diff --git a/system/services/windowmanager/hyprland/default.nix b/system/services/windowmanager/hyprland/default.nix
index 458894ab..fbbe6b34 100644
--- a/system/services/windowmanager/hyprland/default.nix
+++ b/system/services/windowmanager/hyprland/default.nix
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@
     ./hyprpaper.nix
     ./pyprland.nix
     ./xdg-portal.nix
+    ./xwayland.nix
   ];
 
-  # enable hyprland
-  programs.hyprland = {
-    enable = true;
-    package = inputs.hyprland.packages.${system}.hyprland;
-    portalPackage = inputs.hyprland.packages.${system}.xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland;
+  programs = {
+    # enable hyprland
+    hyprland = {
+      enable = true;
+      package = inputs.hyprland.packages.${system}.hyprland;
+      portalPackage = inputs.hyprland.packages.${system}.xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland;
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/system/services/windowmanager/hyprland/xdg-portal.nix b/system/services/windowmanager/hyprland/xdg-portal.nix
index 665b2393..6912bd9b 100644
--- a/system/services/windowmanager/hyprland/xdg-portal.nix
+++ b/system/services/windowmanager/hyprland/xdg-portal.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Reference:
 # https://github.com/hyprwm/xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland
 # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Sway
+# https://search.nixos.org/options?channel=unstable&show=xdg.portal
 
 { pkgs, inputs, system, ... }:
 
@@ -26,9 +27,8 @@ in
   # enable hyprland's xdg-desktop-portal
   xdg.portal = {
     enable = true;
-    # hyprland has its own portal, wlr is not needed
-    wlr.enable = false;
-    configPackages = [ pkgs-hypr.xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland ];
+    # sets environment variable NIXOS_XDG_OPEN_USE_PORTAL to 1
+    xdgOpenUsePortal = true;
     extraPortals = [
       pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
       pkgs-hypr.xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland
diff --git a/system/services/windowmanager/hyprland/xwayland.nix b/system/services/windowmanager/hyprland/xwayland.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7fa24cfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/services/windowmanager/hyprland/xwayland.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Reference:
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77590918/not-able-to-share-entire-screen-on-discord-in-hyprland
+
+_:
+
+{
+  # enable xwayland
+  programs.xwayland.enable = true;
+}
diff --git a/system/services/xdg-portal.nix b/system/services/xdg-portal.nix
index fefc5af3..7cfc4169 100644
--- a/system/services/xdg-portal.nix
+++ b/system/services/xdg-portal.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# Reference: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Sway
+# Reference:
+# https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Sway
+# https://search.nixos.org/options?channel=unstable&show=xdg.portal
 
 { pkgs, ... }:
 
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@
 
   xdg.portal = {
     enable = true;
+    # sets environment variable NIXOS_XDG_OPEN_USE_PORTAL to 1
+    xdgOpenUsePortal = true;
     # gtk portal needed to make gtk apps happy
     extraPortals = [
       pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-gtk