diff --git a/include/sway/desktop/opengl.h b/include/sway/desktop/fx_renderer.h
similarity index 85%
rename from include/sway/desktop/opengl.h
rename to include/sway/desktop/fx_renderer.h
index be6e44b94..97732bae7 100644
--- a/include/sway/desktop/opengl.h
+++ b/include/sway/desktop/fx_renderer.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ struct gles2_tex_shader {
 	GLint tex_attrib;
 };
 
-struct gles2_renderer {
+struct fx_renderer {
 	struct wlr_egl *egl;
 
 	float projection[9];
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct gles2_renderer {
 	} shaders;
 };
 
-struct gles2_renderer *gles2_renderer_create(struct wlr_egl *egl);
+struct fx_renderer *fx_renderer_create(struct wlr_egl *egl);
 
 #endif
+
diff --git a/include/sway/server.h b/include/sway/server.h
index 0bd860b24..3fddf6316 100644
--- a/include/sway/server.h
+++ b/include/sway/server.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct sway_server {
 	// secondary headless backend used for creating virtual outputs on-the-fly
 	struct wlr_backend *headless_backend;
 	struct wlr_renderer *renderer;
+	struct fx_renderer *fx_renderer;
 	struct wlr_allocator *allocator;
 
 	struct wlr_compositor *compositor;
diff --git a/sway/desktop/opengl.c b/sway/desktop/fx_renderer.c
similarity index 95%
rename from sway/desktop/opengl.c
rename to sway/desktop/fx_renderer.c
index 38cc823c4..055eed9ea 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/opengl.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/fx_renderer.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_matrix.h>
 #include <wlr/util/box.h>
 #include "log.h"
-#include "sway/desktop/opengl.h"
+#include "sway/desktop/fx_renderer.h"
 
 // TODO: update to hyprland shaders (add sup for rounded corners + add blur shaders)
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ error:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct gles2_renderer *gles2_renderer_create(struct wlr_egl *egl) {
+struct fx_renderer *fx_renderer_create(struct wlr_egl *egl) {
 	// TODO: Hyprland way?
 	// TODO: handle case of no drm_fd?
 	//struct wlr_egl *egl = wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(drm_fd);
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ struct gles2_renderer *gles2_renderer_create(struct wlr_egl *egl) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	struct gles2_renderer *renderer = calloc(1, sizeof(struct gles2_renderer));
+	struct fx_renderer *renderer = calloc(1, sizeof(struct fx_renderer));
 	if (renderer == NULL) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ error:
 /*
 
 // TODO: is gles2_get_renderer_in_context(wlr_renderer) implementation needed?
-static void gles2_begin(struct gles2_renderer *renderer, uint32_t width,
+static void fx_begin(struct fx_renderer *renderer, uint32_t width,
 uint32_t height) { glViewport(0, 0, width, height); renderer->viewport_width =
 width; renderer->viewport_height = height;
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static void gles2_scissor(struct wlr_box *box) {
 *************************/
 
 /*
-static void gles2_render_rect(struct gles2_renderer *renderer, const struct wlr_box *box, const float color[static 4], const float projection[static 9]) {
+static void fx_render_rect(struct fx_renderer *renderer, const struct wlr_box *box, const float color[static 4], const float projection[static 9]) {
 	if (box->width == 0 || box->height == 0) {
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/sway/desktop/output.c b/sway/desktop/output.c
index 088366cd9..97e179595 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/output.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/output.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "sway/tree/view.h"
 #include "sway/tree/workspace.h"
 
-#include "sway/desktop/opengl.h"
+#include "sway/desktop/fx_renderer.h"
 
 struct sway_output *output_by_name_or_id(const char *name_or_id) {
 	for (int i = 0; i < root->outputs->length; ++i) {
@@ -878,12 +878,13 @@ void handle_new_output(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	// TODO: move me to proper spot
+	// TODO: need different egl?
+	// TODO: init fx_renderer same way as wlr_renderer?
 	// TODO: reference wlroots render/wlr_renderer.c: wlr_renderer_autocreate
 	struct wlr_egl *egl = wlr_gles2_renderer_get_egl(server->renderer);
-	struct gles2_renderer *test = gles2_renderer_create(egl);
-	if (!test) {
-		printf("gles2_renderer is null");
+	server->fx_renderer = fx_renderer_create(egl);
+	if (!server->fx_renderer) {
+		printf("fx_renderer is null");
 	}
 
 	struct sway_output *output = output_create(wlr_output);
diff --git a/sway/desktop/render.c b/sway/desktop/render.c
index ee6598d34..5d15c51f6 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/render.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/render.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "sway/config.h"
-#include "sway/desktop/opengl.h"
+#include "sway/desktop/fx_renderer.h"
 #include "sway/input/input-manager.h"
 #include "sway/input/seat.h"
 #include "sway/layers.h"
@@ -1028,7 +1028,13 @@ static void render_seatops(struct sway_output *output,
 void output_render(struct sway_output *output, struct timespec *when,
 		pixman_region32_t *damage) {
 	struct wlr_output *wlr_output = output->wlr_output;
+	// TODO: replace with swayfx_renderer
 	struct wlr_renderer *renderer = output->server->renderer;
+	struct fx_renderer *fx_renderer = output->server->fx_renderer;
+	// TODO: remove this check
+	if (!fx_renderer) {
+		printf("swayfx_renderer is null");
+	}
 
 	struct sway_workspace *workspace = output->current.active_workspace;
 	if (workspace == NULL) {
diff --git a/sway/meson.build b/sway/meson.build
index d3cd794f0..99d729ff4 100644
--- a/sway/meson.build
+++ b/sway/meson.build
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ sway_sources = files(
 	'xdg_decoration.c',
 
 	'desktop/desktop.c',
+	'desktop/fx_renderer.c',
 	'desktop/idle_inhibit_v1.c',
 	'desktop/layer_shell.c',
-	'desktop/opengl.c',
 	'desktop/output.c',
 	'desktop/render.c',
 	'desktop/surface.c',