diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindRpr.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindRpr.cmake
index 0ab9befa0..a1399abe3 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindRpr.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindRpr.cmake
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ elseif(RPR_SDK_PLATFORM STREQUAL "ubuntu18.04")
     SET_RPR_VARIABLES(binUbuntu18)
 elseif(RPR_SDK_PLATFORM STREQUAL "ubuntu20.04")
     SET_RPR_VARIABLES(binUbuntu18)
+elseif(RPR_SDK_PLATFORM STREQUAL "ubuntu22.04")
+    SET_RPR_VARIABLES(binUbuntu18)
 else()
     SET_RPR_VARIABLES(binCentOS7)
 endif()
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdRpr/rprApi.cpp b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdRpr/rprApi.cpp
index 15cc72217..e78a45bce 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdRpr/rprApi.cpp
+++ b/pxr/imaging/plugin/hdRpr/rprApi.cpp
@@ -4116,7 +4116,10 @@ Don't show this message again?
             if (!aov) {
                 HdRprApiAov* newAov = nullptr;
                 std::function<void(HdRprApiAov*)> aovCustomDestructor;
-
+                if (aovName == HdAovTokens->primId && RprUsdIsHybrid(m_rprContextMetadata.pluginType)) {
+                    TF_RUNTIME_ERROR("Failed to create primId AOV: HybridPro does not support this AOV type");
+                    return nullptr;
+                }
                 if (aovName == HdAovTokens->color) {
                     auto rawColorAov = GetAov(HdRprAovTokens->rawColor, width, height, HdFormatFloat32Vec4);
                     if (!rawColorAov) {
diff --git a/pxr/imaging/rprUsd/contextHelpers.cpp b/pxr/imaging/rprUsd/contextHelpers.cpp
index 0791bd174..06f9c1a86 100644
--- a/pxr/imaging/rprUsd/contextHelpers.cpp
+++ b/pxr/imaging/rprUsd/contextHelpers.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ const std::map<RprUsdPluginType, const char*> kPluginLibNames = {
 #elif defined __linux__
     {kPluginNorthstar, "libNorthstar64.so"},
     {kPluginHybrid, "Hybrid.so"},
+    {kPluginHybridPro, "HybridPro.so"},
 #elif defined __APPLE__
     {kPluginNorthstar, "libNorthstar64.dylib"},
 #endif
@@ -395,6 +396,12 @@ rpr::Context* RprUsdCreateContext(RprUsdContextMetadata* metadata) {
 
     contextProperties.push_back(nullptr);
 
+#if LINUX
+    if (metadata->pluginType == kPluginHybridPro){
+        std::setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "en_US.UTF-8"); // is needed for HybridPro to correctly compile shaders
+    }
+#endif
+
     rpr::Status status;
     rpr::Context* context = rpr::Context::Create(RPR_API_VERSION, &pluginID, 1, creationFlags, contextProperties.data(), cachePath.c_str(), &status);
 
@@ -438,6 +445,9 @@ RprUsdDevicesInfo RprUsdGetDevicesInfo(RprUsdPluginType pluginType) {
         ret.cpu.numThreads = 0;
 
         if (!RprUsdIsCpuOnly()) {
+#if LINUX
+            std::setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "en_US.UTF-8"); // is needed for HybridPro to correctly compile shaders
+#endif
             std::string name = GetGpuName(pluginID, RPR_CREATION_FLAGS_ENABLE_GPU0, RPR_CONTEXT_GPU0_NAME, cachePath.c_str());
             if (!name.empty()) {
                 ret.gpus.push_back({ 0, name });