diff --git a/backends/imgui_impl_osx.h b/backends/imgui_impl_osx.h
index 8590619..d483dcf 100644
--- a/backends/imgui_impl_osx.h
+++ b/backends/imgui_impl_osx.h
@@ -22,4 +22,3 @@
 IMGUI_IMPL_API bool     ImGui_ImplOSX_Init(NSView* _Nonnull view);
 IMGUI_IMPL_API void     ImGui_ImplOSX_Shutdown();
 IMGUI_IMPL_API void     ImGui_ImplOSX_NewFrame(NSView* _Nullable view);
-IMGUI_IMPL_API bool     ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(NSEvent* _Nonnull event, NSView* _Nullable view);
diff --git a/backends/imgui_impl_osx.mm b/backends/imgui_impl_osx.mm
index 59c34a1..fa4807f 100644
--- a/backends/imgui_impl_osx.mm
+++ b/backends/imgui_impl_osx.mm
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 // CHANGELOG
 // (minor and older changes stripped away, please see git history for details)
+//  2022-05-03: Inputs: Removed ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent() from backend API in favor of backend automatically handling event capture.
 //  2022-04-27: Misc: Store backend data in a per-context struct, allowing to use this backend with multiple contexts.
 //  2022-03-22: Inputs: Monitor NSKeyUp events to catch missing keyUp for key when user press Cmd + key
 //  2022-02-07: Inputs: Forward keyDown/keyUp events to OS when unused by dear imgui.
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
     ImGuiObserver*          Observer;
     KeyEventResponder*      KeyEventResponder;
     NSTextInputContext*     InputContext;
+    id                      Monitor;
 
     ImGui_ImplOSX_Data()    { memset(this, 0, sizeof(*this)); }
 };
@@ -76,6 +78,10 @@
 
 static inline CFTimeInterval GetMachAbsoluteTimeInSeconds()    { return static_cast<CFTimeInterval>(static_cast<double>(clock_gettime_nsec_np(CLOCK_UPTIME_RAW)) / 1e9); }
 
+// Forward Declarations
+static void ImGui_ImplOSX_AddTrackingArea(NSView* _Nonnull view);
+static bool ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(NSEvent* event, NSView* view);
+
 // Undocumented methods for creating cursors.
 @interface NSCursor()
 + (id)_windowResizeNorthWestSouthEastCursor;
@@ -429,15 +435,7 @@
     bd->KeyEventResponder = [[KeyEventResponder alloc] initWithFrame:NSZeroRect];
     bd->InputContext = [[NSTextInputContext alloc] initWithClient:bd->KeyEventResponder];
     [view addSubview:bd->KeyEventResponder];
-
-    // Some events do not raise callbacks of AppView in some circumstances (for example when CMD key is held down).
-    // This monitor taps into global event stream and captures these events.
-    NSEventMask eventMask = NSEventMaskFromType(NSKeyUp) | NSEventMaskFlagsChanged;
-    [NSEvent addLocalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask:eventMask handler:^NSEvent * _Nullable(NSEvent *event)
-    {
-        ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, bd->KeyEventResponder);
-        return event;
-    }];
+    ImGui_ImplOSX_AddTrackingArea(view);
 
     io.SetPlatformImeDataFn = [](ImGuiViewport* viewport, ImGuiPlatformImeData* data) -> void
     {
@@ -462,6 +460,11 @@
 {
     ImGui_ImplOSX_Data* bd = ImGui_ImplOSX_GetBackendData();
     bd->Observer = NULL;
+    if (bd->Monitor != NULL)
+    {
+        [NSEvent removeMonitor:bd->Monitor];
+        bd->Monitor = NULL;
+    }
     ImGui_ImplOSX_DestroyBackendData();
 }
 
@@ -591,7 +594,7 @@
     ImGui_ImplOSX_UpdateImePosWithView(view);
 }
 
-bool ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(NSEvent* event, NSView* view)
+static bool ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(NSEvent* event, NSView* view)
 {
     ImGuiIO& io = ImGui::GetIO();
 
@@ -716,3 +719,27 @@
 
     return false;
 }
+
+static void ImGui_ImplOSX_AddTrackingArea(NSView* _Nonnull view)
+{
+    // If we want to receive key events, we either need to be in the responder chain of the key view,
+    // or else we can install a local monitor. The consequence of this heavy-handed approach is that
+    // we receive events for all controls, not just Dear ImGui widgets. If we had native controls in our
+    // window, we'd want to be much more careful than just ingesting the complete event stream.
+    // To match the behavior of other backends, we pass every event down to the OS.
+    ImGui_ImplOSX_Data* bd = ImGui_ImplOSX_GetBackendData();
+    if (bd->Monitor)
+        return;
+    NSEventMask eventMask = 0;
+    eventMask |= NSEventMaskMouseMoved | NSEventMaskScrollWheel;
+    eventMask |= NSEventMaskLeftMouseDown | NSEventMaskLeftMouseUp | NSEventMaskLeftMouseDragged;
+    eventMask |= NSEventMaskRightMouseDown | NSEventMaskRightMouseUp | NSEventMaskRightMouseDragged;
+    eventMask |= NSEventMaskOtherMouseDown | NSEventMaskOtherMouseUp | NSEventMaskOtherMouseDragged;
+    eventMask |= NSEventMaskKeyDown | NSEventMaskKeyUp | NSEventMaskFlagsChanged;
+    bd->Monitor = [NSEvent addLocalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask:eventMask
+                                                        handler:^NSEvent* _Nullable(NSEvent* event)
+    {
+        ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, view);
+        return event;
+    }];
+}
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.txt b/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
index f23fe48..1a81813 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 
 - Renamed ImGuiKeyModFlags to ImGuiModFlags. Kept inline redirection enums (will obsolete).
   (This was never used in public API functions but technically present in imgui.h and ImGuiIO).
+- Backends: OSX: Removed ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent() from backend API in favor of backend
+  automatically handling event capture. Examples that are using the OSX backend have removed
+  all the now-unnecessary calls to ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(), applications can do as well.
+  [@stuartcarnie] (#4821)
 
 Other Changes:
 
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@
 - Backends: OSX, Metal: Store backend data in a per-context struct, allowing to use these backends with
   multiple contexts. (#5203, #5221, #4141) [@noisewuwei]
 - Examples: Emscripten+WebGPU: Fix building for latest WebGPU specs. (#3632)
+- Examples: OSX+Metal, OSX+OpenGL: Removed now-unnecessary calls to ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(). (#4821)
 
 
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/examples/example_apple_metal/main.mm b/examples/example_apple_metal/main.mm
index db1ef3a..d29f8d9 100644
--- a/examples/example_apple_metal/main.mm
+++ b/examples/example_apple_metal/main.mm
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "imgui_impl_metal.h"
 #if TARGET_OS_OSX
 #include "imgui_impl_osx.h"
-@interface AppViewController : NSViewController
+@interface AppViewController : NSViewController<NSWindowDelegate>
 @end
 #else
 @interface AppViewController : UIViewController
@@ -100,15 +100,8 @@
     self.mtkView.delegate = self;
 
 #if TARGET_OS_OSX
-    // Add a tracking area in order to receive mouse events whenever the mouse is within the bounds of our view
-    NSTrackingArea *trackingArea = [[NSTrackingArea alloc] initWithRect:NSZeroRect
-                                                                options:NSTrackingMouseMoved | NSTrackingInVisibleRect | NSTrackingActiveAlways
-                                                                  owner:self
-                                                               userInfo:nil];
-    [self.view addTrackingArea:trackingArea];
-
     ImGui_ImplOSX_Init(self.view);
-
+    [NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -209,20 +202,18 @@
 
 #if TARGET_OS_OSX
 
-// Forward Mouse events to Dear ImGui OSX backend.
--(void)mouseDown:(NSEvent *)event           { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self.view); }
--(void)rightMouseDown:(NSEvent *)event      { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self.view); }
--(void)otherMouseDown:(NSEvent *)event      { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self.view); }
--(void)mouseUp:(NSEvent *)event             { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self.view); }
--(void)rightMouseUp:(NSEvent *)event        { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self.view); }
--(void)otherMouseUp:(NSEvent *)event        { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self.view); }
--(void)mouseMoved:(NSEvent *)event          { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self.view); }
--(void)mouseDragged:(NSEvent *)event        { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self.view); }
--(void)rightMouseMoved:(NSEvent *)event     { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self.view); }
--(void)rightMouseDragged:(NSEvent *)event   { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self.view); }
--(void)otherMouseMoved:(NSEvent *)event     { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self.view); }
--(void)otherMouseDragged:(NSEvent *)event   { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self.view); }
--(void)scrollWheel:(NSEvent *)event         { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self.view); }
+- (void)viewWillAppear
+{
+    [super viewWillAppear];
+    self.view.window.delegate = self;
+}
+
+- (void)windowWillClose:(NSNotification *)notification
+{
+    ImGui_ImplMetal_Shutdown();
+    ImGui_ImplOSX_Shutdown();
+    ImGui::DestroyContext();
+}
 
 #else
 
@@ -286,9 +277,8 @@
                                                     backing:NSBackingStoreBuffered
                                                       defer:NO];
         self.window.contentViewController = rootViewController;
-        [self.window orderFront:self];
         [self.window center];
-        [self.window becomeKeyWindow];
+        [self.window makeKeyAndOrderFront:self];
     }
     return self;
 }
diff --git a/examples/example_apple_opengl2/main.mm b/examples/example_apple_opengl2/main.mm
index 482a94f..92754b8 100644
--- a/examples/example_apple_opengl2/main.mm
+++ b/examples/example_apple_opengl2/main.mm
@@ -142,26 +142,6 @@
 -(void)animationTimerFired:(NSTimer*)timer  { [self setNeedsDisplay:YES]; }
 -(void)dealloc                              { animationTimer = nil; }
 
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Input processing
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-// Forward Mouse/Keyboard events to Dear ImGui OSX backend.
-// Other events are registered via addLocalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask()
--(void)mouseDown:(NSEvent *)event           { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self); }
--(void)rightMouseDown:(NSEvent *)event      { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self); }
--(void)otherMouseDown:(NSEvent *)event      { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self); }
--(void)mouseUp:(NSEvent *)event             { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self); }
--(void)rightMouseUp:(NSEvent *)event        { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self); }
--(void)otherMouseUp:(NSEvent *)event        { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self); }
--(void)mouseMoved:(NSEvent *)event          { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self); }
--(void)mouseDragged:(NSEvent *)event        { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self); }
--(void)rightMouseMoved:(NSEvent *)event     { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self); }
--(void)rightMouseDragged:(NSEvent *)event   { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self); }
--(void)otherMouseMoved:(NSEvent *)event     { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self); }
--(void)otherMouseDragged:(NSEvent *)event   { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self); }
--(void)scrollWheel:(NSEvent *)event         { ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent(event, self); }
-
 @end
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/imgui.cpp b/imgui.cpp
index 8bcd9ab..bc801bb 100644
--- a/imgui.cpp
+++ b/imgui.cpp
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@
  When you are not sure about an old symbol or function name, try using the Search/Find function of your IDE to look for comments or references in all imgui files.
  You can read releases logs https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/releases for more details.
 
+ - 2022/05/03 (1.88) - backends: osx: removed ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent() from backend API in favor of backend automatically handling event capture. All ImGui_ImplOSX_HandleEvent() calls should be removed as they are now unnecessary.
  - 2022/04/05 (1.88) - inputs: renamed ImGuiKeyModFlags to ImGuiModFlags. Kept inline redirection enums (will obsolete). This was never used in public API functions but technically present in imgui.h and ImGuiIO.
  - 2022/01/20 (1.87) - inputs: reworded gamepad IO.
                         - Backend writing to io.NavInputs[]            -> backend should call io.AddKeyEvent()/io.AddKeyAnalogEvent() with ImGuiKey_GamepadXXX values.