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Dropdown menus do not close when other application fullscreens in front of Steam window

steamclosed Steam clientWindow managerDistro Family: Ubuntu
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#13190 · opened 2026-05-12 by VividLemon · updated 2026-07-17 · 2 comments · github
VVividLemon 2026-05-12 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date):
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Popos
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] no
  • Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes
  • Steam Logs: [generate by running this command in a terminal tar -zcvf ~/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz ~/.steam/steam/logs]

steam-logs.tar.gz

  • GPU: Nvidia/Intel/AMD
    Nvidia

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The steam client has an issue in Linux where if you have a dropdown open and fullscreen another application in quick succession, it wont close the dropdown and the dropdown will be displayed, and never closed, on top of the application.

This happens (I think exclusively) in Wayland Linux.

This can happen semi often when opening a second application, it is windowed over the steam client, then attempting to fullscreen the second application, since the mouse movements are all near the same location, it is frequent to accidentally open the dropdown.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1: Organize your desktop as shown in the picture. Steam client behind an application
2: Open a top dropdown with hover
3: fullscreen second application

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Llostgoat 2026-05-21 github

@VividLemon a recent beta had a fix for this issue.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2026-07-17 github

Closing per the last comment.

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