diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0db0cbab1d..824a5e7c9d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Unreleased` header.
 - On Wayland, fix `Focused(false)` being send when other seats still have window focused.
 - On Wayland, fix `Window::set_{min,max}_inner_size` not always applied.
 - On Windows, fix inconsistent resizing behavior with multi-monitor setups when repositioning outside the event loop.
+- On Wayland, fix `WAYLAND_SOCKET` not used when detecting platform.
 
 # 0.29.10
 
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/linux/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/linux/mod.rs
index 4589eb4d67..c99c1c276c 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/linux/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/linux/mod.rs
@@ -750,8 +750,11 @@ impl<T: 'static> EventLoop<T> {
         let backend = match (
             attributes.forced_backend,
             env::var("WAYLAND_DISPLAY")
-                .map(|var| !var.is_empty())
-                .unwrap_or(false),
+                .ok()
+                .filter(|var| !var.is_empty())
+                .or_else(|| env::var("WAYLAND_SOCKET").ok())
+                .filter(|var| !var.is_empty())
+                .is_some(),
             env::var("DISPLAY")
                 .map(|var| !var.is_empty())
                 .unwrap_or(false),
@@ -769,9 +772,9 @@ impl<T: 'static> EventLoop<T> {
                 let msg = if wayland_display && !cfg!(wayland_platform) {
                     "DISPLAY is not set; note: enable the `winit/wayland` feature to support Wayland"
                 } else if x11_display && !cfg!(x11_platform) {
-                    "WAYLAND_DISPLAY is not set; note: enable the `winit/x11` feature to support X11"
+                    "neither WAYLAND_DISPLAY nor WAYLAND_SOCKET is set; note: enable the `winit/x11` feature to support X11"
                 } else {
-                    "neither WAYLAND_DISPLAY nor DISPLAY is set."
+                    "neither WAYLAND_DISPLAY nor WAYLAND_SOCKET nor DISPLAY is set."
                 };
                 return Err(EventLoopError::Os(os_error!(OsError::Misc(msg))));
             }