diff --git a/gpu/examples/main.zig b/gpu/examples/main.zig
index e4ae9b80..7412e17f 100644
--- a/gpu/examples/main.zig
+++ b/gpu/examples/main.zig
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ const FrameParams = struct {
 };
 
 fn frame(params: FrameParams) !void {
+    const pool = try sample_utils.AutoReleasePool.init();
+    defer sample_utils.AutoReleasePool.release(pool);
+
     try glfw.pollEvents();
     const pl = params.window.getUserPointer(WindowData).?;
     if (pl.swap_chain == null or !std.meta.eql(pl.current_desc, pl.target_desc)) {
diff --git a/gpu/examples/sample_utils.zig b/gpu/examples/sample_utils.zig
index 0458b736..270c563d 100644
--- a/gpu/examples/sample_utils.zig
+++ b/gpu/examples/sample_utils.zig
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub fn setup(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !Setup {
         .force_fallback_adapter = false,
     }, &response, requestAdapterCallback);
     if (response.?.status != .success) {
-        std.debug.print("failed to create GPU adapter: {s}\n", .{response.?.message});
+        std.debug.print("failed to create GPU adapter: {s}\n", .{response.?.message.?});
         std.process.exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -204,6 +204,29 @@ pub fn createSurfaceForWindow(
     });
 }
 
+pub const AutoReleasePool = opaque {
+    pub fn init() error{OutOfMemory}!?*AutoReleasePool {
+        if (!@import("builtin").target.isDarwin()) return null;
+
+        // pool = [NSAutoreleasePool alloc];
+        var pool = msgSend(objc.objc_getClass("NSAutoreleasePool"), "alloc", .{}, ?*AutoReleasePool);
+        if (pool == null) return error.OutOfMemory;
+
+        // pool = [pool init];
+        pool = msgSend(pool, "init", .{}, ?*AutoReleasePool);
+        if (pool == null) unreachable;
+
+        return pool;
+    }
+
+    pub fn release(pool: ?*AutoReleasePool) void {
+        if (!@import("builtin").target.isDarwin()) return;
+
+        // [pool release];
+        msgSend(pool, "release", .{}, void);
+    }
+};
+
 // Borrowed from https://github.com/hazeycode/zig-objcrt
 pub fn msgSend(obj: anytype, sel_name: [:0]const u8, args: anytype, comptime ReturnType: type) ReturnType {
     const args_meta = @typeInfo(@TypeOf(args)).Struct.fields;
diff --git a/src/platform/native.zig b/src/platform/native.zig
index ae5cc8b0..8871e192 100644
--- a/src/platform/native.zig
+++ b/src/platform/native.zig
@@ -593,6 +593,11 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     defer app.deinit(core);
 
     while (!core.internal.window.shouldClose()) {
+        // On Darwin targets, Dawn requires an NSAutoreleasePool per frame to release
+        // some resources. See Dawn's CHelloWorld example.
+        const pool = try util.AutoReleasePool.init();
+        defer util.AutoReleasePool.release(pool);
+
         try coreUpdate(core, null);
 
         try app.update(core);
diff --git a/src/platform/util.zig b/src/platform/util.zig
index 291a027a..4f1466d1 100644
--- a/src/platform/util.zig
+++ b/src/platform/util.zig
@@ -137,6 +137,29 @@ pub fn createSurfaceForWindow(
     });
 }
 
+pub const AutoReleasePool = opaque {
+    pub fn init() error{OutOfMemory}!?*AutoReleasePool {
+        if (!@import("builtin").target.isDarwin()) return null;
+
+        // pool = [NSAutoreleasePool alloc];
+        var pool = msgSend(objc.objc_getClass("NSAutoreleasePool"), "alloc", .{}, ?*AutoReleasePool);
+        if (pool == null) return error.OutOfMemory;
+
+        // pool = [pool init];
+        pool = msgSend(pool, "init", .{}, ?*AutoReleasePool);
+        if (pool == null) unreachable;
+
+        return pool;
+    }
+
+    pub fn release(pool: ?*AutoReleasePool) void {
+        if (!@import("builtin").target.isDarwin()) return;
+
+        // [pool release];
+        msgSend(pool, "release", .{}, void);
+    }
+};
+
 // Borrowed from https://github.com/hazeycode/zig-objcrt
 fn msgSend(obj: anytype, sel_name: [:0]const u8, args: anytype, comptime ReturnType: type) ReturnType {
     const args_meta = @typeInfo(@TypeOf(args)).Struct.fields;