diff --git a/src/citron/multiplayer/direct_connect.cpp b/src/citron/multiplayer/direct_connect.cpp
index eafd964b4..e89a1d043 100644
--- a/src/citron/multiplayer/direct_connect.cpp
+++ b/src/citron/multiplayer/direct_connect.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2017 Citra Emulator Project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 citron Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
 #include <QComboBox>
@@ -24,10 +25,17 @@
 enum class ConnectionType : u8 { TraversalServer, IP };
 
 DirectConnectWindow::DirectConnectWindow(Core::System& system_, QWidget* parent)
-    : QDialog(parent, Qt::WindowTitleHint | Qt::WindowCloseButtonHint | Qt::WindowSystemMenuHint),
+    : QDialog(parent),
       ui(std::make_unique<Ui::DirectConnect>()), system{system_}, room_network{
                                                                       system.GetRoomNetwork()} {
 
+    const bool is_gamescope = !qgetenv("GAMESCOPE_WIDTH").isEmpty() || qgetenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP") == "gamescope";
+    if (is_gamescope) {
+        setWindowFlags(Qt::Window | Qt::WindowTitleHint | Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint);
+    } else {
+        setWindowFlags(Qt::WindowTitleHint | Qt::WindowCloseButtonHint | Qt::WindowSystemMenuHint);
+    }
+
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
     // setup the watcher for background connections