diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/sway-config b/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/sway-config
index e762a759..ab5c4a32 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/sway-config
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/sway-config
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ set $term sxmo_terminal.sh
 # on the original workspace that the command was run on.
 set $menu bemenu-run
 
+# xwayland enable|disable|force
+# - enable: lazily launch xwayland on first client connection
+# - disable: never launch xwayland
+# - force: launch xwayland immediately on boot
+# XWayland uses about 35MB RSS even when idle
+xwayland disable
+
 font "Sxmo 10"
 
 exec_always sxmo_swayinitconf.sh