diff --git a/mkdocs-website/docs/en/changelog.md b/mkdocs-website/docs/en/changelog.md
index 732b870c2..b705924b9 100644
--- a/mkdocs-website/docs/en/changelog.md
+++ b/mkdocs-website/docs/en/changelog.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 - [windows] Fixed syso icon file generation bug by [atterpac](https://github.com/atterpac) in [#3675](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/3675)
+- [linux] Fix to run natively in wayland incorporated from [#1811](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/1811) in [#3614](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/3614) by [@stendler](https://github.com/stendler)
 
 ## v3.0.0-alpha.6 - 2024-07-30
 
diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/application_linux.go b/v3/pkg/application/application_linux.go
index d5976aac1..a716ee9ec 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/application_linux.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/application_linux.go
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ import (
 func init() {
 	// FIXME: This should be handled appropriately in the individual files most likely.
 	// Set GDK_BACKEND=x11 if currently unset and XDG_SESSION_TYPE is unset, unspecified or x11 to prevent warnings
-	_ = os.Setenv("GDK_BACKEND", "x11")
+	if os.Getenv("GDK_BACKEND") == "" && (os.Getenv("XDG_SESSION_TYPE") == "" || os.Getenv("XDG_SESSION_TYPE") == "unspecified" || os.Getenv("XDG_SESSION_TYPE") == "x11") {
+		_ = os.Setenv("GDK_BACKEND", "x11")
+	}
 }
 
 type linuxApp struct {