diff --git a/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml b/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
index d90c13c9379d..2d5905239edb 100644
--- a/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
@@ -3348,6 +3348,10 @@
 			- [code]d3d12[/code], Direct3D 12 from native drivers. If [member rendering/rendering_device/fallback_to_d3d12] is enabled, this is used as a fallback if Vulkan is not supported.
 			[b]Note:[/b] Starting with Godot 4.6, new projects are configured by default to use [code]d3d12[/code] on Windows. Projects created before Godot 4.6 keep [code]vulkan[/code] for compatibility reasons, but it is recommended to switch them manually to [code]d3d12[/code].
 		</member>
+		<member name="rendering/rendering_device/excluded_device_list" type="String" setter="" getter="" default="&quot;&quot;">
+			Comma-separated list of device names that should be excluded from initializing a RenderingDevice. When used in combination with [member rendering/rendering_device/fallback_to_opengl3], the Compatibility renderer will be used instead if the platform supports it. This setting can be used to redirect users with underperforming or broken drivers to the Compatibility renderer.
+			[b]Note:[/b] The name must be an exact match of the full GPU model name (case-sensitive). Use [method RenderingDevice.get_device_name] to retrieve the device's name.
+		</member>
 		<member name="rendering/rendering_device/fallback_to_d3d12" type="bool" setter="" getter="" default="true">
 			If [code]true[/code], the Forward+ renderer will fall back to Direct3D 12 if Vulkan is not supported. The fallback is always attempted regardless of this setting if Vulkan driver support was disabled at compile time.
 			[b]Note:[/b] This setting is implemented only on Windows.
diff --git a/drivers/d3d12/rendering_context_driver_d3d12.cpp b/drivers/d3d12/rendering_context_driver_d3d12.cpp
index 0e5741e78423..ca8d9cb4209c 100644
--- a/drivers/d3d12/rendering_context_driver_d3d12.cpp
+++ b/drivers/d3d12/rendering_context_driver_d3d12.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ Error RenderingContextDriverD3D12::initialize() {
 	err = _initialize_devices();
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(err != OK, ERR_CANT_CREATE);
 
-	return OK;
+	return _check_excluded_devices();
 }
 
 const RenderingContextDriver::Device &RenderingContextDriverD3D12::device_get(uint32_t p_device_index) const {
diff --git a/drivers/metal/rendering_context_driver_metal.cpp b/drivers/metal/rendering_context_driver_metal.cpp
index 951ff862d57d..f711f4993867 100644
--- a/drivers/metal/rendering_context_driver_metal.cpp
+++ b/drivers/metal/rendering_context_driver_metal.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Error RenderingContextDriverMetal::initialize() {
 	int version = (int)props.features.highestFamily - (int)MTL::GPUFamilyApple1 + 1;
 	device.name = vformat("%s (Apple%d)", metal_device->name()->utf8String(), version);
 
-	return OK;
+	return _check_excluded_devices();
 }
 
 const RenderingContextDriver::Device &RenderingContextDriverMetal::device_get(uint32_t p_device_index) const {
diff --git a/drivers/vulkan/rendering_context_driver_vulkan.cpp b/drivers/vulkan/rendering_context_driver_vulkan.cpp
index 01510a55ea3f..29943aa47eda 100644
--- a/drivers/vulkan/rendering_context_driver_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/drivers/vulkan/rendering_context_driver_vulkan.cpp
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ Error RenderingContextDriverVulkan::initialize() {
 	err = _initialize_devices();
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(err != OK, err);
 
-	return OK;
+	return _check_excluded_devices();
 }
 
 const RenderingContextDriver::Device &RenderingContextDriverVulkan::device_get(uint32_t p_device_index) const {
diff --git a/main/main.cpp b/main/main.cpp
index b8a7c6c35656..48e58ebb7814 100644
--- a/main/main.cpp
+++ b/main/main.cpp
@@ -2391,6 +2391,7 @@ Error Main::setup(const char *execpath, int argc, char *argv[], bool p_second_ph
 		GLOBAL_DEF_RST("rendering/rendering_device/fallback_to_vulkan", true);
 		GLOBAL_DEF_RST("rendering/rendering_device/fallback_to_d3d12", true);
 		GLOBAL_DEF_RST("rendering/rendering_device/fallback_to_opengl3", true);
+		GLOBAL_DEF_RST("rendering/rendering_device/excluded_device_list", "");
 	}
 
 	{
diff --git a/servers/rendering/rendering_context_driver.cpp b/servers/rendering/rendering_context_driver.cpp
index b88b9f5e67be..d3aff43f5bd0 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/rendering_context_driver.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/rendering_context_driver.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 
 #include "rendering_context_driver.h"
 
+#include "core/config/engine.h"
+#include "core/config/project_settings.h"
+#include "core/os/os.h"
+
 RenderingContextDriver::~RenderingContextDriver() {
 }
 
@@ -158,6 +162,58 @@ void RenderingContextDriver::window_destroy(DisplayServerEnums::WindowID p_windo
 	window_surface_map.erase(p_window);
 }
 
+int32_t RenderingContextDriver::pick_device(SurfaceID p_surface, bool p_print_verbose) {
+	if (p_print_verbose) {
+		print_verbose("Devices:");
+	}
+
+	int32_t device_index = Engine::get_singleton()->get_gpu_index();
+	const uint32_t device_count = device_get_count();
+	const bool device_index_out_of_range = (device_index >= int32_t(device_count));
+	if (device_index_out_of_range) {
+		WARN_PRINT(vformat("The specified GPU index %d is out of range on this system (0-%d). Falling back to automatic device selection.", device_index, device_count - 1));
+	}
+
+	const bool detect_device = (device_index < 0) || device_index_out_of_range;
+	uint32_t device_type_score = 0;
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < device_count; i++) {
+		RenderingContextDriver::Device device_option = device_get(i);
+		String name = device_option.name;
+		String vendor = get_device_vendor_name(device_option);
+		String type = get_device_type_name(device_option);
+		bool present_supported = p_surface != 0 ? device_supports_present(i, p_surface) : false;
+		if (p_print_verbose) {
+			print_verbose("  #" + itos(i) + ": " + vendor + " " + name + " - " + (present_supported ? "Supported" : "Unsupported") + ", " + type);
+		}
+
+		if (detect_device && (present_supported || p_surface == 0)) {
+			// If a window was specified, present must be supported by the device to be available as an option.
+			// Assign a score for each type of device and prefer the device with the higher score.
+			uint32_t option_score = get_device_type_score(device_option);
+			if (option_score > device_type_score) {
+				device_index = i;
+				device_type_score = option_score;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return device_index;
+}
+
+Error RenderingContextDriver::_check_excluded_devices() {
+	// Check if the picked device from the context is excluded from using RenderingDevice. The names must be an exact string match.
+	String device_list_string = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/rendering_device/excluded_device_list");
+	PackedStringArray device_list = device_list_string.split(",");
+	int32_t device_index = pick_device(0, false);
+	if (device_index >= 0 && device_index < (int32_t)(device_get_count())) {
+		const RenderingContextDriver::Device &device = device_get(device_index);
+		return device_list.has(device.name) ? ERR_CANT_CREATE : OK;
+	} else {
+		// No valid device was found, so just fail on this step instead.
+		return ERR_CANT_CREATE;
+	}
+}
+
 String RenderingContextDriver::get_driver_and_device_memory_report() const {
 	String report;
 
@@ -242,3 +298,59 @@ uint64_t RenderingContextDriver::get_device_memory_by_object_type(uint32_t) cons
 uint64_t RenderingContextDriver::get_device_allocs_by_object_type(uint32_t) const {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+String RenderingContextDriver::get_device_vendor_name(const Device &p_device) {
+	switch (p_device.vendor) {
+		case RenderingContextDriver::Vendor::VENDOR_AMD:
+			return "AMD";
+		case RenderingContextDriver::Vendor::VENDOR_IMGTEC:
+			return "ImgTec";
+		case RenderingContextDriver::Vendor::VENDOR_APPLE:
+			return "Apple";
+		case RenderingContextDriver::Vendor::VENDOR_NVIDIA:
+			return "NVIDIA";
+		case RenderingContextDriver::Vendor::VENDOR_ARM:
+			return "ARM";
+		case RenderingContextDriver::Vendor::VENDOR_MICROSOFT:
+			return "Microsoft";
+		case RenderingContextDriver::Vendor::VENDOR_QUALCOMM:
+			return "Qualcomm";
+		case RenderingContextDriver::Vendor::VENDOR_INTEL:
+			return "Intel";
+		default:
+			return "Unknown";
+	}
+}
+
+String RenderingContextDriver::get_device_type_name(const Device &p_device) {
+	switch (p_device.type) {
+		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_INTEGRATED_GPU:
+			return "Integrated";
+		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_DISCRETE_GPU:
+			return "Discrete";
+		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_VIRTUAL_GPU:
+			return "Virtual";
+		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_CPU:
+			return "CPU";
+		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_OTHER:
+		default:
+			return "Other";
+	}
+}
+
+uint32_t RenderingContextDriver::get_device_type_score(const Device &p_device) {
+	static const bool prefer_integrated = OS::get_singleton()->get_user_prefers_integrated_gpu();
+	switch (p_device.type) {
+		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_INTEGRATED_GPU:
+			return prefer_integrated ? 5 : 4;
+		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_DISCRETE_GPU:
+			return prefer_integrated ? 4 : 5;
+		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_VIRTUAL_GPU:
+			return 3;
+		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_CPU:
+			return 2;
+		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_OTHER:
+		default:
+			return 1;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/servers/rendering/rendering_context_driver.h b/servers/rendering/rendering_context_driver.h
index dfe4bfbd756a..cc3b77e46066 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/rendering_context_driver.h
+++ b/servers/rendering/rendering_context_driver.h
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ class RenderingContextDriver {
 private:
 	HashMap<DisplayServerEnums::WindowID, SurfaceID> window_surface_map;
 
+protected:
+	Error _check_excluded_devices();
+
 public:
 	SurfaceID surface_get_from_window(DisplayServerEnums::WindowID p_window) const;
 	Error window_create(DisplayServerEnums::WindowID p_window, const void *p_platform_data);
@@ -126,6 +129,7 @@ class RenderingContextDriver {
 	virtual void surface_destroy(SurfaceID p_surface) = 0;
 	virtual bool is_debug_utils_enabled() const = 0;
 
+	int32_t pick_device(SurfaceID p_surface, bool p_print_verbose);
 	String get_driver_and_device_memory_report() const;
 
 	virtual const char *get_tracked_object_name(uint32_t p_type_index) const;
@@ -140,4 +144,8 @@ class RenderingContextDriver {
 	virtual uint64_t get_device_allocation_count() const;
 	virtual uint64_t get_device_memory_by_object_type(uint32_t p_type) const;
 	virtual uint64_t get_device_allocs_by_object_type(uint32_t p_type) const;
+
+	static String get_device_vendor_name(const Device &p_device);
+	static String get_device_type_name(const Device &p_device);
+	static uint32_t get_device_type_score(const Device &p_device);
 };
diff --git a/servers/rendering/rendering_device.cpp b/servers/rendering/rendering_device.cpp
index b2f943b66884..0dc825dd04f3 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/rendering_device.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/rendering_device.cpp
@@ -60,62 +60,6 @@
 /**** HELPER FUNCTIONS ****/
 /**************************/
 
-static String _get_device_vendor_name(const RenderingContextDriver::Device &p_device) {
-	switch (p_device.vendor) {
-		case RenderingContextDriver::Vendor::VENDOR_AMD:
-			return "AMD";
-		case RenderingContextDriver::Vendor::VENDOR_IMGTEC:
-			return "ImgTec";
-		case RenderingContextDriver::Vendor::VENDOR_APPLE:
-			return "Apple";
-		case RenderingContextDriver::Vendor::VENDOR_NVIDIA:
-			return "NVIDIA";
-		case RenderingContextDriver::Vendor::VENDOR_ARM:
-			return "ARM";
-		case RenderingContextDriver::Vendor::VENDOR_MICROSOFT:
-			return "Microsoft";
-		case RenderingContextDriver::Vendor::VENDOR_QUALCOMM:
-			return "Qualcomm";
-		case RenderingContextDriver::Vendor::VENDOR_INTEL:
-			return "Intel";
-		default:
-			return "Unknown";
-	}
-}
-
-static String _get_device_type_name(const RenderingContextDriver::Device &p_device) {
-	switch (p_device.type) {
-		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_INTEGRATED_GPU:
-			return "Integrated";
-		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_DISCRETE_GPU:
-			return "Discrete";
-		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_VIRTUAL_GPU:
-			return "Virtual";
-		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_CPU:
-			return "CPU";
-		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_OTHER:
-		default:
-			return "Other";
-	}
-}
-
-static uint32_t _get_device_type_score(const RenderingContextDriver::Device &p_device) {
-	static const bool prefer_integrated = OS::get_singleton()->get_user_prefers_integrated_gpu();
-	switch (p_device.type) {
-		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_INTEGRATED_GPU:
-			return prefer_integrated ? 5 : 4;
-		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_DISCRETE_GPU:
-			return prefer_integrated ? 4 : 5;
-		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_VIRTUAL_GPU:
-			return 3;
-		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_CPU:
-			return 2;
-		case RenderingContextDriver::DEVICE_TYPE_OTHER:
-		default:
-			return 1;
-	}
-}
-
 static uint32_t _decode_hit_sbt_range_offset(RD::HitShaderBindingTableRange p_range) {
 	return uint32_t(uint64_t(p_range) & 0xFFFFFFFF);
 }
@@ -7814,7 +7758,7 @@ void RenderingDevice::draw_command_end_label() {
 }
 
 String RenderingDevice::get_device_vendor_name() const {
-	return _get_device_vendor_name(device);
+	return RenderingContextDriver::get_device_vendor_name(device);
 }
 
 String RenderingDevice::get_device_name() const {
@@ -8308,36 +8252,8 @@ Error RenderingDevice::initialize(RenderingContextDriver *p_context, DisplayServ
 	context = p_context;
 	driver = context->driver_create();
 
-	print_verbose("Devices:");
-	int32_t device_index = Engine::get_singleton()->get_gpu_index();
-	const uint32_t device_count = context->device_get_count();
-	const bool device_index_out_of_range = (device_index >= int32_t(device_count));
-	const bool detect_device = (device_index < 0) || device_index_out_of_range;
-
-	if (device_index_out_of_range) {
-		WARN_PRINT(vformat("The specified GPU index %d is out of range on this system (0-%d). Falling back to automatic device selection.", device_index, device_count - 1));
-	}
-
-	uint32_t device_type_score = 0;
-	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < device_count; i++) {
-		RenderingContextDriver::Device device_option = context->device_get(i);
-		String name = device_option.name;
-		String vendor = _get_device_vendor_name(device_option);
-		String type = _get_device_type_name(device_option);
-		bool present_supported = main_surface != 0 ? context->device_supports_present(i, main_surface) : false;
-		print_verbose("  #" + itos(i) + ": " + vendor + " " + name + " - " + (present_supported ? "Supported" : "Unsupported") + ", " + type);
-		if (detect_device && (present_supported || main_surface == 0)) {
-			// If a window was specified, present must be supported by the device to be available as an option.
-			// Assign a score for each type of device and prefer the device with the higher score.
-			uint32_t option_score = _get_device_type_score(device_option);
-			if (option_score > device_type_score) {
-				device_index = i;
-				device_type_score = option_score;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG((device_index < 0) || (device_index >= int32_t(device_count)), ERR_CANT_CREATE, "None of the devices supports both graphics and present queues.");
+	int32_t device_index = context->pick_device(main_surface, true);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG((device_index < 0) || (device_index >= int32_t(context->device_get_count())), ERR_CANT_CREATE, "None of the devices supports both graphics and present queues.");
 
 	uint32_t frame_count = 1;
 	if (main_surface != 0) {
@@ -8361,7 +8277,7 @@ Error RenderingDevice::initialize(RenderingContextDriver *p_context, DisplayServ
 		}
 
 		// Output our device version.
-		Engine::get_singleton()->print_header(vformat("%s %s - %s - Using Device #%d: %s - %s", get_device_api_name(), get_device_api_version(), rendering_method, device_index, _get_device_vendor_name(device), device.name));
+		Engine::get_singleton()->print_header(vformat("%s %s - %s - Using Device #%d: %s - %s", get_device_api_name(), get_device_api_version(), rendering_method, device_index, RenderingContextDriver::get_device_vendor_name(device), device.name));
 	}
 
 	// Pick the main queue family. It is worth noting we explicitly do not request the transfer bit, as apparently the specification defines