diff --git a/river-env.zsh b/river-env.zsh
index ea00879..94a586a 100644
--- a/river-env.zsh
+++ b/river-env.zsh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT=wayland
 export _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1
 export MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1
 export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=river
+export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland
 
 case "${HOST}" in
     *-desktop)