diff --git a/src/core/Linux.zig b/src/core/Linux.zig
index a1fc7706..87bfb16e 100644
--- a/src/core/Linux.zig
+++ b/src/core/Linux.zig
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ pub fn init(
         .wayland => blk: {
             const wayland = Wayland.init(linux, core, options) catch |err| {
                 const err_msg = switch (err) {
+                    error.NoServerSideDecorationSupport => "Server Side Decorations aren't supported",
                     error.LibraryNotFound => "Missing Wayland library",
                     error.FailedToConnectToDisplay => "Failed to connect to Wayland display",
                     else => "An unknown error occured while trying to connect to Wayland",
diff --git a/src/core/linux/Wayland.zig b/src/core/linux/Wayland.zig
index 1c35d21d..87ccb83f 100644
--- a/src/core/linux/Wayland.zig
+++ b/src/core/linux/Wayland.zig
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ pub fn init(
     //Round trip to get all initial output events
     _ = wl.libwaylandclient.wl_display_roundtrip(wl.display);
 
+    if (wl.interfaces.zxdg_decoration_manager_v1 == null) {
+        return error.NoServerSideDecorationSupport;
+    }
+
     //Setup surface
     wl.surface = c.wl_compositor_create_surface(wl.interfaces.wl_compositor) orelse return error.UnableToCreateSurface;
     wl.surface_descriptor = try options.allocator.create(gpu.Surface.DescriptorFromWaylandSurface);