diff --git a/hardware/nvidia/proprietary.nix b/hardware/nvidia/proprietary.nix
index 83051cc..3964b05 100644
--- a/hardware/nvidia/proprietary.nix
+++ b/hardware/nvidia/proprietary.nix
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ in {
 
       # Improves Wayland
       "GBM_BACKEND" = "nvidia-drm";
+
+      # Use direct CUDA backend for Nvidia VAAPI Driver (egl backend is broken)
+      "NVD_BACKEND" = "direct";
     };
 
     nixpkgs.overlays = [(final: prev: {