diff --git a/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf b/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
index 44a2f8e3949..0ce797a5880 100644
--- a/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
+++ b/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
@@ -658,6 +658,9 @@ TODO: document the other workarounds.
                  See: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/7351#note_1581105 -->
             <option name="mesa_glthread" value="false"/>
         </application>
+        <application name="plasmashell" executable="plasmashell">
+            <option name="mesa_glthread" value="false"/>
+        </application>
 
         <!-- Adaptive sync denylist follows below: -->
         <application name="gnome-shell" executable="gnome-shell">