diff --git a/plugins/platforms/drm/egl_gbm_backend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/drm/egl_gbm_backend.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/drm/egl_gbm_backend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/drm/egl_gbm_backend.cpp
@@ -258,17 +258,39 @@
 
     EGLint count;
     EGLConfig configs[1024];
-    if (eglChooseConfig(eglDisplay(), config_attribs, configs, 1, &count) == EGL_FALSE) {
+    if (!eglChooseConfig(eglDisplay(), config_attribs, configs, sizeof(configs)/sizeof(EGLConfig), &count)) {
         qCCritical(KWIN_DRM) << "choose config failed";
         return false;
     }
-    if (count != 1) {
-        qCCritical(KWIN_DRM) << "choose config did not return a config" << count;
-        return false;
+
+    qCDebug(KWIN_DRM) << "EGL buffer configs count:" << count;
+
+    // loop through all configs, chosing the first one that has suitable format
+    for (EGLint i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        EGLint gbmFormat, blueSize, redSize, greenSize, alphaSize;
+        // query some configuration parameters, to show in debug log
+        eglGetConfigAttrib(eglDisplay(), configs[i], EGL_NATIVE_VISUAL_ID, &gbmFormat);
+        // number of bits for color channel
+        eglGetConfigAttrib(eglDisplay(), configs[i], EGL_RED_SIZE, &redSize);
+        eglGetConfigAttrib(eglDisplay(), configs[i], EGL_GREEN_SIZE, &greenSize);
+        eglGetConfigAttrib(eglDisplay(), configs[i], EGL_BLUE_SIZE, &blueSize);
+        eglGetConfigAttrib(eglDisplay(), configs[i], EGL_ALPHA_SIZE, &alphaSize);
+
+        // output debug info
+        // GBM formats are declared as FOURCC code (integer from ASCII chars, so use this fact)
+        char gbmFormatStr[8] = {0, 0, 0, 0,  0, 0, 0, 0};
+        memcpy(gbmFormatStr, &gbmFormat, sizeof(EGLint));
+        qCDebug(KWIN_DRM) << i << "th config GBM format:" << gbmFormatStr
+                          << "; color sizes (RGBA order):" << redSize << greenSize << blueSize << alphaSize;
+
+        if ((gbmFormat == GBM_FORMAT_XRGB8888) || (gbmFormat == GBM_FORMAT_ARGB8888)) {
+            setConfig(configs[i]);
+            return true;
+        }
     }
-    setConfig(configs[0]);
 
-    return true;
+    qCCritical(KWIN_DRM) << "choose EGL config did not return a suitable config" << count;
+    return false;
 }
 
 void EglGbmBackend::present()