diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 0b66f2ef..75533ec3 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ video tutorials.
  - Andrew Gutekanst
  - Stephen Gutekanst
  - Jonathan Hale
+ - Daniel Hauser
  - hdf89shfdfs
  - Moritz Heinemann
  - Sylvain Hellegouarch
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 831bdba6..cebe62bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ information on what to include when reporting a bug.
    subdirectory (#2113,#2120)
  - [Cocoa] Bugfix: Compilation failed on OS X 10.8 due to unconditional use of 10.9+
    symbols (#2161)
+ - [Cocoa] Bugfix: Querying joystick elements could reportedly segfault on macOS
+   13 Ventura (#2320)
  - [X11] Bugfix: The CMake files did not check for the XInput headers (#1480)
  - [X11] Bugfix: Key names were not updated when the keyboard layout changed
    (#1462,#1528)
diff --git a/src/cocoa_joystick.m b/src/cocoa_joystick.m
index 865adac7..caeb4725 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_joystick.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_joystick.m
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ static void matchCallback(void* context,
             return;
     }
 
+    CFArrayRef elements =
+        IOHIDDeviceCopyMatchingElements(device, NULL, kIOHIDOptionsTypeNone);
+
+    // It is reportedly possible for this to fail on macOS 13 Ventura
+    // if the application does not have input monitoring permissions
+    if (!elements)
+        return;
+
     axes    = CFArrayCreateMutable(NULL, 0, NULL);
     buttons = CFArrayCreateMutable(NULL, 0, NULL);
     hats    = CFArrayCreateMutable(NULL, 0, NULL);
@@ -179,9 +187,6 @@ static void matchCallback(void* context,
                 name[8], name[9], name[10]);
     }
 
-    CFArrayRef elements =
-        IOHIDDeviceCopyMatchingElements(device, NULL, kIOHIDOptionsTypeNone);
-
     for (CFIndex i = 0;  i < CFArrayGetCount(elements);  i++)
     {
         IOHIDElementRef native = (IOHIDElementRef)