diff --git a/src-tauri/src/overlay.rs b/src-tauri/src/overlay.rs
index 34cc315..7ac9852 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/overlay.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/overlay.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use tauri_nspanel::{tauri_panel, CollectionBehavior, PanelBuilder, PanelLevel};
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 use gtk_layer_shell::{Edge, KeyboardMode, Layer, LayerShell};
+
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 use std::env;
 
@@ -69,18 +70,9 @@ fn update_gtk_layer_shell_anchors(overlay_window: &tauri::webview::WebviewWindow
 /// Returns true if layer shell was successfully initialized, false otherwise
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 fn init_gtk_layer_shell(overlay_window: &tauri::webview::WebviewWindow) -> bool {
-    // On KDE Wayland, layer-shell init has shown protocol instability.
-    // Fall back to regular always-on-top overlay behavior (as in v0.7.1).
-    let is_wayland = env::var("WAYLAND_DISPLAY").is_ok()
-        || env::var("XDG_SESSION_TYPE")
-            .map(|v| v.eq_ignore_ascii_case("wayland"))
-            .unwrap_or(false);
-    let is_kde = env::var("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP")
-        .map(|v| v.to_uppercase().contains("KDE"))
-        .unwrap_or(false)
-        || env::var("KDE_SESSION_VERSION").is_ok();
-    if is_wayland && is_kde {
-        debug!("Skipping GTK layer shell init on KDE Wayland");
+
+    if env::var("HANDY_NO_GTK_LAYER_SHELL").is_ok() {
+        debug!("Skipping GTK layer shell init (HANDY_NO_GTK_LAYER_SHELL is set)");
         return false;
     }