diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index c65279de..f91eed1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -63,14 +63,24 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo check -p notify --no-default-features --features=macos_kqueue
         # -p notify required for feature selection!
 
-      - name: check notify debouncer mini features
+      - name: check notify debouncer mini without crossbeam/default features
         if: matrix.version == 'stable'
-        run: cargo check -p notify-debouncer-mini --no-default-features
+        run: cargo check -p notify-debouncer-mini --no-default-features --features=macos_fsevent
         # -p required for feature selection to actually work!
 
-      - name: check notify debouncer full features
+      - name: check notify debouncer mini without crossbeam/default features on macos with kqueue
+        if: matrix.version == 'stable' && matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
+        run: cargo check -p notify-debouncer-mini --no-default-features --features=macos_kqueue
+        # -p required for feature selection to actually work!
+
+      - name: check notify debouncer full without crossbeam/default features
+        if: matrix.version == 'stable'
+        run: cargo check -p notify-debouncer-full --no-default-features --features=macos_fsevent
+        # -p required for feature selection to actually work!
+
+      - name: check notify debouncer full without crossbeam/default features on macos with kqueue
         if: matrix.version == 'stable'
-        run: cargo check -p notify-debouncer-full --no-default-features
+        run: cargo check -p notify-debouncer-full --no-default-features --features=macos_kqueue
         # -p required for feature selection to actually work!
 
       - name: check build examples
diff --git a/notify-debouncer-full/Cargo.toml b/notify-debouncer-full/Cargo.toml
index 2fd08a09..2bb0dc9c 100644
--- a/notify-debouncer-full/Cargo.toml
+++ b/notify-debouncer-full/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ name = "notify_debouncer_full"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [features]
-default = ["crossbeam"]
+default = ["crossbeam","macos_fsevent"]
 # can't use dep:crossbeam-channel and feature name crossbeam-channel below rust 1.60
 crossbeam = ["crossbeam-channel","notify/crossbeam-channel"]
+macos_fsevent = ["notify/macos_fsevent"]
+macos_kqueue = ["notify/macos_kqueue"]
 
 [dependencies]
-notify = { version = "6.1.1", path = "../notify" }
+notify = { version = "6.1.1", path = "../notify", default-features = false }
 crossbeam-channel = { version = "0.5", optional = true }
 file-id = { version = "0.2.1", path = "../file-id" }
 walkdir = "2.2.2"
diff --git a/notify-debouncer-full/README.md b/notify-debouncer-full/README.md
index 35853cb6..d0824537 100644
--- a/notify-debouncer-full/README.md
+++ b/notify-debouncer-full/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ A debouncer for [notify] that is optimized for ease of use.
 - `crossbeam` enabled by default, for crossbeam channel support.
 
   This may create problems used in tokio environments. See [#380](https://github.com/notify-rs/notify/issues/380).  
-  Use someting like the following to disable it.
+  Use something like the following to disable it.
   
   ```toml
   notify-debouncer-full = { version = "*", default-features = false }
@@ -25,5 +25,16 @@ A debouncer for [notify] that is optimized for ease of use.
   
   This also passes through to notify as `crossbeam-channel` feature.
 
+  On MacOS, when disabling default features, enable either the `macos_fsevent` feature
+  or, on latest MacOS, the `macos_kqueue` feature to be passed through to notify.
+
+  ```toml
+  # Using FSEvents
+  notify-debouncer-full = { version = "*", default-features = false, features = ["macos_fsevent"] }
+
+  # Using Kernel Queues
+  notify-debouncer-full = { version = "*", default-features = false, features = ["macos_kqueue"] }
+  ```
+
 [docs]: https://docs.rs/notify-debouncer-full
 [notify]: https://crates.io/crates/notify
diff --git a/notify-debouncer-mini/Cargo.toml b/notify-debouncer-mini/Cargo.toml
index 030c73f8..0de317c8 100644
--- a/notify-debouncer-mini/Cargo.toml
+++ b/notify-debouncer-mini/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ name = "notify_debouncer_mini"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [features]
-default = ["crossbeam"]
+default = ["crossbeam","macos_fsevent"]
 # can't use dep:crossbeam-channel and feature name crossbeam-channel below rust 1.60
 crossbeam = ["crossbeam-channel","notify/crossbeam-channel"]
+macos_fsevent = ["notify/macos_fsevent"]
+macos_kqueue = ["notify/macos_kqueue"]
 
 [dependencies]
-notify = { version = "6.1.1", path = "../notify" }
+notify = { version = "6.1.1", path = "../notify", default-features = false }
 crossbeam-channel = { version = "0.5", optional = true }
 serde = { version = "1.0.89", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
 log = "0.4.17"
diff --git a/notify-debouncer-mini/README.md b/notify-debouncer-mini/README.md
index ca648596..f7b69eb4 100644
--- a/notify-debouncer-mini/README.md
+++ b/notify-debouncer-mini/README.md
@@ -6,13 +6,27 @@ Tiny debouncer for [notify]. Filters incoming events and emits only one event pe
 
 ## Features
 
-- `crossbeam` enabled by default, for crossbeam channel support.  
-This may create problems used in tokio environments. See [#380](https://github.com/notify-rs/notify/issues/380).  
-Use something like the following to disable it.
-```toml
-notify-debouncer-mini = { version = "*", default-features = false }
-```
-This also passes through to notify as `crossbeam-channel` feature.
+- `crossbeam` enabled by default, for crossbeam channel support.
+
+  This may create problems used in tokio environments. See [#380](https://github.com/notify-rs/notify/issues/380).
+  Use something like the following to disable it.
+
+  ```toml
+  notify-debouncer-mini = { version = "*", default-features = false }
+  ```
+
+  This also passes through to notify as `crossbeam-channel` feature.
+
+  On MacOS, when disabling default features, enable either the `macos_fsevent` feature
+  or, on latest MacOS, the `macos_kqueue` feature to be passed through to notify.
+
+  ```toml
+  # Using FSEvents
+  notify-debouncer-mini = { version = "*", default-features = false, features = ["macos_fsevent"] }
+
+  # Using Kernel Queues
+  notify-debouncer-mini = { version = "*", default-features = false, features = ["macos_kqueue"] }
+  ```
 - `serde` for serde support of event types, off by default
 
 [docs]: https://docs.rs/notify-debouncer-mini