diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/loader_dri3_helper.c b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/loader_dri3_helper.c
index 2c8caba08fd..2c9159672dc 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/loader_dri3_helper.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/loader_dri3_helper.c
@@ -297,6 +297,30 @@ 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)
 {
@@ -311,10 +335,12 @@ 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
@@ -443,6 +469,12 @@ loader_dri3_drawable_init(xcb_connection_t *conn,
 
    draw->swap_interval = dri_get_initial_swap_interval(draw->dri_screen_render_gpu);
 
+   draw->orig_swap_interval = draw->swap_interval;
+
+   unsigned gamescope_override = gamescope_swapchain_override();
+   if (gamescope_override == 1)
+      draw->swap_interval = 1;
+
    dri3_update_max_num_back(draw);
 
    /* Create a new drawable */
@@ -1085,6 +1117,12 @@ 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()
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/loader_dri3_helper.h b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/loader_dri3_helper.h
index 26f138d1b83..3f0f3f66fac 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/loader_dri3_helper.h
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/loader_dri3_helper.h
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ struct loader_dri3_drawable {
    bool block_on_depleted_buffers;
    bool queries_buffer_age;
    int swap_interval;
+   int orig_swap_interval;
 
    const struct loader_dri3_vtable *vtable;