diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/cocoagdiobjects.pas b/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/cocoagdiobjects.pas
index d0315db915..8349214bf5 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/cocoagdiobjects.pas
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/cocoagdiobjects.pas
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ type
   public
     ContextSize : TSize;
     ctx      : NSGraphicsContext;
+    cgctx    : CGContextRef;
     PenPos   : TPoint;
     Stack    : Integer;
     TR,TG,TB : Single;
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ type
     procedure Polyline(const Points: array of TPoint; NumPts: Integer);
     procedure Rectangle(X1, Y1, X2, Y2: Integer; FillRect: Boolean; UseBrush: TCocoaBrush);
     procedure Ellipse(X1, Y1, X2, Y2: Integer);
-    procedure TextOut(X,Y: Integer; UTF8Chars: PChar; Count: Integer; CharsDelta: PInteger);
+    procedure TextOut(X,Y: Integer; UTF8Chars: PChar; Count: Integer; CharsDelta: PInteger; BackgroundAlpha: Single);
     function GetTextExtentPoint(AStr: PChar; ACount: Integer; var Size: TSize): Boolean;
     function GetTextMetrics(var TM: TTextMetric): Boolean;
     procedure DrawBitmap(X,Y: Integer; ABitmap: TCocoaBitmap);
@@ -295,6 +296,7 @@ constructor TCocoaBitmap.Create(AWidth, AHeight, ADepth, ABitsPerPixel: Integer;
 var
   HasAlpha: Boolean;
   BitmapFormat: NSBitmapFormat;
+  DataPointer: Pointer;
 begin
   {$ifdef VerboseBitmaps}
   DebugLn(Format('[TCocoaBitmap.Create] AWidth=%d AHeight=%d ADepth=%d ABitsPerPixel=%d'
@@ -304,7 +306,7 @@ begin
   SetInfo(AWidth, AHeight, ADepth, ABitsPerPixel, AAlignment, AType);
 
   // Copy the image data, if necessary
-  if (AData = nil) or ACopyData then
+  if ACopyData then
   begin
     System.GetMem(FData, FDataSize);
     FFreeData := True;
@@ -312,11 +314,19 @@ begin
       System.Move(AData^, FData^, FDataSize) // copy data
     else
       FillDWord(FData^, FDataSize shr 2, 0); // clear bitmap
+    DataPointer := @FData;
+  end
+  else if (AData = nil) then
+  begin
+    FData := AData;
+    FFreeData := False;
+    DataPointer := nil;
   end
   else
   begin
     FData := AData;
     FFreeData := False;
+    DataPointer := @FData;
   end;
 
   HasAlpha := AType in [cbtARGB, cbtRGBA, cbtBGRA];
@@ -330,7 +340,7 @@ begin
   {$endif}
   // Create the associated NSImageRep
   imagerep := NSBitmapImageRep(NSBitmapImageRep.alloc.initWithBitmapDataPlanes_pixelsWide_pixelsHigh__colorSpaceName_bitmapFormat_bytesPerRow_bitsPerPixel(
-    @FData, // planes, BitmapDataPlanes
+    DataPointer, // planes, BitmapDataPlanes
     FWidth, // width, pixelsWide
     FHeight,// height, PixelsHigh
     FbitsPerSample,// bitsPerSample, bps
@@ -648,7 +658,8 @@ end;
 
 function TCocoaContext.CGContext:CGContextRef;
 begin
-  Result:=CGContextRef(ctx.graphicsPort);
+  if ctx = nil then Result := cgctx
+  else Result:=CGContextRef(ctx.graphicsPort);
 end;
 
 procedure TCocoaContext.SetBitmap(const AValue: TCocoaBitmap);
@@ -860,25 +871,36 @@ begin
   CGContextDrawPath(CGContext, kCGPathFillStroke);
 end;
 
+// for BackgroundAlpha 1 = opaque 0 = transparent
 procedure TCocoaContext.TextOut(X,Y:Integer;UTF8Chars:PChar;Count:Integer;
-  CharsDelta:PInteger);
+  CharsDelta:PInteger; BackgroundAlpha: Single);
 var
-  cg      : CGContextRef;
+  cg: CGContextRef;
+  ns: NSString;
+  dic: NSDictionary;
 begin
-  {cg:=CGContext;
+{  // Text rendering with Cocoa only
+  ns:=NSStringUtf8(UTF8Chars);
+//  dic := NSDictionary.dictionary();
+  ns.drawAtPoint_withAttributes(GetNSPoint(10, 10), nil);
+//  dic.release;
+  ns.release;}
+
+  // Text rendering with Carbon mixed (but it doesn't seam to work because cg returns nil)
+  cg:=CGContext;
   if not Assigned(cg) then Exit;
 
   CGContextScaleCTM(cg, 1, -1);
   CGContextTranslateCTM(cg, 0, -ContextSize.cy);
 
-  CGContextSetRGBFillColor(cg, TR, TG, TB, 1);
+  CGContextSetRGBFillColor(cg, TR, TG, TB, BackgroundAlpha);
   fText.SetText(UTF8Chars, Count);
   fText.Draw(cg, X, ContextSize.cy-Y, CharsDelta);
 
   if Assigned(fBrush) then fBrush.Apply(cg);
 
   CGContextTranslateCTM(cg, 0, ContextSize.cy);
-  CGContextScaleCTM(cg, 1, -1);}
+  CGContextScaleCTM(cg, 1, -1);
 end;
 
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/customdrawnint.pas b/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/customdrawnint.pas
index a432130510..9474b82107 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/customdrawnint.pas
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/customdrawnint.pas
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ type
     pool      : NSAutoreleasePool;
     NSApp     : NSApplication;
     delegate  : TCDAppDelegate;
-    ScreenBitmap: TCocoaBitmap;
     {$endif}
   public
     {$ifdef CD_X11}
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/customdrawnobject.inc b/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/customdrawnobject.inc
index ce431c8858..2919083cd0 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/customdrawnobject.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/customdrawnobject.inc
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ begin
   CDWidgetSet := Self;
   FTerminating := False;
 
-  ScreenBitmapHeight := 100;
-  ScreenBitmapWidth := 100;
-  ScreenBitmapRawImage.Description.Init_BPP32_A8R8G8B8_BIO_TTB(ScreenBitmapWidth, ScreenBitmapHeight);
-  ScreenBitmapRawImage.CreateData(True);
-  ScreenImage := TLazIntfImage.Create(ScreenBitmapRawImage, True);
-  ScreenDC := TLazCanvas.Create(ScreenImage);
-
   BackendCreate;
 end;
 
@@ -56,7 +49,6 @@ begin
   BackendDestroy;
 
   CDWidgetSet := nil;
-  ScreenDC.Free;
   inherited Destroy;
 end;
 
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/customdrawnobject_cocoa.inc b/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/customdrawnobject_cocoa.inc
index decd8134eb..11fa3467f2 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/customdrawnobject_cocoa.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/customdrawnobject_cocoa.inc
@@ -100,16 +100,45 @@ end;
   Constructor for the class
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
 procedure TCDWidgetSet.BackendCreate;
+var
+  ScreenBitmapContext: CGContextRef;
 begin
   {  Creates the AutoreleasePool }
   pool := NSAutoreleasePool(NSAutoreleasePool.alloc).init;
 
   { Prepares the Native DC for the ScreenDC }
 
-  ScreenBitmap := TCocoaBitmap.Create(ScreenBitmapWidth, ScreenBitmapHeight,
-    32, 4, cbaDWord, cbtARGB, ScreenBitmapRawImage.Data);
+  { NSImage / NSBitmapImageRep are very limited. They simply don't support
+    drawing to the image representation. You can draw to the NSImage, but
+    that doesn't modify the raw pixels =(
+    They also don't support us sending our own buffer. If we do so, then it
+    will create another buffer internally and never draw to our own buffer.
+
+    So CoreGraphics is the best choice here
+
+    see: http://www.cocoabuilder.com/archive/cocoa/89523-drawing-into-nsbitmapimagerep.html
+
+    CoreGraphics also has problems, it doesn't support non-premultiplied Alpha for example:
+
+    see: http://lists.apple.com/archives/carbon-dev/2006/Jan/msg01055.html
+  }
+  ScreenBitmapHeight := 100;
+  ScreenBitmapWidth := 100;
+  ScreenBitmapRawImage.Description.Init_BPP32_A8R8G8B8_BIO_TTB(ScreenBitmapWidth, ScreenBitmapHeight);
+  ScreenBitmapRawImage.CreateData(True);
+  ScreenBitmapContext := CGBitmapContextCreate(
+   ScreenBitmapRawImage.Data,
+   ScreenBitmapWidth,
+   ScreenBitmapHeight,
+   8,
+   ScreenBitmapWidth * 4,
+   CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB(),
+   kCGImageAlphaNoneSkipFirst//,kCGImageAlphaPremultipliedFirst
+   );
+  ScreenImage := TLazIntfImage.Create(ScreenBitmapRawImage, True);
+  ScreenDC := TLazCanvas.Create(ScreenImage);
   ScreenDC.NativeDC := PtrInt(TCocoaContext.Create);
-  TCocoaContext(ScreenDC.NativeDC).ctx := NSGraphicsContext.graphicsContextWithBitmapImageRep(ScreenBitmap.imagerep);
+  TCocoaContext(ScreenDC.NativeDC).cgctx := ScreenBitmapContext; //NSGraphicsContext.graphicsContextWithBitmapImageRep(ScreenBitmap.imagerep);
 end;
 
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -121,6 +150,11 @@ procedure TCDWidgetSet.BackendDestroy;
 begin
   {  Releases the AutoreleasePool }
   pool.release;
+
+  { Release the screen DC and Image}
+  ScreenDC.Free;
+  ScreenImage.Free;
+//  ScreenBitmap.Free;
 end;
 
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/customdrawnwinapi_cocoa.inc b/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/customdrawnwinapi_cocoa.inc
index 59950f3f5f..67cdea9da1 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/customdrawnwinapi_cocoa.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/customdrawn/customdrawnwinapi_cocoa.inc
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ begin
   ctx := TCocoaContext(lazdc.NativeDC);
 
   // Native TextOut
-  ctx.TextOut(X,Y, Str, Count, Dx);
+  ctx.TextOut(0, 0, Str, Count, Dx, 0);
 
   // Now blend it into our DC
   lazdc := TLazCanvas(DC);