diff --git a/x11-toolkits/gtk30/Makefile b/x11-toolkits/gtk30/Makefile
index 018d81961420..210f571ce465 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/gtk30/Makefile
+++ b/x11-toolkits/gtk30/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS+=	at-spi2-atk>=0:accessibility/at-spi2-atk
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libepoxy.so:graphics/libepoxy \
 		libfontconfig.so:x11-fonts/fontconfig \
 		libfreetype.so:print/freetype2 \
+		libwayland-cursor.so:graphics/wayland \
+		libwayland-client.so:graphics/wayland \
+		libwayland-egl.so:graphics/libEGL \
 		libharfbuzz.so:print/harfbuzz
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	hicolor-icon-theme>=0:misc/hicolor-icon-theme \
 		adwaita-icon-theme>=0:x11-themes/adwaita-icon-theme \
@@ -42,7 +45,6 @@ USES+=		gettext gmake gnome libtool localbase pathfix perl5 pkgconfig
 USE_XORG=	xext xrender x11 xinerama xi xrandr xcursor xfixes xdamage \
 		xcomposite
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-x11-backend \
-		--disable-wayland-backend \
 		--enable-introspection
 CPPFLAGS+=	-fno-omit-frame-pointer
 INSTALLS_ICONS=	yes
@@ -56,10 +58,13 @@ GLIB_SCHEMAS=	org.gtk.Demo.gschema.xml \
 		org.gtk.Settings.Debug.gschema.xml \
 		org.gtk.Settings.FileChooser.gschema.xml
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=	CUPS CLOUDPRINT COLORD DEBUG BROADWAY
-OPTIONS_DEFAULT=CUPS COLORD BROADWAY
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	CUPS CLOUDPRINT COLORD DEBUG BROADWAY WAYLAND
+OPTIONS_DEFAULT=CUPS COLORD BROADWAY WAYLAND
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 
+WAYLAND_DESC=	Enable Wayland backend
+WAYLAND_CONFIGURE_ENABLE= wayland-backend
+
 BROADWAY_DESC=	Enable GDK Broadway backend for showing GTK+ in the webbrowser using HTML5 and web sockets.
 BROADWAY_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	broadway-backend