diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 4fdfa07a0..df4fb54db 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ netty-codec-haproxy = { module = "io.netty:netty-codec-haproxy", version.ref = "
 netty-codec-http = { module = "io.netty:netty-codec-http", version.ref = "netty" }
 netty-handler = { module = "io.netty:netty-handler", version.ref = "netty" }
 netty-transport-native-epoll = { module = "io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll", version.ref = "netty" }
+netty-transport-native-kqueue = { module = "io.netty:netty-transport-native-kqueue", version.ref = "netty" }
 nightconfig = "com.electronwill.night-config:toml:3.6.6"
 slf4j = "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.7"
 snakeyaml = "org.yaml:snakeyaml:1.33"
diff --git a/proxy/build.gradle.kts b/proxy/build.gradle.kts
index 322888a27..fd7042ecd 100644
--- a/proxy/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/proxy/build.gradle.kts
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(libs.netty.transport.native.epoll)
     implementation(variantOf(libs.netty.transport.native.epoll) { classifier("linux-x86_64") })
     implementation(variantOf(libs.netty.transport.native.epoll) { classifier("linux-aarch_64") })
+    implementation(libs.netty.transport.native.kqueue)
+    implementation(variantOf(libs.netty.transport.native.kqueue) { classifier("osx-x86_64") })
+    implementation(variantOf(libs.netty.transport.native.kqueue) { classifier("osx-aarch_64") })
 
     implementation(libs.jopt)
     implementation(libs.terminalconsoleappender)
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/ConnectionManager.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/ConnectionManager.java
index bf596e8e3..6175f82e2 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/ConnectionManager.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/ConnectionManager.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import io.netty.channel.ChannelFutureListener;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelOption;
 import io.netty.channel.EventLoopGroup;
 import io.netty.channel.WriteBufferWaterMark;
-import io.netty.channel.epoll.EpollChannelOption;
 import io.netty.util.concurrent.GlobalEventExecutor;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -123,8 +122,8 @@ public final class ConnectionManager {
         .childOption(ChannelOption.IP_TOS, 0x18)
         .localAddress(address);
 
-    if (transportType == TransportType.EPOLL && server.getConfiguration().useTcpFastOpen()) {
-      bootstrap.option(EpollChannelOption.TCP_FASTOPEN, 3);
+    if (server.getConfiguration().useTcpFastOpen()) {
+      bootstrap.option(ChannelOption.TCP_FASTOPEN, 3);
     }
 
     bootstrap.bind()
@@ -186,8 +185,8 @@ public final class ConnectionManager {
             this.server.getConfiguration().getConnectTimeout())
         .group(group == null ? this.workerGroup : group)
         .resolver(this.resolver.asGroup());
-    if (transportType == TransportType.EPOLL && server.getConfiguration().useTcpFastOpen()) {
-      bootstrap.option(EpollChannelOption.TCP_FASTOPEN_CONNECT, true);
+    if (server.getConfiguration().useTcpFastOpen()) {
+      bootstrap.option(ChannelOption.TCP_FASTOPEN_CONNECT, true);
     }
     return bootstrap;
   }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/TransportType.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/TransportType.java
index a7c65fef5..6cbdfd8c5 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/TransportType.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/network/TransportType.java
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ import io.netty.channel.epoll.EpollDatagramChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.epoll.EpollEventLoopGroup;
 import io.netty.channel.epoll.EpollServerSocketChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.epoll.EpollSocketChannel;
+import io.netty.channel.kqueue.KQueue;
+import io.netty.channel.kqueue.KQueueDatagramChannel;
+import io.netty.channel.kqueue.KQueueEventLoopGroup;
+import io.netty.channel.kqueue.KQueueServerSocketChannel;
+import io.netty.channel.kqueue.KQueueSocketChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.DatagramChannel;
 import io.netty.channel.socket.ServerSocketChannel;
@@ -46,7 +51,11 @@ public enum TransportType {
   EPOLL("epoll", EpollServerSocketChannel::new,
       EpollSocketChannel::new,
       EpollDatagramChannel::new,
-      (name, type) -> new EpollEventLoopGroup(0, createThreadFactory(name, type)));
+      (name, type) -> new EpollEventLoopGroup(0, createThreadFactory(name, type))),
+  KQUEUE("kqueue", KQueueServerSocketChannel::new,
+      KQueueSocketChannel::new,
+      KQueueDatagramChannel::new,
+      (name, type) -> new KQueueEventLoopGroup(0, createThreadFactory(name, type)));
 
   final String name;
   final ChannelFactory<? extends ServerSocketChannel> serverSocketChannelFactory;
@@ -93,6 +102,10 @@ public enum TransportType {
       return EPOLL;
     }
 
+    if (KQueue.isAvailable()) {
+      return KQUEUE;
+    }
+
     return NIO;
   }