diff --git a/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.test.ts b/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.test.ts
index 7b48fcd12..593016e85 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.test.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,27 @@ describe("resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy", () => {
 			hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault: true,
 		});
 	});
+
+	it("enables the editor overlay by default on Linux, where the OS cursor cannot be hidden", () => {
+		expect(resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy({ platform: "linux" })).toEqual({
+			streamCursor: "never",
+			hideOsCursorBeforeRecording: false,
+			hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault: false,
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("still enables the editor overlay on Linux when native Windows capture failed", () => {
+		expect(
+			resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy({
+				nativeWindowsCaptureStartFailed: true,
+				platform: "linux",
+			}),
+		).toEqual({
+			streamCursor: "never",
+			hideOsCursorBeforeRecording: false,
+			hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault: false,
+		});
+	});
 });
 
 describe("shouldUseNativeWindowsCaptureForSource", () => {
diff --git a/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts b/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
index dc6b70321..e8a46d3bd 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
@@ -190,9 +190,24 @@ export function normalizeBrowserMicrophoneProfile(value?: string | null): Browse
 
 export function resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy({
 	nativeWindowsCaptureStartFailed = false,
+	platform = "",
 }: {
 	nativeWindowsCaptureStartFailed?: boolean;
+	platform?: string;
 } = {}): BrowserCaptureCursorPolicy {
+	if (platform === "linux") {
+		// Linux browser capture runs through xdg-desktop-portal/PipeWire, which
+		// offers no way to hide the OS cursor globally and typically embeds it
+		// in the stream even when "never" is requested. Keep the telemetry
+		// overlay enabled by default and let the editor's "Show cursor" toggle
+		// turn it off for users who dislike the double cursor.
+		return {
+			streamCursor: "never",
+			hideOsCursorBeforeRecording: false,
+			hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault: false,
+		};
+	}
+
 	if (nativeWindowsCaptureStartFailed) {
 		// If WGC already failed, avoid the telemetry overlay path that can lag on
 		// constrained Windows systems; keep the browser-captured cursor instead.
@@ -1921,8 +1936,10 @@ export function useScreenRecorder(): UseScreenRecorderReturn {
 				resetRecordingClock(recordingSessionTimestamp.current);
 			}
 
+			const platform = (await window.electronAPI?.getPlatform?.()) ?? "";
 			const browserCursorPolicy = resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy({
 				nativeWindowsCaptureStartFailed,
+				platform,
 			});
 			hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault.current =
 				browserCursorPolicy.hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault;