diff --git a/browser/BUILD.gn b/browser/BUILD.gn
index 545b7b0e35f5..d20822b189fd 100644
--- a/browser/BUILD.gn
+++ b/browser/BUILD.gn
@@ -235,6 +235,12 @@ source_set("browser_process") {
       "//google_update",
     ]
   }
+
+  if (is_mac) {
+    deps += [
+      "//brave/browser/apps/app_shim",
+    ]
+  }
 }
 
 buildflag_header("sparkle_buildflags") {
diff --git a/browser/apps/app_shim/BUILD.gn b/browser/apps/app_shim/BUILD.gn
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dee2ad009408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/apps/app_shim/BUILD.gn
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+source_set("app_shim") {
+  sources = [
+    "brave_extension_app_shim_handler_mac.cc",
+    "brave_extension_app_shim_handler_mac.h",
+  ]
+  deps = [
+    "//content/public/browser",
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/browser/apps/app_shim/brave_extension_app_shim_handler_mac.cc b/browser/apps/app_shim/brave_extension_app_shim_handler_mac.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8f2e04819b6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/apps/app_shim/brave_extension_app_shim_handler_mac.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2019 The Brave Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+ * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#include "brave/browser/apps/app_shim/brave_extension_app_shim_handler_mac.h"
+
+#include "brave/browser/profiles/profile_util.h"
+#include "chrome/browser/chrome_notification_types.h"
+#include "content/public/browser/notification_source.h"
+
+namespace apps {
+
+// Same as off-the-record profiles, we return early for Tor profile for
+// NOTIFICATION_PROFILE_CREATED and NOTIFICATION_PROFILE_DESTROYED cases
+// since ExtensionAppShimHandler is observing AppLifetimeMonitorFactory through
+// parent profiles.
+void BraveExtensionAppShimHandler::Observe(
+    int type,
+    const content::NotificationSource& source,
+    const content::NotificationDetails& details) {
+  switch (type) {
+    case chrome::NOTIFICATION_PROFILE_CREATED: {
+      Profile* profile = content::Source<Profile>(source).ptr();
+      if (brave::IsTorProfile(profile))
+        return;
+      break;
+    }
+    case chrome::NOTIFICATION_PROFILE_DESTROYED: {
+      Profile* profile = content::Source<Profile>(source).ptr();
+      if (brave::IsTorProfile(profile))
+        return;
+      break;
+    }
+    default: {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return ExtensionAppShimHandler::Observe(type, source, details);
+}
+
+}  // namespace apps
diff --git a/browser/apps/app_shim/brave_extension_app_shim_handler_mac.h b/browser/apps/app_shim/brave_extension_app_shim_handler_mac.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..474174aa25d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/apps/app_shim/brave_extension_app_shim_handler_mac.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2019 The Brave Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+ * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#ifndef BRAVE_BROWSER_APPS_APP_SHIM_BRAVE_EXTENSION_APP_SHIM_HANDLER_MAC_H_
+#define BRAVE_BROWSER_APPS_APP_SHIM_BRAVE_EXTENSION_APP_SHIM_HANDLER_MAC_H_
+
+#include "chrome/browser/apps/app_shim/extension_app_shim_handler_mac.h"
+
+#include "content/public/browser/notification_observer.h"
+
+namespace apps {
+
+class BraveExtensionAppShimHandler : public ExtensionAppShimHandler {
+ public:
+  BraveExtensionAppShimHandler() = default;
+  ~BraveExtensionAppShimHandler() override = default;
+
+  // content::NotificationObserver overrides:
+  void Observe(int type,
+               const content::NotificationSource& source,
+               const content::NotificationDetails& details) override;
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(BraveExtensionAppShimHandler);
+};
+
+}  // namespace apps
+
+#endif  // BRAVE_BROWSER_APPS_APP_SHIM_BRAVE_EXTENSION_APP_SHIM_HANDLER_MAC_H_
diff --git a/chromium_src/chrome/browser/apps/app_shim/app_shim_host_manager_mac.mm b/chromium_src/chrome/browser/apps/app_shim/app_shim_host_manager_mac.mm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..063f7e17872c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chromium_src/chrome/browser/apps/app_shim/app_shim_host_manager_mac.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2019 The Brave Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+ * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#include "brave/browser/apps/app_shim/brave_extension_app_shim_handler_mac.h"
+
+#define ExtensionAppShimHandler BraveExtensionAppShimHandler
+#include "../../../../../../chrome/browser/apps/app_shim/app_shim_host_manager_mac.mm"
+#undef ExtensionAppShimHandler