--- a/src/main/screenShare.ts
+++ b/src/main/screenShare.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  */
 
 import { desktopCapturer, session, Streams } from "electron";
+import { writeFileSync } from "fs";
+import { join } from "path";
 import type { StreamPick } from "renderer/components/ScreenSharePicker";
 import { IpcCommands, IpcEvents } from "shared/IpcEvents";
 
@@ -55,7 +57,17 @@
                     skipPicker: true
                 }).catch(() => null);
 
-                if (stream === null) return callback({});
+                if (stream === null) {
+                    // Cancelled: tell the auto-picking XDPH picker (FredOS settings/hyprland.nix)
+                    // to show the full picker on the next share.
+                    try {
+                        writeFileSync(
+                            join(process.env.XDG_RUNTIME_DIR ?? "/tmp", "xdph-pick-manually"),
+                            String(Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000))
+                        );
+                    } catch {}
+                    return callback({});
+                }
             }
 
             callback(video ? { video: sources[0] } : {});