diff --git a/src/citron/util/vram_overlay.cpp b/src/citron/util/vram_overlay.cpp
index 3dcd6fdf7..80290eece 100644
--- a/src/citron/util/vram_overlay.cpp
+++ b/src/citron/util/vram_overlay.cpp
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@
 
 namespace {
 bool IsGamescope() {
-    static bool gamescope = qgetenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP") == "gamescope" ||
-                            !qgetenv("GAMESCOPE_WIDTH").isEmpty();
+    static bool gamescope = qgetenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP") == "gamescope";
     return gamescope;
 }
 }
 
-VramOverlay::VramOverlay(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent) {
-    // Cast the parent (which is now 'this' from main.cpp) to get our data source
-    main_window = qobject_cast<GMainWindow*>(parent);
+VramOverlay::VramOverlay(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(IsGamescope() ? nullptr : parent) {
+    if (parent) {
+        main_window = qobject_cast<GMainWindow*>(parent);
+    }
 
     if (IsGamescope()) {
-        setWindowFlags(Qt::ToolTip | Qt::FramelessWindowHint | Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint);
+        setWindowFlags(Qt::ToolTip | Qt::FramelessWindowHint | Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint | Qt::WindowDoesNotAcceptFocus);
         setAttribute(Qt::WA_ShowWithoutActivating);
     } else {
         setWindowFlags(Qt::Tool | Qt::FramelessWindowHint | Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint);
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ VramOverlay::VramOverlay(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent) {
 
     setAttribute(Qt::WA_TranslucentBackground, true);
     setAttribute(Qt::WA_NoSystemBackground);
+    setAttribute(Qt::WA_WState_ExplicitShowHide);
 
     // Branching Typography and Sizing
     if (IsGamescope()) {
@@ -90,14 +91,15 @@ VramOverlay::VramOverlay(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent) {
 VramOverlay::~VramOverlay() = default;
 
 void VramOverlay::SetVisible(bool visible) {
-    if (is_visible == visible) return;
-    is_visible = visible;
+    is_enabled = visible;
+    is_visible = visible; // Properly sync the internal state
+
     if (visible) {
         show();
         update_timer.start(1000);
     } else {
+        update_timer.stop(); // Ensure the background loop stops updating
         hide();
-        update_timer.stop();
     }
 }
 
@@ -260,25 +262,37 @@ void VramOverlay::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent* event) {
 }
 
 void VramOverlay::UpdateVramStats() {
-    if (!main_window) return;
+    if (!main_window || !is_enabled) return;
 
     if (IsGamescope()) {
-        bool sub_window_visible = false;
-        for (QWidget* w : QApplication::topLevelWidgets()) {
-            if (w->isWindow() && w->isVisible() && w != main_window && w != this &&
-                !w->inherits("GRenderWindow") && !w->inherits("PerformanceOverlay") && !w->inherits("ControllerOverlay")) {
-                sub_window_visible = true;
+        bool ui_active = (QApplication::activePopupWidget() != nullptr);
+
+        if (!ui_active) {
+            for (QWidget* w : QApplication::topLevelWidgets()) {
+                if (w->isVisible() && w != main_window && w != this &&
+                    !w->inherits("GRenderWindow") &&
+                    !w->inherits("PerformanceOverlay") &&
+                    !w->inherits("ControllerOverlay") &&
+                    !w->inherits("VramOverlay")) {
+                    ui_active = true;
                 break;
+                    }
             }
         }
-        if (sub_window_visible) {
+
+        if (ui_active) {
             if (!this->isHidden()) this->hide();
             return;
         }
-    }
 
-    if (is_visible && this->isHidden()) {
-        this->show();
+        if (this->isHidden()) {
+            this->show();
+        }
+    } else {
+        // Desktop: Respect the menu toggle strictly
+        if (is_enabled && this->isHidden()) {
+            this->show();
+        }
     }
 
     try {