diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Apple.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Apple.cpp
index 6d658121f2..07c892e312 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Apple.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/BBA-TAP/TAP_Apple.cpp
@@ -2,38 +2,110 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
+#include "Common/StringUtil.h"
 #include "Core/HW/EXI_Device.h"
 #include "Core/HW/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h"
 
 bool CEXIETHERNET::Activate()
 {
-	return false;
+	if (IsActivated())
+		return true;
+
+	// Assumes TunTap OS X is installed, and /dev/tun0 is not in use
+	// and readable / writable by the logged-in user
+
+	if ((fd = open("/dev/tap0", O_RDWR)) < 0)
+	{
+		ERROR_LOG(SP1, "Couldn't open /dev/tap0, unable to init BBA");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	readEnabled = false;
+
+	INFO_LOG(SP1, "BBA initialized.");
+	return true;
 }
 
 void CEXIETHERNET::Deactivate()
 {
+	close(fd);
+	fd = -1;
+
+	readEnabled = false;
+	if (readThread.joinable())
+		readThread.join();
 }
 
 bool CEXIETHERNET::IsActivated()
 {
-	return false;
+	return fd != -1;
 }
 
-bool CEXIETHERNET::SendFrame(u8 *, u32)
+bool CEXIETHERNET::SendFrame(u8* frame, u32 size)
 {
-	return false;
+	INFO_LOG(SP1, "SendFrame %x\n%s", size, ArrayToString(frame, size, 0x10).c_str());
+
+	int writtenBytes = write(fd, frame, size);
+	if ((u32)writtenBytes != size)
+	{
+		ERROR_LOG(SP1, "SendFrame(): expected to write %d bytes, instead wrote %d",
+		          size, writtenBytes);
+		return false;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		SendComplete();
+		return true;
+	}
+}
+
+void ReadThreadHandler(CEXIETHERNET* self)
+{
+	while (true)
+	{
+		if (self->fd < 0)
+			return;
+
+		fd_set rfds;
+		FD_ZERO(&rfds);
+		FD_SET(self->fd, &rfds);
+
+		struct timeval timeout;
+		timeout.tv_sec = 0;
+		timeout.tv_usec = 50000;
+		if (select(self->fd + 1, &rfds, nullptr, nullptr, &timeout) <= 0)
+			continue;
+
+		int readBytes = read(self->fd, self->mRecvBuffer, BBA_RECV_SIZE);
+		if (readBytes < 0)
+		{
+			ERROR_LOG(SP1, "Failed to read from BBA, err=%d", readBytes);
+		}
+		else if (self->readEnabled)
+		{
+			INFO_LOG(SP1, "Read data: %s", ArrayToString(self->mRecvBuffer, readBytes, 0x10).c_str());
+			self->mRecvBufferLength = readBytes;
+			self->RecvHandlePacket();
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 bool CEXIETHERNET::RecvInit()
 {
-	return false;
+	readThread = std::thread(ReadThreadHandler, this);
+	return true;
 }
 
 bool CEXIETHERNET::RecvStart()
 {
-	return false;
+	if (!readThread.joinable())
+		RecvInit();
+
+	readEnabled = true;
+	return true;
 }
 
 void CEXIETHERNET::RecvStop()
 {
+	readEnabled = false;
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceEthernet.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceEthernet.cpp
index aa6342322e..3cb9bc4cf4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceEthernet.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceEthernet.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ CEXIETHERNET::CEXIETHERNET()
 	mHAdapter = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
 	mHRecvEvent = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
 	mHReadWait = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
-#elif defined(__linux__)
+#elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
 	fd = -1;
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h
index 182f6c28b3..f1747301e8 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceEthernet.h
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public:
 	DWORD mMtu;
 	OVERLAPPED mReadOverlapped;
 	static VOID CALLBACK ReadWaitCallback(PVOID lpParameter, BOOLEAN TimerFired);
-#elif defined(__linux__)
+#elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
 	int fd;
 	std::thread readThread;
 	volatile bool readEnabled;