diff --git a/proton b/proton
index ae2df36d..9e59a8bf 100755
--- a/proton
+++ b/proton
@@ -1316,6 +1316,11 @@ class Session:
         #disable XIM support until libx11 >= 1.7 is widespread
         self.env.setdefault("WINE_ALLOW_XIM", "0")
 
+        #hide Nvidia GPUs if NVK is being used as dxvk-nvapi doesn't support it ootb yet
+        #dxvk is doing similar hidding on their side
+        #this option can be overriden with WINE_HIDE_NVK=0
+        self.env.setdefault("WINE_HIDE_NVK", "1")
+
         if "wined3d11" in self.compat_config:
             self.compat_config.add("wined3d")