diff --git a/doc/changelog.asciidoc b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
index 2ab56a22a..acd909f3c 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ Changed
 - Windows releases are now built on Windows Server 2022 (previously 2019),
   which might break compatibility with older Windows releases (untested).
 - The `qutedmenu` userscript now sorts history by the last access time.
+- Hardware accelerated 2D canvas is now enabled by default on Qt 6.8.2+,
+  as graphic glitches with e.g. PDF.js and Google Sheets should be fixed
+  nowadays. If you still run into issues, please report them and set
+  `qt.workarounds.disable_accelerated_2d_canvas` to `always` to disable it
+  again.
 
 [[v3.5.2]]
 v3.5.2 (unreleased)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/qtargs.py b/qutebrowser/config/qtargs.py
index 9341b2004..a6c9233d6 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/qtargs.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/qtargs.py
@@ -356,7 +356,11 @@ _WEBENGINE_SETTINGS: dict[str, dict[Any, Optional[_SettingValueType]]] = {
     'qt.workarounds.disable_accelerated_2d_canvas': {
         'always': '--disable-accelerated-2d-canvas',
         'never': None,
-        'auto': lambda _versions: '--disable-accelerated-2d-canvas' if machinery.IS_QT6 else None,
+        'auto': lambda versions: '--disable-accelerated-2d-canvas'
+        if machinery.IS_QT6
+        and versions.webengine
+        and versions.webengine < utils.VersionNumber(6, 8, 2)
+        else None,
     },
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/config/test_qtargs.py b/tests/unit/config/test_qtargs.py
index 4f70c820c..5048222a3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/config/test_qtargs.py
+++ b/tests/unit/config/test_qtargs.py
@@ -158,12 +158,17 @@ class TestWebEngineArgs:
             assert '--enable-in-process-stack-traces' not in args
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-        'qt6, value, has_arg',
+        'qt_version, qt6, value, has_arg',
         [
-            (False, 'auto', False),
-            (True, 'auto', True),
-            (True, 'always', True),
-            (True, 'never', False),
+            ('5.15.2', False, 'auto', False),
+            ('6.5.3', True, 'auto', True),
+            ('6.6.0', True, 'auto', True),
+            ('6.7.0', True, 'auto', True),
+            ('6.8.1', True, 'auto', True),
+            ('6.8.2', True, 'auto', False),
+            ('6.5.3', True, 'always', True),
+            ('6.5.3', True, 'never', False),
+            ('6.8.2', True, 'always', True),
         ],
     )
     def test_accelerated_2d_canvas(
@@ -172,10 +177,12 @@ class TestWebEngineArgs:
         version_patcher,
         config_stub,
         monkeypatch,
+        qt_version,
         qt6,
         value,
         has_arg,
     ):
+        version_patcher(qt_version)
         config_stub.val.qt.workarounds.disable_accelerated_2d_canvas = value
         monkeypatch.setattr(machinery, 'IS_QT6', qt6)