diff --git a/nx/include/switch.h b/nx/include/switch.h
index 9f7fcaff..0bddfc20 100644
--- a/nx/include/switch.h
+++ b/nx/include/switch.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <switch/gfx/gfxproducer.h>
 #include <switch/gfx/ioctl.h>
 #include <switch/gfx/nvioctl.h>
+#include <switch/gfx/nvgfx.h>
 
 #include <switch/devices/usb_comms.h>
 #include <switch/devices/fs_dev.h>
diff --git a/nx/include/switch/gfx/nvgfx.h b/nx/include/switch/gfx/nvgfx.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f70b0549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nx/include/switch/gfx/nvgfx.h
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Result nvgfxInitialize(void);
+void nvgfxExit(void);
diff --git a/nx/source/gfx/gfx.c b/nx/source/gfx/gfx.c
index 868722f3..b4a2dcfd 100644
--- a/nx/source/gfx/gfx.c
+++ b/nx/source/gfx/gfx.c
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ static Result _gfxInit(viServiceType servicetype, const char *DisplayName, u32 L
 
     if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) rc = nvInitialize(nv_servicetype, nv_transfermem_size);
 
+    if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) rc = nvgfxInitialize();
+
     if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) rc = gfxproducerInitialize(&g_gfxBinderSession);
 
     if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) rc = gfxproducerConnect(2, 0);
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ static Result _gfxInit(viServiceType servicetype, const char *DisplayName, u32 L
 
     if (R_FAILED(rc)) {
         gfxproducerExit();
+        nvgfxExit();
         nvExit();
         binderExitSession(&g_gfxBinderSession);
         viCloseLayer(&g_gfxLayer);
@@ -196,6 +199,7 @@ void gfxExit(void) {
 
     gfxproducerExit();
 
+    nvgfxExit();
     nvExit();
 
     binderExitSession(&g_gfxBinderSession);
diff --git a/nx/source/gfx/nvgfx.c b/nx/source/gfx/nvgfx.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ca015b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nx/source/gfx/nvgfx.c
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include <string.h>
+#include <switch.h>
+
+static bool g_nvgfxInitialized = 0;
+static u32 g_nvgfx_fd_nvhostctrlgpu;
+
+static gpu_characteristics g_nvgfx_gpu_characteristics;
+
+Result nvgfxInitialize(void) {
+    Result rc=0;
+    if(g_nvgfxInitialized)return 0;
+
+    g_nvgfx_fd_nvhostctrlgpu = 0;
+
+    memset(&g_nvgfx_gpu_characteristics, 0, sizeof(gpu_characteristics));
+
+    //Officially NVHOST_IOCTL_CTRL_GET_CONFIG is used a lot (here and later), skip that.
+
+    rc = nvOpen(&g_nvgfx_fd_nvhostctrlgpu, "/dev/nvhost-ctrl-gpu");
+    if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) {
+        rc = nvioctlNvhostCtrlGpu_GetCharacteristics(g_nvgfx_fd_nvhostctrlgpu, &g_nvgfx_gpu_characteristics);
+        //TODO: What is the above output officially used for?
+    }
+
+    if (R_FAILED(rc)) nvClose(g_nvgfx_fd_nvhostctrlgpu);
+
+    if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) g_nvgfxInitialized = 1;
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
+void nvgfxExit(void) {
+    if(!g_nvgfxInitialized)return;
+
+    nvClose(g_nvgfx_fd_nvhostctrlgpu);
+    g_nvgfx_fd_nvhostctrlgpu = 0;
+
+    g_nvgfxInitialized = 0;
+}
+