diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 4024fadf..9d247a56 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ void CCompositor::cleanEnvironment() {
     if (m_bDesktopEnvSet)
         unsetenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP");
 
-    if (m_pAqBackend->hasSession()) {
+    if (m_pAqBackend->hasSession() && !envEnabled("HYPRLAND_NO_SD_VARS")) {
         const auto CMD =
 #ifdef USES_SYSTEMD
             "systemctl --user unset-environment DISPLAY WAYLAND_DISPLAY HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME PATH XDG_DATA_DIRS && hash "
@@ -659,7 +659,11 @@ void CCompositor::prepareFallbackOutput() {
 void CCompositor::startCompositor() {
     signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 
-    if (m_pAqBackend->hasSession() /* Session-less Hyprland usually means a nest, don't update the env in that case */) {
+    if (
+        /* Session-less Hyprland usually means a nest, don't update the env in that case */
+        m_pAqBackend->hasSession() &&
+        /* Activation environment management is not disabled */
+        !envEnabled("HYPRLAND_NO_SD_VARS")) {
         const auto CMD =
 #ifdef USES_SYSTEMD
             "systemctl --user import-environment DISPLAY WAYLAND_DISPLAY HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME PATH XDG_DATA_DIRS && hash "