diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 0f337ceac..151136b1c 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - Fix a regression in the previous release that caused `kitten @ send-text` with a match tab parameter to send text twice to the active window (:iss:`7027`)
 
+- Wayland+NVIDIA: Do not request an sRGB output buffer as a bug in Wayland causes kitty to not start (:iss:`7021`)
+
 0.32.0 [2024-01-19]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/kitty/gl.c b/kitty/gl.c
index 188f4562f..5b8c2b429 100644
--- a/kitty/gl.c
+++ b/kitty/gl.c
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ check_for_gl_error(void UNUSED *ret, const char *name, GLADapiproc UNUSED funcpt
     }
 }
 
+static bool is_nvidia = false;
+
+bool is_nvidia_gpu_driver(void) { return is_nvidia; }
+
 void
 gl_init(void) {
     static bool glad_loaded = false;
@@ -59,7 +63,9 @@ gl_init(void) {
         glad_loaded = true;
         int gl_major = GLAD_VERSION_MAJOR(gl_version);
         int gl_minor = GLAD_VERSION_MINOR(gl_version);
-        if (global_state.debug_rendering) printf("GL version string: '%s' Detected version: %d.%d\n", glGetString(GL_VERSION), gl_major, gl_minor);
+        const char *gvs = (const char*)glGetString(GL_VERSION);
+        if (strstr(gvs, "NVIDIA")) is_nvidia = true;
+        if (global_state.debug_rendering) printf("GL version string: '%s' Detected version: %d.%d\n", gvs, gl_major, gl_minor);
         if (gl_major < OPENGL_REQUIRED_VERSION_MAJOR || (gl_major == OPENGL_REQUIRED_VERSION_MAJOR && gl_minor < OPENGL_REQUIRED_VERSION_MINOR)) {
             fatal("OpenGL version is %d.%d, version >= 3.3 required for kitty", gl_major, gl_minor);
         }
diff --git a/kitty/gl.h b/kitty/gl.h
index 432b6643e..4bba1d5f6 100644
--- a/kitty/gl.h
+++ b/kitty/gl.h
@@ -56,3 +56,4 @@ void bind_vao_uniform_buffer(ssize_t vao_idx, size_t bufnum, GLuint block_index)
 void unbind_vertex_array(void);
 void unbind_program(void);
 GLuint compile_shaders(GLenum shader_type, GLsizei count, const GLchar * const * string);
+bool is_nvidia_gpu_driver(void);
diff --git a/kitty/glfw.c b/kitty/glfw.c
index 0a3318805..bc23dcaf9 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw.c
@@ -1075,7 +1075,9 @@ create_os_window(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw) {
         glfwSetIMECursorPositionCallback(get_ime_cursor_position);
         glfwSetSystemColorThemeChangeCallback(on_system_color_scheme_change);
         // Request SRGB output buffer
-        glfwWindowHint(GLFW_SRGB_CAPABLE, true);
+        // Prevents kitty from starting on Wayland + NVIDIA, sigh: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/7021
+        // Remove after https://github.com/NVIDIA/egl-wayland/issues/85 is fixed.
+        if (!global_state.is_wayland || !is_nvidia_gpu_driver()) glfwWindowHint(GLFW_SRGB_CAPABLE, true);
 #ifdef __APPLE__
         cocoa_set_activation_policy(OPT(macos_hide_from_tasks));
         glfwWindowHint(GLFW_COCOA_GRAPHICS_SWITCHING, true);