diff --git a/core/cog-platform.c b/core/cog-platform.c
index b66992df..9deb4017 100644
--- a/core/cog-platform.c
+++ b/core/cog-platform.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 
 G_DEFINE_QUARK (COG_PLATFORM_EGL_ERROR, cog_platform_egl_error)
+G_DEFINE_QUARK (COG_PLATFORM_WPE_ERROR, cog_platform_wpe_error)
 
 
 /* @FIXME: Move this implementation to use a GIO extension point. */
diff --git a/core/cog-platform.h b/core/cog-platform.h
index 52232d10..624550e6 100644
--- a/core/cog-platform.h
+++ b/core/cog-platform.h
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define COG_PLATFORM_EGL_ERROR  (cog_platform_egl_error_quark ())
 GQuark cog_platform_egl_error_quark (void);
 
+#define COG_PLATFORM_WPE_ERROR  (cog_platform_wpe_error_quark ())
+GQuark cog_platform_wpe_error_quark (void);
+
+
+typedef enum {
+    COG_PLATFORM_WPE_ERROR_INIT,
+} CogPlatformWpeError;
+
 
 /* @FIXME: Eventually move this interface to GObject. */
 typedef struct _CogPlatform CogPlatform;
diff --git a/platform/cog-platform-fdo.c b/platform/cog-platform-fdo.c
index 52dbe283..dde04970 100644
--- a/platform/cog-platform-fdo.c
+++ b/platform/cog-platform-fdo.c
@@ -1357,6 +1357,14 @@ cog_platform_setup (CogPlatform *platform,
     g_assert_nonnull (platform);
     g_return_val_if_fail (COG_IS_SHELL (shell), FALSE);
 
+    if (!wpe_loader_init ("libWPEBackend-fdo-0.1.so")) {
+        g_set_error_literal (error,
+                             COG_PLATFORM_WPE_ERROR,
+                             COG_PLATFORM_WPE_ERROR_INIT,
+                             "Failed to set backend library name");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
     if (!init_wayland (error))
         return FALSE;