diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index e649e1ab3..e19a94d4d 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     configValues["gestures:workspace_swipe_forever"].intValue            = 0;
     configValues["gestures:workspace_swipe_numbered"].intValue           = 0;
 
+    configValues["xwayland:use_nearest_neighbor"].intValue = 1;
+
     configValues["autogenerated"].intValue = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 6d9958756..939b5783d 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -324,8 +324,14 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderWindow(CWindow* pWindow, CMonitor* pMonitor, timespec*
             for (auto& wd : pWindow->m_dWindowDecorations)
                 wd->draw(pMonitor, renderdata.alpha * renderdata.fadeAlpha, offset);
 
+        static auto* const PXWLUSENN = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("xwayland:use_nearest_neighbor")->intValue;
+        if (pWindow->m_bIsX11 && *PXWLUSENN)
+            g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.useNearestNeighbor = true;
+
         wlr_surface_for_each_surface(pWindow->m_pWLSurface.wlr(), renderSurface, &renderdata);
 
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.useNearestNeighbor = false;
+
         if (renderdata.decorate && pWindow->m_sSpecialRenderData.border) {
             static auto* const PROUNDING = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:rounding")->intValue;