diff --git a/cmds/portmaster-start/run.go b/cmds/portmaster-start/run.go
index 8881b2d6..046549d0 100644
--- a/cmds/portmaster-start/run.go
+++ b/cmds/portmaster-start/run.go
@@ -121,6 +121,20 @@ func getExecArgs(opts *Options, cmdArgs []string) []string {
 	if stdinSignals {
 		args = append(args, "--input-signals")
 	}
+
+	// see https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/pam_systemd.html#type=
+	if xdgSessionType := os.Getenv("XDG_SESSION_TYPE"); xdgSessionType == "wayland" && opts.Identifier == "app/portmaster-app.zip" {
+		// we're running the Portmaster UI App under Wayland so make sure we add some arguments
+		// required by Electron
+		args = append(args,
+			[]string{
+				"--enable-features=UseOzonePlatform",
+				"--ozone-platform=wayland",
+			}...,
+		)
+
+	}
+
 	args = append(args, cmdArgs...)
 	return args
 }