diff --git a/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf b/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
index 7e48cff109d..70ab92399b1 100644
--- a/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
+++ b/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
@@ -645,6 +645,11 @@ TODO: document the other workarounds.
         <application name="DOOMEternal" executable="DOOMEternalx64vk.exe">
             <option name="vk_x11_ensure_min_image_count" value="true" />
         </application>
+
+        <!-- Metro:Exodus crashes at startup on xwayland without this workaround-->
+        <application name="Metro: Exodus" application_name_match="metroexodus">
+            <option name="vk_x11_strict_image_count" value="true" />
+        </application>
     </device>
     <!-- vmwgfx doesn't like full buffer swaps and can't sync to vertical retraces.-->
     <device driver="vmwgfx">