diff --git a/mtr-gtk-pkexec-wrapper.sh b/mtr-gtk-pkexec-wrapper.sh
index d4f7191..b40c3e1 100644
--- a/mtr-gtk-pkexec-wrapper.sh
+++ b/mtr-gtk-pkexec-wrapper.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+error_message="You are trying to run mtr-gtk in a Wayland session, however mtr-gtk requires root privileges and such graphical applications are not allowed to run on Wayland by default.\n\nSee https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F25_bugs\#wayland-root-apps for more details and possible workarounds.\n"
+
+if [ "$XDG_SESSION_TYPE" = wayland ]; then
+    zenity --error --title "mtr-gtk on Wayland" --text "$error_message" --width=600 2>/dev/null || printf "$error_message" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 /usr/bin/pkexec /usr/bin/xmtr.bin