diff --git a/env.nu b/env.nu
index 53f4e9e..8f3d40a 100644
--- a/env.nu
+++ b/env.nu
@@ -269,3 +269,9 @@ $env.PATH = ($env.PATH
     | prepend ($env.HOME + '/.npmbin/bin')
     | prepend ($env.HOME + '/.venv/bin')
 )
+
+$env.XDG_SESSION_TYPE = if (tty | str starts-with "/dev/pts") {
+    "x11"
+} else {
+    "tty"
+}