diff --git a/clutter/gdk/clutter-backend-gdk.c b/clutter/gdk/clutter-backend-gdk.c
index 7f14feb6e..563f85f6b 100644
--- a/clutter/gdk/clutter-backend-gdk.c
+++ b/clutter/gdk/clutter-backend-gdk.c
@@ -45,10 +45,18 @@
 #include <cogl/cogl-xlib.h>
 #endif
 
+#if defined(GDK_WINDOWING_WAYLAND) && defined(COGL_HAS_EGL_PLATFORM_WAYLAND_SUPPORT)
+#include <cogl/cogl-wayland-client.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_X11
 #include <gdk/gdkx.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_WAYLAND
+#include <gdk/gdkwayland.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_WIN32
 #include <gdk/gdkwin32.h>
 #endif
@@ -275,6 +283,17 @@ clutter_backend_gdk_get_renderer (ClutterBackend  *backend,
     }
   else
 #endif
+#if defined(GDK_WINDOWING_WAYLAND) && defined(COGL_HAS_EGL_PLATFORM_WAYLAND_SUPPORT)
+  if (GDK_IS_WAYLAND_DISPLAY (backend_gdk->display))
+    {
+      struct wl_display *display = gdk_wayland_display_get_wl_display (backend_gdk->display);
+
+      /* Force a Wayland winsys */
+      cogl_renderer_set_winsys_id (renderer, COGL_WINSYS_ID_EGL_WAYLAND);
+      cogl_wayland_renderer_set_foreign_display (renderer, display);
+    }
+  else
+#endif
 #if defined(GDK_WINDOWING_WIN32)
   if (GDK_IS_WIN32_DISPLAY (backend_gdk->display))
     {