diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a7c3b630cff5154d1c75b08ddf04595f305bc60e..041912a0481a5374dacfeb26a2a9bb29f4056a86 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+46.rc
+=====
+
+- Change to "gl" as GSK default renderer instead of "ngl" due to performance reasons
+
 46.beta.2
 =========
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e1acc633ebaecbca335328ceb8c9fb99c5388b3d..4da0c59f6fa9d74a89d2b15aff02da2e1c83865a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ static GRESOURCE_BYTES: &[u8] =
     gvdb_macros::include_gresource_from_dir!("/org/gnome/Loupe", "data/resources");
 
 fn main() -> glib::ExitCode {
+    // Don't use ngl renderer by default due to performance reasons
+    // <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/issues/6411>
+    if std::env::var("GSK_RENDERER").map_or(true, |x| x.is_empty()) {
+        std::env::set_var("GSK_RENDERER", "gl");
+    }
+
     let mut log_builder = env_logger::builder();
     log_builder.format_timestamp_millis();