diff --git a/bin/omarchy-hw-nvidia-display b/bin/omarchy-hw-nvidia-display
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..fabb8ed6dc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/omarchy-hw-nvidia-display
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# omarchy:summary=Detect whether an NVIDIA GPU drives the display.
+
+# The boot VGA device owns the firmware display, which on a working system is
+# the GPU driving the active display. Forcing NVIDIA-only video-decode
+# settings (e.g. LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME) while another GPU drives the display
+# breaks hardware video playback, so only claim NVIDIA when it owns boot VGA.
+# When an NVIDIA GPU exists but no display device exposes the boot_vga
+# attribute at all, claim NVIDIA to preserve the previous behavior on setups
+# without VGA arbitration info.
+#
+# Reads cached sysfs IDs rather than lspci, which reads PCI config space and
+# resumes runtime-suspended GPUs.
+pci_devices_path="${OMARCHY_PCI_DEVICES_PATH:-/sys/bus/pci/devices}"
+
+shopt -s nullglob
+
+saw_nvidia=false
+saw_boot_attr=false
+
+for device in "$pci_devices_path"/*; do
+  [[ $(< "$device/class") == 0x03* ]] || continue
+  [[ $(< "$device/vendor") == "0x10de" ]] && saw_nvidia=true
+  # NB: `$(< file)` reads nothing when combined with other redirections,
+  # so guard readability separately instead of `2>/dev/null` inline.
+  [[ -r $device/boot_vga ]] || continue
+  # Any display device exposing boot_vga makes the setup determinable,
+  # including a boot_vga=0 that rules NVIDIA out.
+  saw_boot_attr=true
+  [[ $(< "$device/boot_vga") == "1" ]] || continue
+  [[ $(< "$device/vendor") == "0x10de" ]] && exit 0
+done
+
+# No NVIDIA GPU at all: nothing to claim.
+[[ $saw_nvidia == "false" ]] && exit 1
+
+# NVIDIA exists but no display device exposes boot_vga at all:
+# undeterminable, keep the previous behavior.
+[[ $saw_boot_attr == "false" ]] && exit 0
+
+exit 1
diff --git a/default/hypr/nvidia.lua b/default/hypr/nvidia.lua
index 663fe79e1bb..7a72ff8e61e 100644
--- a/default/hypr/nvidia.lua
+++ b/default/hypr/nvidia.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ local paths = require("default.hypr.paths")
 local nvidia = paths.omarchy_path .. "/bin/omarchy-hw-nvidia"
 local nvidia_gsp = paths.omarchy_path .. "/bin/omarchy-hw-nvidia-gsp"
 local nvidia_without_gsp = paths.omarchy_path .. "/bin/omarchy-hw-nvidia-without-gsp"
+local nvidia_display = paths.omarchy_path .. "/bin/omarchy-hw-nvidia-display"
 
 -- These detectors read cached sysfs IDs rather than shelling out to lspci.
 -- lspci reads PCI config space, which resumes a runtime-suspended GPU, and on a
@@ -10,8 +11,13 @@ local nvidia_without_gsp = paths.omarchy_path .. "/bin/omarchy-hw-nvidia-without
 if o.shell_succeeds(o.shell_quote(nvidia)) then
   if o.shell_succeeds(o.shell_quote(nvidia_gsp)) then
     hl.env("NVD_BACKEND", "direct")
-    hl.env("LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME", "nvidia")
     hl.env("__GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME", "nvidia")
+    -- Only force the NVIDIA VA-API driver when NVIDIA drives the display.
+    -- On hybrid GPUs whose display runs on another GPU this breaks hardware
+    -- video playback in Chromium and Electron (grey or black video).
+    if o.shell_succeeds(o.shell_quote(nvidia_display)) then
+      hl.env("LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME", "nvidia")
+    end
   elseif o.shell_succeeds(o.shell_quote(nvidia_without_gsp)) then
     hl.env("NVD_BACKEND", "egl")
     hl.env("__GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME", "nvidia")
diff --git a/test/shell.d/hw-nvidia-test.sh b/test/shell.d/hw-nvidia-test.sh
index da461ce44ce..ecae054a9b5 100755
--- a/test/shell.d/hw-nvidia-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/hw-nvidia-test.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ source "$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/base-test.sh"
 tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
 trap 'rm -rf "$tmp_dir"' EXIT
 
-# Each argument is a PCI device as "vendor:device:class", in sysfs's own format.
+# Each argument is a PCI device as "vendor:device:class[:boot_vga]", in
+# sysfs's own format. The boot_vga part is omitted when the device exposes no
+# such attribute.
 write_pci_devices() {
   rm -rf "$tmp_dir/devices"
   mkdir -p "$tmp_dir/devices"
@@ -18,9 +20,12 @@ write_pci_devices() {
     local slot
     slot=$(printf '0000:%02x:00.0' "$index")
     mkdir -p "$tmp_dir/devices/$slot"
-    printf '%s\n' "${spec%%:*}" >"$tmp_dir/devices/$slot/vendor"
+    printf '%s\n' "$(cut -d: -f1 <<<"$spec")" >"$tmp_dir/devices/$slot/vendor"
     printf '%s\n' "$(cut -d: -f2 <<<"$spec")" >"$tmp_dir/devices/$slot/device"
-    printf '%s\n' "${spec##*:}" >"$tmp_dir/devices/$slot/class"
+    printf '%s\n' "$(cut -d: -f3 <<<"$spec")" >"$tmp_dir/devices/$slot/class"
+    if [[ $spec == *:*:*:* ]]; then
+      printf '%s\n' "$(cut -d: -f4 <<<"$spec")" >"$tmp_dir/devices/$slot/boot_vga"
+    fi
     index=$((index + 1))
   done
 }
@@ -30,15 +35,16 @@ hw_nvidia() {
 }
 
 assert_detects() {
-  local description="$1" nvidia="$2" gsp="$3" without_gsp="$4"
+  local description="$1" nvidia="$2" gsp="$3" without_gsp="$4" display="$5"
 
   local command
-  for command in nvidia gsp without-gsp; do
+  for command in nvidia gsp without-gsp display; do
     local expected
     case $command in
       nvidia) expected=$nvidia ;;
       gsp) expected=$gsp ;;
       without-gsp) expected=$without_gsp ;;
+      display) expected=$display ;;
     esac
 
     local detector=nvidia
@@ -54,46 +60,67 @@ assert_detects() {
   pass "$description"
 }
 
-# AMD Cezanne integrated graphics.
-write_pci_devices 0x1002:0x15e7:0x030000
-assert_detects "a machine without an NVIDIA GPU detects nothing" no no no
+# AMD Cezanne integrated graphics, driving the display.
+write_pci_devices 0x1002:0x15e7:0x030000:1
+assert_detects "a machine without an NVIDIA GPU detects nothing" no no no no
 
 # NVIDIA GA106M [RTX 3060 Mobile] alongside AMD Cezanne, the pair from issue #6660.
-write_pci_devices 0x1002:0x15e7:0x030000 0x10de:0x2560:0x030200
-assert_detects "a hybrid Ampere laptop detects a GSP GPU" yes yes no
+write_pci_devices 0x1002:0x15e7:0x030000:1 0x10de:0x2560:0x030200:0
+assert_detects "a hybrid Ampere laptop detects a GSP GPU without an NVIDIA display" yes yes no no
+
+# NVIDIA AD107M [RTX 4060 Mobile] alongside AMD HawkPoint, display on AMD.
+write_pci_devices 0x1002:0x1900:0x030000:1 0x10de:0x28e0:0x030000:0
+assert_detects "a hybrid Ada laptop with the display on AMD detects no NVIDIA display" yes yes no no
+
+# ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW (Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 + RTX 5080 Max-Q), display on
+# AMD: the AMD Display controller (class 0x038000) exposes no boot_vga,
+# while NVIDIA reports boot_vga=0, so the back-compat fallback must not
+# fire (see #10589 discussion). The AMD device ID is illustrative; only
+# vendor, class, and boot_vga presence matter here.
+write_pci_devices 0x1002:0x1111:0x038000 0x10de:0x2c02:0x030000:0
+assert_detects "a hybrid Blackwell laptop whose AMD display exposes no boot_vga detects no NVIDIA display" yes yes no no
 
 # NVIDIA TU117M [GTX 1650 Mobile], the first generation with GSP firmware.
-write_pci_devices 0x10de:0x1f91:0x030000
-assert_detects "Turing is the oldest generation with GSP firmware" yes yes no
+write_pci_devices 0x10de:0x1f91:0x030000:1
+assert_detects "Turing is the oldest generation with GSP firmware" yes yes no yes
+
+# NVIDIA TU117M driving the display of a hybrid Intel+NVIDIA laptop.
+write_pci_devices 0x8086:0x9bc4:0x030000:0 0x10de:0x1f91:0x030000:1
+assert_detects "a muxed hybrid with the display on NVIDIA detects an NVIDIA display" yes yes no yes
 
 # NVIDIA GV100 [TITAN V], the newest generation without GSP firmware.
-write_pci_devices 0x10de:0x1d81:0x030000
-assert_detects "Volta is the newest generation without GSP firmware" yes no yes
+write_pci_devices 0x10de:0x1d81:0x030000:1
+assert_detects "Volta is the newest generation without GSP firmware" yes no yes yes
 
 # NVIDIA GP104 [GTX 1080].
-write_pci_devices 0x10de:0x1b80:0x030000
-assert_detects "Pascal detects a GPU without GSP firmware" yes no yes
+write_pci_devices 0x10de:0x1b80:0x030000:1
+assert_detects "Pascal detects a GPU without GSP firmware" yes no yes yes
 
 # NVIDIA GM108M [GeForce 830M], the oldest part the 580xx driver supports.
-write_pci_devices 0x10de:0x1340:0x030000
-assert_detects "Maxwell detects a GPU without GSP firmware" yes no yes
+write_pci_devices 0x10de:0x1340:0x030000:1
+assert_detects "Maxwell detects a GPU without GSP firmware" yes no yes yes
 
 # NVIDIA GK110 [GTX 780]. Kepler predates GSP but also predates 580xx, so
 # claiming it here would install a driver that cannot drive it.
-write_pci_devices 0x10de:0x1004:0x030000
-assert_detects "Kepler is too old for either driver" yes no no
+write_pci_devices 0x10de:0x1004:0x030000:1
+assert_detects "Kepler is too old for either driver" yes no no yes
 
 # NVIDIA GF100 [GTX 470], older still.
-write_pci_devices 0x10de:0x06cd:0x030000
-assert_detects "Fermi is too old for either driver" yes no no
+write_pci_devices 0x10de:0x06cd:0x030000:1
+assert_detects "Fermi is too old for either driver" yes no no yes
 
 # NVIDIA GB203 [RTX 5080], newer than every other device ID here.
-write_pci_devices 0x10de:0x2c02:0x030000
-assert_detects "Blackwell detects a GSP GPU" yes yes no
+write_pci_devices 0x10de:0x2c02:0x030000:1
+assert_detects "Blackwell detects a GSP GPU" yes yes no yes
+
+# NVIDIA GA106M without any boot VGA info: undeterminable, so keep the
+# previous behavior and claim the display.
+write_pci_devices 0x10de:0x2560:0x030000
+assert_detects "an NVIDIA GPU without boot VGA info keeps the display claim" yes yes no yes
 
 # The GA106 audio function carries the NVIDIA vendor ID but is not a GPU.
 write_pci_devices 0x10de:0x228e:0x040300
-assert_detects "a non-display NVIDIA function is not a GPU" no no no
+assert_detects "a non-display NVIDIA function is not a GPU" no no no no
 
 write_pci_devices
-assert_detects "a machine with no PCI devices detects nothing" no no no
+assert_detects "a machine with no PCI devices detects nothing" no no no no