diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-xwayland.c b/src/wayland/meta-xwayland.c
index a2ff0ea10..b185c0a5f 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-xwayland.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-xwayland.c
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ meta_xwayland_start (MetaXWaylandManager *manager,
                                                XWAYLAND_PATH, manager->display_name,
                                                "-rootless",
                                                "-terminate",
+                                               "-accessx",
                                                "-core",
                                                "-listen", "4",
                                                "-listen", "5",