diff --git a/src/frontend-common/opengl_host_display.cpp b/src/frontend-common/opengl_host_display.cpp
index 435375233..9a92c10c2 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/opengl_host_display.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend-common/opengl_host_display.cpp
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ bool OpenGLHostDisplay::InitializeRenderDevice(std::string_view shader_cache_dir
     return false;
 #endif
 
+  // Start with vsync on.
+  SetVSync(true);
+
   return true;
 }