diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da8cc207c..17c804770 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Features:
 * Support display name, display type and decimal refresh rate detection (Display, macOS / Windows)
 * Support `--display-compact-type` to display multiple resolutions in one line (Display)
 * Support flatpak-user (Packages, Linux, #436)
+* Support `--gpu-force-vulkan` to force using vulkan to detect GPUs, which support video memory usage detection with `--allow-slow-operations` (GPU)
 
 Bugfixes:
 * Fix date time format
diff --git a/completions/bash b/completions/bash
index a395009f1..25b02a0f3 100644
--- a/completions/bash
+++ b/completions/bash
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ __fastfetch_completion()
         "--disk-show-subvolumes"
         "--gpu-hide-integrated"
         "--gpu-hide-discrete"
+        "--gpu-force-vulkan"
         "--disk-show-unknown"
         "--bluetooth-show-disconnected"
     )
diff --git a/src/common/init.c b/src/common/init.c
index 014211af4..b2fc6a447 100644
--- a/src/common/init.c
+++ b/src/common/init.c
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ static void defaultConfig(FFinstance* instance)
 
     instance->config.cpuTemp = false;
     instance->config.gpuTemp = false;
+    instance->config.gpuForceVulkan = false;
     instance->config.batteryTemp = false;
 
     instance->config.gpuHideIntegrated = false;
diff --git a/src/data/config_user.txt b/src/data/config_user.txt
index 9437ca845..2b80f9885 100644
--- a/src/data/config_user.txt
+++ b/src/data/config_user.txt
@@ -219,6 +219,13 @@
 #--gpu-hide-integrated
 #--gpu-hide-discrete
 
+# GPU detection options
+# Forces using vulkan to detect GPUs
+# which support video memory usage detection with `--allow-slow-operations`
+# Must be either true or false
+# Default is false.
+#--gpu-force-vulkan
+
 # Shell option
 # Sets if shell version should be detected and printed
 # Must be either true or false
diff --git a/src/data/help.txt b/src/data/help.txt
index b30b19d92..379865814 100644
--- a/src/data/help.txt
+++ b/src/data/help.txt
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ Module specific options:
     --battery-dir <folder>:                  The directory where the battery folders are. Standard: /sys/class/power_supply/
     --cpu-temp  <?value>:                    Detect and display CPU temperature if supported. Default is false
     --gpu-temp  <?value>:                    Detect and display GPU temperature if supported. Default is false
+    --gpu-force-vulkan  <?value>:            Force using vulkan to detect GPUs, which support video memory usage detection with `--allow-slow-operations`. Default is false
     --gpu-hide-integrated <?value>:          Hide integrated GPU if supported. Default is false
     --gpu-hide-discrete <?value>:            Hide discrete GPU if supported. Default is false
     --battery-temp  <?value>:                Detect and display Battery temperature if supported. Default is false
diff --git a/src/detection/gpu/gpu.c b/src/detection/gpu/gpu.c
index 61951e32d..b50560dfe 100644
--- a/src/detection/gpu/gpu.c
+++ b/src/detection/gpu/gpu.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const FFlist* ffDetectGPU(const FFinstance* instance)
 {
     FF_DETECTION_INTERNAL_GUARD(FFlist,
         ffListInit(&result, sizeof(FFGPUResult));
-        if(ffDetectGPUImpl(&result, instance) != NULL)
+        if(instance->config.gpuForceVulkan || ffDetectGPUImpl(&result, instance) != NULL)
         {
             const FFVulkanResult* vulkan = ffDetectVulkan(instance);
             result = vulkan->gpus;
diff --git a/src/fastfetch.c b/src/fastfetch.c
index 31e0f61e9..355051aa6 100644
--- a/src/fastfetch.c
+++ b/src/fastfetch.c
@@ -1247,6 +1247,8 @@ static void parseOption(FFinstance* instance, FFdata* data, const char* key, con
         instance->config.cpuTemp = optionParseBoolean(value);
     else if(strcasecmp(key, "--gpu-temp") == 0)
         instance->config.gpuTemp = optionParseBoolean(value);
+    else if(strcasecmp(key, "--gpu-force-vulkan") == 0)
+        instance->config.gpuForceVulkan = optionParseBoolean(value);
     else if(strcasecmp(key, "--battery-temp") == 0)
         instance->config.batteryTemp = optionParseBoolean(value);
     else if(strcasecmp(key, "--gpu-hide-integrated") == 0)
diff --git a/src/fastfetch.h b/src/fastfetch.h
index 831e2d163..0d25d31a8 100644
--- a/src/fastfetch.h
+++ b/src/fastfetch.h
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ typedef struct FFconfig
 
     bool cpuTemp;
     bool gpuTemp;
+    bool gpuForceVulkan;
     bool batteryTemp;
 
     bool gpuHideIntegrated;