Steam Web View Black Screen on Workspace Switch (GNOME/Wayland/NVIDIA)

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#13001 · opened 2026-03-19 by Sazzels · updated 2026-03-19 · 2 comments · github

SSazzels 2026-03-19 github

System Information

Distribution: Arch Linux (EndeavourOS)
DE/WM: GNOME 49.5 / Mutter 49.5-1
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4090 (nvidia-open 590.48.01)
Display Server: Wayland
Steam Version: 1773426488 (Stable Client)
Steam Beta: No (but also tested on beta)

Description

After switching to another virtual workspace and returning to Steam, all web view-based tabs (Store, Community, Profile) render as a completely black screen. The Library tab (native UI) is unaffected. This affects all web views simultaneously.

The issue started approximately in late February / early March 2026 and was not present before. Steam has been running on this system for over a year without this problem.

Reproduction Steps

Open Steam — Store/Community pages render correctly
Switch to another GNOME virtual workspace
Switch back to the workspace with Steam
All web view tabs are now black

Recovery

Switching to Library and back to Store recovers the web views
Ctrl+F5 does not recover the web views
Resizing the window does not recover the web views

Workarounds Attempted (None Resolved the Issue)

Steam Launch Parameters

steam -no-cef-sandbox -disable-gpu
steam -disable-gpu
steam --cef-force-32bit --cef-disable-gpu-compositing

Environment Variables

STEAM_DISABLE_HW_ACCEL=1 steam
STEAM_DISABLE_GPU_COMPOSITING=1 steam
WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1 steam
GDK_BACKEND=x11 steam — failed to start (libdecor-gtk-WARNING: Failed to initialize GTK)

Steam Settings (Interface)

Disabled "Enable GPU accelerated rendering in web views" — no effect
Disabled "Enable smooth scrolling in web views" — no effect
Disabled "Enable hardware video decoding" — no effect
Disabled all three above simultaneously — no effect

Steam Client

Switched to Steam Beta channel — no effect

Other

steam -pipewire — prompted for screen sharing, no effect on the issue

Relevant Package History (pacman log)

[2026-02-09] steam upgraded (1.0.0.85-1 -> 1.0.0.85-3)
[2026-02-10] mutter upgraded (49.3-1 -> 49.4-1)
[2026-02-11] nvidia-utils upgraded (590.48.01-2 -> 590.48.01-4)
[2026-02-11] gnome-shell upgraded (1:49.3-1 -> 1:49.4-1)
[2026-02-11] nvidia-open upgraded (590.48.01-10 -> 590.48.01-12)
[2026-03-03] steam upgraded (1.0.0.85-3 -> 1.0.0.85-5)
[2026-03-16] mutter upgraded (49.4-1 -> 49.5-1)
[2026-03-16] gnome-shell upgraded (1:49.4-2 -> 1:49.5-1)

Notes

The system recently switched to nvidia-open drivers (required migration).
The issue is likely related to changes in Mutter 49.4+, Steam 1.0.0.85-3+, or nvidia-open driver interaction with Wayland/Xwayland compositing.
Related issues: #9598, #9386

Oolnw 2026-03-19 github

Experiencing the exact same issue, although I have an AMD video card (RX 9070 XT). It's been happening ever since I switched to GNOME in early March. I previously was on KDE but did not make use of multiple workspaces.

System Info:

Arch Linux (kernel 6.19.8)
GNOME Shell 49.5 (Wayland session)
Steam version 1773426488
steam package version 1.0.0.85-5 (installed from Arch repositories)
Steam Beta Branch: Stable Client

vulkaninfo

==========
VULKANINFO
==========

Vulkan Instance Version: 1.4.341


Instance Extensions: count = 26
-------------------------------
VK_EXT_acquire_drm_display             : extension revision 1
VK_EXT_acquire_xlib_display            : extension revision 1
VK_EXT_debug_report                    : extension revision 10
VK_EXT_debug_utils                     : extension revision 2
VK_EXT_direct_mode_display             : extension revision 1
VK_EXT_display_surface_counter         : extension revision 1
VK_EXT_headless_surface                : extension revision 1
VK_EXT_layer_settings                  : extension revision 2
VK_EXT_surface_maintenance1            : extension revision 1
VK_EXT_swapchain_colorspace            : extension revision 5
VK_KHR_device_group_creation           : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_display                         : extension revision 23
VK_KHR_external_fence_capabilities     : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_external_memory_capabilities    : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_external_semaphore_capabilities : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_get_display_properties2         : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2 : extension revision 2
VK_KHR_get_surface_capabilities2       : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_portability_enumeration         : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_surface                         : extension revision 25
VK_KHR_surface_maintenance1            : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_surface_protected_capabilities  : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_wayland_surface                 : extension revision 6
VK_KHR_xcb_surface                     : extension revision 6
VK_KHR_xlib_surface                    : extension revision 6
VK_LUNARG_direct_driver_loading        : extension revision 1

Instance Layers: count = 6
--------------------------
VK_LAYER_MESA_anti_lag            Open-source implementation of the VK_AMD_anti_lag extension. 1.4.303  version 1
VK_LAYER_MESA_device_select       Linux device selection layer                                 1.4.303  version 1
VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_fossilize_32 Steam Pipeline Caching Layer                                 1.3.207  version 1
VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_fossilize_64 Steam Pipeline Caching Layer                                 1.3.207  version 1
VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_overlay_32   Steam Overlay Layer                                          1.3.207  version 1
VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_overlay_64   Steam Overlay Layer                                          1.3.207  version 1

Devices:
========
GPU0:
	apiVersion         = 1.4.335
	driverVersion      = 26.0.2
	vendorID           = 0x1002
	deviceID           = 0x7550
	deviceType         = PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_DISCRETE_GPU
	deviceName         = AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (RADV GFX1201)
	driverID           = DRIVER_ID_MESA_RADV
	driverName         = radv
	driverInfo         = Mesa 26.0.2-arch1.1
	conformanceVersion = 1.4.0.0
	deviceUUID         = 00000000-0300-0000-0000-000000000000
	driverUUID         = 414d442d-4d45-5341-2d44-525600000000
GPU1:
	apiVersion         = 1.4.335
	driverVersion      = 26.0.2
	vendorID           = 0x1002
	deviceID           = 0x13c0
	deviceType         = PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_INTEGRATED_GPU
	deviceName         = AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Processor (RADV RAPHAEL_MENDOCINO)
	driverID           = DRIVER_ID_MESA_RADV
	driverName         = radv
	driverInfo         = Mesa 26.0.2-arch1.1
	conformanceVersion = 1.4.0.0
	deviceUUID         = 00000000-0e00-0000-0000-000000000000
	driverUUID         = 414d442d-4d45-5341-2d44-525600000000

glxinfo

name of display: :0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
Extended renderer info (GLX_MESA_query_renderer):
    Vendor: AMD (0x1002)
    Device: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (radeonsi, gfx1201, ACO, DRM 3.64, 6.19.8-arch1-1) (0x7550)
    Version: 26.0.2
    Accelerated: yes
    Video memory: 16384MB
    Unified memory: no
    Preferred profile: core (0x1)
    Max core profile version: 4.6
    Max compat profile version: 4.6
    Max GLES1 profile version: 1.1
    Max GLES[23] profile version: 3.2
Memory info (GL_ATI_meminfo):
    VBO free memory - total: 11726 MB, largest block: 11726 MB
    VBO free aux. memory - total: 30658 MB, largest block: 30658 MB
    Texture free memory - total: 11726 MB, largest block: 11726 MB
    Texture free aux. memory - total: 30658 MB, largest block: 30658 MB
    Renderbuffer free memory - total: 11726 MB, largest block: 11726 MB
    Renderbuffer free aux. memory - total: 30658 MB, largest block: 30658 MB
Memory info (GL_NVX_gpu_memory_info):
    Dedicated video memory: 16384 MB
    Total available memory: 47309 MB
    Currently available dedicated video memory: 11726 MB
OpenGL vendor string: AMD
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (radeonsi, gfx1201, ACO, DRM 3.64, 6.19.8-arch1-1)
OpenGL core profile version string: 4.6 (Core Profile) Mesa 26.0.2-arch1.1
OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.60
OpenGL core profile context flags: (none)
OpenGL core profile profile mask: core profile

OpenGL version string: 4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 26.0.2-arch1.1
OpenGL shading language version string: 4.60
OpenGL context flags: (none)
OpenGL profile mask: compatibility profile

OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.2 Mesa 26.0.2-arch1.1
OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.20

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2026-03-19 github

Hello @Sazzels, this issue is already being tracked at #10869. Closing as a duplicate.

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