diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a5bee3..d1ed1be 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ add_subdirectory(hyprland-share-picker)
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
 find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
-pkg_check_modules(deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET wayland-client wayland-protocols libpipewire-0.3 libspa-0.2 libdrm gbm)
+pkg_check_modules(deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET wayland-client wayland-protocols libpipewire-0.3 libspa-0.2 libdrm gbm hyprlang>=0.2.0)
 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE SRCFILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "src/*.cpp")
 add_executable(xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland ${SRCFILES})
diff --git a/src/core/PortalManager.cpp b/src/core/PortalManager.cpp
index 9e4abce..7d95514 100644
--- a/src/core/PortalManager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/PortalManager.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,25 @@ inline const zwp_linux_dmabuf_feedback_v1_listener dmabufFeedbackListener = {
 
 //
 
+CPortalManager::CPortalManager() {
+    const auto XDG_CONFIG_HOME = getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME");
+    const auto HOME            = getenv("HOME");
+
+    if (!HOME && !XDG_CONFIG_HOME) {
+        Debug::log(CRIT, "Cannot proceed: neither $HOME nor $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is present in env");
+        throw "$HOME and $XDG_CONFIG_HOME both missing from env";
+    }
+
+    std::string path = XDG_CONFIG_HOME ? std::string{XDG_CONFIG_HOME} + "/hypr/xdph.conf" : std::string{HOME} + "/.config/hypr/xdph.conf";
+
+    m_sConfig.config = std::make_unique<Hyprlang::CConfig>(path, Hyprlang::SConfigOptions{.allowMissingConfig = true});
+
+    m_sConfig.config->addConfigValue("general:toplevel_dynamic_bind", {0L});
+
+    m_sConfig.config->commence();
+    m_sConfig.config->parse();
+}
+
 void CPortalManager::onGlobal(void* data, struct wl_registry* registry, uint32_t name, const char* interface, uint32_t version) {
     const std::string INTERFACE = interface;
 
@@ -238,7 +257,8 @@ void CPortalManager::onGlobal(void* data, struct wl_registry* registry, uint32_t
         m_sHelpers.toplevel = std::make_unique<CToplevelManager>(registry, name, version);
 
         // remove when another fix is found for https://github.com/hyprwm/xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland/issues/147
-        m_sHelpers.toplevel->activate();
+        if (!std::any_cast<Hyprlang::INT>(m_sConfig.config->getConfigValue("general:toplevel_dynamic_bind")))
+            m_sHelpers.toplevel->activate();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/PortalManager.hpp b/src/core/PortalManager.hpp
index 9b341e1..a701fdb 100644
--- a/src/core/PortalManager.hpp
+++ b/src/core/PortalManager.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <sdbus-c++/sdbus-c++.h>
 #include <wayland-client.h>
+#include <hyprlang.hpp>
 
 #include "../portals/Screencopy.hpp"
 #include "../portals/Screenshot.hpp"
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ struct SDMABUFModifier {
 
 class CPortalManager {
   public:
+    CPortalManager();
+
     void                init();
 
     void                onGlobal(void* data, struct wl_registry* registry, uint32_t name, const char* interface, uint32_t version);
@@ -67,6 +70,10 @@ class CPortalManager {
         } dma;
     } m_sWaylandConnection;
 
+    struct {
+        std::unique_ptr<Hyprlang::CConfig> config;
+    } m_sConfig;
+
     std::vector<SDMABUFModifier> m_vDMABUFMods;
 
     void                         addTimer(const CTimer& timer);