diff --git a/.changeset/cyan-clouds-care.md b/.changeset/cyan-clouds-care.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..806bba72c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cyan-clouds-care.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/config": patch
+---
+
+The default home directory for pnpm on macOS should be at `~/Library/pnpm`.
diff --git a/packages/config/src/dirs.ts b/packages/config/src/dirs.ts
index b282f1c4222..a3f0668b445 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/dirs.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/dirs.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ export function getDataDir (
   if (opts.env.XDG_DATA_HOME) {
     return path.join(opts.env.XDG_DATA_HOME, 'pnpm')
   }
-  if (opts.platform !== 'win32' && opts.platform !== 'darwin') {
+  if (opts.platform === 'darwin') {
+    return path.join(os.homedir(), 'Library/pnpm')
+  }
+  if (opts.platform !== 'win32') {
     return path.join(os.homedir(), '.local/share/pnpm')
   }
   if (opts.env.LOCALAPPDATA) {
diff --git a/packages/config/test/dirs.test.ts b/packages/config/test/dirs.test.ts
index 1b623abad41..ad9d5934b4a 100644
--- a/packages/config/test/dirs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/config/test/dirs.test.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ test('getDataDir()', () => {
   expect(getDataDir({
     env: {},
     platform: 'darwin',
-  })).toBe(path.join(os.homedir(), '.pnpm'))
+  })).toBe(path.join(os.homedir(), 'Library/pnpm'))
   expect(getDataDir({
     env: {
       LOCALAPPDATA: '/localappdata',