diff --git a/include/wlr/render/egl.h b/include/wlr/render/egl.h
index 3a09ba97..903b70a3 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/egl.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/egl.h
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ struct wlr_egl {
 		// Device extensions
 		bool EXT_device_drm;
 		bool EXT_device_drm_render_node;
+
+		// Client extensions
+		bool EXT_device_query;
+		bool KHR_platform_gbm;
+		bool EXT_platform_device;
 	} exts;
 
 	struct {
@@ -56,6 +61,7 @@ struct wlr_egl {
 		PFNEGLDEBUGMESSAGECONTROLKHRPROC eglDebugMessageControlKHR;
 		PFNEGLQUERYDISPLAYATTRIBEXTPROC eglQueryDisplayAttribEXT;
 		PFNEGLQUERYDEVICESTRINGEXTPROC eglQueryDeviceStringEXT;
+		PFNEGLQUERYDEVICESEXTPROC eglQueryDevicesEXT;
 	} procs;
 
 	struct wlr_drm_format_set dmabuf_texture_formats;
diff --git a/render/egl.c b/render/egl.c
index efb4e8d9..3b57b0d5 100644
--- a/render/egl.c
+++ b/render/egl.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ out:
 	free(formats);
 }
 
-struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
+static struct wlr_egl *egl_create(void) {
 	struct wlr_egl *egl = calloc(1, sizeof(struct wlr_egl));
 	if (egl == NULL) {
 		wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "Allocation failed");
@@ -172,11 +172,7 @@ struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
 		}
 		return NULL;
 	}
-
-	if (!check_egl_ext(client_exts_str, "EGL_KHR_platform_gbm")) {
-		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "EGL_KHR_platform_gbm not supported");
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "Supported EGL client extensions: %s", client_exts_str);
 
 	if (!check_egl_ext(client_exts_str, "EGL_EXT_platform_base")) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "EGL_EXT_platform_base not supported");
@@ -185,6 +181,24 @@ struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
 	load_egl_proc(&egl->procs.eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT,
 		"eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT");
 
+	egl->exts.KHR_platform_gbm = check_egl_ext(client_exts_str,
+			"EGL_KHR_platform_gbm");
+
+	egl->exts.EXT_platform_device = check_egl_ext(client_exts_str,
+			"EGL_EXT_platform_device");
+
+	if (check_egl_ext(client_exts_str, "EGL_EXT_device_enumeration")) {
+		load_egl_proc(&egl->procs.eglQueryDevicesEXT, "eglQueryDevicesEXT");
+	}
+
+	if (check_egl_ext(client_exts_str, "EGL_EXT_device_query")) {
+		egl->exts.EXT_device_query = true;
+		load_egl_proc(&egl->procs.eglQueryDeviceStringEXT,
+			"eglQueryDeviceStringEXT");
+		load_egl_proc(&egl->procs.eglQueryDisplayAttribEXT,
+			"eglQueryDisplayAttribEXT");
+	}
+
 	if (check_egl_ext(client_exts_str, "EGL_KHR_debug")) {
 		load_egl_proc(&egl->procs.eglDebugMessageControlKHR,
 			"eglDebugMessageControlKHR");
@@ -201,32 +215,31 @@ struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
 
 	if (eglBindAPI(EGL_OPENGL_ES_API) == EGL_FALSE) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to bind to the OpenGL ES API");
-		goto error;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	egl->gbm_device = gbm_create_device(drm_fd);
-	if (!egl->gbm_device) {
-		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to create GBM device");
-		goto error;
-	}
+	return egl;
+}
 
-	egl->display = egl->procs.eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT(EGL_PLATFORM_GBM_KHR,
-		egl->gbm_device, NULL);
+static bool egl_init(struct wlr_egl *egl, EGLenum platform,
+		void *remote_display) {
+	egl->display = egl->procs.eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT(platform,
+		remote_display, NULL);
 	if (egl->display == EGL_NO_DISPLAY) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to create EGL display");
-		goto error;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	EGLint major, minor;
 	if (eglInitialize(egl->display, &major, &minor) == EGL_FALSE) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to initialize EGL");
-		goto error;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	const char *display_exts_str = eglQueryString(egl->display, EGL_EXTENSIONS);
 	if (display_exts_str == NULL) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to query EGL display extensions");
-		return NULL;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	if (check_egl_ext(display_exts_str, "EGL_KHR_image_base")) {
@@ -247,17 +260,12 @@ struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
 	}
 
 	const char *device_exts_str = NULL, *driver_name = NULL;
-	if (check_egl_ext(client_exts_str, "EGL_EXT_device_query")) {
-		load_egl_proc(&egl->procs.eglQueryDisplayAttribEXT,
-			"eglQueryDisplayAttribEXT");
-		load_egl_proc(&egl->procs.eglQueryDeviceStringEXT,
-			"eglQueryDeviceStringEXT");
-
+	if (egl->exts.EXT_device_query) {
 		EGLAttrib device_attrib;
 		if (!egl->procs.eglQueryDisplayAttribEXT(egl->display,
 				EGL_DEVICE_EXT, &device_attrib)) {
 			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "eglQueryDisplayAttribEXT(EGL_DEVICE_EXT) failed");
-			goto error;
+			return false;
 		}
 		egl->device = (EGLDeviceEXT)device_attrib;
 
@@ -265,7 +273,7 @@ struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
 			egl->procs.eglQueryDeviceStringEXT(egl->device, EGL_EXTENSIONS);
 		if (device_exts_str == NULL) {
 			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "eglQueryDeviceStringEXT(EGL_EXTENSIONS) failed");
-			goto error;
+			return false;
 		}
 
 		if (check_egl_ext(device_exts_str, "EGL_MESA_device_software")) {
@@ -276,7 +284,7 @@ struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
 				wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Software rendering detected, please use "
 					"the WLR_RENDERER_ALLOW_SOFTWARE environment variable "
 					"to proceed");
-				goto error;
+				return false;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -297,21 +305,19 @@ struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
 			!check_egl_ext(display_exts_str, "EGL_MESA_configless_context")) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "EGL_KHR_no_config_context or "
 			"EGL_MESA_configless_context not supported");
-		goto error;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	if (!check_egl_ext(display_exts_str, "EGL_KHR_surfaceless_context")) {
-		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR,
-			"EGL_KHR_surfaceless_context not supported");
-		goto error;
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "EGL_KHR_surfaceless_context not supported");
+		return false;
 	}
 
-	wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "Using EGL %d.%d", (int)major, (int)minor);
-	wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "Supported EGL client extensions: %s", client_exts_str);
 	wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "Supported EGL display extensions: %s", display_exts_str);
 	if (device_exts_str != NULL) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "Supported EGL device extensions: %s", device_exts_str);
 	}
+	wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "Using EGL %d.%d", (int)major, (int)minor);
 	wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "EGL vendor: %s", eglQueryString(egl->display, EGL_VENDOR));
 	if (driver_name != NULL) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "EGL driver name: %s", driver_name);
@@ -345,7 +351,7 @@ struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
 		EGL_NO_CONTEXT, attribs);
 	if (egl->context == EGL_NO_CONTEXT) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to create EGL context");
-		goto error;
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	if (request_high_priority) {
@@ -359,13 +365,112 @@ struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return egl;
+	return true;
+}
+
+static bool device_has_name(const drmDevice *device, const char *name);
+
+static EGLDeviceEXT get_egl_device_from_drm_fd(struct wlr_egl *egl,
+		int drm_fd) {
+	if (egl->procs.eglQueryDevicesEXT == NULL) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "EGL_EXT_device_enumeration not supported");
+		return EGL_NO_DEVICE_EXT;
+	}
+
+	EGLint nb_devices = 0;
+	if (!egl->procs.eglQueryDevicesEXT(0, NULL, &nb_devices)) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to query EGL devices");
+		return EGL_NO_DEVICE_EXT;
+	}
+
+	EGLDeviceEXT *devices = calloc(nb_devices, sizeof(EGLDeviceEXT));
+	if (devices == NULL) {
+		wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to allocate EGL device list");
+		return EGL_NO_DEVICE_EXT;
+	}
+
+	if (!egl->procs.eglQueryDevicesEXT(nb_devices, devices, &nb_devices)) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to query EGL devices");
+		return EGL_NO_DEVICE_EXT;
+	}
+
+	drmDevice *device = NULL;
+	int ret = drmGetDevice(drm_fd, &device);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to get DRM device: %s", strerror(-ret));
+		return EGL_NO_DEVICE_EXT;
+	}
+
+	EGLDeviceEXT egl_device = NULL;
+	for (int i = 0; i < nb_devices; i++) {
+		const char *egl_device_name = egl->procs.eglQueryDeviceStringEXT(
+				devices[i], EGL_DRM_DEVICE_FILE_EXT);
+		if (egl_device_name == NULL) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (device_has_name(device, egl_device_name)) {
+			wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Using EGL device %s", egl_device_name);
+			egl_device = devices[i];
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	free(devices);
+
+	return egl_device;
+}
+
+struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
+	struct wlr_egl *egl = egl_create();
+	if (egl == NULL) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to create EGL context");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (egl->exts.EXT_platform_device) {
+		/*
+		 * Search for the EGL device matching the DRM fd using the
+		 * EXT_device_enumeration extension.
+		 */
+		EGLDeviceEXT egl_device = get_egl_device_from_drm_fd(egl, drm_fd);
+		if (egl_device != EGL_NO_DEVICE_EXT) {
+			if (egl_init(egl, EGL_PLATFORM_DEVICE_EXT, egl_device)) {
+				wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Using EGL_PLATFORM_DEVICE_EXT");
+				return egl;
+			}
+			goto error;
+		}
+		/* Falls back on GBM in case the device was not found */
+	} else {
+		wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "EXT_platform_device not supported");
+	}
+
+	if (egl->exts.KHR_platform_gbm) {
+		egl->gbm_device = gbm_create_device(drm_fd);
+		if (!egl->gbm_device) {
+			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to create GBM device");
+			goto error;
+		}
+
+		if (egl_init(egl, EGL_PLATFORM_GBM_KHR, egl->gbm_device)) {
+			wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Using EGL_PLATFORM_GBM_KHR");
+			return egl;
+		}
+
+		gbm_device_destroy(egl->gbm_device);
+	} else {
+		wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "KHR_platform_gbm not supported");
+	}
 
 error:
-	eglMakeCurrent(EGL_NO_DISPLAY, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_CONTEXT);
+	wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to initialize EGL context");
 	if (egl->display) {
+		eglMakeCurrent(egl->display, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_SURFACE,
+			EGL_NO_CONTEXT);
 		eglTerminate(egl->display);
 	}
+	free(egl);
 	eglReleaseThread();
 	return NULL;
 }