diff --git a/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.test.ts b/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.test.ts
index e7c07225ab6493811ecb65a1d803d87f3c294bab..ec2317b1ac926bd73f5598c97ab94c73eed29fb6 100644
--- a/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.test.ts
+++ b/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.test.ts
@@ -721,6 +721,11 @@ it.layer(NodeServices.layer)("build-desktop-artifact", (it) => {
       assert.deepStrictEqual(win.files, DESKTOP_FILE_EXCLUSIONS);
       assert.deepStrictEqual(winWithoutWslRuntime.files, win.files);
       assert.notProperty(mac.mac as Record<string, unknown>, "sign");
+      assert.propertyVal(
+        (mac.mac as Record<string, unknown>).extendInfo as Record<string, unknown>,
+        "NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription",
+        "T3 Code connects to devices on your local network for remote environments and commands run by terminals and coding agents.",
+      );
       for (const config of [linux, win]) {
         assert.deepStrictEqual(config.electronLanguages, DESKTOP_ELECTRON_LANGUAGES);
       }
diff --git a/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts b/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts
index 8270b41385658a757e7fe5ca60b103c72a229a49..70781f471bd40a31ace993dd4543ebbbf0bd9467 100644
--- a/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts
+++ b/scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts
@@ -2811,6 +2811,8 @@ export const createBuildConfig = Effect.fn("createBuildConfig")(function* (
       icon: "icon.icns",
       category: "public.app-category.developer-tools",
       extendInfo: {
+        NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription:
+          "T3 Code connects to devices on your local network for remote environments and commands run by terminals and coding agents.",
         NSScreenCaptureUsageDescription:
           "T3 Code captures the active window when you use the window capture shortcut.",
         // macOS lists an app under Default web browser only when it opens web