diff --git a/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp b/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
index 1cfbf0e1..6d0d8b1e 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
@@ -1319,6 +1319,12 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
     },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "xwayland:create_abstract_socket",
+        .description = "Create the abstract Unix domain socket for XWayland",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
+    },
 
     /*
      * opengl:
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 82fe2d41..90ec6305 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
     registerConfigVar("xwayland:enabled", Hyprlang::INT{1});
     registerConfigVar("xwayland:use_nearest_neighbor", Hyprlang::INT{1});
     registerConfigVar("xwayland:force_zero_scaling", Hyprlang::INT{0});
+    registerConfigVar("xwayland:create_abstract_socket", Hyprlang::INT{0});
 
     registerConfigVar("opengl:nvidia_anti_flicker", Hyprlang::INT{1});
 
diff --git a/src/xwayland/Server.cpp b/src/xwayland/Server.cpp
index 99bcdf62..6f057f9e 100644
--- a/src/xwayland/Server.cpp
+++ b/src/xwayland/Server.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "Server.hpp"
 #include "XWayland.hpp"
+#include "config/ConfigValue.hpp"
 #include "debug/Log.hpp"
 #include "../defines.hpp"
 #include "../Compositor.hpp"
@@ -32,31 +33,45 @@ constexpr int          SOCKET_BACKLOG         = 1;
 constexpr int          MAX_SOCKET_RETRIES     = 32;
 constexpr int          LOCK_FILE_MODE         = 0444;
 
-static CFileDescriptor createSocket(struct sockaddr_un* addr, size_t path_size) {
-    socklen_t       size = offsetof(struct sockaddr_un, sun_path) + path_size + 1;
-    CFileDescriptor fd{socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0)};
+static CFileDescriptor createSocket(struct sockaddr_un* addr, size_t pathSize) {
+    const bool        isRegularSocket(addr->sun_path[0]);
+    const char        dbgSocketPathPrefix = isRegularSocket ? addr->sun_path[0] : '@';
+    const char* const dbgSocketPathRem    = addr->sun_path + 1;
+
+    socklen_t         size = offsetof(struct sockaddr_un, sun_path) + pathSize + 1;
+    CFileDescriptor   fd{socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0)};
     if (!fd.isValid()) {
-        Debug::log(ERR, "Failed to create socket {}{}", addr->sun_path[0] ? addr->sun_path[0] : '@', addr->sun_path + 1);
+        Debug::log(ERR, "Failed to create socket {}{}", dbgSocketPathPrefix, dbgSocketPathRem);
         return {};
     }
 
     if (!fd.setFlags(fd.getFlags() | FD_CLOEXEC)) {
+        Debug::log(ERR, "Failed to set flags for socket {}{}", dbgSocketPathPrefix, dbgSocketPathRem);
         return {};
     }
 
-    if (addr->sun_path[0])
+    if (isRegularSocket)
         unlink(addr->sun_path);
 
     if (bind(fd.get(), (struct sockaddr*)addr, size) < 0) {
-        Debug::log(ERR, "Failed to bind socket {}{}", addr->sun_path[0] ? addr->sun_path[0] : '@', addr->sun_path + 1);
-        if (addr->sun_path[0])
+        Debug::log(ERR, "Failed to bind socket {}{}", dbgSocketPathPrefix, dbgSocketPathRem);
+        if (isRegularSocket)
             unlink(addr->sun_path);
         return {};
     }
 
+    // Required for the correct functioning of `xhost` #9574
+    // The operation is safe because XWayland controls socket access by itself
+    // and rejects connections not matched by the `xhost` ACL
+    if (isRegularSocket && chmod(addr->sun_path, 0666) < 0) {
+        // We are only extending the default permissions,
+        // and I don't see the reason to make a full stop in case of a failed operation.
+        Debug::log(ERR, "Failed to set permission mode for socket {}{}", dbgSocketPathPrefix, dbgSocketPathRem);
+    }
+
     if (listen(fd.get(), SOCKET_BACKLOG) < 0) {
-        Debug::log(ERR, "Failed to listen to socket {}{}", addr->sun_path[0] ? addr->sun_path[0] : '@', addr->sun_path + 1);
-        if (addr->sun_path[0])
+        Debug::log(ERR, "Failed to listen to socket {}{}", dbgSocketPathPrefix, dbgSocketPathRem);
+        if (isRegularSocket)
             unlink(addr->sun_path);
         return {};
     }
@@ -113,14 +128,32 @@ static std::string getSocketPath(int display, bool isLinux) {
 }
 
 static bool openSockets(std::array<CFileDescriptor, 2>& sockets, int display) {
+    static auto CREATEABSTRACTSOCKET = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("xwayland:create_abstract_socket");
+
     if (!ensureSocketDirExists())
         return false;
 
     sockaddr_un addr = {.sun_family = AF_UNIX};
     std::string path;
 
+#ifdef __linux__
+    if (*CREATEABSTRACTSOCKET) {
+        // cursed...
+        // but is kept as an option for better compatibility
+        addr.sun_path[0] = 0;
+        path             = getSocketPath(display, true);
+        strncpy(addr.sun_path + 1, path.c_str(), path.length() + 1);
+    } else {
+        path = getSocketPath(display, false);
+        strncpy(addr.sun_path, path.c_str(), path.length() + 1);
+    }
+#else
+    if (*CREATEABSTRACTSOCKET) {
+        Debug::log(WARN, "The abstract XWayland Unix domain socket might be used only on Linux systems. A regular one'll be created insted.");
+    }
     path = getSocketPath(display, false);
     strncpy(addr.sun_path, path.c_str(), path.length() + 1);
+#endif
 
     sockets[0] = CFileDescriptor{createSocket(&addr, path.length())};
     if (!sockets[0].isValid())
@@ -220,12 +253,10 @@ CXWaylandServer::~CXWaylandServer() {
     safeRemove(lockPath);
 
     std::string path;
-#ifdef __linux__
-    path = getSocketPath(display, true);
-#else
-    path = getSocketPath(display, false);
-#endif
-    safeRemove(path);
+    for (bool isLinux : {true, false}) {
+        path = getSocketPath(display, isLinux);
+        safeRemove(path);
+    }
 }
 
 void CXWaylandServer::die() {