diff --git a/platform/linuxbsd/wayland/wayland_thread.cpp b/platform/linuxbsd/wayland/wayland_thread.cpp
index 66be313ff6c0..3f63cddcc7a6 100644
--- a/platform/linuxbsd/wayland/wayland_thread.cpp
+++ b/platform/linuxbsd/wayland/wayland_thread.cpp
@@ -3739,10 +3739,16 @@ Error WaylandThread::init() {
 	}
 #endif // SOWRAP_ENABLED
 
-	if (libdecor_found) {
-		libdecor_context = libdecor_new(wl_display, (struct libdecor_interface *)&libdecor_interface);
+	bool skip_libdecor = OS::get_singleton()->has_environment("GODOT_WAYLAND_DISABLE_LIBDECOR");
+
+	if (skip_libdecor) {
+		print_verbose("Skipping libdecor check because GODOT_WAYLAND_DISABLE_LIBDECOR is set.");
 	} else {
-		print_verbose("libdecor not found. Client-side decorations disabled.");
+		if (libdecor_found) {
+			libdecor_context = libdecor_new(wl_display, (struct libdecor_interface *)&libdecor_interface);
+		} else {
+			print_verbose("libdecor not found. Client-side decorations disabled.");
+		}
 	}
 #endif // LIBDECOR_ENABLED