diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/plugin-workspace/tauri-plugin-appload/src/commands.rs b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/plugin-workspace/tauri-plugin-appload/src/commands.rs
index ed75ba244..2b82fd25b 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/plugin-workspace/tauri-plugin-appload/src/commands.rs
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/plugin-workspace/tauri-plugin-appload/src/commands.rs
@@ -239,6 +239,13 @@ pub async fn load<R: Runtime>(app: AppHandle<R>, options: LoadOptions) -> Result
         })?;
     }
 
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    {
+        if let Err(e) = window.hide_menu() {
+            tracing::warn!(?e, window_label = %label, "Failed to hide menu bar");
+        }
+    }
+
     let is_visible = window.is_visible().unwrap_or(false);
     let response = LoadResponse {
         success: is_visible,
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index db89d88f3..69f0b8d93 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ pub fn run() {
             #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
             {
                 use tauri::menu::{Menu, PredefinedMenuItem, Submenu};
+                use tauri::Manager;
 
                 let result = (|| -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
                     let handle = app.handle();
@@ -187,12 +188,18 @@ pub fn run() {
                             &PredefinedMenuItem::select_all(handle, None)?,
                         ],
                     )?;
-                    // NOTE: This menu bar will be visible on Linux. Removing it or hiding it
-                    // also removes the accelerator registrations and breaks clipboard shortcuts
-                    // (webkit2gtk requires native menu items to recognise Ctrl+C/V/X etc.).
+                    // The menu must be registered so webkit2gtk picks up the accelerators
+                    // (Ctrl+C/V/X etc.), but the menu bar itself should be hidden so it
+                    // does not appear as a visible "Edit" strip the user cannot dismiss.
                     // See https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/issues/2397
                     let menu = Menu::with_items(handle, &[&edit_menu])?;
                     app.set_menu(menu)?;
+
+                    for (label, window) in app.webview_windows() {
+                        if let Err(e) = window.hide_menu() {
+                            tracing::warn!(?e, window_label = %label, "Failed to hide menu bar");
+                        }
+                    }
                     Ok(())
                 })();