diff --git a/qmlui/app.cpp b/qmlui/app.cpp
index f287de3fa8..e697adac79 100644
--- a/qmlui/app.cpp
+++ b/qmlui/app.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ void App::startup()
     qmlRegisterType<ModelSelector>("org.qlcplus.classes", 1, 0, "ModelSelector");
     qmlRegisterType<FolderBrowser>("org.qlcplus.classes", 1, 0, "FolderBrowser");
 
+    qputenv("QT3D_RENDERER", "opengl");
+
 #if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
     QQmlFileSelector* selector = new QQmlFileSelector(engine());
     selector->setExtraSelectors({"qt5"});