diff --git a/orbit/changes/36526-fleet-desktop-does-not-stay-hidden b/orbit/changes/36526-fleet-desktop-does-not-stay-hidden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c247dad742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orbit/changes/36526-fleet-desktop-does-not-stay-hidden
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Added a system tray title to Fleet Desktop to make sure that the system tray ID is static, not dynamic.
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diff --git a/orbit/cmd/desktop/desktop.go b/orbit/cmd/desktop/desktop.go
index 93022ab397..4180c2fb01 100644
--- a/orbit/cmd/desktop/desktop.go
+++ b/orbit/cmd/desktop/desktop.go
@@ -172,6 +172,15 @@ func main() {
 
 		systray.SetTooltip("Fleet Desktop")
 
+		if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
+			// Set a static title to ensure a consistent System Tray ID across
+			// process restarts. By default, fyne.io/systray generates a dynamic
+			// ID using the process PID if the title is not set, which prevents
+			// the OS from persisting user settings (like 'Always Hidden' or 'Pinned')
+			// between sessions on Debian.
+			systray.SetTitle("Fleet Desktop")
+		}
+
 		// Default to dark theme icon because this seems to be a better fit on Linux (Ubuntu at
 		// least). On macOS this is used as a template icon anyway.
 		systray.SetTemplateIcon(iconDark, iconDark)