diff --git a/image/desktop_payload.py b/image/desktop_payload.py
index dc06f16b..9ff908a5 100644
--- a/image/desktop_payload.py
+++ b/image/desktop_payload.py
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ def prepare_defaults(root, payload, environment, inventory):
 KITTY_INCLUDE = "# BEGIN CYBEXOS MANAGED INCLUDE\ninclude cybexos.conf\n# END CYBEXOS MANAGED INCLUDE\n"
 
 
+def prepare_app_launchers(root, payload):
+    """Package the same desktop launchers that checkout installs deploy."""
+    applications = payload / 'usr/share/cybexos/user-seed/.local/share/applications'
+    applications.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    for name in ('nvim-kitty', 'brave-origin', 'chatgpt', 'com.onepassword.OnePassword'):
+        target = applications / (name + '.desktop')
+        shutil.copyfile(root / 'roles/dotfiles/files' / target.name, target)
+        target.chmod(0o644)
+
+
 def prepare_session(root, payload, inventory):
     """Session pieces the workstation installs per user, packaged once.
 
diff --git a/image/package b/image/package
index 465aef3b..17b8de36 100755
--- a/image/package
+++ b/image/package
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import urllib.request
 import jinja2
 import yaml
 from application_payload import relativize_seed_links, include_applications
-from desktop_payload import prepare_defaults, prepare_session, split_seed, prepare_managed_defaults
+from desktop_payload import prepare_defaults, prepare_session, split_seed, prepare_managed_defaults, prepare_app_launchers
 from provision_payload import prepare_provision
 from release_metadata import install_update_channel, render_spec
 
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ def main():
         content = (ROOT / "roles/dotfiles/templates" / (name + ".desktop.j2")).read_text()
         write(f"{seed}/.local/share/applications/{name}.desktop",
               content.replace("{{ primary_home }}/.local/bin/", ""))
-    for name in ("nvim-kitty", "brave-origin", "chatgpt", "com.onepassword.OnePassword"):
-        copy(f"roles/dotfiles/files/{name}.desktop", f"{seed}/.local/share/applications/{name}.desktop")
+    prepare_app_launchers(ROOT, payload)
     t3_desktop = (ROOT / "roles/dotfiles/templates/t3code-nightly.desktop.j2").read_text()
     write(f"{seed}/.local/share/applications/t3code-nightly.desktop",
           t3_desktop.replace("{{ primary_home }}/.local/bin/", ""))
diff --git a/image/test_installation_parity.py b/image/test_installation_parity.py
index cdb92ec8..ec1c1b7c 100644
--- a/image/test_installation_parity.py
+++ b/image/test_installation_parity.py
@@ -188,6 +188,37 @@ def test_packaged_policy_is_the_same_source_used_by_checkout(self):
             with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, 'both installer schemas'):
                 defaults(Path('fixture'))
 
+    def test_chatgpt_launcher_matches_checkout_and_iso_at_native_display_scale(self):
+        from desktop_payload import prepare_app_launchers
+        from test_desktop_payload import INIT
+
+        launcher = '.local/share/applications/chatgpt.desktop'
+        (self.home / launcher).parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+        task = next(task for task in yaml.safe_load(
+            (ROOT / 'roles/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml').read_text())
+            if task.get('name') == 'Install MIME defaults and desktop launchers')
+        task['become'] = False
+        task['loop'] = [item for item in task['loop'] if item['name'] == 'chatgpt.desktop']
+        task['ansible.builtin.copy']['src'] = str(ROOT / 'roles/dotfiles/files') + '/{{ item.name }}'
+        playbook = self.root / 'chatgpt-launcher.yml'
+        playbook.write_text(yaml.safe_dump([{
+            'hosts': 'localhost', 'connection': 'local', 'gather_facts': False,
+            'vars': {'primary_home': str(self.home), 'primary_user': 'fixture',
+                     'features': {'proprietary_apps': True}},
+            'tasks': [task],
+        }]))
+        result = subprocess.run(['ansible-playbook', '-i', 'localhost,', str(playbook)],
+                                env=os.environ, text=True, capture_output=True, timeout=30)
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stdout + result.stderr)
+
+        payload = self.root / 'payload'
+        prepare_app_launchers(ROOT, payload)
+        iso_home = self.root / 'iso-account'
+        INIT.seed_applications(payload / 'usr/share/cybexos/user-seed', iso_home)
+        self.assertEqual((self.home / launcher).read_bytes(), (iso_home / launcher).read_bytes())
+        self.assertIn('Exec=chatgpt --ozone-platform=wayland %U',
+                      (iso_home / launcher).read_text().splitlines())
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/roles/dotfiles/files/chatgpt.desktop b/roles/dotfiles/files/chatgpt.desktop
index 91db0543..93fe462d 100644
--- a/roles/dotfiles/files/chatgpt.desktop
+++ b/roles/dotfiles/files/chatgpt.desktop
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Name=ChatGPT
 Comment=ChatGPT by OpenAI
 GenericName=AI assistant
-Exec=chatgpt %U
+Exec=chatgpt --ozone-platform=wayland %U
 Icon=chatgpt
 Type=Application
 Terminal=false
diff --git a/tests/quickshell/deployment-convergence.test.cjs b/tests/quickshell/deployment-convergence.test.cjs
index d64aa6ee..f6f7b97d 100644
--- a/tests/quickshell/deployment-convergence.test.cjs
+++ b/tests/quickshell/deployment-convergence.test.cjs
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ test("ChatGPT launcher follows portable desktop scaling", () => {
     assert.match(dotfileTasks,
         /Install MIME defaults and desktop launchers[\s\S]{0,1200}?name: chatgpt\.desktop[\s\S]{0,120}?features\.proprietary_apps/,
         "the launcher must be deployed as a per-user package override");
-    assert.match(launcher, /^Exec=chatgpt %U$/m,
-        "ChatGPT follows the display scale selected by the desktop");
+    assert.match(launcher, /^Exec=chatgpt --ozone-platform=wayland %U$/m,
+        "native Wayland follows the display scale even when XWayland scaling is disabled");
 });
 
 test("disabled Docker and Tailscale retire activation and imported trust", () => {
diff --git a/tests/verify-system b/tests/verify-system
index d5a325fc..dfa451ce 100755
--- a/tests/verify-system
+++ b/tests/verify-system
@@ -668,8 +668,8 @@ if feature_enabled proprietary_apps; then
   check 'ChatGPT repository key matches the reviewed OpenAI key' \
   cmp -s "$repo_root/roles/apps/files/chatgpt-repository-key.asc" \
   /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-chatgpt
-  check 'ChatGPT launcher follows the desktop display scale' \
-  grep -qx 'Exec=chatgpt %U' \
+  check 'ChatGPT launcher uses native Wayland for desktop display scaling' \
+  grep -qx 'Exec=chatgpt --ozone-platform=wayland %U' \
   "$HOME/.local/share/applications/chatgpt.desktop"
   check 'Brave restore, locale spellcheck, and 1Password policy is valid JSON' \
   jq -e --arg language "${regional_locale%%_*}" \