diff --git a/include/SDL_hints.h b/include/SDL_hints.h
index 2175cf11f..2f4441502 100644
--- a/include/SDL_hints.h
+++ b/include/SDL_hints.h
@@ -1643,6 +1643,18 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_EGL_ALLOW_TRANSPARENCY "SDL_VIDEO_EGL_ALLOW_TRANSPARENCY"
 
+/**
+ * \brief If eglGetPlatformDisplay fails, fall back to calling eglGetDisplay.
+ *
+ * This variable can be set to one of the following values:
+ *   "0"        - Do not fall back to eglGetDisplay
+ *   "1"        - Fall back to eglGetDisplay if eglGetPlatformDisplay fails.
+ *
+ * By default, SDL will fall back to eglGetDisplay if eglGetPlatformDisplay
+ * fails.
+ */
+#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_EGL_ALLOW_GETDISPLAY_FALLBACK "SDL_VIDEO_EGL_GETDISPLAY_FALLBACK"
+
 /**
  * \brief A variable controlling whether the graphics context is externally managed.
  *
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_egl.c b/src/video/SDL_egl.c
index a0e78b2ba..f1a9bc14f 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_egl.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_egl.c
@@ -526,7 +526,9 @@ SDL_EGL_LoadLibrary(_THIS, const char *egl_path, NativeDisplayType native_displa
     }
 #endif
     /* Try the implementation-specific eglGetDisplay even if eglGetPlatformDisplay fails */
-    if ((_this->egl_data->egl_display == EGL_NO_DISPLAY) && (_this->egl_data->eglGetDisplay != NULL)) {
+    if ((_this->egl_data->egl_display == EGL_NO_DISPLAY) &&
+        (_this->egl_data->eglGetDisplay != NULL) &&
+        SDL_GetHintBoolean(SDL_HINT_VIDEO_EGL_ALLOW_GETDISPLAY_FALLBACK, SDL_TRUE)) {
         _this->egl_data->egl_display = _this->egl_data->eglGetDisplay(native_display);
     }
     if (_this->egl_data->egl_display == EGL_NO_DISPLAY) {