diff --git a/tray/CMakeLists.txt b/tray/CMakeLists.txt
index a25f84b..49a4de3 100644
--- a/tray/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tray/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,6 +132,18 @@ endif ()
 # apply basic configuration
 include(BasicConfig)
 
+# configure support for layer-shell protocol
+if (LINUX)
+    option(LAYER_SHELL_PROTOCOL_SUPPORT "whether to compile with support for the layer-shell protocol" OFF)
+    if (LAYER_SHELL_PROTOCOL_SUPPORT)
+        use_package(TARGET_NAME LayerShellQt::Interface PACKAGE_NAME LayerShellQt PACKAGE_ARGS "REQUIRED")
+        set_property(
+            SOURCE application/main.cpp
+            APPEND
+            PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER}_LAYER_SHELL_PROTOCOL_SUPPORT)
+    endif ()
+endif ()
+
 # add an option to unify left- and right-click context menus useful on Mac OS
 if (APPLE)
     set(UNIFY_TRAY_MENUS_BY_DEFAULT ON)
diff --git a/tray/application/main.cpp b/tray/application/main.cpp
index a921ce7..dc0cb0e 100644
--- a/tray/application/main.cpp
+++ b/tray/application/main.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 #include <qtutilities/resources/resources.h>
 #include <qtutilities/settingsdialog/qtsettings.h>
 
+#ifdef SYNCTHINGTRAY_LAYER_SHELL_PROTOCOL_SUPPORT
+#include <LayerShellQt/Shell>
+#endif
+
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QNetworkAccessManager>
@@ -106,6 +110,14 @@ int initSyncthingTray(bool windowed, bool waitForTray, const Argument &connectio
         auto *const trayIcon = new TrayIcon(QString::fromLocal8Bit(connectionConfig), QApplication::instance());
         trayIcon->show();
         widget = &trayIcon->trayMenu().widget();
+#ifdef SYNCTHINGTRAY_LAYER_SHELL_PROTOCOL_SUPPORT
+        if (auto *const qtWindow = trayIcon->trayMenu().windowHandle()) {
+            if (auto *const layerShellWindow = LayerShellQt::Window::get(qtWindow)) {
+                layerShellWindow->setAnchors(
+                    static_cast<LayerShellQt::Window::Anchors>(LayerShellQt::Window::AnchorTop | LayerShellQt::Window::AnchorRight));
+            }
+        }
+#endif
     }
 
     // show wizard on first launch
@@ -211,6 +223,9 @@ int runApplication(int argc, const char *const *argv)
 
         // do first-time initializations
         SET_QT_APPLICATION_INFO;
+#ifdef SYNCTHINGTRAY_LAYER_SHELL_PROTOCOL_SUPPORT
+        LayerShellQt::Shell::useLayerShell();
+#endif
         QApplication application(argc, const_cast<char **>(argv));
         QGuiApplication::setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(false);
         SingleInstance singleInstance(argc, argv, newInstanceArg.isPresent());