diff --git a/apps/desktop/electron/main.cjs b/apps/desktop/electron/main.cjs
index 5d859bca649..002280e888e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/electron/main.cjs
+++ b/apps/desktop/electron/main.cjs
@@ -534,9 +534,10 @@ function getTitleBarOverlayOptions() {
     return { height: TITLEBAR_HEIGHT }
   }
 
-  // Windows + WSLg paint WCO natively; plain Linux disables it (frameless hidden
-  // titlebar still applies).
-  if (!IS_WINDOWS && !IS_WSL) {
+  // WSLg paints WCO via the RDP host's own min/max/close, so requesting
+  // an Electron overlay there just leaves a dead gap. Plain Linux (KDE,
+  // GNOME) can use the native overlay — let it through.
+  if (!IS_WINDOWS && IS_WSL) {
     return false
   }