diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index d5172020..14cbf28b 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
 
     configValues["misc:disable_hyprland_logo"].intValue        = 0;
     configValues["misc:disable_splash_rendering"].intValue     = 0;
+    configValues["misc:force_hypr_chan"].intValue              = 0;
     configValues["misc:vfr"].intValue                          = 1;
     configValues["misc:vrr"].intValue                          = 0;
     configValues["misc:mouse_move_enables_dpms"].intValue      = 0;
diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index fe028f08..5b75a865 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -1542,13 +1542,14 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderSplash(cairo_t* const CAIRO, cairo_surface_t* const
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::createBGTextureForMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     RASSERT(m_RenderData.pMonitor, "Tried to createBGTex without begin()!");
 
-    static auto* const              PNOSPLASH = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:disable_splash_rendering")->intValue;
+    static auto* const              PNOSPLASH      = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:disable_splash_rendering")->intValue;
+    static auto* const              PFORCEHYPRCHAN = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:force_hypr_chan")->intValue;
 
     std::random_device              dev;
     std::mt19937                    engine(dev());
     std::uniform_int_distribution<> distribution(0, 10);
 
-    const bool                      USEANIME = distribution(engine) % 2 == 0; // about 50% I think
+    const bool                      USEANIME = *PFORCEHYPRCHAN || distribution(engine) % 2 == 0; // about 50% I think
 
     // release the last tex if exists
     const auto PTEX = &m_mMonitorBGTextures[pMonitor];