diff --git a/direct/src/directscripts/RunPanda3D.js b/direct/src/directscripts/RunPanda3D.js
index 943bc31914..4b3d6f23a1 100644
--- a/direct/src/directscripts/RunPanda3D.js
+++ b/direct/src/directscripts/RunPanda3D.js
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ var isWin = (navigator.appVersion.toLowerCase().indexOf("win") != -1) ? true : f
 var isOpera = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera") != -1) ? true : false;
 
 
-function P3D_Generateobj(objAttrs, params, embedAttrs) 
+function P3D_Generateobj(objAttrs, params, embedAttrs, imageAttrs) 
 { 
   var str = '';
+
   if (isIE && isWin && !isOpera)
   {
     str += '<object ';
@@ -29,27 +30,35 @@ function P3D_Generateobj(objAttrs, params, embedAttrs)
     {
       str += '<param name="' + i + '" value="' + params[i] + '" /> ';
     }
-    str += '</object>';
   }
   else
   {
-    str += '<embed ';
+    str += '<object ';
     for (var i in embedAttrs)
     {
       str += i + '="' + embedAttrs[i] + '" ';
     }
-    str += '> </embed>';
+    str += '> ';
   }
+  if (imageAttrs["src"]) {
+    str += '<img ';
+    for (var i in imageAttrs)
+    {
+      str += i + '="' + imageAttrs[i] + '" ';
+    }
+    str += '>';
+  }
+  str += '</object>';
 
   document.write(str);
 }
 
-function P3D_RunContent(){
+function P3D_RunContent() {
   var ret = 
     P3D_GetArgs
       (arguments, "clsid:924b4927-d3ba-41ea-9f7e-8a89194ab3ac",
        "application/x-panda3d");
-  P3D_Generateobj(ret.objAttrs, ret.params, ret.embedAttrs);
+  P3D_Generateobj(ret.objAttrs, ret.params, ret.embedAttrs, ret.imageAttrs);
 }
 
 function P3D_GetArgs(args, classid, mimeType){
@@ -57,6 +66,7 @@ function P3D_GetArgs(args, classid, mimeType){
   ret.embedAttrs = new Object();
   ret.params = new Object();
   ret.objAttrs = new Object();
+  ret.imageAttrs = new Object();
 
   for (var i = 0; i < args.length; i = i + 2){
     var currArg = args[i].toLowerCase();    
@@ -64,7 +74,7 @@ function P3D_GetArgs(args, classid, mimeType){
     switch (currArg){	
     case "src":
     case "data":
-        ret.embedAttrs['src'] = args[i+1];
+        ret.embedAttrs['data'] = args[i+1];
         ret.params['data'] = args[i+1];
         break;
 
@@ -72,9 +82,19 @@ function P3D_GetArgs(args, classid, mimeType){
         ret.objAttrs['codebase'] = args[i+1];
         break;
 
-    case "id":
+    case "noplugin_img":
+        ret.imageAttrs["src"] = args[i+1];
+        break;
+
+    case "splash_img":
+        ret.imageAttrs["src"] = ret.embedAttrs[args[i]] = ret.params[args[i]] = args[i+1];
+
     case "width":
     case "height":
+        ret.imageAttrs[args[i]] = ret.embedAttrs[args[i]] = ret.objAttrs[args[i]] = args[i+1];
+        break;
+
+    case "id":
     case "align":
     case "vspace": 
     case "hspace":
diff --git a/direct/src/p3d/Packager.py b/direct/src/p3d/Packager.py
index 63e136e7e0..1f02acffbf 100644
--- a/direct/src/p3d/Packager.py
+++ b/direct/src/p3d/Packager.py
@@ -2694,11 +2694,22 @@ class Packager:
             # includes specifications in the plist file to avoid
             # creating a dock icon and stuff.
 
+            resources = []
+
             # Find p3dpython.plist in the direct source tree.
             import direct
             plist = Filename(direct.__path__[0], 'plugin/p3dpython.plist')
+
+##             # Find panda3d.icns in the models tree.
+##             filename = Filename('plugin_images/panda3d.icns')
+##             found = filename.resolveFilename(getModelPath().getValue())
+##             if not found:
+##                 found = filename.resolveFilename("models")
+##             if found:
+##                 resources.append(filename)
+            
             self.do_makeBundle('P3DPython.app', plist, executable = 'p3dpython',
-                               dependencyDir = '')
+                               resources = resources, dependencyDir = '')
 
         else:
             # Anywhere else, we just ship the executable file p3dcert.exe.
diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/Sources.pp b/direct/src/showbase/Sources.pp
index a19ee99b5a..574e023c21 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/Sources.pp
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/Sources.pp
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
     User32.lib
 
   #define SOURCES \
-    showBase.cxx showBase.h
+    showBase.cxx showBase.h \
+    $[if $[IS_OSX],showBase_assist.mm]
 
   #define IGATESCAN all
 #end lib_target
diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/WxGlobal.py b/direct/src/showbase/WxGlobal.py
index 4ab31c4df6..17a4a4efa1 100755
--- a/direct/src/showbase/WxGlobal.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/WxGlobal.py
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ def wxLoop(self):
     return Task.cont
 
 def spawnWxLoop():
-    if hasattr(base, 'wxApp') and base.wxApp:
-        base.wxApp.Exit()
-    base.wxApp = wx.App(False)
+    if not getattr(base, 'wxApp', None):
+        # Create a new base.wxApp, but only if it's not already
+        # created.
+        base.wxApp = wx.App(False)
+
     # Spawn this task
     taskMgr.add(wxLoop, "wxLoop")
diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/showBase.cxx b/direct/src/showbase/showBase.cxx
index 4ea6a510bc..c2051023da 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/showBase.cxx
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/showBase.cxx
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@
 // with this source code in a file named "LICENSE."
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+// We have to include this before we include any Panda libraries,
+// because one of the things we pick up in Panda defines a macro for
+// TCP_NODELAY and friends, causing heartaches for the header files
+// picked up here.
+#include <Carbon/Carbon.h>
+extern "C" { void CPSEnableForegroundOperation(ProcessSerialNumber* psn); }
+#endif
 
 #include "showBase.h"
 
@@ -59,8 +68,17 @@ get_config_showbase() {
 // At the moment, this is a no-op except on Mac.
 void
 init_app_for_gui() {
-  // Actually, this may not be necessary after all.  Let's assume the
-  // user will always be running from a bundle or from pythonw.
+#ifdef IS_OSX
+  // Rudely bring the application to the foreground.  This is
+  // particularly important when running wx via the plugin, since the
+  // plugin app is seen as separate from the browser app, even though
+  // the user sees them as the same thing.  We need to bring the
+  // plugin app to the foreground to make its wx windows visible.
+  activate_osx_application();
+#endif
+
+  // We don't appear need to do the following, however, if we launch
+  // the plugin correctly from its own bundle.
   /*
   static bool initted_for_gui = false;
   if (!initted_for_gui) {
diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/showBase.h b/direct/src/showbase/showBase.h
index 68c2667682..8b9c24f40a 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/showBase.h
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/showBase.h
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ EXPCL_DIRECT bool query_fullscreen_testresult(int xsize, int ysize);
 EXPCL_DIRECT void store_accessibility_shortcut_keys();
 EXPCL_DIRECT void allow_accessibility_shortcut_keys(bool allowKeys);
 
+#ifdef IS_OSX
+void activate_osx_application();
+#endif
+
 END_PUBLISH
 
 
diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/showBase_assist.mm b/direct/src/showbase/showBase_assist.mm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2eb8c0c3bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/showBase_assist.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef CPPPARSER
+#include "showBase.h"
+
+#ifdef IS_OSX
+
+#include <AppKit/AppKit.h>
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: activate_osx_application
+//  Description: Activates the current application for Mac OSX.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void
+activate_osx_application() {
+  cerr << "activate_osx_application\n";
+  [ [NSApplication sharedApplication] activateIgnoringOtherApps: YES ];
+}
+
+#endif  // IS_OSX
+#endif  // CPPPARSER