diff --git a/.github/actions/install-linux-deps/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-linux-deps/action.yml
index a59e2240b6..c494200e5a 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install-linux-deps/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install-linux-deps/action.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ inputs:
   wayland:
     description: Install Wayland (libwayland-dev)
     required: false
-    default: "false"
+    default: "true"
   xkb:
     description: Install xkb (libxkbcommon-dev)
     required: false
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0b64a82ed3..7efbc3d665 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ default = [
   "vorbis",
   "webgl2",
   "x11",
+  "wayland",
   "debug",
   "zstd_rust",
 ]
diff --git a/docs/cargo_features.md b/docs/cargo_features.md
index 120c461efe..b598948c64 100644
--- a/docs/cargo_features.md
+++ b/docs/cargo_features.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ The default feature set enables most of the expected features of a game engine,
 |sysinfo_plugin|Enables system information diagnostic plugin|
 |tonemapping_luts|Include tonemapping Look Up Tables KTX2 files. If everything is pink, you need to enable this feature or change the `Tonemapping` method for your `Camera2d` or `Camera3d`.|
 |vorbis|OGG/VORBIS audio format support|
+|wayland|Wayland display server support|
 |webgl2|Enable some limitations to be able to use WebGL2. Please refer to the [WebGL2 and WebGPU](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/tree/latest/examples#webgl2-and-webgpu) section of the examples README for more information on how to run Wasm builds with WebGPU.|
 |x11|X11 display server support|
 |zstd_rust|For KTX2 Zstandard decompression using pure rust [ruzstd](https://crates.io/crates/ruzstd). This is the safe default. For maximum performance, use "zstd_c".|
@@ -130,7 +131,6 @@ The default feature set enables most of the expected features of a game engine,
 |trace_tracy_memory|Tracing support, with memory profiling, exposing a port for Tracy|
 |track_location|Enables source location tracking for change detection and spawning/despawning, which can assist with debugging|
 |wav|WAV audio format support|
-|wayland|Wayland display server support|
 |web|Enables use of browser APIs. Note this is currently only applicable on `wasm32` architectures.|
 |webgpu|Enable support for WebGPU in Wasm. When enabled, this feature will override the `webgl2` feature and you won't be able to run Wasm builds with WebGL2, only with WebGPU.|
 |webp|WebP image format support|