diff --git a/renderer.c3 b/renderer.c3
index 1a96056..1d76ec0 100644
--- a/renderer.c3
+++ b/renderer.c3
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ $else
 	sdl3::setHint("SDL_RENDER_GPU_DEBUG", "1");
 $endif
 
+	sdl3::setHint("SDL_VIDEO_X11_NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR", "0");
+
 	// init subsystems
 	if (!sdl3::init({.video=true})) {
 		unreachable("sdl error: %s", sdl3::getError());