diff --git a/apple/internal/resource_actions/png.bzl b/apple/internal/resource_actions/png.bzl
index fddb9af401..2357f32ecc 100644
--- a/apple/internal/resource_actions/png.bzl
+++ b/apple/internal/resource_actions/png.bzl
@@ -29,29 +29,41 @@ def copy_png(*, actions, input_file, output_file, platform_prerequisites):
       platform_prerequisites: Struct containing information on the platform being targeted.
     """
 
-    # Xcode uses `xcrun copypng -strip-PNG-text -compress IN OUT`. But pngcrush
-    # is a perl script that doesn't properly handle when the process dies via a
-    # signal, so instead just expand out the comment to skip the script and
-    # directly run Xcode's copy of pngcrush with the same args.
-    apple_support.run(
-        actions = actions,
-        apple_fragment = platform_prerequisites.apple_fragment,
-        arguments = [
-            "pngcrush",
-            # -compress expands to:
-            "-q",
-            "-iphone",
-            "-f",
-            "0",
-            # "-strip-PNG-text",
-            "-rem",
-            "text",
-            input_file.path,
-            output_file.path,
-        ],
-        executable = "/usr/bin/xcrun",
-        inputs = [input_file],
-        mnemonic = "CopyPng",
-        outputs = [output_file],
-        xcode_config = platform_prerequisites.xcode_version_config,
+    # Xcode does not use `pngcrush` on macOS, but allow override using a feature.
+    should_compress_png = (
+        platform_prerequisites.platform_type != apple_common.platform_type.macos or
+        "apple.macos_compress_png_files" in platform_prerequisites.features
     )
+
+    if should_compress_png:
+        # Xcode uses `xcrun copypng -strip-PNG-text -compress IN OUT`. But pngcrush
+        # is a perl script that doesn't properly handle when the process dies via a
+        # signal, so instead just expand out the comment to skip the script and
+        # directly run Xcode's copy of pngcrush with the same args.
+        apple_support.run(
+            actions = actions,
+            apple_fragment = platform_prerequisites.apple_fragment,
+            arguments = [
+                "pngcrush",
+                # -compress expands to:
+                "-q",
+                "-iphone",
+                "-f",
+                "0",
+                # "-strip-PNG-text",
+                "-rem",
+                "text",
+                input_file.path,
+                output_file.path,
+            ],
+            executable = "/usr/bin/xcrun",
+            inputs = [input_file],
+            mnemonic = "CopyPng",
+            outputs = [output_file],
+            xcode_config = platform_prerequisites.xcode_version_config,
+        )
+    else:
+        actions.symlink(
+            target_file = input_file,
+            output = output_file,
+        )
diff --git a/doc/resources.md b/doc/resources.md
index ea1e08574a..578c3225c6 100644
--- a/doc/resources.md
+++ b/doc/resources.md
@@ -423,8 +423,9 @@ on your use case for the resources.
 *   `.strings` and `.plist` files. string and generic plist (i.e. non Info.plist
     files) files are processed using plutil to convert them into binary format,
     to reduce their size.
-*   `.png` files: PNG files are processed using copypng to optimize them for iOS
-    devices.
+*   `.png` files: PNG files are processed using `copypng` to optimize them for
+    iOS devices. This is disabled by default on macOS, but can be enabled with
+    the `apple.macos_compress_png_files` feature.
 *   `.xib` files: XIB files are processed using `ibtoold`.
 *   `.xcdatamodel` and `.xcmappingmodel` files: These files are processed with
     `momc` and `mapc` respectively.