamarin.Mac.Tasks/Xamarin.Mac.Common.targets
@@ -305,9 +305,11 @@ Copyright (C) 2014 Xamarin. All rights reserved.
 			Condition="'$(IsMacEnabled)' == 'true' and '%(Metal.Identity)' != ''"
 			SessionId="$(BuildSessionId)"
 			IntermediateOutputPath="$(IntermediateOutputPath)"
+			AppManifest="$(_AppManifest)"
 			ProjectDir="$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)"
 			ResourcePrefix="$(XamMacResourcePrefix)"
 			SdkDevPath="$(_SdkDevPath)"
+			SdkVersion="$(MacOSXSdkVersion)"
 			SourceFile="@(Metal)">
 			<Output TaskParameter="OutputFile" ItemName="_SmeltedMetal" />
 		</Metal>
diff --git a/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks.Core/Tasks/MetalTaskBase.cs b/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks.Core/Tasks/MetalTaskBase.cs
index 407667cdab..5e3b484f09 100644
--- a/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks.Core/Tasks/MetalTaskBase.cs
+++ b/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks.Core/Tasks/MetalTaskBase.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ namespace Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks
 
 		public string SessionId { get; set; }
 
+		public ITaskItem AppManifest { get; set; }
+
 		[Required]
 		public string IntermediateOutputPath { get; set; }
 
@@ -27,6 +29,9 @@ namespace Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks
 		[Required]
 		public string SdkDevPath { get; set; }
 
+		[Required]
+		public string SdkVersion { get; set; }
+
 		[Required]
 		public ITaskItem SourceFile { get; set; }
 
@@ -35,6 +40,10 @@ namespace Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks
 		[Output]
 		public ITaskItem OutputFile { get; set; }
 
+		protected abstract string MinimumDeploymentTargetKey {
+			get;
+		}
+
 		protected abstract string OperatingSystem {
 			get;
 		}
@@ -65,10 +74,23 @@ namespace Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks
 			var path = Path.Combine (intermediate, logicalName);
 			var args = new CommandLineArgumentBuilder ();
 			var dir = Path.GetDirectoryName (path);
+			string minimumDeploymentTarget;
 
 			if (!Directory.Exists (dir))
 				Directory.CreateDirectory (dir);
 
+			if (AppManifest != null) {
+				var plist = PDictionary.FromFile (AppManifest.ItemSpec);
+				PString value;
+
+				if (!plist.TryGetValue (MinimumDeploymentTargetKey, out value) || string.IsNullOrEmpty (value.Value))
+					minimumDeploymentTarget = SdkVersion;
+				else
+					minimumDeploymentTarget = value.Value;
+			} else {
+				minimumDeploymentTarget = SdkVersion;
+			}
+
 			OutputFile = new TaskItem (Path.ChangeExtension (path, ".air"));
 			OutputFile.SetMetadata ("LogicalName", Path.ChangeExtension (logicalName, ".air"));
 
@@ -77,7 +99,6 @@ namespace Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks
 			args.Add ("-c");
 			args.Add ("-gline-tables-only");
 			args.Add ("-ffast-math");
-			args.Add (string.Format ("-std={0}-metal1.0", OperatingSystem));
 
 			args.Add ("-serialize-diagnostics");
 			args.AddQuoted (Path.ChangeExtension (path, ".dia"));
@@ -85,6 +106,8 @@ namespace Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks
 			args.Add ("-o");
 			args.AddQuoted (Path.ChangeExtension (path, ".air"));
 
+			args.Add (string.Format ("-m{0}-version-min={1}", OperatingSystem, minimumDeploymentTarget));
+
 			args.AddQuoted (SourceFile.ItemSpec);
 
 			return args.ToString ();
diff --git a/msbuild/Xamarin.iOS.Tasks.Core/Tasks/MetalTaskBase.cs b/msbuild/Xamarin.iOS.Tasks.Core/Tasks/MetalTaskBase.cs
index 7d643c5d85..e8c3dfe855 100644
--- a/msbuild/Xamarin.iOS.Tasks.Core/Tasks/MetalTaskBase.cs
+++ b/msbuild/Xamarin.iOS.Tasks.Core/Tasks/MetalTaskBase.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System.IO;
 
+using Xamarin.MacDev;
+
 namespace Xamarin.iOS.Tasks
 {
 	public abstract class MetalTaskBase : Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks.MetalTaskBase
@@ -8,6 +10,10 @@ namespace Xamarin.iOS.Tasks
 			get { return "ios"; }
 		}
 
+		protected override string MinimumDeploymentTargetKey {
+			get { return ManifestKeys.MinimumOSVersion; }
+		}
+
 		protected override string DevicePlatformBinDir {
 			get { return Path.Combine (SdkDevPath, "Platforms", "iPhoneOS.platform", "usr", "bin"); }
 		}
diff --git a/msbuild/Xamarin.iOS.Tasks.Core/Xamarin.iOS.Common.targets b/msbuild/Xamarin.iOS.Tasks.Core/Xamarin.iOS.Common.targets
index 8ffb18b605..6e262031e3 100644
--- a/msbuild/Xamarin.iOS.Tasks.Core/Xamarin.iOS.Common.targets
+++ b/msbuild/Xamarin.iOS.Tasks.Core/Xamarin.iOS.Common.targets
@@ -556,9 +556,11 @@ Copyright (C) 2013-2016 Xamarin. All rights reserved.
 			SessionId="$(BuildSessionId)"
 			Condition="'$(IsMacEnabled)' == 'true' and '%(Metal.Identity)' != ''"
 			IntermediateOutputPath="$(DeviceSpecificIntermediateOutputPath)"
+			AppManifest="$(_AppManifest)"
 			ProjectDir="$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)"
 			ResourcePrefix="$(IPhoneResourcePrefix)"
 			SdkDevPath="$(_SdkDevPath)"
+			SdkVersion="$(MtouchSdkVersion)"
 			SourceFile="@(Metal)">
 			<Output TaskParameter="OutputFile" ItemName="_SmeltedMetal" />
 		</Metal>