diff --git a/Dockerfile.gnome-nvidia b/Dockerfile.gnome-nvidia
index f23ed97..2d03e1c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.gnome-nvidia
+++ b/Dockerfile.gnome-nvidia
@@ -11,5 +11,8 @@ RUN dnf5 -y install akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda &&
 # Apply configuration
 COPY usr.nvidia /usr
 
+# Enables nvidia persistenced, required for programs that don't/can't activate the nvidia driver (steam flatpak)
+RUN systemctl enable nvidia-persistenced.service
+
 # https://github.com/ostreedev/ostree-rs-ext/issues/159
 RUN ostree container commit
diff --git a/Dockerfile.kde-nvidia b/Dockerfile.kde-nvidia
index d160fc0..1382e82 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.kde-nvidia
+++ b/Dockerfile.kde-nvidia
@@ -11,5 +11,8 @@ RUN dnf5 -y install akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda &&
 # Apply configuration
 COPY usr.nvidia /usr
 
+# Enables nvidia persistenced, required for programs that don't/can't activate the nvidia driver (steam flatpak)
+RUN systemctl enable nvidia-persistenced.service
+
 # https://github.com/ostreedev/ostree-rs-ext/issues/159
 RUN ostree container commit