1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/web_engine_context.cpp b/src/core/web_engine_context.cpp
index 2edd02830..e99726d7a 100644
--- a/src/core/web_engine_context.cpp
+++ b/src/core/web_engine_context.cpp
@@ -185,8 +185,15 @@ static bool usingSupportedSGBackend()
 
 bool usingSoftwareDynamicGL()
 {
+    const char openGlVar[] = "QT_OPENGL";
     if (QCoreApplication::testAttribute(Qt::AA_UseSoftwareOpenGL))
         return true;
+
+    if (qEnvironmentVariableIsSet(openGlVar)) {
+        const QByteArray requested = qgetenv(openGlVar);
+        if (requested == "software")
+            return true;
+    }
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     HMODULE handle = QNativeInterface::QWGLContext::openGLModuleHandle();
     wchar_t path[MAX_PATH];