diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ze/zed-editor/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ze/zed-editor/package.nix
index 71482e5540f2..bded3c04c5e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ze/zed-editor/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ze/zed-editor/package.nix
@@ -18,13 +18,18 @@
   alsa-lib,
   libxkbcommon,
   wayland,
+  libglvnd,
   xorg,
   stdenv,
   darwin,
   makeFontsConf,
   vulkan-loader,
+
+  withGLES ? false
 }:
 
+assert withGLES -> stdenv.isLinux;
+
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "zed";
   version = "0.137.6";
@@ -123,8 +128,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     };
   };
 
+  RUSTFLAGS = if withGLES then "--cfg gles" else "";
+  gpu-lib = if withGLES then libglvnd else vulkan-loader;
+
   postFixup = lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
-    patchelf --add-rpath ${vulkan-loader}/lib $out/bin/*
+    patchelf --add-rpath ${gpu-lib}/lib $out/bin/*
     patchelf --add-rpath ${wayland}/lib $out/bin/*
   '';