diff --git a/system_files/desktop/shared/usr/bin/waydroid-container-start b/system_files/desktop/shared/usr/bin/waydroid-container-start
index 0beb3f03..e5210ab1 100755
--- a/system_files/desktop/shared/usr/bin/waydroid-container-start
+++ b/system_files/desktop/shared/usr/bin/waydroid-container-start
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+source /etc/default/waydroid-launcher
+
+# Ensure needed props are present
+if ! grep -q "persist.waydroid.udev=true" "/var/lib/waydroid/waydroid_base.prop"; then
+  sudo sh -c 'echo "persist.waydroid.udev=true\n" >> /var/lib/waydroid/waydroid_base.prop'
+fi
+
+if ! grep -q "persist.waydroid.uevent=true" "/var/lib/waydroid/waydroid_base.prop"; then
+  sudo sh -c 'persist.waydroid.uevent=true\n" >> /var/lib/waydroid/waydroid_base.prop'
+fi
+
+sudo sed -i "s/ro.sf.lcd_density=.*/ro.sf.lcd_density=${WAYDROID_DENSITY:-215}/g" /var/lib/waydroid/waydroid_base.prop
+sudo sed -i "s/ro.hardware.gralloc=.*/ro.hardware.gralloc=${WAYDROID_GRALLOC:-minigbm_gbm_mesa}/g" /var/lib/waydroid/waydroid_base.prop
+
 sudo systemctl start waydroid-container.service
diff --git a/system_files/desktop/shared/usr/etc/default/waydroid-launcher b/system_files/desktop/shared/usr/etc/default/waydroid-launcher
index 0a8e0f3e..ad6177fb 100644
--- a/system_files/desktop/shared/usr/etc/default/waydroid-launcher
+++ b/system_files/desktop/shared/usr/etc/default/waydroid-launcher
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 WAYDROID_WIDTH=1280
 WAYDROID_HEIGHT=800
+WAYDROID_DENSITY=215
+WAYDROID_GRALLOC=minigbm_gbm_mesa