diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst
index c6443e3b2..c746c6ae7 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ The following tools are there to help you:
 
 Integration
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
+Mac OS X users: Run `./tests/mac-bootstrap.sh` instead of `boulder-start.sh` to
+install dependencies, configure the environment, and start boulder.
 
-First, install `Go`_ 1.5, libtool-ltdl, mariadb-server and
+Otherwise, install `Go`_ 1.5, libtool-ltdl, mariadb-server and
 rabbitmq-server and then start Boulder_, an ACME CA server::
 
   ./tests/boulder-start.sh
diff --git a/tests/mac-bootstrap.sh b/tests/mac-bootstrap.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..66036ce56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mac-bootstrap.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+#Check Homebrew
+if ! hash brew 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Homebrew Not Installed\nDownloading..."
+    ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
+fi
+
+brew install libtool mariadb rabbitmq coreutils go
+
+mysql.server start
+
+rabbit_pid=`ps | grep rabbitmq | grep -v grep | awk '{ print $1}'`
+if [ -n "$rabbit_pid" ]; then
+  echo "RabbitMQ already running"
+else
+  rabbitmq-server &
+fi
+
+hosts_entry=`cat /etc/hosts | grep "127.0.0.1 le.wtf"`
+if [ -z "$hosts_entry" ]; then
+  echo "Adding hosts entry for le.wtf..."
+  sudo sh -c "echo 127.0.0.1 le.wtf >> /etc/hosts"
+fi
+
+./tests/boulder-start.sh