diff --git a/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/osu_SDL.xml b/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/osu_SDL.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fd10e0e1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/.idea.osu.Desktop/.idea/runConfigurations/osu_SDL.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="osu! SDL" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="osu!">
+    <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop/bin/Debug/netcoreapp3.0/osu!.dll" />
+    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--sdl" />
+    <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop" />
+    <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
+    <option name="USE_EXTERNAL_CONSOLE" value="0" />
+    <option name="USE_MONO" value="0" />
+    <option name="RUNTIME_ARGUMENTS" value="" />
+    <option name="PROJECT_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj" />
+    <option name="PROJECT_EXE_PATH_TRACKING" value="1" />
+    <option name="PROJECT_ARGUMENTS_TRACKING" value="1" />
+    <option name="PROJECT_WORKING_DIRECTORY_TRACKING" value="1" />
+    <option name="PROJECT_KIND" value="DotNetCore" />
+    <option name="PROJECT_TFM" value=".NETCoreApp,Version=v3.0" />
+    <method v="2">
+      <option name="Build" enabled="true" />
+    </method>
+  </configuration>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Program.cs b/osu.Desktop/Program.cs
index 141b2cdbbc..bd91bcc933 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/Program.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Program.cs
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ public static int Main(string[] args)
         {
             // Back up the cwd before DesktopGameHost changes it
             var cwd = Environment.CurrentDirectory;
+            bool useSdl = args.Contains("--sdl");
 
-            using (DesktopGameHost host = Host.GetSuitableHost(@"osu", true))
+            using (DesktopGameHost host = Host.GetSuitableHost(@"osu", true, useSdl: useSdl))
             {
                 host.ExceptionThrown += handleException;