diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index b61cde0ea..0249bf718 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,37 @@
+import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process';
+
 import { app } from 'electron';
 import log from 'electron-log';
 import { menubar } from 'menubar';
 
+// On Linux tiling WMs (Hyprland, Sway, i3, etc.), Electron fails to detect the
+// correct password storage backend because XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP doesn't match a
+// known DE. Query D-Bus for an active Secret Service provider and, if found, tell
+// Electron to use gnome-libsecret so safeStorage works correctly.
+if (
+  process.platform === 'linux' &&
+  !app.commandLine.hasSwitch('password-store')
+) {
+  try {
+    execFileSync(
+      'dbus-send',
+      [
+        '--session',
+        '--dest=org.freedesktop.DBus',
+        '--type=method_call',
+        '--print-reply',
+        '/org/freedesktop/DBus',
+        'org.freedesktop.DBus.GetNameOwner',
+        'string:org.freedesktop.secrets',
+      ],
+      { timeout: 2000, stdio: 'ignore' },
+    );
+    app.commandLine.appendSwitch('password-store', 'gnome-libsecret');
+  } catch {
+    // D-Bus not available or no Secret Service provider — let Electron fall back
+  }
+}
+
 import { Paths, WindowConfig } from './config';
 import {
   registerAppHandlers,