diff --git a/templates/cpp-template-default/CMakeLists.txt b/templates/cpp-template-default/CMakeLists.txt
index a48047874f..e05f5a6f6e 100644
--- a/templates/cpp-template-default/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/templates/cpp-template-default/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ target_include_directories(${APP_NAME}
 setup_cocos_app_config(${APP_NAME})
 if(APPLE)
     set_target_properties(${APP_NAME} PROPERTIES RESOURCE "${APP_UI_RES}")
+    set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} INSTALL_PATH "\$(LOCAL_APPS_DIR)")
 
     if(MACOSX)
         set_target_properties(${APP_NAME} PROPERTIES MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/proj.ios_mac/mac/Info.plist")
diff --git a/templates/lua-template-default/CMakeLists.txt b/templates/lua-template-default/CMakeLists.txt
index 74cf31491d..e7b1ac7e8e 100644
--- a/templates/lua-template-default/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/templates/lua-template-default/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ target_include_directories(${APP_NAME} PRIVATE ${RUNTIME_SRC_ROOT}/Classes)
 setup_cocos_app_config(${APP_NAME})
 if(APPLE)
     set_target_properties(${APP_NAME} PROPERTIES RESOURCE "${APP_UI_RES}")
+    set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} INSTALL_PATH "\$(LOCAL_APPS_DIR)")
     if(MACOSX)
         set_target_properties(${APP_NAME} PROPERTIES
                               MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST "${RUNTIME_SRC_ROOT}/proj.ios_mac/mac/Info.plist"
diff --git a/tests/cpp-empty-test/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/cpp-empty-test/CMakeLists.txt
index f72c5fa086..a9578536e1 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-empty-test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/cpp-empty-test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ target_include_directories(${APP_NAME} PRIVATE Classes)
 setup_cocos_app_config(${APP_NAME})
 if(XCODE)
     set_target_properties(${APP_NAME} PROPERTIES RESOURCE "${APP_UI_RES}")
+    set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} INSTALL_PATH "\$(LOCAL_APPS_DIR)")
 
     if(MACOSX)
         set_target_properties(${APP_NAME} PROPERTIES MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/proj.mac/Info.plist")
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/cpp-tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 91e28f8a41..b53fc573d8 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ target_include_directories(${APP_NAME}
 setup_cocos_app_config(${APP_NAME})
 if(APPLE)
     set_target_properties(${APP_NAME} PROPERTIES RESOURCE "${APP_UI_RES}")
+    set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} INSTALL_PATH "\$(LOCAL_APPS_DIR)")
 
     if(MACOSX)
         set_target_properties(${APP_NAME} PROPERTIES MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/proj.mac/Info.plist")
diff --git a/tests/lua-empty-test/project/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/lua-empty-test/project/CMakeLists.txt
index 6de069bf48..505c619ce8 100644
--- a/tests/lua-empty-test/project/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/lua-empty-test/project/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ target_include_directories(${APP_NAME} PRIVATE Classes)
 setup_cocos_app_config(${APP_NAME})
 if(APPLE)
     set_target_properties(${APP_NAME} PROPERTIES RESOURCE "${APP_UI_RES}")
+    set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} INSTALL_PATH "\$(LOCAL_APPS_DIR)")
 
     if(MACOSX)
         set_target_properties(${APP_NAME} PROPERTIES MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/proj.mac/Info.plist")
diff --git a/tests/lua-tests/project/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/lua-tests/project/CMakeLists.txt
index 761b4a45d9..4c052f3f33 100644
--- a/tests/lua-tests/project/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/lua-tests/project/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ target_include_directories(${APP_NAME} PRIVATE Classes)
 setup_cocos_app_config(${APP_NAME})
 if(APPLE)
     set_target_properties(${APP_NAME} PROPERTIES RESOURCE "${APP_UI_RES}")
+    set_xcode_property(${APP_NAME} INSTALL_PATH "\$(LOCAL_APPS_DIR)")
 
     if(MACOSX)
         set_target_properties(${APP_NAME} PROPERTIES MACOSX_BUNDLE_INFO_PLIST "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/proj.ios_mac/mac/Info.plist")