diff --git a/src/gui/src/main.cpp b/src/gui/src/main.cpp
index 73251d52..776b44de 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/main.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
 	QApplication::setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(false);
 
+    if (QGuiApplication::platformName() == "wayland") {
+        QMessageBox::warning(
+        NULL, "Barrier",
+        "You are using wayland session, which is currently not fully supported by Barrier.");
+    }
+
 	QSettings settings;
 	AppConfig appConfig (&settings);