diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 7759ea6a21..665143900a 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ add_library(
   memory_detect.h
   multi_level_page_table.cpp
   multi_level_page_table.h
+  nvidia_flags.cpp
+  nvidia_flags.h
   overflow.h
   page_table.cpp
   page_table.h
diff --git a/src/common/nvidia_flags.cpp b/src/common/nvidia_flags.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..baca31b0ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/nvidia_flags.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2021 yuzu Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+#include <fmt/ranges.h>
+
+#include "common/fs/fs.h"
+#include "common/fs/path_util.h"
+#include "common/nvidia_flags.h"
+
+namespace Common {
+
+void ConfigureNvidiaEnvironmentFlags() {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    const auto nvidia_shader_dir =
+        Common::FS::GetEdenPath(Common::FS::EdenPath::ShaderDir) / "nvidia";
+
+    if (!Common::FS::CreateDirs(nvidia_shader_dir)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const auto windows_path_string =
+        Common::FS::PathToUTF8String(nvidia_shader_dir.lexically_normal());
+
+    void(_putenv(fmt::format("__GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE_PATH={}", windows_path_string).c_str()));
+    void(_putenv("__GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE_SKIP_CLEANUP=1"));
+    void(_putenv("__GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS=1"));
+#endif
+}
+
+} // namespace Common
diff --git a/src/common/nvidia_flags.h b/src/common/nvidia_flags.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c3b1bfb92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/nvidia_flags.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2021 yuzu Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace Common {
+
+/// Configure platform specific flags for Nvidia's driver
+void ConfigureNvidiaEnvironmentFlags();
+
+} // namespace Common
diff --git a/src/yuzu/main.cpp b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
index d2c12c9d40..19162a4ab7 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/main.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "applets/qt_profile_select.h"
 #include "applets/qt_software_keyboard.h"
 #include "applets/qt_web_browser.h"
+#include "common/nvidia_flags.h"
 #include "common/settings_enums.h"
 #include "configuration/configure_input.h"
 #include "configuration/configure_per_game.h"
@@ -4916,6 +4917,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 #endif
 
     Common::DetachedTasks detached_tasks;
+    Common::ConfigureNvidiaEnvironmentFlags();
 
     // Init settings params
     QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName(QStringLiteral("eden"));
diff --git a/src/yuzu_cmd/yuzu.cpp b/src/yuzu_cmd/yuzu.cpp
index 4a99f34861..599582aba9 100644
--- a/src/yuzu_cmd/yuzu.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu_cmd/yuzu.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "common/detached_tasks.h"
 #include "common/logging/backend.h"
 #include "common/logging/log.h"
+#include "common/nvidia_flags.h"
 #include "common/scm_rev.h"
 #include "common/scope_exit.h"
 #include "common/settings.h"
@@ -333,6 +334,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     LocalFree(argv_w);
 #endif
 
+    Common::ConfigureNvidiaEnvironmentFlags();
+
     if (filepath.empty()) {
         LOG_CRITICAL(Frontend, "Failed to load ROM: No ROM specified");
         return -1;