diff --git a/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Mutter.DebugControl.xml b/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Mutter.DebugControl.xml
index d7420cdff..5bb1134bf 100644
--- a/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Mutter.DebugControl.xml
+++ b/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Mutter.DebugControl.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
     <property name="ColorManagementProtocol" type="b" access="readwrite" />
     <property name="EnableHDR" type="b" access="readwrite" />
+    <property name="ForceHDR" type="b" access="readwrite" />
     <property name="ForceLinearBlending" type="b" access="readwrite" />
     <property name="LuminancePercentage" type="u" access="readwrite" />
     <property name="SessionManagementProtocol" type="b" access="readwrite" />
diff --git a/src/core/meta-debug-control-private.h b/src/core/meta-debug-control-private.h
index 052b69fd4..2e8d55338 100644
--- a/src/core/meta-debug-control-private.h
+++ b/src/core/meta-debug-control-private.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ gboolean meta_debug_control_is_linear_blending_forced (MetaDebugControl *debug_c
 
 gboolean meta_debug_control_is_hdr_enabled (MetaDebugControl *debug_control);
 
+gboolean meta_debug_control_is_hdr_forced (MetaDebugControl *debug_control);
+
 unsigned int meta_debug_control_get_luminance_percentage (MetaDebugControl *debug_control);
 
 gboolean meta_debug_control_is_session_management_protocol_enabled (MetaDebugControl *debug_control);
diff --git a/src/core/meta-debug-control.c b/src/core/meta-debug-control.c
index abf2d179d..b8ee48d61 100644
--- a/src/core/meta-debug-control.c
+++ b/src/core/meta-debug-control.c
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ meta_debug_control_init (MetaDebugControl *debug_control)
 {
   MetaDBusDebugControl *dbus_debug_control =
     META_DBUS_DEBUG_CONTROL (debug_control);
-  gboolean enable_hdr, force_linear_blending, color_management_protocol;
+  gboolean enable_hdr, force_hdr, force_linear_blending,
+           color_management_protocol;
   gboolean session_management_protocol;
 
   color_management_protocol =
@@ -179,6 +180,9 @@ meta_debug_control_init (MetaDebugControl *debug_control)
   enable_hdr = g_strcmp0 (getenv ("MUTTER_DEBUG_ENABLE_HDR"), "1") == 0;
   meta_dbus_debug_control_set_enable_hdr (dbus_debug_control, enable_hdr);
 
+  force_hdr = g_strcmp0 (getenv ("MUTTER_DEBUG_FORCE_HDR"), "1") == 0;
+  meta_dbus_debug_control_set_force_hdr (dbus_debug_control, force_hdr);
+
   force_linear_blending =
     g_strcmp0 (getenv ("MUTTER_DEBUG_FORCE_LINEAR_BLENDING"), "1") == 0;
   meta_dbus_debug_control_set_force_linear_blending (dbus_debug_control,
@@ -216,7 +220,17 @@ meta_debug_control_is_hdr_enabled (MetaDebugControl *debug_control)
   MetaDBusDebugControl *dbus_debug_control =
     META_DBUS_DEBUG_CONTROL (debug_control);
 
-  return meta_dbus_debug_control_get_enable_hdr (dbus_debug_control);
+  return meta_dbus_debug_control_get_enable_hdr (dbus_debug_control) ||
+         meta_debug_control_is_hdr_forced (debug_control);
+}
+
+gboolean
+meta_debug_control_is_hdr_forced (MetaDebugControl *debug_control)
+{
+  MetaDBusDebugControl *dbus_debug_control =
+    META_DBUS_DEBUG_CONTROL (debug_control);
+
+  return meta_dbus_debug_control_get_force_hdr (dbus_debug_control);
 }
 
 unsigned int