diff --git a/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi b/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
index 395fd599f9e..6be57330787 100644
--- a/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
+++ b/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
@@ -7,9 +7,19 @@ from kitty.fonts import FontFeature
 from kitty.fonts.render import FontObject
 from kitty.marks import MarkerFunc
 from kitty.options.types import Options
-from kitty.types import SignalInfo
+from kitty.types import LayerShellConfig, SignalInfo
 
 # Constants {{{
+GLFW_LAYER_SHELL_NONE: int
+GLFW_LAYER_SHELL_PANEL: int
+GLFW_LAYER_SHELL_BACKGROUND: int
+GLFW_EDGE_TOP: int
+GLFW_EDGE_BOTTOM: int
+GLFW_EDGE_LEFT: int
+GLFW_EDGE_RIGHT: int
+GLFW_FOCUS_NOT_ALLOWED: int
+GLFW_FOCUS_EXCLUSIVE: int
+GLFW_FOCUS_ON_DEMAND: int
 IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER_CHAR: int
 GLFW_PRIMARY_SELECTION: int
 GLFW_CLIPBOARD: int
@@ -508,6 +518,7 @@ def create_os_window(
     x: Optional[int] = None,
     y: Optional[int] = None,
     disallow_override_title: bool = False,
+    layer_shell_config: Optional[LayerShellConfig] = None,
 ) -> int:
     pass
 
diff --git a/kitty/glfw.c b/kitty/glfw.c
index 6927fbbafbc..c577a5b237b 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw.c
@@ -1047,18 +1047,35 @@ native_window_handle(GLFWwindow *w) {
     return Py_None;
 }
 
+static GLFWLayerShellConfig
+translate_layer_shell_config(PyObject *p) {
+    GLFWLayerShellConfig ans = {0};
+#define A(attr, type_check, convert) RAII_PyObject(attr, PyObject_GetAttrString(p, #attr)); if (attr == NULL) return ans; if (!type_check(attr)) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, #attr " not of the correct type"); return ans; }; ans.attr = convert(attr);
+    A(output_name, PyUnicode_Check, PyUnicode_AsUTF8);
+    A(type, PyLong_Check, PyLong_AsLong);
+    A(edge, PyLong_Check, PyLong_AsLong);
+    A(focus_policy, PyLong_Check, PyLong_AsLong);
+#undef A
+    return ans;
+}
+
 static PyObject*
 create_os_window(PyObject UNUSED *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw) {
     int x = INT_MIN, y = INT_MIN, window_state = WINDOW_NORMAL, disallow_override_title = 0;
     char *title, *wm_class_class, *wm_class_name;
-    PyObject *optional_window_state = NULL, *load_programs = NULL, *get_window_size, *pre_show_callback, *optional_x = NULL, *optional_y = NULL;
-    static const char* kwlist[] = {"get_window_size", "pre_show_callback", "title", "wm_class_name", "wm_class_class", "window_state", "load_programs", "x", "y", "disallow_override_title", NULL};
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kw, "OOsss|OOOOp", (char**)kwlist,
-        &get_window_size, &pre_show_callback, &title, &wm_class_name, &wm_class_class, &optional_window_state, &load_programs, &optional_x, &optional_y, &disallow_override_title)) return NULL;
-    if (optional_window_state && optional_window_state != Py_None) { if (!PyLong_Check(optional_window_state)) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "window_state must be an int"); return NULL; } window_state = (int) PyLong_AsLong(optional_window_state); }
-    if (optional_x && optional_x != Py_None) { if (!PyLong_Check(optional_x)) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "x must be an int"); return NULL;} x = (int)PyLong_AsLong(optional_x); }
-    if (optional_y && optional_y != Py_None) { if (!PyLong_Check(optional_y)) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "y must be an int"); return NULL;} y = (int)PyLong_AsLong(optional_y); }
-    if (window_state < WINDOW_NORMAL || window_state > WINDOW_MINIMIZED) window_state = WINDOW_NORMAL;
+    PyObject *optional_window_state = NULL, *load_programs = NULL, *get_window_size, *pre_show_callback, *optional_x = NULL, *optional_y = NULL, *layer_shell_config = NULL;
+    static const char* kwlist[] = {"get_window_size", "pre_show_callback", "title", "wm_class_name", "wm_class_class", "window_state", "load_programs", "x", "y", "disallow_override_title", "layer_shell_config", NULL};
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kw, "OOsss|OOOOpO", (char**)kwlist,
+        &get_window_size, &pre_show_callback, &title, &wm_class_name, &wm_class_class, &optional_window_state, &load_programs, &optional_x, &optional_y, &disallow_override_title, &layer_shell_config)) return NULL;
+    if (layer_shell_config && global_state.is_wayland) {
+        glfwWaylandSetupLayerShellForNextWindow(translate_layer_shell_config(layer_shell_config));
+    } else {
+        if (optional_window_state && optional_window_state != Py_None) { if (!PyLong_Check(optional_window_state)) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "window_state must be an int"); return NULL; } window_state = (int) PyLong_AsLong(optional_window_state); }
+        if (optional_x && optional_x != Py_None) { if (!PyLong_Check(optional_x)) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "x must be an int"); return NULL;} x = (int)PyLong_AsLong(optional_x); }
+        if (optional_y && optional_y != Py_None) { if (!PyLong_Check(optional_y)) { PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "y must be an int"); return NULL;} y = (int)PyLong_AsLong(optional_y); }
+        if (window_state < WINDOW_NORMAL || window_state > WINDOW_MINIMIZED) window_state = WINDOW_NORMAL;
+    }
+    if (PyErr_Occurred()) return NULL;
 
     static bool is_first_window = true;
     if (is_first_window) {
@@ -2183,6 +2200,9 @@ init_glfw(PyObject *m) {
     ADDC(GLFW_REPEAT);
     ADDC(true); ADDC(false);
     ADDC(GLFW_PRIMARY_SELECTION); ADDC(GLFW_CLIPBOARD);
+    ADDC(GLFW_LAYER_SHELL_NONE); ADDC(GLFW_LAYER_SHELL_PANEL); ADDC(GLFW_LAYER_SHELL_BACKGROUND);
+    ADDC(GLFW_FOCUS_NOT_ALLOWED); ADDC(GLFW_FOCUS_EXCLUSIVE); ADDC(GLFW_FOCUS_ON_DEMAND);
+    ADDC(GLFW_EDGE_TOP); ADDC(GLFW_EDGE_BOTTOM); ADDC(GLFW_EDGE_LEFT); ADDC(GLFW_EDGE_RIGHT);
 
     /* start glfw functional keys (auto generated by gen-key-constants.py do not edit) */
     ADDC(GLFW_FKEY_ESCAPE);
diff --git a/kitty/main.py b/kitty/main.py
index aa65064bfd7..7a1c4fa9586 100644
--- a/kitty/main.py
+++ b/kitty/main.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 from .os_window_size import initial_window_size_func
 from .session import create_sessions, get_os_window_sizing_data
 from .shaders import CompileError, load_shader_programs
-from .types import SingleInstanceData
+from .types import LayerShellConfig, SingleInstanceData
 from .utils import (
     cleanup_ssh_control_masters,
     detach,
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def _run_app(opts: Options, args: CLIOptions, bad_lines: Sequence[BadLine] = ())
                     run_app.initial_window_size_func(get_os_window_sizing_data(opts, startup_sessions[0] if startup_sessions else None), cached_values),
                     pre_show_callback,
                     args.title or appname, args.name or args.cls or appname,
-                    wincls, wstate, load_all_shaders, disallow_override_title=bool(args.title))
+                    wincls, wstate, load_all_shaders, disallow_override_title=bool(args.title), layer_shell_config=run_app.layer_shell_config)
         boss = Boss(opts, args, cached_values, global_shortcuts)
         boss.start(window_id, startup_sessions)
         if bad_lines or boss.misc_config_errors:
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ class AppRunner:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.cached_values_name = 'main'
         self.first_window_callback = lambda window_handle: None
+        self.layer_shell_config: Optional[LayerShellConfig] = None
         self.initial_window_size_func = initial_window_size_func
 
     def __call__(self, opts: Options, args: CLIOptions, bad_lines: Sequence[BadLine] = ()) -> None:
diff --git a/kitty/types.py b/kitty/types.py
index 237b640857c..7ba1e00f77c 100644
--- a/kitty/types.py
+++ b/kitty/types.py
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ class SignalInfo(NamedTuple):
     sival_ptr: int
 
 
+class LayerShellConfig(NamedTuple):
+    type: int = 0
+    edge: int = 0
+    focus_policy: int = 0
+    output_name: Optional[str] = None
+
+
 def mod_to_names(mods: int, has_kitty_mod: bool = False, kitty_mod: int = 0) -> Iterator[str]:
     if has_kitty_mod:
         mods &= ~kitty_mod