diff --git a/ansible/roles/sway/files/launch_sway_freebsd.bash b/ansible/roles/sway/files/launch_sway_freebsd.bash
index dfb1225..262a5b7 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/sway/files/launch_sway_freebsd.bash
+++ b/ansible/roles/sway/files/launch_sway_freebsd.bash
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ if [[ ! -v XDG_RUNTIME_DIR ]]; then
 fi
 
 export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway
+export WLR_RENDERER=vulkan
 
 # Enable wayland support for firefox
 export MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1
diff --git a/ansible/roles/sway/files/launch_sway_linux.bash b/ansible/roles/sway/files/launch_sway_linux.bash
index d1e10a3..33beb5e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/sway/files/launch_sway_linux.bash
+++ b/ansible/roles/sway/files/launch_sway_linux.bash
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ IFS=$'\n\t'
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
 export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway
+export WLR_RENDERER=vulkan
 
 exec sway -d &> $HOME/.config/swaylog
diff --git a/ansible/roles/sway/tasks/common.yaml b/ansible/roles/sway/tasks/common.yaml
index 2ff7846..748442e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/sway/tasks/common.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/sway/tasks/common.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
       - wtype # for rofimoji to be able to insert characters
       - dbus # for desktop notifications
       - jq
+      - vulkan-validation-layers # For vulkan support in sway
     state: present
 
 - name: Install scripts