diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_window.m b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
index 9900dab23..ecfdda066 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
@@ -1903,6 +1903,11 @@ void _glfwPlatformDestroyWindow(_GLFWwindow* window)
     window->ns.object = nil;
 }
 
+bool _glfwPlatformSetLayerShellConfig(_GLFWwindow* window, const GLFWLayerShellConfig *value) {
+    (void)window; (void)value;
+    return false;
+}
+
 void _glfwPlatformSetWindowTitle(_GLFWwindow* window, const char* title)
 {
     if (!title) return;
diff --git a/glfw/glfw3.h b/glfw/glfw3.h
index 4b4542c9f..54556b943 100644
--- a/glfw/glfw3.h
+++ b/glfw/glfw3.h
@@ -2873,6 +2873,7 @@ GLFWAPI GLFWwindow* glfwCreateWindow(int width, int height, const char* title, G
 GLFWAPI bool glfwToggleFullscreen(GLFWwindow *window, unsigned int flags);
 GLFWAPI bool glfwIsFullscreen(GLFWwindow *window, unsigned int flags);
 GLFWAPI bool glfwAreSwapsAllowed(const GLFWwindow* window);
+GLFWAPI bool glfwSetLayerShellConfig(GLFWwindow* handle, const GLFWLayerShellConfig *value);
 
 /*! @brief Destroys the specified window and its context.
  *
diff --git a/glfw/internal.h b/glfw/internal.h
index de0d83ecf..267cc6eeb 100644
--- a/glfw/internal.h
+++ b/glfw/internal.h
@@ -714,6 +714,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformDestroyWindow(_GLFWwindow* window);
 void _glfwPlatformSetWindowTitle(_GLFWwindow* window, const char* title);
 void _glfwPlatformSetWindowIcon(_GLFWwindow* window,
                                 int count, const GLFWimage* images);
+bool _glfwPlatformSetLayerShellConfig(_GLFWwindow* window, const GLFWLayerShellConfig *value);
 void _glfwPlatformGetWindowPos(_GLFWwindow* window, int* xpos, int* ypos);
 void _glfwPlatformSetWindowPos(_GLFWwindow* window, int xpos, int ypos);
 void _glfwPlatformGetWindowSize(_GLFWwindow* window, int* width, int* height);
diff --git a/glfw/window.c b/glfw/window.c
index f25e46836..c4cb91ab0 100644
--- a/glfw/window.c
+++ b/glfw/window.c
@@ -551,6 +551,14 @@ GLFWAPI void glfwSetWindowShouldClose(GLFWwindow* handle, int value)
     window->shouldClose = value;
 }
 
+GLFWAPI bool glfwSetLayerShellConfig(GLFWwindow* handle, const GLFWLayerShellConfig *value) {
+    _GLFWwindow* window = (_GLFWwindow*) handle;
+    assert(window != NULL);
+
+    _GLFW_REQUIRE_INIT_OR_RETURN(false);
+    return _glfwPlatformSetLayerShellConfig(window, value);
+}
+
 GLFWAPI void glfwSetWindowTitle(GLFWwindow* handle, const char* title)
 {
     _GLFWwindow* window = (_GLFWwindow*) handle;
diff --git a/glfw/wl_window.c b/glfw/wl_window.c
index 67299c649..1c601d353 100644
--- a/glfw/wl_window.c
+++ b/glfw/wl_window.c
@@ -1707,6 +1707,12 @@ void _glfwPlatformHideWindow(_GLFWwindow* window)
     wl_surface_commit(window->wl.surface);
 }
 
+bool _glfwPlatformSetLayerShellConfig(_GLFWwindow* window, const GLFWLayerShellConfig *value) {
+    if (!is_layer_shell(window)) return false;
+    window->wl.layer_shell.config = *value;
+    return true;
+}
+
 static void
 request_attention(GLFWwindow *window, const char *token, void *data UNUSED) {
     if (window && token && token[0] && _glfw.wl.xdg_activation_v1) xdg_activation_v1_activate(_glfw.wl.xdg_activation_v1, token, ((_GLFWwindow*)window)->wl.surface);
diff --git a/glfw/x11_window.c b/glfw/x11_window.c
index abc9200f1..a00b4c115 100644
--- a/glfw/x11_window.c
+++ b/glfw/x11_window.c
@@ -1963,6 +1963,11 @@ void _glfwPlatformDestroyWindow(_GLFWwindow* window)
     XFlush(_glfw.x11.display);
 }
 
+bool _glfwPlatformSetLayerShellConfig(_GLFWwindow* window, const GLFWLayerShellConfig *value) {
+    (void)window; (void)value;
+    return false;
+}
+
 void _glfwPlatformSetWindowTitle(_GLFWwindow* window, const char* title)
 {
 #if defined(X_HAVE_UTF8_STRING)
diff --git a/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi b/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
index 077dd7db1..6d2ec4ee0 100644
--- a/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
+++ b/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
@@ -1704,7 +1704,8 @@ def get_clipboard_mime(ct: int, mime: Optional[str], callback: Callable[[bytes],
 def run_with_activation_token(func: Callable[[str], None]) -> bool: ...
 def make_x11_window_a_dock_window(x11_window_id: int, strut: Tuple[int, int, int, int, int, int, int, int, int, int, int, int]) -> None: ...
 def toggle_os_window_visibility(os_window_id: int) -> bool: ...
-def layer_shell_config_for_os_window(os_window_id: int) -> LayerShellConfig: ...
+def layer_shell_config_for_os_window(os_window_id: int) -> dict[str, Any] | None: ...
+def set_layer_shell_config(os_window_id: int, cfg: LayerShellConfig) -> bool: ...
 def wrapped_kitten_names() -> List[str]: ...
 def expand_ansi_c_escapes(test: str) -> str: ...
 def update_tab_bar_edge_colors(os_window_id: int) -> bool: ...
diff --git a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.c b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.c
index e4f7226dc..a99621d11 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.c
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ load_glfw(const char* path) {
     *(void **) (&glfwAreSwapsAllowed_impl) = dlsym(handle, "glfwAreSwapsAllowed");
     if (glfwAreSwapsAllowed_impl == NULL) fail("Failed to load glfw function glfwAreSwapsAllowed with error: %s", dlerror());
 
+    *(void **) (&glfwSetLayerShellConfig_impl) = dlsym(handle, "glfwSetLayerShellConfig");
+    if (glfwSetLayerShellConfig_impl == NULL) fail("Failed to load glfw function glfwSetLayerShellConfig with error: %s", dlerror());
+
     *(void **) (&glfwDestroyWindow_impl) = dlsym(handle, "glfwDestroyWindow");
     if (glfwDestroyWindow_impl == NULL) fail("Failed to load glfw function glfwDestroyWindow with error: %s", dlerror());
 
diff --git a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h
index 68bb9972b..841065fbe 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h
+++ b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h
@@ -1868,6 +1868,10 @@ typedef bool (*glfwAreSwapsAllowed_func)(const GLFWwindow*);
 GFW_EXTERN glfwAreSwapsAllowed_func glfwAreSwapsAllowed_impl;
 #define glfwAreSwapsAllowed glfwAreSwapsAllowed_impl
 
+typedef bool (*glfwSetLayerShellConfig_func)(GLFWwindow*, const GLFWLayerShellConfig*);
+GFW_EXTERN glfwSetLayerShellConfig_func glfwSetLayerShellConfig_impl;
+#define glfwSetLayerShellConfig glfwSetLayerShellConfig_impl
+
 typedef void (*glfwDestroyWindow_func)(GLFWwindow*);
 GFW_EXTERN glfwDestroyWindow_func glfwDestroyWindow_impl;
 #define glfwDestroyWindow glfwDestroyWindow_impl
diff --git a/kitty/glfw.c b/kitty/glfw.c
index d32632142..2ad860948 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw.c
@@ -2475,6 +2475,16 @@ layer_shell_config_for_os_window(PyObject *self UNUSED, PyObject *wid) {
 #endif
 }
 
+static PyObject*
+set_layer_shell_config(PyObject *self UNUSED, PyObject *args) {
+    unsigned long long wid; PyObject *pylsc;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "KO", &wid, &pylsc)) return NULL;
+    OSWindow *window = os_window_for_id(wid);
+    if (!window || !window->handle || !window->is_layer_shell) Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+    GLFWLayerShellConfig lsc = {0};
+    if (!layer_shell_config_from_python(pylsc, &lsc)) return NULL;
+    return Py_NewRef(glfwSetLayerShellConfig(window->handle, &lsc) ? Py_True : Py_False);
+}
 
 // Boilerplate {{{
 
@@ -2483,6 +2493,7 @@ static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {
     METHODB(is_css_pointer_name_valid, METH_O),
     METHODB(toggle_os_window_visibility, METH_O),
     METHODB(layer_shell_config_for_os_window, METH_O),
+    METHODB(set_layer_shell_config, METH_VARARGS),
     METHODB(pointer_name_to_css_name, METH_O),
     {"create_os_window", (PyCFunction)(void (*) (void))(create_os_window), METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS, NULL},
     METHODB(set_default_window_icon, METH_VARARGS),