diff --git a/build/cmake/init.cmake b/build/cmake/init.cmake
index 5487ad92cf..166b90412b 100644
--- a/build/cmake/init.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/init.cmake
@@ -385,14 +385,21 @@ if(wxUSE_GUI)
             set(OPENGL_LIBRARIES "-framework OpenGLES" "-framework QuartzCore")
         else()
             find_package(OpenGL)
-            if(WXGTK3 AND OpenGL_EGL_FOUND)
-                set(wxUSE_GLCANVAS_EGL ON)
+            if(WXGTK3 AND OpenGL_EGL_FOUND AND wxUSE_GLCANVAS_EGL)
+                set(OPENGL_LIBRARIES OpenGL::OpenGL OpenGL::EGL)
+                find_package(WAYLANDEGL)
+                if(WAYLANDEGL_FOUND AND wxHAVE_GDK_WAYLAND)
+                    list(APPEND OPENGL_LIBRARIES ${WAYLANDEGL_LIBRARIES})
+                endif()
             endif()
         endif()
         if(NOT OPENGL_FOUND)
             message(WARNING "opengl not found, wxGLCanvas won't be available")
             wx_option_force_value(wxUSE_OPENGL OFF)
         endif()
+        if(UNIX AND NOT OpenGL_EGL_FOUND)
+            wx_option_force_value(wxUSE_GLCANVAS_EGL OFF)
+        endif()
     endif()
 
     if(wxUSE_WEBVIEW)
diff --git a/build/cmake/modules/FindGTK3.cmake b/build/cmake/modules/FindGTK3.cmake
index 9f62658d0f..5c35029a81 100644
--- a/build/cmake/modules/FindGTK3.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/modules/FindGTK3.cmake
@@ -42,5 +42,9 @@ set(VERSION_OK FALSE)
 endif ()
 endif ()
 endif ()
+# Check for GDK Wayland support
+include(CheckSymbolExists)
+set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${GTK3_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+check_symbol_exists(GDK_WINDOWING_WAYLAND "gdk/gdk.h" wxHAVE_GDK_WAYLAND)
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(GTK3 DEFAULT_MSG GTK3_INCLUDE_DIRS GTK3_LIBRARIES VERSION_OK)
diff --git a/build/cmake/modules/FindWAYLANDEGL.cmake b/build/cmake/modules/FindWAYLANDEGL.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ca89ef560
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/cmake/modules/FindWAYLANDEGL.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+find_package(PkgConfig)
+pkg_check_modules(WAYLANDEGL QUIET wayland-egl)
+
+set(VERSION_OK TRUE)
+if (WAYLANDEGL_VERSION)
+    if (WAYLANDEGL_FIND_VERSION_EXACT)
+        if (NOT("${WAYLANDEGL_FIND_VERSION}" VERSION_EQUAL "${WAYLANDEGL_VERSION}"))
+            set(VERSION_OK FALSE)
+        endif ()
+    else ()
+        if ("${WAYLANDEGL_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "${WAYLANDEGL_FIND_VERSION}")
+            set(VERSION_OK FALSE)
+        endif ()
+    endif ()
+endif ()
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(WAYLANDEGL DEFAULT_MSG WAYLANDEGL_LIBRARIES VERSION_OK)
diff --git a/build/cmake/options.cmake b/build/cmake/options.cmake
index deca75f467..5f0d2dca6d 100644
--- a/build/cmake/options.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/options.cmake
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ if(UNIX)
     wx_option(wxUSE_XTEST "use XTest extension")
     wx_option(wxUSE_LIBMSPACK "use libmspack (CHM help files loading)")
     wx_option(wxUSE_LIBGNOMEVFS "use GNOME VFS for associating MIME types")
+    wx_option(wxUSE_GLCANVAS_EGL "use EGL backend for wxGLCanvas")
 
     set(wxTHIRD_PARTY_LIBRARIES ${wxTHIRD_PARTY_LIBRARIES} wxUSE_LIBSDL "use SDL for audio on Unix")
     set(wxTHIRD_PARTY_LIBRARIES ${wxTHIRD_PARTY_LIBRARIES} wxUSE_LIBMSPACK "use libmspack (CHM help files loading)")