diff --git a/DOCS/interface-changes/wayland-internal-vsync.txt b/DOCS/interface-changes/wayland-internal-vsync.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8131143998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DOCS/interface-changes/wayland-internal-vsync.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+deprecate `--wayland-disable-vsync`
+add `--wayland-internal-vsync` as a replacement for `--wayland-disable-vsync`
diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index ecd0d326a5..136411e9f9 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -6159,11 +6159,6 @@ them.
     (default) will automatically switch between telling the compositor the content
     is a photo, video or possibly none depending on internal heuristics.
 
-``--wayland-disable-vsync=<yes|no>``
-    Disable mpv's internal vsync for Wayland-based video output (default: no).
-    This is mainly useful for benchmarking wayland VOs when combined with
-    ``video-sync=display-desync``, ``--audio=no``, and ``--untimed=yes``.
-
 ``--wayland-edge-pixels-pointer=<value>``
     Defines the size of an edge border (default: 16) to initiate client side
     resize events in the wayland contexts with the mouse. This is only active if
@@ -6173,6 +6168,12 @@ them.
     Defines the size of an edge border (default: 32) to initiate client side
     resizes events in the wayland contexts with touch events.
 
+``--wayland-internal-vsync=<no|auto|yes>``
+    Controls whether to use mpv's internal vsync for Wayland-base video outputs
+    (default: ``auto``). This is mainly useful for benchmarking wayland VOs when
+    combined with ``video-sync=display-desync``, ``--audio=no``, and
+    ``--untimed=yes``.
+
 ``--wayland-present=<yes|no>``
     Enable the use of wayland's presentation time protocol for more accurate
     frame presentation if it is supported by the compositor (default: ``yes``).
diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index e85e1e9125..80996293cd 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -206,7 +206,10 @@ static const m_option_t mp_vo_opt_list[] = {
         {"auto", -1}, {"no", 0}, {"yes", 1})},
     {"wayland-content-type", OPT_CHOICE(wl_content_type, {"auto", -1}, {"none", 0},
         {"photo", 1}, {"video", 2}, {"game", 3})},
-    {"wayland-disable-vsync", OPT_BOOL(wl_disable_vsync)},
+    {"wayland-disable-vsync", OPT_BOOL(wl_disable_vsync),
+        .deprecation_message = "replaced by --wayland-internal-vsync=no"},
+    {"wayland-internal-vsync", OPT_CHOICE(wl_internal_vsync,
+        {"no", 0}, {"auto", 1}, {"yes", 2})},
     {"wayland-edge-pixels-pointer", OPT_INT(wl_edge_pixels_pointer),
         M_RANGE(0, INT_MAX)},
     {"wayland-edge-pixels-touch", OPT_INT(wl_edge_pixels_touch),
@@ -274,6 +277,7 @@ const struct m_sub_options vo_sub_opts = {
         .wl_content_type = -1,
         .wl_edge_pixels_pointer = 16,
         .wl_edge_pixels_touch = 32,
+        .wl_internal_vsync = 1,
         .wl_present = true,
         .mmcss_profile = "Playback",
         .ontop_level = -1,
diff --git a/options/options.h b/options/options.h
index e5add1473f..8504845e1f 100644
--- a/options/options.h
+++ b/options/options.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ typedef struct mp_vo_opts {
     int wl_configure_bounds;
     int wl_content_type;
     bool wl_disable_vsync;
+    int wl_internal_vsync;
     int wl_edge_pixels_pointer;
     int wl_edge_pixels_touch;
     bool wl_present;
diff --git a/video/out/opengl/context_wayland.c b/video/out/opengl/context_wayland.c
index b4b200cfb3..6940c9749e 100644
--- a/video/out/opengl/context_wayland.c
+++ b/video/out/opengl/context_wayland.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void wayland_egl_swap_buffers(struct ra_ctx *ctx)
 
     eglSwapBuffers(p->egl_display, p->egl_surface);
 
-    if (!wl->opts->wl_disable_vsync)
+    if (wl->opts->wl_internal_vsync)
         vo_wayland_wait_frame(wl);
 
     if (wl->use_present)
diff --git a/video/out/vo_dmabuf_wayland.c b/video/out/vo_dmabuf_wayland.c
index 1a12c32ddb..df0199c4ae 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_dmabuf_wayland.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_dmabuf_wayland.c
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ static void flip_page(struct vo *vo)
     wl_surface_commit(wl->osd_surface);
     wl_surface_commit(wl->surface);
 
-    if (!wl->opts->wl_disable_vsync)
+    if (wl->opts->wl_internal_vsync)
         vo_wayland_wait_frame(wl);
 
     if (wl->use_present)
diff --git a/video/out/vo_wlshm.c b/video/out/vo_wlshm.c
index 708963e55a..37264989ec 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_wlshm.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_wlshm.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static void flip_page(struct vo *vo)
                              vo->dheight);
     wl_surface_commit(wl->surface);
 
-    if (!wl->opts->wl_disable_vsync)
+    if (wl->opts->wl_internal_vsync)
         vo_wayland_wait_frame(wl);
 
     if (wl->use_present)
diff --git a/video/out/vulkan/context_wayland.c b/video/out/vulkan/context_wayland.c
index 700822c9a4..eae5d25e7d 100644
--- a/video/out/vulkan/context_wayland.c
+++ b/video/out/vulkan/context_wayland.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static void wayland_vk_swap_buffers(struct ra_ctx *ctx)
 {
     struct vo_wayland_state *wl = ctx->vo->wl;
 
-    if (!wl->opts->wl_disable_vsync)
+    if (wl->opts->wl_internal_vsync)
         vo_wayland_wait_frame(wl);
 
     if (wl->use_present)