diff --git a/scripts/snap-wrapper.sh b/scripts/snap-wrapper.sh
index 7524225..60877db 100755
--- a/scripts/snap-wrapper.sh
+++ b/scripts/snap-wrapper.sh
@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@ if [ -e "$SNAP_COMMON"/.enable_debug ]; then
 	export ANBOX_LOG_LEVEL=debug
 fi
 
+if [ "$(snapctl get software-rendering.enable)" = true ]; then
+	export ANBOX_FORCE_SOFTWARE_RENDERING=true
+fi
+
 exec $SNAP/usr/bin/anbox $@
diff --git a/src/anbox/cmds/launch.cpp b/src/anbox/cmds/launch.cpp
index c6c9e2b..a8de408 100644
--- a/src/anbox/cmds/launch.cpp
+++ b/src/anbox/cmds/launch.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ static int redirect_to_null(int flags, int fd) {
 
 bool anbox::cmds::Launch::launch_session_manager() {
   std::vector<std::string> args = {"session-manager"};
+  const auto should_force_software_rendering = utils::get_env_value("ANBOX_FORCE_SOFTWARE_RENDERING", "false");
+  if (should_force_software_rendering == "true")
+    args.push_back("--software-rendering");
+
   std::map<std::string,std::string> env;
   core::posix::this_process::env::for_each([&](const std::string &name, const std::string &value) {
     env.insert({name, value});
diff --git a/src/anbox/cmds/session_manager.cpp b/src/anbox/cmds/session_manager.cpp
index 4518382..5ea1cc0 100644
--- a/src/anbox/cmds/session_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/anbox/cmds/session_manager.cpp
@@ -172,8 +172,9 @@ anbox::cmds::SessionManager::SessionManager()
       using_single_window = true;
     }
 
+    const auto should_force_software_rendering = utils::get_env_value("ANBOX_FORCE_SOFTWARE_RENDERING", "false");
     auto gl_driver = graphics::GLRendererServer::Config::Driver::Host;
-    if (use_software_rendering_)
+    if (should_force_software_rendering == "true" || use_software_rendering_)
      gl_driver = graphics::GLRendererServer::Config::Driver::Software;
 
     graphics::GLRendererServer::Config renderer_config {