diff --git a/src/MEGASync/gui/InfoDialog.cpp b/src/MEGASync/gui/InfoDialog.cpp
index 6de57c05b..ab662e5d2 100644
--- a/src/MEGASync/gui/InfoDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/MEGASync/gui/InfoDialog.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <QDesktopWidget>
 #include <QEvent>
 #include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QHelpEvent>
 #include <QRect>
 #include <QScrollBar>
@@ -50,6 +51,15 @@ static constexpr int FONT_SIZE_NO_BUSINESS_PX{12};
 
 static const char* TRANSPARENT_HEADER = "transparent_header";
 
+namespace
+{
+bool isNativeWaylandSession()
+{
+    return QGuiApplication::platformName().contains(QString::fromUtf8("wayland"),
+                                                    Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+}
+}
+
 void InfoDialog::pauseResumeClicked()
 {
     app->pauseTransfers();
@@ -155,7 +165,14 @@ InfoDialog::InfoDialog(MegaApplication* app, QWidget* parent, InfoDialog* olddia
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
     doNotActAsPopup = Platform::getInstance()->getValue("USE_MEGASYNC_AS_REGULAR_WINDOW", false);
 
-    if (!doNotActAsPopup && QSystemTrayIcon::isSystemTrayAvailable())
+    if (isNativeWaylandSession())
+    {
+        // Native Wayland focus transitions from tray hosts are not stable enough
+        // for the emulated-popup path. Treat the status window as a regular window.
+        setWindowFlags(Qt::Window);
+        doNotActAsPopup = true;
+    }
+    else if (!doNotActAsPopup && QSystemTrayIcon::isSystemTrayAvailable())
     {
         // To avoid issues with text input we implement a popup ourselves
         // instead of using Qt::Popup by listening to the WindowDeactivate
diff --git a/src/MEGASync/gui/TrayIconManager.cpp b/src/MEGASync/gui/TrayIconManager.cpp
index 79f1914f4..6361d4ca4 100644
--- a/src/MEGASync/gui/TrayIconManager.cpp
+++ b/src/MEGASync/gui/TrayIconManager.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ static constexpr IconEntry ICON_TABLE[] = {
     {"someissues", "tray_icon_blocked.svg"},
 };
 
+bool isHyprlandSession()
+{
+    if (qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE"))
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return qEnvironmentVariable("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP").contains(
+        QStringLiteral("Hyprland"), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+}
+
 } // namespace
 
 const TrayIconManager::AnimationDef TrayIconManager::ANIMATION_DEFS[] = {
@@ -75,6 +86,11 @@ QString TrayIconManager::themePrefix() const
 
 QIcon TrayIconManager::loadIcon(const QString& filename) const
 {
+    if (isHyprlandSession())
+    {
+        return QIcon(QStringLiteral(":/images/app_ico.ico"));
+    }
+
     QIcon icon(themePrefix() + filename);
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
diff --git a/src/MEGASync/gui/onboarding/GuestQmlDialog.cpp b/src/MEGASync/gui/onboarding/GuestQmlDialog.cpp
index 860822997..0cdd7ccb5 100644
--- a/src/MEGASync/gui/onboarding/GuestQmlDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/MEGASync/gui/onboarding/GuestQmlDialog.cpp
@@ -2,12 +2,30 @@
 
 #include "Platform.h"
 
+#include <QGuiApplication>
+
+namespace
+{
+bool isNativeWaylandSession()
+{
+    return QGuiApplication::platformName().contains(QString::fromUtf8("wayland"),
+                                                    Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+}
+}
+
 GuestQmlDialog::GuestQmlDialog(QWindow *parent)
     : QmlDialog(parent)
 {
     setFlags(flags() | Qt::FramelessWindowHint);
 
     QObject::connect(this, &GuestQmlDialog::activeChanged, [=]() {
+        // Native Wayland focus transitions from tray hosts are unreliable here;
+        // treating every inactive transition as a dismissal makes the popup unusable.
+        if (isNativeWaylandSession() && !this->isActive())
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
         emit guestActiveChanged(this->isActive());
     });
 }
diff --git a/src/MEGASync/gui/qml/guest/GuestDialog.qml b/src/MEGASync/gui/qml/guest/GuestDialog.qml
index 7931cba2a..9554ee840 100644
--- a/src/MEGASync/gui/qml/guest/GuestDialog.qml
+++ b/src/MEGASync/gui/qml/guest/GuestDialog.qml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ GuestQmlDialog {
     }
 
     onGuestActiveChanged: (active) => {
-        if (!active) {
+        if (!active && Qt.platform.pluginName.indexOf("wayland") === -1) {
             fadeOut.start();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/MEGASync/main.cpp b/src/MEGASync/main.cpp
index 28d1c0007..56f2a3522 100644
--- a/src/MEGASync/main.cpp
+++ b/src/MEGASync/main.cpp
@@ -432,7 +432,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (!qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("DO_NOT_UNSET_XDG_SESSION_TYPE"))
     {
         QString sessionType = qEnvironmentVariable("XDG_SESSION_TYPE");
-        if (!sessionType.isEmpty() && sessionType == QString::fromUtf8("wayland"))
+        const QString currentDesktop = qEnvironmentVariable("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP");
+        const bool hyprlandSession =
+            currentDesktop.contains(QString::fromUtf8("Hyprland"), Qt::CaseInsensitive) ||
+            qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE");
+
+        if (!hyprlandSession && !sessionType.isEmpty() &&
+            sessionType == QString::fromUtf8("wayland"))
         {
             std::cerr << "Avoiding wayland" << std::endl;
             qunsetenv("XDG_SESSION_TYPE");
diff --git a/src/MEGASync/platform/linux/PlatformImplementation.cpp b/src/MEGASync/platform/linux/PlatformImplementation.cpp
index 9b32dace7..357d7f3a8 100644
--- a/src/MEGASync/platform/linux/PlatformImplementation.cpp
+++ b/src/MEGASync/platform/linux/PlatformImplementation.cpp
@@ -943,6 +943,31 @@ void PlatformImplementation::setRenderingBackend() const
         qputenv("LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE", "1");
     }
 
+    const QByteArray sessionType = qgetenv("XDG_SESSION_TYPE");
+    const QByteArray currentDesktop = qgetenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP").toLower();
+    const QByteArray waylandDisplay = qgetenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY");
+    const bool likelyWaylandSession =
+        sessionType == "wayland" || !waylandDisplay.isEmpty() ||
+        currentDesktop.contains("hyprland");
+
+    if (!qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("MEGA_USE_SOFTWARE_OPENGL"))
+    {
+        if (likelyWaylandSession)
+        {
+            MegaApi::log(MegaApi::LOG_LEVEL_INFO,
+                         "Enabling software OpenGL fallback on Linux");
+            QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseSoftwareOpenGL);
+            qputenv("QT_QUICK_BACKEND", "software");
+        }
+    }
+    else if (qEnvironmentVariable("MEGA_USE_SOFTWARE_OPENGL") == QLatin1String("1"))
+    {
+        MegaApi::log(MegaApi::LOG_LEVEL_INFO,
+                     "Enabling software OpenGL fallback on Linux due to env override");
+        QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseSoftwareOpenGL);
+        qputenv("QT_QUICK_BACKEND", "software");
+    }
+
     // Improve QtQuickWidget compatibility
     QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_ShareOpenGLContexts);
 }
@@ -1181,7 +1206,7 @@ void PlatformImplementation::maybeEmitTheme()
     {
         mLastEmittedTheme = appTheme;
         mLastEmittedPanelTheme = panelTheme;
-        emit themeChanged({appTheme, appTheme});
+        emit themeChanged({panelTheme, appTheme});
     }
 }
 
@@ -1273,5 +1298,18 @@ Preferences::ThemeAppeareance PlatformImplementation::getPanelTheme() const
         return Preferences::ThemeAppeareance::DARK;
     }
 
-    return effectiveTheme();
+    const auto theme = effectiveTheme();
+    if (theme != Preferences::ThemeAppeareance::UNINITIALIZED)
+    {
+        return theme;
+    }
+
+    // Hyprland commonly exposes no theme metadata. Default to a light tray icon so it
+    // remains visible on the typical dark / translucent bar setup.
+    if (desktop.contains(QLatin1String("HYPRLAND")))
+    {
+        return Preferences::ThemeAppeareance::DARK;
+    }
+
+    return Preferences::ThemeAppeareance::LIGHT;
 }