diff --git a/src/video/SDL_video.c b/src/video/SDL_video.c
index 62da1020facc5..e15afb9561747 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_video.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_video.c
@@ -4042,6 +4042,9 @@ SDL_IsScreenKeyboardShown(SDL_Window *window)
 #if SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11
 #include "x11/SDL_x11messagebox.h"
 #endif
+#if SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_WAYLAND
+#include "wayland/SDL_waylandmessagebox.h"
+#endif
 #if SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_HAIKU
 #include "haiku/SDL_bmessagebox.h"
 #endif
@@ -4052,7 +4055,7 @@ SDL_IsScreenKeyboardShown(SDL_Window *window)
 #include "vita/SDL_vitamessagebox.h"
 #endif
 
-#if SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_WINDOWS || SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_WINRT || SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_COCOA || SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_UIKIT || SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11 || SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_HAIKU || SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_OS2
+#if SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_WINDOWS || SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_WINRT || SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_COCOA || SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_UIKIT || SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11 || SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_WAYLAND || SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_HAIKU || SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_OS2
 static SDL_bool SDL_MessageboxValidForDriver(const SDL_MessageBoxData *messageboxdata, SDL_SYSWM_TYPE drivertype)
 {
     SDL_SysWMinfo info;
@@ -4151,6 +4154,13 @@ SDL_ShowMessageBox(const SDL_MessageBoxData *messageboxdata, int *buttonid)
         retval = 0;
     }
 #endif
+#if SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_WAYLAND
+    if (retval == -1 &&
+        SDL_MessageboxValidForDriver(messageboxdata, SDL_SYSWM_WAYLAND) &&
+        Wayland_ShowMessageBox(messageboxdata, buttonid) == 0) {
+        retval = 0;
+    }
+#endif
 #if SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_HAIKU
     if (retval == -1 &&
         SDL_MessageboxValidForDriver(messageboxdata, SDL_SYSWM_HAIKU) &&
diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandmessagebox.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandmessagebox.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0d99457708ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandmessagebox.c
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+/*
+  Simple DirectMedia Layer
+  Copyright (C) 1997-2021 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
+
+  This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+  warranty.  In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+  arising from the use of this software.
+
+  Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+  including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+  freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+  1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+     claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+     in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+     appreciated but is not required.
+  2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+     misrepresented as being the original software.
+  3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
+*/
+
+#include "../../SDL_internal.h"
+
+#if SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_WAYLAND
+
+#include "SDL.h"
+#include <stdlib.h> /* popen/pclose/fgets */
+
+int
+Wayland_ShowMessageBox(const SDL_MessageBoxData *messageboxdata, int *buttonid)
+{
+    #define ZENITY_CONST(name, str) \
+        const char *name = str; \
+        const size_t name##_len = SDL_strlen(name);
+    ZENITY_CONST(zenity, "zenity --question --switch --icon-name=dialog-")
+    ZENITY_CONST(title, "--title=")
+    ZENITY_CONST(message, "--text=")
+    ZENITY_CONST(extrabutton, "--extra-button=")
+    ZENITY_CONST(icon_info, "information")
+    ZENITY_CONST(icon_warn, "warning")
+    ZENITY_CONST(icon_error, "error")
+    #undef ZENITY_CONST
+
+    char *command, *output;
+    size_t command_len, output_len;
+    const char *icon;
+    char *tmp;
+    FILE *process;
+    int i;
+
+    /* Start by calculating the lengths of the strings. These commands can get
+     * pretty long, so we need to dynamically allocate this.
+     */
+    command_len = zenity_len;
+    output_len = 0;
+    switch (messageboxdata->flags)
+    {
+    case SDL_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR:
+        icon = icon_error;
+        command_len += icon_error_len;
+        break;
+    case SDL_MESSAGEBOX_WARNING:
+        icon = icon_warn;
+        command_len += icon_warn_len;
+        break;
+    case SDL_MESSAGEBOX_INFORMATION:
+    default:
+        icon = icon_info;
+        command_len += icon_info_len;
+        break;
+    }
+    #define ADD_ARGUMENT(arg, value) \
+        command_len += arg + 3; /* Two " and a space */ \
+        if (messageboxdata->value != NULL) { \
+            command_len += SDL_strlen(messageboxdata->value); \
+        }
+    ADD_ARGUMENT(title_len, title)
+    ADD_ARGUMENT(message_len, message)
+    for (i = 0; i < messageboxdata->numbuttons; i += 1) {
+        ADD_ARGUMENT(extrabutton_len, buttons[i].text)
+    }
+    #undef ADD_ARGUMENT
+
+    /* Don't forget null terminators! */
+    command_len += 1;
+    output_len += 1;
+
+    /* Now that we know the length of the command, allocate! */
+    command = (char*) SDL_malloc(command_len + output_len);
+    if (command == NULL) {
+        return SDL_OutOfMemory();
+    }
+    output = command + command_len;
+    command[0] = '\0';
+    output[0] = '\0';
+
+    /* Now we can build the command... */
+    SDL_strlcpy(command, zenity, command_len);
+    SDL_strlcat(command, icon, command_len);
+    #define ADD_ARGUMENT(arg, value) \
+        SDL_strlcat(command, " ", command_len); \
+        SDL_strlcat(command, arg, command_len); \
+        SDL_strlcat(command, "\"", command_len); \
+        if (value != NULL) { \
+            SDL_strlcat(command, value, command_len); \
+        } \
+        SDL_strlcat(command, "\"", command_len)
+    ADD_ARGUMENT(title, messageboxdata->title);
+    ADD_ARGUMENT(message, messageboxdata->message);
+    for (i = 0; i < messageboxdata->numbuttons; i += 1) {
+        ADD_ARGUMENT(extrabutton, messageboxdata->buttons[i].text);
+    }
+    #undef ADD_ARGUMENT
+
+    /* ... then run it, finally. */
+    process = popen(command, "r");
+    if (process == NULL) {
+        SDL_free(command);
+        return SDL_SetError("zenity failed to run");
+    }
+
+    /* At this point, if no button ID is needed, we can just bail as soon as the
+     * process has completed.
+     */
+    if (buttonid == NULL) {
+        pclose(process);
+        goto end;
+    }
+    *buttonid = -1;
+
+    /* Read the result from stdout */
+    tmp = fgets(output, output_len, process);
+    pclose(process);
+    if ((tmp == NULL) || (*tmp == '\0') || (*tmp == '\n')) {
+        goto end; /* User simply closed the dialog */
+    }
+
+    /* It likes to add a newline... */
+    tmp = SDL_strrchr(output, '\n');
+    if (tmp != NULL) {
+        *tmp = '\0';
+    }
+
+    /* Check which button got pressed */
+    for (i = 0; i < messageboxdata->numbuttons; i += 1) {
+        if (SDL_strcmp(output, messageboxdata->buttons[i].text) == 0) {
+            *buttonid = i;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+end:
+    SDL_free(command);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_WAYLAND */
+
+/* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandmessagebox.h b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandmessagebox.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..08440d28d5515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandmessagebox.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+  Simple DirectMedia Layer
+  Copyright (C) 1997-2021 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
+
+  This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+  warranty.  In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+  arising from the use of this software.
+
+  Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+  including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+  freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+  1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+     claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+     in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+     appreciated but is not required.
+  2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+     misrepresented as being the original software.
+  3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
+*/
+
+#ifndef SDL_waylandmessagebox_h_
+#define SDL_waylandmessagebox_h_
+
+#if SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_WAYLAND
+
+extern int Wayland_ShowMessageBox(const SDL_MessageBoxData *messageboxdata, int *buttonid);
+
+#endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_WAYLAND */
+
+#endif /* SDL_waylandmessagebox_h_ */
+
+/* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */