diff --git a/res/qml/main.qml b/res/qml/main.qml
index ddd1fc5..215899d 100644
--- a/res/qml/main.qml
+++ b/res/qml/main.qml
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         Qt.quit();
     }
 
-    function display() {
-     /*
+    function openSysTray() {
         var rect = platformDetails.getAbsoluteCursorPosition();
         console.log("mouse cursor at: "+ rect.x +", "+ rect.y);
 
@@ -83,10 +82,12 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         var winX = (right ? (rect.x - window.width) : rect.x);
         var winY = (bottom ? (rect.y - window.height) : rect.y);
 
-        window.x = winX;
-        window.y = winY;
-        console.log("updated window popup position: "+ window.x + ", "+ window.y);
-      */
+        // systrayMenu.x = winX;
+        // systrayMenu.y = winY;
+        systrayMenu.visible = true;
+    }
+  
+    function display() {
         window.show();
         window.raise();
         window.requestActivate();
@@ -96,12 +97,12 @@ ApplicationWindow {
     SystemTrayIcon {
         id: systray
         tooltip: qsTr("Loki Network")
-        visible: !platformDetails.isLinux()
+        visible: platformDetails.hasSysTray();
         iconSource: "qrc:/res/images/icon.svg"
 
         menu: Menu {
             id: systrayMenu
-            enabled: true
+            enabled: platformDetails.hasSysTray();
 
             MenuItem {
                 text: qsTr("Show")
@@ -163,12 +164,11 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 
                 // right click
                 case SystemTrayIcon.Context:
-                    systrayMenu.open();
+                    window.openSysTray();
                     break;
-
                 // left click
                 case SystemTrayIcon.Trigger:
-                    systrayMenu.open();
+                    window.display();
                     break;
                 case SystemTrayIcon.DoubleClick:
 
diff --git a/src/PlatformDetails.cpp b/src/PlatformDetails.cpp
index 12d0211..b1a4ed5 100644
--- a/src/PlatformDetails.cpp
+++ b/src/PlatformDetails.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,39 @@ Q_INVOKABLE bool PlatformDetails::isLinux() {
 #endif
 }
 
+// PlatformDetails::hasSysTray
+Q_INVOKABLE bool PlatformDetails::hasSysTray() {
+  if(isWindows())
+    return true;
+  if(isMacOS())
+    return true;
+  if(isGayland())
+  {
+    // pretty much every sane environment has a systray but not gayland (GNOME WAYLAND) because $reasons.
+    return false;
+  }
+  if(isLinux())
+    return true;
+  // we don't know what we are runnning on let's assume we dont have a tray
+  return false;
+}
+
+// PlatformDetails::isGayland
+Q_INVOKABLE bool PlatformDetails::isGayland() {
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
+  if(const auto wayland = ::getenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY"); wayland)
+  {
+    if(const auto desktop = ::getenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP"); desktop)
+    {
+      return std::string{desktop} == "GNOME";
+    }
+  }
+	return false;
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 // PlatformDetails::isMacOS
 Q_INVOKABLE bool PlatformDetails::isMacOS() {
 #if defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
diff --git a/src/PlatformDetails.hpp b/src/PlatformDetails.hpp
index f6d7612..e41b39f 100644
--- a/src/PlatformDetails.hpp
+++ b/src/PlatformDetails.hpp
@@ -16,9 +16,16 @@ class PlatformDetails : public QObject
 
 public:
 
+    ///  return if we are on windows
     Q_INVOKABLE static bool isWindows();
+    /// return if we are on linux
     Q_INVOKABLE static bool isLinux();
+    /// return if we are on gnome wayland
+    Q_INVOKABLE static bool isGayland();
+    /// return if we are on macos
     Q_INVOKABLE static bool isMacOS();
+    /// return if we have a system tray or not
+    Q_INVOKABLE static bool hasSysTray();
 
     Q_INVOKABLE static bool isDebug();