diff --git a/install/config/all.sh b/install/config/all.sh
index e40558b5..7ba72f71 100644
--- a/install/config/all.sh
+++ b/install/config/all.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/hardware/bluetooth.sh
 run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/hardware/printer.sh
 run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/hardware/usb-autosuspend.sh
 run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/hardware/ignore-power-button.sh
+run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/hardware/legacy-gpu-terminal.sh
 run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/hardware/nvidia.sh
 run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/hardware/fix-f13-amd-audio-input.sh
 run_logged $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/hardware/fix-bcm43xx.sh
diff --git a/install/config/hardware/legacy-gpu-terminal.sh b/install/config/hardware/legacy-gpu-terminal.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1cd9113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/config/hardware/legacy-gpu-terminal.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Ghostty requires modern GPU acceleration (OpenGL/Vulkan) which is often unstable
+# or missing on legacy hardware. Detect legacy GPU drivers and fall back to Alacritty.
+
+legacy_drivers=("radeon")
+
+for card in /sys/class/drm/card*; do
+  if [[ -e "$card/device/driver" ]]; then
+    driver=$(basename "$(readlink -f "$card/device/driver")")
+
+    for legacy in "${legacy_drivers[@]}"; do
+      if [[ "$driver" == "$legacy" ]]; then
+        omarchy-install-terminal alacritty
+        exit 0
+      fi
+    done
+  fi
+done