diff --git a/BasiliskII/src/SDL/prefs_sdl.cpp b/BasiliskII/src/SDL/prefs_sdl.cpp
index c9d99816..8150d709 100644
--- a/BasiliskII/src/SDL/prefs_sdl.cpp
+++ b/BasiliskII/src/SDL/prefs_sdl.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 // Platform-specific preferences items
 prefs_desc platform_prefs_items[] = {
 	{"idlewait", TYPE_BOOLEAN, false,      "sleep when idle"},
+	{"sdlrender", TYPE_STRING, false,      "SDL_Renderer driver (\"auto\", \"software\" (may be faster), etc.)"},
 	{NULL, TYPE_END, false}	// End of list
 };
 
diff --git a/BasiliskII/src/SDL/video_sdl2.cpp b/BasiliskII/src/SDL/video_sdl2.cpp
index d597101c..cbdce061 100644
--- a/BasiliskII/src/SDL/video_sdl2.cpp
+++ b/BasiliskII/src/SDL/video_sdl2.cpp
@@ -754,12 +754,26 @@ static SDL_Surface * init_sdl_video(int width, int height, int bpp, Uint32 flags
 	}
 
 	if (!sdl_renderer) {
-		sdl_renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(sdl_window, -1, SDL_RENDERER_ACCELERATED);
+		const char *render_driver = PrefsFindString("sdlrender");
+		if (render_driver) {
+			if (SDL_strcmp(render_driver, "auto") == 0) {
+				SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_RENDER_DRIVER, "");
+			} else {
+				SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_RENDER_DRIVER, render_driver);
+			}
+		}
+
+		sdl_renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(sdl_window, -1, 0);
 		if (!sdl_renderer) {
 			shutdown_sdl_video();
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		sdl_renderer_thread_id = SDL_ThreadID();
+
+		SDL_RendererInfo info;
+		memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
+		SDL_GetRendererInfo(sdl_renderer, &info);
+		printf("Using SDL_Renderer driver: %s\n", (info.name ? info.name : "(null)"));
 	}
 
 	SDL_assert(sdl_texture == NULL);
diff --git a/BasiliskII/src/Unix/prefs_unix.cpp b/BasiliskII/src/Unix/prefs_unix.cpp
index a92cd640..4ab21b6a 100644
--- a/BasiliskII/src/Unix/prefs_unix.cpp
+++ b/BasiliskII/src/Unix/prefs_unix.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ prefs_desc platform_prefs_items[] = {
 	{"ignoresegv", TYPE_BOOLEAN, false,    "ignore illegal memory accesses"},
 #endif
 	{"idlewait", TYPE_BOOLEAN, false,      "sleep when idle"},
+#ifdef USE_SDL_VIDEO
+	{"sdlrender", TYPE_STRING, false,      "SDL_Renderer driver (\"auto\", \"software\" (may be faster), etc.)"},
+#endif
 	{NULL, TYPE_END, false, NULL} // End of list
 };