diff --git a/electron/main.ts b/electron/main.ts
index 0a50b6f9..422b8351 100644
--- a/electron/main.ts
+++ b/electron/main.ts
@@ -1041,8 +1041,11 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
 			// pre-selected (e.g. fresh session where the renderer skipped the
 			// source picker entirely). This avoids calling getSources() which
 			// would itself trigger an extra portal dialog.
+			const isWayland = process.env.XDG_SESSION_TYPE === "wayland";
 			const isLinuxPortalSentinel =
-				process.platform === "linux" && (sourceId === "screen:linux-portal" || !sourceId);
+				process.platform === "linux" &&
+				isWayland &&
+				(sourceId === "screen:linux-portal" || !sourceId);	
 			if (isLinuxPortalSentinel) {
 				callback({ video: { id: "screen:0:0", name: "Entire screen" } });
 				return;
diff --git a/electron/windows.ts b/electron/windows.ts
index 26b94892..8aa8e2b4 100644
--- a/electron/windows.ts
+++ b/electron/windows.ts
@@ -181,8 +181,22 @@ function getHudOverlayDisplay() {
 	return getScreen().getPrimaryDisplay();
 }
 
+
 function getHudOverlayBounds() {
 	const { workArea } = getHudOverlayDisplay();
+
+	if (process.platform === "linux") {
+		const width = 520;
+		const height = 220;
+
+		return {
+			width,
+			height, 
+			x: Math.round(workArea.x + (workArea.width - width) / 2),
+			y: workArea.y + workArea.height - 240,
+		};
+	}
+
 	return {
 		x: workArea.x,
 		y: workArea.y,
@@ -250,7 +264,11 @@ ipcMain.on("hud-overlay-set-ignore-mouse", (_event, ignore: boolean) => {
 		}
 
 		if (ignore) {
-			hudOverlayWindow.setIgnoreMouseEvents(true, { forward: true });
+						if (process.platform === "linux") {
+				hudOverlayWindow.setIgnoreMouseEvents(true);
+			} else {
+				hudOverlayWindow.setIgnoreMouseEvents(true, { forward: true });
+			}
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -360,7 +378,6 @@ export function createHudOverlayWindow(): BrowserWindow {
 	loadHudOverlayCaptureProtectionSetting();
 	const initialBounds = getHudOverlayBounds();
 	let hasShownHudWindow = false;
-
 	const win = new BrowserWindow({
 		width: initialBounds.width,
 		height: initialBounds.height,
@@ -383,7 +400,6 @@ export function createHudOverlayWindow(): BrowserWindow {
 			backgroundThrottling: false,
 		},
 	});
-
 	const showHudWindow = () => {
 		if (hasShownHudWindow || win.isDestroyed()) {
 			return;