diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/synchronize.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/synchronize.py
index 30425047e9801a..5d1314ce6c141b 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/synchronize.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/synchronize.py
@@ -125,21 +125,89 @@ def _make_name():
         return '%s-%s' % (process.current_process()._config['semprefix'],
                           next(SemLock._rand))
 
+if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+    #
+    # Specific MacOSX Semaphore
+    #
+
+    class _MacOSXSemaphore(SemLock):
+        """Dedicated class used only to workaround the missing
+        function 'sem_getvalue', when interpreter runs on MacOSX.
+        Add a shared counter for each [Bounded]Semaphore in order
+        to handle internal counter when acquire and release operations
+        are called.
+        """
+
+        def __init__(self, kind, value, maxvalue, *, ctx):
+            util.debug(f"_MacOSXSemaphore:: creation of a {self.__class__.__name__}"\
+                        f"with '{value = }'")
+            SemLock.__init__(self, kind, value, maxvalue, ctx=ctx)
+            self._count = ctx.Value('L', value) # May be more than 'L' ?
+
+        def _acquire(self, *args, **kwargs) -> bool:
+            if self._semlock.acquire(*args, **kwargs):
+                with self._count:
+                    util.debug(f"_MacOSXSemaphore: acquire {repr(self)}")
+                    self._count.value -= 1
+                return True
+            return False
+
+        def _release(self):
+            with self._count:
+                self._count.value += 1
+                self._semlock.release()
+                util.debug(f"_MacOSXSemaphore: release {repr(self)}")
+
+        def _release_bounded(self):
+            if self._count.value + 1 > self._semlock.maxvalue:
+                raise ValueError(f"Cannot exceed initial value of"\
+                                f" {self._semlock.maxvalue!a}")
+            self._release()
+
+        def _get_value(self) -> int:
+            return self._count.value
+
+        def _make_methods(self):
+            super()._make_methods()
+            util.debug("_MacOSXSemaphore: _make_methods call")
+            self.acquire = self._acquire
+            if isinstance(self, BoundedSemaphore):
+                self.release = self._release_bounded
+            elif isinstance(self, Semaphore):
+                self.release = self._release
+            else:
+                raise RuntimeError("Class dedicated only to Semaphore or BoundedSemaphore OSX")
+            self.get_value = self._get_value
+
+        def __setstate__(self, state):
+            self._count, state = state[-1], state[:-1]
+            super().__setstate__(state)
+
+        def __getstate__(self) -> tuple:
+            return super().__getstate__() + (self._count,)
+
+
+    _SemClass = _MacOSXSemaphore
+else:
+    _SemClass = SemLock
+
 #
 # Semaphore
 #
 
-class Semaphore(SemLock):
+class Semaphore(_SemClass):
 
     def __init__(self, value=1, *, ctx):
-        SemLock.__init__(self, SEMAPHORE, value, SEM_VALUE_MAX, ctx=ctx)
+        _SemClass.__init__(self, SEMAPHORE, value, SEM_VALUE_MAX, ctx=ctx)
 
     def get_value(self):
+        """redefined when MacOSX.
+        """
         return self._semlock._get_value()
 
     def __repr__(self):
         try:
-            value = self._semlock._get_value()
+            value = self.get_value()
         except Exception:
             value = 'unknown'
         return '<%s(value=%s)>' % (self.__class__.__name__, value)
@@ -151,11 +219,11 @@ def __repr__(self):
 class BoundedSemaphore(Semaphore):
 
     def __init__(self, value=1, *, ctx):
-        SemLock.__init__(self, SEMAPHORE, value, value, ctx=ctx)
+        _SemClass.__init__(self, SEMAPHORE, value, value, ctx=ctx)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         try:
-            value = self._semlock._get_value()
+            value = self.get_value()
         except Exception:
             value = 'unknown'
         return '<%s(value=%s, maxvalue=%s)>' % \
diff --git a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
index 6a20a1eb03e32b..b567606dfe1fef 100644
--- a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
@@ -1664,10 +1664,26 @@ def test_semaphore(self):
     def test_bounded_semaphore(self):
         sem = self.BoundedSemaphore(2)
         self._test_semaphore(sem)
-        # Currently fails on OS/X
-        #if HAVE_GETVALUE:
-        #    self.assertRaises(ValueError, sem.release)
-        #    self.assertReturnsIfImplemented(2, get_value, sem)
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, sem.release)
+        self.assertReturnsIfImplemented(2, get_value, sem)
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform != 'darwin', 'Darwin only')
+    def test_detect_macosx_semaphore(self):
+        if self.TYPE != 'processes':
+            self.skipTest('test not appropriate for {}'.format(self.TYPE))
+
+        sem = self.Semaphore(2)
+        mro = sem.__class__.mro()
+        self.assertTrue(any('_MacOSXSemaphore' in cls.__name__ for cls in mro))
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform != 'darwin', 'Darwin only')
+    def test_detect_macosx_boundedsemaphore(self):
+        if self.TYPE != 'processes':
+            self.skipTest('test not appropriate for {}'.format(self.TYPE))
+
+        sem = self.BoundedSemaphore(2)
+        mro = sem.__class__.mro()
+        self.assertTrue(any('_MacOSXSemaphore' in cls.__name__ for cls in mro))
 
     def test_timeout(self):
         if self.TYPE != 'processes':