diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 11bc21f7f..20f27a1df 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ endif()
 # We still use gtk on Linux for the file browser dialog in "native" mode)
 if(LINUX)
 	pkg_check_modules(GTK QUIET IMPORTED_TARGET REQUIRED gtk+-3.0)
+	pkg_search_module(WAYLAND_CLIENT wayland-client IMPORTED_TARGET GLOBAL REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
 #WORKAROUND Fedora 38 does not include Threads from the glslang .cmake file, fixed in Fedora 39+
diff --git a/src/ngscopeclient/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ngscopeclient/CMakeLists.txt
index 26b058204..2cdccd07b 100644
--- a/src/ngscopeclient/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ngscopeclient/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ target_include_directories(ngscopeclient
 #Linker settings
 if(LINUX)
 	set(PLATFORM_LIBS X11)
+	if(${WAYLAND_CLIENT_FOUND})
+		list(APPEND PLATFORM_LIBS ${WAYLAND_CLIENT_MODULE_NAME})
+		target_include_directories(ngscopeclient SYSTEM PRIVATE ${WAYLAND_CLIENT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+	endif ()
 else()
 	set(PLATFORM_LIBS "")
 endif()