diff --git a/.changes/crash-macos-below-14.md b/.changes/crash-macos-below-14.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..152abdf2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/crash-macos-below-14.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"wry": "patch:bug"
+---
+
+Fix crash on macOS versions below 14.
diff --git a/src/wkwebview/mod.rs b/src/wkwebview/mod.rs
index 5a9735f5e..8fd3b96fc 100644
--- a/src/wkwebview/mod.rs
+++ b/src/wkwebview/mod.rs
@@ -517,7 +517,12 @@ r#"Object.defineProperty(window, 'ipc', {
 
         // make sure the window is always on top when we create a new webview
         let app = NSApplication::sharedApplication(mtm);
-        NSApplication::activate(&app);
+        if os_version.0 >= 14 {
+          NSApplication::activate(&app);
+        } else {
+          #[allow(deprecated)]
+          NSApplication::activateIgnoringOtherApps(&app, true);
+        }
       }
 
       #[cfg(target_os = "ios")]