diff --git a/settings/hyprland.nix b/settings/hyprland.nix
index 399d8e5..02451da 100644
--- a/settings/hyprland.nix
+++ b/settings/hyprland.nix
@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@ in
               -- Ensure hyprland-session.target starts even if HM's
               -- dbus-update-activation-environment chain fails upstream.
               hl.exec_cmd("systemctl --user start hyprland-session.target")
+              -- greetd's pam leaves gnome-keyring-daemon in half-initialized
+              -- --login mode (autologin = no password, and nothing in a
+              -- non-GNOME session runs the second stage). --start completes
+              -- init so the lockscreen's pam unlock actually reaches it.
+              hl.exec_cmd("${pkgs.gnome-keyring}/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=secrets")
               -- mako removed; notifications handled by quickshell
 
               hl.exec_cmd("wl-paste --type text --watch cliphist store")