1 files changed, 20 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.h b/src/qt/guiutil.h
index 0939c78f64..a6ecfbcc82 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.h
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.h
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#ifndef GUIUTIL_H
-#define GUIUTIL_H
+#ifndef BITCOIN_QT_GUIUTIL_H
+#define BITCOIN_QT_GUIUTIL_H
 
 #include "amount.h"
 
+#include <QEvent>
 #include <QHeaderView>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QObject>
+#include <QProgressBar>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QTableView>
 
@@ -186,6 +188,21 @@ namespace GUIUtil
 
     /* Format a CNodeCombinedStats.dPingTime into a user-readable string or display N/A, if 0*/
     QString formatPingTime(double dPingTime);
+    
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    // workaround for Qt OSX Bug:
+    // https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-15631
+    // QProgressBar uses around 10% CPU even when app is in background
+    class ProgressBar : public QProgressBar
+    {
+        bool event(QEvent *e) {
+            return (e->type() != QEvent::StyleAnimationUpdate) ? QProgressBar::event(e) : false;
+        }
+    };
+#else
+    typedef QProgressBar ProgressBar;
+#endif
+    
 } // namespace GUIUtil
 
-#endif // GUIUTIL_H
+#endif // BITCOIN_QT_GUIUTIL_H