diff --git a/src/hud_elements.cpp b/src/hud_elements.cpp
index 41e3f4e..5a4a665 100644
--- a/src/hud_elements.cpp
+++ b/src/hud_elements.cpp
@@ -1475,6 +1475,20 @@ void HudElements::network() {
 #endif
 }
 
+void HudElements::_display_session() {
+    ImGui::PushFont(HUDElements.sw_stats->font1);
+    ImguiNextColumnFirstItem();
+    HUDElements.TextColored(HUDElements.colors.engine, "%s", "display server");
+    ImguiNextColumnOrNewRow();
+    static std::map<display_servers, std::string> servers {
+        {WAYLAND, {"WAYLAND"}},
+        {XWAYLAND, {"XWAYLAND"}},
+        {XORG, {"XORG"}}
+    };
+    right_aligned_text(HUDElements.colors.text, HUDElements.ralign_width, "%s", servers[HUDElements.display_server].c_str());
+    ImGui::PopFont();
+}
+
 void HudElements::sort_elements(const std::pair<std::string, std::string>& option) {
     const auto& param = option.first;
     const auto& value = option.second;
@@ -1522,7 +1536,8 @@ void HudElements::sort_elements(const std::pair<std::string, std::string>& optio
         {"refresh_rate", {refresh_rate}},
         {"winesync", {winesync}},
         {"present_mode", {present_mode}},
-        {"network", {network}}
+        {"network", {network}},
+        {"display_session", {_display_session}}
 
     };
 
@@ -1650,6 +1665,8 @@ void HudElements::legacy_elements(){
         ordered_functions.push_back({present_mode, "present_mode", value});
     if (params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_refresh_rate])
         ordered_functions.push_back({refresh_rate, "refresh_rate", value});
+    if (params->enabled[OVERLAY_PARAM_ENABLED_display_server])
+        ordered_functions.push_back({_display_session, "display_session", value});
 }
 
 void HudElements::update_exec(){
diff --git a/src/hud_elements.h b/src/hud_elements.h
index 08c3b7e..8860c90 100644
--- a/src/hud_elements.h
+++ b/src/hud_elements.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "net.h"
 #include "overlay_params.h"
 #include "shell.h"
+#include "shared_x11.h"
 
 struct Function {
     std::function<void()> run;  // Using std::function instead of a raw function pointer for more flexibility
@@ -53,6 +54,15 @@ class HudElements{
         int hdr_status = 0;
         int refresh = 0;
         unsigned int vsync = 10;
+        
+        enum display_servers {
+            UNKNOWN,
+            WAYLAND,
+            XWAYLAND,
+            XORG
+        };
+
+        display_servers display_server = UNKNOWN;
         std::unique_ptr<WineSync> winesync_ptr = nullptr;
         std::unique_ptr<Net> net = nullptr;
 #ifdef __linux__
@@ -104,6 +114,7 @@ class HudElements{
         static void winesync();
         static void present_mode();
         static void network();
+        static void _display_session();
 
         void convert_colors(const struct overlay_params& params);
         void convert_colors(bool do_conv, const struct overlay_params& params);
diff --git a/src/loaders/loader_x11.cpp b/src/loaders/loader_x11.cpp
index dc59927..214fd50 100644
--- a/src/loaders/loader_x11.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/loader_x11.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ bool libx11_loader::Load(const std::string& library_name) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  XQueryExtension =
+      reinterpret_cast<decltype(this->XQueryExtension)>(
+          dlsym(library_, "XQueryExtension"));
+  if (!XQueryExtension) {
+    CleanUp(true);
+    return false;
+  }
+
   loaded_ = true;
   return true;
 }
@@ -94,6 +102,7 @@ void libx11_loader::CleanUp(bool unload) {
   XKeysymToKeycode = NULL;
   XStringToKeysym = NULL;
   XGetGeometry = NULL;
+  XQueryExtension = NULL;
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/loaders/loader_x11.h b/src/loaders/loader_x11.h
index 8861985..c6e2054 100644
--- a/src/loaders/loader_x11.h
+++ b/src/loaders/loader_x11.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class libx11_loader {
   decltype(&::XKeysymToKeycode) XKeysymToKeycode;
   decltype(&::XStringToKeysym) XStringToKeysym;
   decltype(&::XGetGeometry) XGetGeometry;
+  decltype(&::XQueryExtension) XQueryExtension;
 
 
  private:
diff --git a/src/overlay_params.h b/src/overlay_params.h
index dbf2683..1ed33ed 100644
--- a/src/overlay_params.h
+++ b/src/overlay_params.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ typedef unsigned long KeySym;
    OVERLAY_PARAM_BOOL(winesync)                      \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_BOOL(present_mode)                  \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_BOOL(time_no_label)                 \
+   OVERLAY_PARAM_BOOL(display_server)                \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(fps_sampling_period)         \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(output_folder)               \
    OVERLAY_PARAM_CUSTOM(output_file)                 \
diff --git a/src/shared_x11.cpp b/src/shared_x11.cpp
index 2122310..4a22483 100644
--- a/src/shared_x11.cpp
+++ b/src/shared_x11.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 #include "shared_x11.h"
 #include "loaders/loader_x11.h"
+#include "hud_elements.h"
 
 static std::unique_ptr<Display, std::function<void(Display*)>> display;
 
@@ -41,6 +42,15 @@ bool init_x11() {
     if (!displayid)
         SPDLOG_DEBUG("DISPLAY env is not set");
 
+    if (display && HUDElements.display_server == HUDElements.display_servers::UNKNOWN) {
+        int opcode, event, error;
+        if (libx11->XQueryExtension(display.get(), "XWAYLAND", &opcode, &event, &error))
+		    HUDElements.display_server = HUDElements.display_servers::XWAYLAND;
+        else
+            HUDElements.display_server = HUDElements.display_servers::XORG;
+
+	}
+
     return !!display;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vulkan.cpp b/src/vulkan.cpp
index f205b80..4dcc600 100644
--- a/src/vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/vulkan.cpp
@@ -2045,6 +2045,7 @@ static VkResult overlay_CreateWaylandSurfaceKHR(
    if (!wl_handle)
       wl_handle = real_dlopen("libwayland-client.so", RTLD_LAZY);
    wl_display_ptr = pCreateInfo->display;
+   HUDElements.display_server = HUDElements.display_servers::WAYLAND;
    init_wayland_data();
    return instance_data->vtable.CreateWaylandSurfaceKHR(instance, pCreateInfo, pAllocator, pSurface);
 }
diff --git a/src/wayland_hook.cpp b/src/wayland_hook.cpp
index b6c05e9..98bbc2f 100644
--- a/src/wayland_hook.cpp
+++ b/src/wayland_hook.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include "real_dlsym.h"
 #include "wayland_hook.h"
+#include "hud_elements.h"
 
 EXPORT_C_(struct wl_display*) wl_display_connect(const char *name);
 EXPORT_C_(struct wl_display*) wl_display_connect_to_fd(int fd);
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ EXPORT_C_(struct wl_display*) wl_display_connect(const char *name)
 
       if (!wl_display_ptr) {
          wl_display_ptr = ret;
+         HUDElements.display_server = HUDElements.display_servers::WAYLAND;
          init_wayland_data();
       }
    }
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ EXPORT_C_(struct wl_display*) wl_display_connect_to_fd(int fd)
 
       if (!wl_display_ptr) {
          wl_display_ptr = ret;
+         HUDElements.display_server = HUDElements.display_servers::WAYLAND;
          init_wayland_data();
       }
    }