diff --git a/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/window.rs b/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/window.rs
index 37d0f492d25..73a2bda279f 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/wayland/window.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use gpui::{
     WindowDecorations, WindowKind, WindowParams, layer_shell::LayerShellNotSupportedError, px,
     size,
 };
-use gpui_wgpu::{CompositorGpuHint, WgpuRenderer, WgpuSurfaceConfig};
+use gpui_wgpu::{CompositorGpuHint, WgpuRenderer, WgpuSurfaceConfig, wgpu};
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub(crate) struct Callbacks {
@@ -346,7 +346,8 @@ impl WaylandWindowState {
                     height: DevicePixels(f32::from(options.bounds.size.height) as i32),
                 },
                 transparent: true,
-                preferred_present_mode: None,
+                // Prefer Mailbox to avoid blocking. Falls back to FIFO if Mailbox is unsupported.
+                preferred_present_mode: Some(wgpu::PresentMode::Mailbox),
             };
             WgpuRenderer::new(gpu_context, &raw_window, config, compositor_gpu)?
         };