diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 38b9a643..8234bc52 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ An open-source, minimal, configurable, fast bootstrapper for running Roblox on L
 + Roblox's logs appear within Vinegar
 + FPS Unlocking for Player by default, without rbxfpsunlocker
 + Browser launch via MIME
++ Automatic [GameMode](https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode) functionality
 + Custom execution of wine program within wineprefix
 + TOML configuration file
   + Force a specific version of Roblox
   + Select/Force Roblox release channels, lets you opt into non-production Roblox release channels
-  + Custom launcher specified to be used when launching Roblox (eg. [GameMode](https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode)).
+  + Custom launcher specified to be used when launching Roblox
   + Wine Root, allows you to set a specific wine installation path
   + Sanitization of environment
   + Set different environment variables and FFlags for both Player and Studio
diff --git a/cmd/vinegar/binary.go b/cmd/vinegar/binary.go
index ab60482f..2cc788bd 100644
--- a/cmd/vinegar/binary.go
+++ b/cmd/vinegar/binary.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	bsrpc "github.com/vinegarhq/vinegar/bloxstraprpc"
 	"github.com/vinegarhq/vinegar/config"
+	"github.com/vinegarhq/vinegar/internal/bus"
 	"github.com/vinegarhq/vinegar/internal/dirs"
 	"github.com/vinegarhq/vinegar/internal/state"
 	"github.com/vinegarhq/vinegar/roblox"
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ type Binary struct {
 	// Logging
 	Auth     bool
 	Activity bsrpc.Activity
+
+	// DBUS session
+	BusSession *bus.SessionBus
 }
 
 func NewBinary(bt roblox.BinaryType, cfg *config.Config, pfx *wine.Prefix) *Binary {
@@ -71,6 +75,8 @@ func NewBinary(bt roblox.BinaryType, cfg *config.Config, pfx *wine.Prefix) *Bina
 		Name:   bt.BinaryName(),
 		Type:   bt,
 		Prefix: pfx,
+
+		BusSession: bus.New(),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -122,6 +128,16 @@ func (b *Binary) Run(args ...string) error {
 	log.Printf("Launching %s", b.Name)
 	b.Splash.SetMessage("Launching " + b.Alias)
 
+	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("roblox process: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if b.Config.GameMode {
+		if err := b.BusSession.GamemodeRegister(int32(cmd.Process.Pid)); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to register gamemode: %s", err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+
 	defer func() {
 		// Don't do anything if the process even ran correctly.
 		if cmd.Process == nil {
@@ -149,7 +165,7 @@ func (b *Binary) Run(args ...string) error {
 		b.Prefix.Kill()
 	}()
 
-	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+	if err := cmd.Wait(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("roblox process: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 32846ee3..035363e9 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type Binary struct {
 	FFlags        roblox.FFlags `toml:"fflags"`
 	Env           Environment   `toml:"env"`
 	ForcedGpu     string        `toml:"gpu"`
+	GameMode      bool          `toml:"gamemode"`
 }
 
 type Config struct {
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ func Default() Config {
 		Player: Binary{
 			DiscordRPC: true,
 			Dxvk:       true,
+			GameMode:   true,
 			FFlags: roblox.FFlags{
 				"DFIntTaskSchedulerTargetFps": 640,
 			},
@@ -121,7 +123,8 @@ func Default() Config {
 			},
 		},
 		Studio: Binary{
-			Dxvk: true,
+			Dxvk:     true,
+			GameMode: true,
 		},
 
 		Splash: Splash{
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6ee52aba..b34d163b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ require (
 	gioui.org/cpu v0.0.0-20220412190645-f1e9e8c3b1f7 // indirect
 	gioui.org/shader v1.0.8 // indirect
 	github.com/go-text/typesetting v0.0.0-20231101082850-a36c1d9288f6 // indirect
+	github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.1.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20231006140011-7918f672742d // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp/shiny v0.0.0-20231006140011-7918f672742d // indirect
 	golang.org/x/image v0.13.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7f8a5e1d..a5330b89 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ github.com/go-text/typesetting v0.0.0-20231101082850-a36c1d9288f6 h1:1DDZ2Nr1mno
 github.com/go-text/typesetting v0.0.0-20231101082850-a36c1d9288f6/go.mod h1:evDBbvNR/KaVFZ2ZlDSOWWXIUKq0wCOEtzLxRM8SG3k=
 github.com/go-text/typesetting-utils v0.0.0-20230616150549-2a7df14b6a22 h1:LBQTFxP2MfsyEDqSKmUBZaDuDHN1vpqDyOZjcqS7MYI=
 github.com/go-text/typesetting-utils v0.0.0-20230616150549-2a7df14b6a22/go.mod h1:DDxDdQEnB70R8owOx3LVpEFvpMK9eeH1o2r0yZhFI9o=
+github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.1.0 h1:4KLkAxT3aOY8Li4FRJe/KvhoNFFxo0m6fNuFUO8QJUk=
+github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.1.0/go.mod h1:xhWf0FNVPg57R7Z0UbKHbJfkEywrmjJnf7w5xrFpKfA=
 github.com/hugolgst/rich-go v0.0.0-20230917173849-4a4fb1d3c362 h1:Q8D2HP1l2mOoeRVLhHjDhK8MRb7LkjESWRtd2gbauws=
 github.com/hugolgst/rich-go v0.0.0-20230917173849-4a4fb1d3c362/go.mod h1:nGaW7CGfNZnhtiFxMpc4OZdqIexGXjUlBnlmpZmjEKA=
 github.com/otiai10/copy v1.12.0 h1:cLMgSQnXBs1eehF0Wy/FAGsgDTDmAqFR7rQylBb1nDY=
diff --git a/internal/bus/bus.go b/internal/bus/bus.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c1842db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/bus/bus.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package bus
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/godbus/dbus/v5"
+)
+
+type SessionBus struct {
+	conn   *dbus.Conn
+	portal dbus.BusObject
+}
+
+func New() *SessionBus {
+	conn, err := dbus.ConnectSessionBus()
+	if err != nil {
+		return &SessionBus{}
+	}
+
+	return &SessionBus{
+		conn:   conn,
+		portal: conn.Object("org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop", "/org/freedesktop/portal/desktop"),
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *SessionBus) GamemodeRegister(pid int32) error {
+	if s.conn == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	call := s.portal.Call("org.freedesktop.portal.GameMode.RegisterGame", 0, pid)
+	if call.Err != nil && !errors.Is(call.Err, dbus.ErrMsgNoObject) {
+		return call.Err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}