diff --git a/release/bin/blender-launcher b/release/bin/blender-launcher
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..521e2c82199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/bin/blender-launcher
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+BF_DIST_BIN=$(dirname "$0")
+BF_PROGRAM="blender"
+
+# Add own lib folder first, because Steam or other environments may set an
+# LD_LIBRARY_PATH that has priority over the runpath in the Blender excutable,
+# but contains incompatible libraries.
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${BF_DIST_BIN}/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
+
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+
+exec "$BF_DIST_BIN/$BF_PROGRAM" ${1+"$@"}
diff --git a/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt b/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt
index 11f48a72908..b472a60ff9d 100644
--- a/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
 
       install(
         PROGRAMS
+        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/bin/blender-launcher
         ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/bin/blender-softwaregl
         DESTINATION "."
       )