diff -r 91138f56d762 include/SDL_hints.h
--- a/include/SDL_hints.h	Sun Oct 29 14:15:00 2017 +0300
+++ b/include/SDL_hints.h	Sat Feb 17 01:18:15 2018 +1030
@@ -212,6 +212,18 @@
 #define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_NET_WM_PING      "SDL_VIDEO_X11_NET_WM_PING"
 
 /**
+ * \brief A variable controlling whether the X11 _NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR hint should be used.
+ * 
+ * This variable can be set to the following values:
+ * "0" - Disable _NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR
+ * "1" - Enable _NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR
+ * 
+ * By default SDL will use _NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR
+ * 
+ */
+#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR "SDL_VIDEO_X11_NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR"
+
+/**
  *  \brief  A variable controlling whether the window frame and title bar are interactive when the cursor is hidden 
  *
  *  This variable can be set to the following values:
diff -r 91138f56d762 src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c	Sun Oct 29 14:15:00 2017 +0300
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11window.c	Sat Feb 17 01:18:15 2018 +1030
@@ -579,11 +579,12 @@
     wintype = X11_XInternAtom(display, wintype_name, False);
     X11_XChangeProperty(display, w, _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE, XA_ATOM, 32,
                     PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *)&wintype, 1);
-
-    _NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR = X11_XInternAtom(display, "_NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR", False);
-    X11_XChangeProperty(display, w, _NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR, XA_CARDINAL, 32,
-                    PropModeReplace,
-                    (unsigned char *)&compositor, 1);
+    if (SDL_GetHintBoolean(SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR, SDL_TRUE)) {
+        _NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR = X11_XInternAtom(display, "_NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR", False);
+        X11_XChangeProperty(display, w, _NET_WM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR, XA_CARDINAL, 32,
+                        PropModeReplace,
+                        (unsigned char *)&compositor, 1);
+    }
 
     {
         Atom protocols[3];