diff --git a/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c b/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c
index 11bf647..ffa3a02 100644
--- a/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c
+++ b/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c
@@ -37,13 +37,14 @@
 #include "loader_dri_helper.h"
 #include "loader_dri3_helper.h"
 #include "util/macros.h"
+#include "util/simple_mtx.h"
 #include "drm-uapi/drm_fourcc.h"
 
 /**
  * A cached blit context.
  */
 struct loader_dri3_blit_context {
-   mtx_t mtx;
+   simple_mtx_t mtx;
    __DRIcontext *ctx;
    __DRIscreen *cur_screen;
    const __DRIcoreExtension *core;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ struct loader_dri3_blit_context {
 
 /* For simplicity we maintain the cache only for a single screen at a time */
 static struct loader_dri3_blit_context blit_context = {
-   _MTX_INITIALIZER_NP, NULL
+   SIMPLE_MTX_INITIALIZER, NULL
 };
 
 static void
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ static bool loader_dri3_have_image_blit(const struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw)
 static __DRIcontext *
 loader_dri3_blit_context_get(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw)
 {
-   mtx_lock(&blit_context.mtx);
+   simple_mtx_lock(&blit_context.mtx);
 
    if (blit_context.ctx && blit_context.cur_screen != draw->dri_screen_render_gpu) {
       blit_context.core->destroyContext(blit_context.ctx);
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ loader_dri3_blit_context_get(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw)
 static void
 loader_dri3_blit_context_put(void)
 {
-   mtx_unlock(&blit_context.mtx);
+   simple_mtx_unlock(&blit_context.mtx);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -288,6 +289,30 @@ dri3_update_max_num_back(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw)
    }
 }
 
+static unsigned
+gamescope_swapchain_override()
+{
+   const char *path = getenv("GAMESCOPE_LIMITER_FILE");
+   if (!path)
+      return 0;
+
+   static simple_mtx_t mtx = SIMPLE_MTX_INITIALIZER;
+   static int fd = -1;
+
+   simple_mtx_lock(&mtx);
+   if (fd < 0) {
+      fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+   }
+   simple_mtx_unlock(&mtx);
+
+   if (fd < 0)
+      return 0;
+
+   uint32_t override_value = 0;
+   pread(fd, &override_value, sizeof(override_value), 0);
+   return override_value;
+}
+
 void
 loader_dri3_set_swap_interval(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw, int interval)
 {
@@ -302,10 +327,12 @@ loader_dri3_set_swap_interval(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw, int interval)
     * PS. changing from value A to B and A < B won't cause swap out of order but
     * may still gets wrong target_msc value at the beginning.
     */
-   if (draw->swap_interval != interval)
+   if (draw->orig_swap_interval != interval)
       loader_dri3_swapbuffer_barrier(draw);
 
-   draw->swap_interval = interval;
+   draw->orig_swap_interval = interval;
+   if (gamescope_swapchain_override() != 1)
+      draw->swap_interval = interval;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -434,6 +461,12 @@ loader_dri3_drawable_init(xcb_connection_t *conn,
    if (!draw->adaptive_sync)
       set_adaptive_sync_property(conn, draw->drawable, false);
 
+   draw->orig_swap_interval = draw->swap_interval;
+
+   unsigned gamescope_override = gamescope_swapchain_override();
+   if (gamescope_override == 1)
+      draw->swap_interval = 1;
+
    draw->swap_interval = dri_get_initial_swap_interval(draw->dri_screen_render_gpu,
                                                        draw->ext->config);
 
@@ -1091,6 +1124,12 @@ loader_dri3_swap_buffers_msc(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw,
    if (draw->type == LOADER_DRI3_DRAWABLE_WINDOW) {
       dri3_fence_reset(draw->conn, back);
 
+      unsigned gamescope_override = gamescope_swapchain_override();
+      if (gamescope_override == 1)
+         draw->swap_interval = 1;
+      else
+         draw->swap_interval = draw->orig_swap_interval;
+
       /* Compute when we want the frame shown by taking the last known
        * successful MSC and adding in a swap interval for each outstanding swap
        * request. target_msc=divisor=remainder=0 means "Use glXSwapBuffers()
@@ -2357,12 +2396,12 @@ loader_dri3_swapbuffer_barrier(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw)
 void
 loader_dri3_close_screen(__DRIscreen *dri_screen)
 {
-   mtx_lock(&blit_context.mtx);
+   simple_mtx_lock(&blit_context.mtx);
    if (blit_context.ctx && blit_context.cur_screen == dri_screen) {
       blit_context.core->destroyContext(blit_context.ctx);
       blit_context.ctx = NULL;
    }
-   mtx_unlock(&blit_context.mtx);
+   simple_mtx_unlock(&blit_context.mtx);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.h b/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.h
index 1fd340b..b8f5eaa 100644
--- a/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.h
+++ b/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.h
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ struct loader_dri3_drawable {
    bool block_on_depleted_buffers;
    bool queries_buffer_age;
    int swap_interval;
+   int orig_swap_interval;
 
    struct loader_dri3_extensions *ext;
    const struct loader_dri3_vtable *vtable;
diff --git a/src/loader/meson.build b/src/loader/meson.build
index 81779a3..18c9fd9 100644
--- a/src/loader/meson.build
+++ b/src/loader/meson.build
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if with_platform_x11 and with_dri3
     include_directories : [inc_include, inc_src],
     dependencies : [
       dep_libdrm, dep_xcb_dri3, dep_xcb_present, dep_xcb_sync, dep_xshmfence,
-      dep_xcb_xfixes,
+      dep_xcb_xfixes, dep_xcb_xrandr, idep_mesautil
     ],
     build_by_default : false,
   )
diff --git a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_x11.c b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_x11.c
index a423559..5ed89cb 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_x11.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_x11.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "util/hash_table.h"
 #include "util/os_file.h"
 #include "util/os_time.h"
+#include "util/simple_mtx.h"
 #include "util/u_debug.h"
 #include "util/u_thread.h"
 #include "util/xmlconfig.h"
@@ -198,6 +199,30 @@ wsi_x11_detect_xwayland(xcb_connection_t *conn,
    return is_xwayland;
 }
 
+static unsigned
+gamescope_swapchain_override()
+{
+   const char *path = getenv("GAMESCOPE_LIMITER_FILE");
+   if (!path)
+      return 0;
+
+   static simple_mtx_t mtx = SIMPLE_MTX_INITIALIZER;
+   static int fd = -1;
+
+   simple_mtx_lock(&mtx);
+   if (fd < 0) {
+      fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+   }
+   simple_mtx_unlock(&mtx);
+
+   if (fd < 0)
+      return 0;
+
+   uint32_t override_value = 0;
+   pread(fd, &override_value, sizeof(override_value), 0);
+   return override_value;
+}
+
 static struct wsi_x11_connection *
 wsi_x11_connection_create(struct wsi_device *wsi_dev,
                           xcb_connection_t *conn)
@@ -1074,6 +1099,8 @@ struct x11_swapchain {
    /* Total number of images returned to application in AcquireNextImage. */
    uint64_t                                     present_poll_acquire_count;
 
+   VkPresentModeKHR                             orig_present_mode;
+
    struct x11_image                             images[0];
 };
 VK_DEFINE_NONDISP_HANDLE_CASTS(x11_swapchain, base.base, VkSwapchainKHR,
@@ -1802,6 +1829,12 @@ x11_queue_present(struct wsi_swapchain *anv_chain,
    if (chain->status < 0)
       return chain->status;
 
+   unsigned gamescope_override = gamescope_swapchain_override();
+   if ((gamescope_override == 1 && chain->base.present_mode != VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR) ||
+       (gamescope_override != 1 && chain->base.present_mode != chain->orig_present_mode)) {
+      return x11_swapchain_result(chain, VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DATE_KHR);
+   }
+
    if (damage && damage->pRectangles && damage->rectangleCount > 0 &&
       damage->rectangleCount <= MAX_DAMAGE_RECTS) {
       xcb_rectangle_t rects[MAX_DAMAGE_RECTS];
@@ -2554,6 +2587,10 @@ x11_surface_create_swapchain(VkIcdSurfaceBase *icd_surface,
    xcb_void_cookie_t cookie;
    VkResult result;
    VkPresentModeKHR present_mode = wsi_swapchain_get_present_mode(wsi_device, pCreateInfo);
+   VkPresentModeKHR orig_present_mode = present_mode;
+
+   if (gamescope_swapchain_override() == 1)
+      present_mode = VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR;
 
    assert(pCreateInfo->sType == VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SWAPCHAIN_CREATE_INFO_KHR);
 
@@ -2666,6 +2703,7 @@ x11_surface_create_swapchain(VkIcdSurfaceBase *icd_surface,
    chain->base.wait_for_present = x11_wait_for_present;
    chain->base.release_images = x11_release_images;
    chain->base.present_mode = present_mode;
+   chain->orig_present_mode = orig_present_mode;
    chain->base.image_count = num_images;
    chain->conn = conn;
    chain->window = window;
