diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 32c5c66..2d19cd0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ if (APPLE)
     
     # Uncomment to produce a universal binary
     # set(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES arm64 x86_64)
+    set(PLUGINVAL_ENABLE_RTCHECK ON)
 endif()
 
 # Uncomment to enable tsan
@@ -19,7 +20,20 @@ endif()
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS YES)
 option(JUCE_ENABLE_MODULE_SOURCE_GROUPS "Enable Module Source Groups" ON)
 
-option(PLUGINVAL_FETCH_JUCE "Fetch JUCE along with PluginVal" ON)
+if(PLUGINVAL_ENABLE_RTCHECK)
+    Include(FetchContent)
+    FetchContent_Declare(rtcheck
+            GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/Tracktion/rtcheck.git
+            GIT_TAG origin/main
+            SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/rtcheck)
+    FetchContent_MakeAvailable(rtcheck)
+
+#    execute_process(COMMAND cmake --build ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/rtcheck-build)
+#    execute_process(COMMAND cmake -B ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/rtcheck/build -S ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/rtcheck)
+#    execute_process(COMMAND cmake --build ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/rtcheck)
+endif()
+
+option(PLUGINVAL_FETCH_JUCE "Fetch JUCE along with pluginval" ON)
 
 if(PLUGINVAL_FETCH_JUCE)
     add_subdirectory(modules/juce)
@@ -85,6 +99,7 @@ target_compile_definitions(pluginval PRIVATE
     JUCE_MODAL_LOOPS_PERMITTED=1
     JUCE_REPORT_APP_USAGE=0
     JUCE_GUI_BASICS_INCLUDE_XHEADERS=1
+    $<$<BOOL:${PLUGINVAL_ENABLE_RTCHECK}>:PLUGINVAL_ENABLE_RTCHECK=1>
     VERSION="${CURRENT_VERSION}")
 
 target_link_libraries(pluginval PRIVATE
@@ -98,6 +113,20 @@ if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
         -static-libstdc++)
 endif()
 
+if (PLUGINVAL_ENABLE_RTCHECK)
+    target_link_libraries(pluginval PRIVATE
+        rtcheck)
+
+    if (APPLE)
+        add_custom_command(TARGET pluginval POST_BUILD
+                COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "Executable path: $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:pluginval>")
+        add_custom_command(TARGET pluginval POST_BUILD
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy
+                    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/rtcheck-build/src/librtcheck.dylib
+                    $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:pluginval>/../Libraries/librtcheck.dylib)
+    endif ()
+endif()
+
 set (cmdline_docs_out "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/docs/Command line options.md")
 
 add_custom_command (OUTPUT "${cmdline_docs_out}"
diff --git a/Source/RTCheck.h b/Source/RTCheck.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..627bff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/RTCheck.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*==============================================================================
+
+  Copyright 2018 by Tracktion Corporation.
+  For more information visit www.tracktion.com
+
+   You may also use this code under the terms of the GPL v3 (see
+   www.gnu.org/licenses).
+
+   pluginval IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, AND ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER
+   EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR PURPOSE, ARE
+   DISCLAIMED.
+
+ ==============================================================================*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#if PLUGINVAL_ENABLE_RTCHECK
+    #include <rtcheck.h>
+    #define RTC_REALTIME_CONTEXT rtc::realtime_context rc##__LINE__; rtc::disable_checks_for_thread (static_cast<uint64_t>(rtc::check_flags::pthread_mutex_lock) | static_cast<uint64_t>(rtc::check_flags::pthread_mutex_unlock));
+
+    #define RTC_REALTIME_CONTEXT_IF_LEVEL_10(level) \
+      std::optional<rtc::realtime_context> rc;      \
+                                                    \
+      if (level >= 10)                              \
+      {                                             \
+          rc.emplace();                             \
+          rtc::disable_checks_for_thread (static_cast<uint64_t>(rtc::check_flags::pthread_mutex_lock) \
+                                          | static_cast<uint64_t>(rtc::check_flags::pthread_mutex_unlock)); \
+      }
+
+#else
+    #define RTC_REALTIME_CONTEXT
+#endif
diff --git a/Source/tests/ExtremeTests.cpp b/Source/tests/ExtremeTests.cpp
index 5ad6fbf..f691593 100644
--- a/Source/tests/ExtremeTests.cpp
+++ b/Source/tests/ExtremeTests.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "../PluginTests.h"
 #include "../TestUtilities.h"
+#include "../RTCheck.h"
 
 //==============================================================================
 struct AllocationsInRealTimeThreadTest  : public PluginTest
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ struct AllocationsInRealTimeThreadTest  : public PluginTest
                     fillNoise (ab);
 
                     {
+                        RTC_REALTIME_CONTEXT_IF_LEVEL_10(ut.getOptions().strictnessLevel)
                         ScopedAllocationDisabler sad;
                         instance.processBlock (ab, mb);
                     }