diff --git a/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml b/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
index 60dc77e55705..9985f2b3cd17 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
+++ b/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
@@ -15960,6 +15960,15 @@
   value: false
   mirror: always
 
+# Whether GTK global menubar support is enabled using wayland's experimental
+# dbus_annotation protocol:
+# https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/52
+# Disabled until it has a final shape and it is available in compositors.
+- name: widget.gtk.global-menu.wayland.enabled
+  type: RelaxedAtomicBool
+  value: false
+  mirror: always
+
 # Whether native GTK context menus are enabled.
 # Disabled because at the very least there's missing custom icon support.
 - name: widget.gtk.native-context-menus
diff --git a/widget/gtk/NativeMenuGtk.cpp b/widget/gtk/NativeMenuGtk.cpp
index 5f935c239ac9..3f8aeb194093 100644
--- a/widget/gtk/NativeMenuGtk.cpp
+++ b/widget/gtk/NativeMenuGtk.cpp
@@ -735,6 +735,9 @@ void DBusMenuBar::OnNameOwnerChanged() {
 
 #  ifdef MOZ_WAYLAND
   if (auto* display = widget::WaylandDisplayGet()) {
+    if (!StaticPrefs::widget_gtk_global_menu_wayland_enabled()) {
+      return;
+    }
     xdg_dbus_annotation_manager_v1* annotationManager =
         display->GetXdgDbusAnnotationManager();
     if (NS_WARN_IF(!annotationManager)) {