diff --git a/crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/src/main.rs b/crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/src/main.rs
index 3e6777617..393b82459 100644
--- a/crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates-tauri/yaak-app-client/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 #![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")]
 
 fn main() {
+    // On Nvidia + Wayland, WebKit2GTK's DMA-BUF renderer triggers a protocol error (71) due to
+    // an explicit sync bug (https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=280210). Disabling explicit
+    // sync via the Nvidia driver avoids the crash without disabling hardware acceleration.
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    if std::env::var("__NV_DISABLE_EXPLICIT_SYNC").is_err()
+        && std::env::var("WAYLAND_DISPLAY").is_ok()
+        && std::path::Path::new("/sys/module/nvidia").exists()
+    {
+        // SAFETY: called before any threads are spawned.
+        unsafe { std::env::set_var("__NV_DISABLE_EXPLICIT_SYNC", "1") };
+    }
+
     tauri_app_client_lib::run();
 }