diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 82e951a8..1cd1fe7f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 -r requirements-mceditlib.txt
 pyzmq==15.0.0  # v15.4.0 fails to freeze with PyInstaller - see pyinstaller/issues/2147
-pyside>=1.2.0 ; sys.platform != 'darwin'  # install this via homebrew, not visible to pip
+pyside>=1.2.0 ; sys.platform != 'darwin'  # install this via homebrew or macports, not visible to pip
 pyopengl
 ipython
-qtconsole
+qtconsole==4.1.1  # later versions may require higher versions of pyzmq
 pygments
 pastebin
 raven
diff --git a/steal_qt.py b/steal_qt.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..900340fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/steal_qt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# The following file is for fixing the build environment on Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite. It may work
+# Steal PySide stuff from MacPorts install locations since HomeBrew dropped support for Yosemite!
+# Before running this script, install the following ports using MacPorts: (sudo port install FOO)
+# py27-pyside-tools
+# py27-pyside
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+__author__ = 'ethan'
+
+import collections
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+
+PathSub_T = collections.namedtuple('PathSub_T', ['old_root', 'new_root'])
+
+VENV_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.getenv('VIRTUAL_ENV', None))
+assert os.path.isdir(VENV_DIR)  # Ensure the virtual env is functional
+
+
+def steal_port(port_name, path_subs):
+    print("Stealing {}".format(port_name))
+    port_contents = [p.strip() for p in subprocess.check_output(['port', '-q', 'contents', port_name]).splitlines()]
+    for port_content_path in port_contents:
+        for path_sub in path_subs:  # type: PathSub_T
+            if port_content_path.startswith(path_sub.old_root):
+                new_content_path = port_content_path.replace(path_sub.old_root, path_sub.new_root, 1)
+
+                if os.path.exists(new_content_path):
+                    print(" --> Skipping re-copying {} -> {}".format(port_content_path, new_content_path))
+                else:
+                    if not os.path.isdir(os.path.dirname(new_content_path)):
+                        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(new_content_path))
+                    print(" --> Copying {} -> {}".format(port_content_path, new_content_path))
+                    shutil.copy(port_content_path, new_content_path)
+                break
+        else:
+            print(" --> No steal rule for {}".format(port_content_path))
+    print(" --> Done stealing {}".format(port_name))
+
+
+def main():
+    steal_port('py27-pyside-tools',
+               [PathSub_T('/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7', VENV_DIR),
+                PathSub_T('/opt/local/bin', os.path.join(VENV_DIR, 'bin'))]
+               )
+
+    steal_port('py27-pyside',
+               [PathSub_T('/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7', VENV_DIR),
+                PathSub_T('/opt/local/include', os.path.join(VENV_DIR, 'include')),
+                PathSub_T('/opt/local/lib/', os.path.join(VENV_DIR, 'lib')),
+                PathSub_T('/opt/local/share', os.path.join(VENV_DIR, 'share'))
+                ]
+               )
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()