diff --git a/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.cpp b/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.cpp
index 0528922fb..896f3acaf 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/DisplayGL.cpp
@@ -670,8 +670,20 @@ void PainterGL::filter(bool filter) {
 	}
 }
 
+#ifndef GL_DEBUG_OUTPUT_SYNCHRONOUS
+#define GL_DEBUG_OUTPUT_SYNCHRONOUS 0x8242
+#endif
+
 void PainterGL::start() {
 	makeCurrent();
+#if defined(BUILD_GLES3) && !defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+	if (glContextHasBug(OpenGLBug::GLTHREAD_BLOCKS_SWAP)) {
+		// Suggested on Discord as a way to strongly hint that glthread should be disabled
+		// See https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/8035
+		QOpenGLFunctions_Baseline* fn = m_gl->versionFunctions<QOpenGLFunctions_Baseline>();
+		fn->glEnable(GL_DEBUG_OUTPUT_SYNCHRONOUS);
+	}
+#endif
 
 #if defined(BUILD_GLES2) || defined(BUILD_GLES3)
 	if (m_supportsShaders && m_shader.passes) {
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/OpenGLBug.cpp b/src/platform/qt/OpenGLBug.cpp
index e00310c56..df007c1cb 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/OpenGLBug.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/OpenGLBug.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ bool glContextHasBug(OpenGLBug bug) {
 	QOpenGLFunctions* fn = context->functions();
 	QString vendor(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(fn->glGetString(GL_VENDOR)));
 	QString renderer(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(fn->glGetString(GL_RENDERER)));
+	QString version(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(fn->glGetString(GL_VERSION)));
 
 	switch (bug) {
 	case OpenGLBug::CROSS_THREAD_FLUSH:
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ bool glContextHasBug(OpenGLBug bug) {
 #else
 		return vendor == "Intel";
 #endif
+
+	case OpenGLBug::GLTHREAD_BLOCKS_SWAP:
+		return version.contains(" Mesa ");
+
 	default:
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/OpenGLBug.h b/src/platform/qt/OpenGLBug.h
index 11b0bba43..5b5bc7736 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/OpenGLBug.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/OpenGLBug.h
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 namespace QGBA {
 
 enum class OpenGLBug {
-	// mgba.io/i/2761
-	CROSS_THREAD_FLUSH
+	CROSS_THREAD_FLUSH,       // mgba.io/i/2761
+	GLTHREAD_BLOCKS_SWAP,     // mgba.io/i/2767
 };
 
 bool glContextHasBug(OpenGLBug);