diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-video/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-video/run
index 64cc1b17..95bb417f 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-video/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-video/run
@@ -81,6 +81,21 @@ EOF
         "library_path": "libEGL_nvidia.so.0"
     }
 }
+EOF
+    fi
+    # find nvidia gbm egl_external_platform files
+    GBM_EGLS=$(find /usr/share/egl/egl_external_platform.d /etc/egl/egl_external_platform.d -name '*nvidia*gbm*.json' 2>/dev/null)
+    # if no gbm egl_external_platform file found
+    if [ -z "${GBM_EGLS}" ]; then
+        echo "**** Setting up EGL GBM external platform file for NVIDIA ****"
+        mkdir -pm755 /etc/egl/egl_external_platform.d/
+        cat > /etc/egl/egl_external_platform.d/15_nvidia_gbm.json << EOF
+{
+    "file_format_version": "1.0.0",
+    "ICD": {
+        "library_path": "libnvidia-egl-gbm.so.1"
+    }
+}
 EOF
     fi
     # fix gbm library linkage