diff --git a/electron/main.ts b/electron/main.ts
index 4adcc99c..f00f264d 100644
--- a/electron/main.ts
+++ b/electron/main.ts
@@ -891,8 +891,22 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
 	// ignored by the native capture pipeline.
 	session.defaultSession.setDisplayMediaRequestHandler(async (_request, callback) => {
 		try {
-			const sources = await desktopCapturer.getSources({ types: ["screen", "window"] });
 			const sourceId = getSelectedSourceId();
+			// On Linux/Wayland, calling desktopCapturer.getSources() itself
+			// invokes the xdg-desktop-portal picker. If we then return one of
+			// those sources, Chromium triggers a SECOND portal because the
+			// pre-enumerated source IDs are stale on Wayland. To collapse this
+			// into a single portal invocation, when the Linux portal sentinel
+			// is set we skip getSources entirely and hand back a synthetic
+			// source id; Chromium then opens the portal once to actually
+			// resolve the capture.
+			const isLinuxPortalSentinel =
+				process.platform === "linux" && sourceId === "screen:linux-portal";
+			if (isLinuxPortalSentinel) {
+				callback({ video: { id: "screen:0:0", name: "Entire screen" } });
+				return;
+			}
+			const sources = await desktopCapturer.getSources({ types: ["screen", "window"] });
 			const source = sourceId
 				? (sources.find((s) => s.id === sourceId) ?? sources[0])
 				: sources[0];
diff --git a/electron/windows.ts b/electron/windows.ts
index 7439f716..819c2b5c 100644
--- a/electron/windows.ts
+++ b/electron/windows.ts
@@ -788,6 +788,11 @@ export function createEditorWindow(): BrowserWindow {
 	win.webContents.on("did-finish-load", () => {
 		console.log("[editor-window] did-finish-load", win.webContents.getURL());
 		win?.webContents.send("main-process-message", new Date().toLocaleString());
+		// Fallback for Linux/Wayland where `ready-to-show` may not fire reliably.
+		if (!win.isDestroyed() && !win.isVisible()) {
+			console.log("[editor-window] forcing show after did-finish-load");
+			win.show();
+		}
 	});
 
 	win.webContents.on("did-fail-load", (_event, errorCode, errorDescription, validatedURL) => {
diff --git a/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx b/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
index 2b12ea29..9bbcd2f0 100644
--- a/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
+++ b/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
@@ -1144,7 +1144,11 @@ export function LaunchWindow() {
 			<button
 				type="button"
 				className={`${styles.recBtn} ${styles.electronNoDrag}`}
-				onClick={hasSelectedSource ? toggleRecording : () => toggleDropdown("sources")}
+				onClick={
+					hasSelectedSource || platform === "linux"
+						? toggleRecording
+						: () => toggleDropdown("sources")
+				}
 				disabled={countdownActive}
 				title={t("recording.record")}
 			>
diff --git a/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts b/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
index 92684579..ca1e0a03 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
@@ -334,6 +334,14 @@ export function useScreenRecorder(): UseScreenRecorderReturn {
 			return source;
 		}
 
+		// Linux/Wayland portal sentinel: do NOT call getSources here, because
+		// on Wayland that triggers an additional xdg-desktop-portal dialog.
+		// The sentinel is handled later by routing through getDisplayMedia,
+		// which lets the portal pick the source in a single dialog.
+		if (source.id === "screen:linux-portal") {
+			return source;
+		}
+
 		try {
 			const liveSources = await window.electronAPI.getSources({
 				types: ["screen"],
@@ -827,7 +835,13 @@ export function useScreenRecorder(): UseScreenRecorderReturn {
 		setStarting(true);
 
 		try {
-			const selectedSource = await window.electronAPI.getSelectedSource();
+			const platform = await window.electronAPI.getPlatform();
+			const existingSource = await window.electronAPI.getSelectedSource();
+			const selectedSource =
+				existingSource ??
+				(platform === "linux"
+					? { id: "screen:linux-portal", name: "Linux Portal" }
+					: null);
 			if (!selectedSource) {
 				alert("Please select a source to record");
 				return;
@@ -841,8 +855,6 @@ export function useScreenRecorder(): UseScreenRecorderReturn {
 			recordingSessionTimestamp.current = Date.now();
 			resetRecordingClock(recordingSessionTimestamp.current);
 			await prepareWebcamRecorder();
-
-			const platform = await window.electronAPI.getPlatform();
 			const useNativeMacScreenCapture =
 				platform === "darwin" &&
 				(selectedSource.id?.startsWith("screen:") ||
@@ -1018,18 +1030,32 @@ export function useScreenRecorder(): UseScreenRecorderReturn {
 
 			if (wantsAudioCapture) {
 				let screenMediaStream: MediaStream;
+				const useLinuxPortal = selectedSource.id === "screen:linux-portal";
 
 				if (systemAudioEnabled) {
 					try {
-						screenMediaStream = await mediaDevices.getUserMedia({
-							audio: {
-								mandatory: {
-									chromeMediaSource: CHROME_MEDIA_SOURCE,
-									chromeMediaSourceId: browserCaptureSource.id,
-								},
-							},
-							video: browserScreenVideoConstraints,
-						});
+						screenMediaStream = useLinuxPortal
+							? await mediaDevices.getDisplayMedia({
+									audio: true,
+									video: {
+										displaySurface: "monitor",
+										width: { ideal: TARGET_WIDTH, max: TARGET_WIDTH },
+										height: { ideal: TARGET_HEIGHT, max: TARGET_HEIGHT },
+										frameRate: { ideal: TARGET_FRAME_RATE, max: TARGET_FRAME_RATE },
+										cursor: "never",
+									},
+									selfBrowserSurface: "exclude",
+									surfaceSwitching: "exclude",
+								})
+							: await mediaDevices.getUserMedia({
+									audio: {
+										mandatory: {
+											chromeMediaSource: CHROME_MEDIA_SOURCE,
+											chromeMediaSourceId: browserCaptureSource.id,
+										},
+									},
+									video: browserScreenVideoConstraints,
+								});
 					} catch (audioError) {
 						console.warn(
 							"System audio capture failed, falling back to video-only:",
@@ -1038,16 +1064,42 @@ export function useScreenRecorder(): UseScreenRecorderReturn {
 						alert(
 							"System audio is not available for this source. Recording will continue without system audio.",
 						);
-						screenMediaStream = await mediaDevices.getUserMedia({
-							audio: false,
-							video: browserScreenVideoConstraints,
-						});
+						screenMediaStream = useLinuxPortal
+							? await mediaDevices.getDisplayMedia({
+									audio: false,
+									video: {
+										displaySurface: "monitor",
+										width: { ideal: TARGET_WIDTH, max: TARGET_WIDTH },
+										height: { ideal: TARGET_HEIGHT, max: TARGET_HEIGHT },
+										frameRate: { ideal: TARGET_FRAME_RATE, max: TARGET_FRAME_RATE },
+										cursor: "never",
+									},
+									selfBrowserSurface: "exclude",
+									surfaceSwitching: "exclude",
+								})
+							: await mediaDevices.getUserMedia({
+									audio: false,
+									video: browserScreenVideoConstraints,
+								});
 					}
 				} else {
-					screenMediaStream = await mediaDevices.getUserMedia({
-						audio: false,
-						video: browserScreenVideoConstraints,
-					});
+					screenMediaStream = useLinuxPortal
+						? await mediaDevices.getDisplayMedia({
+								audio: false,
+								video: {
+									displaySurface: "monitor",
+									width: { ideal: TARGET_WIDTH, max: TARGET_WIDTH },
+									height: { ideal: TARGET_HEIGHT, max: TARGET_HEIGHT },
+									frameRate: { ideal: TARGET_FRAME_RATE, max: TARGET_FRAME_RATE },
+									cursor: "never",
+								},
+								selfBrowserSurface: "exclude",
+								surfaceSwitching: "exclude",
+							})
+						: await mediaDevices.getUserMedia({
+								audio: false,
+								video: browserScreenVideoConstraints,
+							});
 				}
 
 				screenStream.current = screenMediaStream;