diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index cc31a642..52b70136 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use {
         compositor::start_compositor,
         format::{Format, ref_formats},
         portal,
+        pr_caps::drop_all_pr_caps,
     },
     ::log::Level,
     clap::{Args, Parser, Subcommand, ValueEnum, ValueHint, builder::PossibleValue},
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ impl ValueEnum for &'static Format {
 
 pub fn main() {
     let cli = Jay::parse();
+    drop_all_pr_caps();
     match cli.command {
         Cmd::Run(a) => start_compositor(cli.global, a),
         Cmd::GenerateCompletion(g) => generate::main(g),
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4fa74368..a226be2d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ mod output_schedule;
 mod pango;
 mod pipewire;
 mod portal;
+mod pr_caps;
 mod rect;
 mod renderer;
 mod scale;
diff --git a/src/pr_caps.rs b/src/pr_caps.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2040918c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pr_caps.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+use {
+    crate::{
+        pr_caps::sys::{
+            _LINUX_CAPABILITY_U32S_3, _LINUX_CAPABILITY_VERSION_3, cap_user_data_t,
+            cap_user_header_t,
+        },
+        utils::{errorfmt::ErrorFmt, oserror::OsError},
+    },
+    uapi::{
+        c::{SYS_capset, syscall},
+        map_err,
+    },
+};
+
+pub fn drop_all_pr_caps() {
+    let mut hdr = cap_user_header_t {
+        version: _LINUX_CAPABILITY_VERSION_3,
+        pid: 0,
+    };
+    let caps = [cap_user_data_t::default(); _LINUX_CAPABILITY_U32S_3];
+    let ret = unsafe { syscall(SYS_capset, &mut hdr, &caps) };
+    if let Err(e) = map_err!(ret) {
+        eprintln!(
+            "Could not get drop capabilities: {}",
+            ErrorFmt(OsError(e.0))
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+mod sys {
+    #![allow(dead_code)]
+
+    use uapi::c::pid_t;
+
+    pub const _LINUX_CAPABILITY_VERSION_3: u32 = 0x20080522;
+    pub const _LINUX_CAPABILITY_U32S_3: usize = 2;
+
+    #[repr(C)]
+    #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+    pub struct cap_user_header_t {
+        pub version: u32,
+        pub pid: pid_t,
+    }
+
+    #[repr(C)]
+    #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Default)]
+    pub struct cap_user_data_t {
+        pub effective: u32,
+        pub permitted: u32,
+        pub inheritable: u32,
+    }
+
+    pub const CAP_CHOWN: u32 = 0;
+    pub const CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE: u32 = 1;
+    pub const CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH: u32 = 2;
+    pub const CAP_FOWNER: u32 = 3;
+    pub const CAP_FSETID: u32 = 4;
+    pub const CAP_KILL: u32 = 5;
+    pub const CAP_SETGID: u32 = 6;
+    pub const CAP_SETUID: u32 = 7;
+    pub const CAP_SETPCAP: u32 = 8;
+    pub const CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE: u32 = 9;
+    pub const CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE: u32 = 10;
+    pub const CAP_NET_BROADCAST: u32 = 11;
+    pub const CAP_NET_ADMIN: u32 = 12;
+    pub const CAP_NET_RAW: u32 = 13;
+    pub const CAP_IPC_LOCK: u32 = 14;
+    pub const CAP_IPC_OWNER: u32 = 15;
+    pub const CAP_SYS_MODULE: u32 = 16;
+    pub const CAP_SYS_RAWIO: u32 = 17;
+    pub const CAP_SYS_CHROOT: u32 = 18;
+    pub const CAP_SYS_PTRACE: u32 = 19;
+    pub const CAP_SYS_PACCT: u32 = 20;
+    pub const CAP_SYS_ADMIN: u32 = 21;
+    pub const CAP_SYS_BOOT: u32 = 22;
+    pub const CAP_SYS_NICE: u32 = 23;
+    pub const CAP_SYS_RESOURCE: u32 = 24;
+    pub const CAP_SYS_TIME: u32 = 25;
+    pub const CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG: u32 = 26;
+    pub const CAP_MKNOD: u32 = 27;
+    pub const CAP_LEASE: u32 = 28;
+    pub const CAP_AUDIT_WRITE: u32 = 29;
+    pub const CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL: u32 = 30;
+    pub const CAP_SETFCAP: u32 = 31;
+    pub const CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE: u32 = 32;
+    pub const CAP_MAC_ADMIN: u32 = 33;
+    pub const CAP_SYSLOG: u32 = 34;
+    pub const CAP_WAKE_ALARM: u32 = 35;
+    pub const CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND: u32 = 36;
+    pub const CAP_AUDIT_READ: u32 = 37;
+    pub const CAP_PERFMON: u32 = 38;
+    pub const CAP_BPF: u32 = 39;
+    pub const CAP_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE: u32 = 40;
+}