diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1262e234..3c8811ad 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ install:
 	cd subprojects/wlroots/build/include && find . -name '*.h*' -print0 | cpio --quiet -0dump ${PREFIX}/include/hyprland/wlroots && cd ../../../..
 	cp ./protocols/*-protocol.h ${PREFIX}/include/hyprland/protocols
 	cp ./build/hyprland.pc ${PREFIX}/share/pkgconfig
+	cp ./assets/hyprland-portals.conf ${PREFIX}/share/xdg-desktop-portal/
 	if [ -d /usr/share/pkgconfig ]; then cp ./build/hyprland.pc /usr/share/pkgconfig 2>/dev/null || true; fi
 
 cleaninstall:
diff --git a/assets/hyprland-portals.conf b/assets/hyprland-portals.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ec1f0de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/hyprland-portals.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[preferred]
+default=hyprland
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/meson.build b/assets/meson.build
index ba2c77bd..cdfafabb 100644
--- a/assets/meson.build
+++ b/assets/meson.build
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ foreach type : wallpaper_types
     install_data(f'wall_@type@@size@K.png', install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'hyprland'), install_tag: 'runtime')
   endforeach
 endforeach
+
+install_data('hyprland-portals.conf', install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'xdg-desktop-portal'), install_tag: 'runtime')
diff --git a/nix/default.nix b/nix/default.nix
index 663d5429..96fa12d7 100644
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ assert lib.assertMsg (!hidpiXWayland) "The option `hidpiXWayland` has been remov
     patches = [
       # make meson use the provided wlroots instead of the git submodule
       ./patches/meson-build.patch
-      # fixes portals search path to be picked up from $XDG_DESKTOP_PORTAL_DIR
-      ./patches/portals.patch
     ];
 
     postPatch = ''
diff --git a/nix/patches/portals.patch b/nix/patches/portals.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cb3d97c3..00000000
--- a/nix/patches/portals.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
-index 1d978aed..56665389 100644
---- a/src/Compositor.cpp
-+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
-@@ -2365,17 +2365,16 @@ void CCompositor::performUserChecks() {
- 
-     static auto* const    PSUPPRESSPORTAL = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:suppress_portal_warnings")->intValue;
- 
--    if (!*PSUPPRESSPORTAL) {
--        if (std::ranges::any_of(BAD_PORTALS, [&](const std::string& portal) { return std::filesystem::exists("/usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal/portals/" + portal + ".portal"); })) {
-+    static auto* const    PORTALDIRENV = getenv("XDG_DESKTOP_PORTAL_DIR");
-+
-+    static auto const     PORTALDIR = PORTALDIRENV != NULL ? std::string(PORTALDIRENV) : "";
-+
-+    if (!*PSUPPRESSPORTAL && PORTALDIR != "") {
-+        if (std::ranges::any_of(BAD_PORTALS, [&](const std::string& portal) { return std::filesystem::exists(PORTALDIR + "/" + portal + ".portal"); })) {
-             // bad portal detected
-             g_pHyprNotificationOverlay->addNotification("You have one or more incompatible xdg-desktop-portal impls installed. Please remove incompatible ones to avoid issues.",
-                                                         CColor(0), 15000, ICON_ERROR);
-         }
--
--        if (std::filesystem::exists("/usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal/portals/hyprland.portal") && std::filesystem::exists("/usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal/portals/wlr.portal")) {
--            g_pHyprNotificationOverlay->addNotification("You have xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland and -wlr installed simultaneously. Please uninstall one to avoid issues.", CColor(0),
--                                                        15000, ICON_ERROR);
--        }
-     }
- }
- 
diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index ef611d8d..c74eb681 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -2427,22 +2427,7 @@ int CCompositor::getNewSpecialID() {
 }
 
 void CCompositor::performUserChecks() {
-    static constexpr auto BAD_PORTALS = {"kde", "gnome"};
-
-    static auto* const    PSUPPRESSPORTAL = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:suppress_portal_warnings")->intValue;
-
-    if (!*PSUPPRESSPORTAL) {
-        if (std::ranges::any_of(BAD_PORTALS, [&](const std::string& portal) { return std::filesystem::exists("/usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal/portals/" + portal + ".portal"); })) {
-            // bad portal detected
-            g_pHyprNotificationOverlay->addNotification("You have one or more incompatible xdg-desktop-portal impls installed. Please remove incompatible ones to avoid issues.",
-                                                        CColor(0), 15000, ICON_ERROR);
-        }
-
-        if (std::filesystem::exists("/usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal/portals/hyprland.portal") && std::filesystem::exists("/usr/share/xdg-desktop-portal/portals/wlr.portal")) {
-            g_pHyprNotificationOverlay->addNotification("You have xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland and -wlr installed simultaneously. Please uninstall one to avoid issues.", CColor(0),
-                                                        15000, ICON_ERROR);
-        }
-    }
+    // empty
 }
 
 void CCompositor::moveWindowToWorkspaceSafe(CWindow* pWindow, CWorkspace* pWorkspace) {
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index defa1a11..831e3b17 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     configValues["misc:moveintogroup_lock_check"].intValue     = 0;
     configValues["misc:hide_cursor_on_touch"].intValue         = 1;
     configValues["misc:mouse_move_focuses_monitor"].intValue   = 1;
-    configValues["misc:suppress_portal_warnings"].intValue     = 0;
     configValues["misc:render_ahead_of_time"].intValue         = 0;
     configValues["misc:render_ahead_safezone"].intValue        = 1;
     configValues["misc:cursor_zoom_factor"].floatValue         = 1.f;