diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6c83ac29..1074a17e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y \
             libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf \
-            libasound2-dev
+            libasound2-dev squashfs-tools
 
       - name: setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v5
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           VITE_LASTFM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.VITE_LASTFM_API_KEY }}
           VITE_LASTFM_API_SECRET: ${{ secrets.VITE_LASTFM_API_SECRET }}
-        run: npm run tauri:build -- --bundles deb,rpm
+          APPIMAGE_EXTRACT_AND_RUN: 1
+        run: npm run tauri:build -- --bundles deb,rpm,appimage
 
       - name: upload Linux artifacts
         env:
@@ -156,5 +157,5 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           VERSION=${{ needs.create-release.outputs.package_version }}
           find src-tauri/target/release/bundle \
-            \( -name "*.deb" -o -name "*.rpm" \) \
+            \( -name "*.deb" -o -name "*.rpm" -o -name "*.AppImage" \) \
             | xargs gh release upload "app-v${VERSION}" --clobber
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index 13df11e4..4c99982e 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -2,5 +2,16 @@
 #![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")]
 
 fn main() {
+    // WebKitGTK on Wayland is unstable — force X11/XWayland on all Linux packages.
+    // Users can still override by setting these vars before launch.
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    unsafe {
+        if std::env::var("GDK_BACKEND").is_err() {
+            std::env::set_var("GDK_BACKEND", "x11");
+        }
+        if std::env::var("WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE").is_err() {
+            std::env::set_var("WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE", "1");
+        }
+    }
     psysonic_lib::run();
 }