diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/Window.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/Window.zig
index b56d91c9e..a031998ce 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/Window.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/Window.zig
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ pub const DerivedConfig = struct {
     gtk_toolbar_style: configpkg.Config.GtkToolbarStyle,
 
     quick_terminal_position: configpkg.Config.QuickTerminalPosition,
+    quick_terminal_autohide: bool,
 
     maximize: bool,
     fullscreen: bool,
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ pub const DerivedConfig = struct {
             .gtk_toolbar_style = config.@"gtk-toolbar-style",
 
             .quick_terminal_position = config.@"quick-terminal-position",
+            .quick_terminal_autohide = config.@"quick-terminal-autohide",
 
             .maximize = config.maximize,
             .fullscreen = config.fullscreen,
@@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ pub fn init(self: *Window, app: *App) !void {
 
     _ = c.g_signal_connect_data(self.window, "notify::maximized", c.G_CALLBACK(&gtkWindowNotifyMaximized), self, null, c.G_CONNECT_DEFAULT);
     _ = c.g_signal_connect_data(self.window, "notify::fullscreened", c.G_CALLBACK(&gtkWindowNotifyFullscreened), self, null, c.G_CONNECT_DEFAULT);
+    _ = c.g_signal_connect_data(self.window, "notify::is-active", c.G_CALLBACK(&gtkWindowNotifyIsActive), self, null, c.G_CONNECT_DEFAULT);
 
     // If Adwaita is enabled and is older than 1.4.0 we don't have the tab overview and so we
     // need to stick the headerbar into the content box.
@@ -378,9 +381,14 @@ pub fn present(self: *Window) void {
 
 pub fn toggleVisibility(self: *Window) void {
     const window: *gtk.Widget = @ptrCast(self.window);
+
     window.setVisible(@intFromBool(window.isVisible() == 0));
 }
 
+pub fn isQuickTerminal(self: *Window) bool {
+    return self.app.quick_terminal == self;
+}
+
 pub fn updateConfig(
     self: *Window,
     config: *const configpkg.Config,
@@ -421,7 +429,7 @@ pub fn syncAppearance(self: *Window) !void {
         if (!csd_enabled) break :visible false;
 
         // Never display the header bar as a quick terminal.
-        if (self.app.quick_terminal == self) break :visible false;
+        if (self.isQuickTerminal()) break :visible false;
 
         // Unconditionally disable the header bar when fullscreened.
         if (self.config.fullscreen) break :visible false;
@@ -472,12 +480,6 @@ pub fn syncAppearance(self: *Window) !void {
     self.winproto.syncAppearance() catch |err| {
         log.warn("failed to sync winproto appearance error={}", .{err});
     };
-
-    if (self.app.quick_terminal == self) {
-        self.winproto.syncQuickTerminal() catch |err| {
-            log.warn("failed to sync quick terminal appearance error={}", .{err});
-        };
-    }
 }
 
 fn toggleCssClass(
@@ -730,6 +732,20 @@ fn gtkWindowNotifyFullscreened(
     };
 }
 
+fn gtkWindowNotifyIsActive(
+    _: *c.GObject,
+    _: *c.GParamSpec,
+    ud: ?*anyopaque,
+) callconv(.C) void {
+    const self = userdataSelf(ud orelse return);
+    if (!self.isQuickTerminal()) return;
+
+    // Hide when we're unfocused
+    if (self.config.quick_terminal_autohide and c.gtk_window_is_active(self.window) == 0) {
+        self.toggleVisibility();
+    }
+}
+
 // Note: we MUST NOT use the GtkButton parameter because gtkActionNewTab
 // sends an undefined value.
 fn gtkTabNewClick(_: *c.GtkButton, ud: ?*anyopaque) callconv(.C) void {
@@ -803,7 +819,7 @@ pub fn close(self: *Window) void {
     const window: *gtk.Window = @ptrCast(self.window);
 
     // Unset the quick terminal on the app level
-    if (self.app.quick_terminal == self) self.app.quick_terminal = null;
+    if (self.isQuickTerminal()) self.app.quick_terminal = null;
 
     window.destroy();
 }
@@ -813,9 +829,6 @@ fn gtkCloseRequest(v: *c.GtkWindow, ud: ?*anyopaque) callconv(.C) bool {
     log.debug("window close request", .{});
     const self = userdataSelf(ud.?);
 
-    // This path should never occur, but this is here as a safety measure.
-    if (self.app.quick_terminal == self) return true;
-
     // If none of our surfaces need confirmation, we can just exit.
     for (self.app.core_app.surfaces.items) |surface| {
         if (surface.container.window()) |window| {
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/winproto.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/winproto.zig
index e99a5fb2b..01587a226 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/winproto.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/winproto.zig
@@ -133,12 +133,6 @@ pub const Window = union(Protocol) {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn syncQuickTerminal(self: *Window) !void {
-        switch (self.*) {
-            inline else => |*v| try v.syncQuickTerminal(),
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn clientSideDecorationEnabled(self: Window) bool {
         return switch (self) {
             inline else => |v| v.clientSideDecorationEnabled(),
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/winproto/noop.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/winproto/noop.zig
index d030d884e..c71394e7a 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/winproto/noop.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/winproto/noop.zig
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ pub const Window = struct {
 
     pub fn syncAppearance(_: *Window) !void {}
 
-    pub fn syncQuickTerminal(_: *Window) !void {}
-
     /// This returns true if CSD is enabled for this window. This
     /// should be the actual present state of the window, not the
     /// desired state.
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/winproto/wayland.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/winproto/wayland.zig
index f9ea7c7de..e27b6bf77 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/winproto/wayland.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/winproto/wayland.zig
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ pub const App = struct {
         // https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/merge_requests/6398
         kde_decoration_manager: ?*org.KdeKwinServerDecorationManager = null,
 
+        kde_slide_manager: ?*org.KdeKwinSlideManager = null,
+
         default_deco_mode: ?org.KdeKwinServerDecorationManager.Mode = null,
     };
 
@@ -117,13 +119,26 @@ pub const App = struct {
                     global,
                 )) |blur_manager| {
                     context.kde_blur_manager = blur_manager;
-                } else if (registryBind(
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (registryBind(
                     org.KdeKwinServerDecorationManager,
                     registry,
                     global,
                 )) |deco_manager| {
                     context.kde_decoration_manager = deco_manager;
                     deco_manager.setListener(*Context, decoManagerListener, context);
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (registryBind(
+                    org.KdeKwinSlideManager,
+                    registry,
+                    global,
+                )) |slide_manager| {
+                    context.kde_slide_manager = slide_manager;
+                    return;
                 }
             },
 
@@ -188,6 +203,10 @@ pub const Window = struct {
     /// of the window.
     decoration: ?*org.KdeKwinServerDecoration,
 
+    /// Object that controls the slide-in/slide-out animations of the
+    /// quick terminal. Always null for windows other than the quick terminal.
+    slide: ?*org.KdeKwinSlide,
+
     pub fn init(
         alloc: Allocator,
         app: *App,
@@ -232,6 +251,7 @@ pub const Window = struct {
             .app_context = app.context,
             .blur_token = null,
             .decoration = deco,
+            .slide = null,
         };
     }
 
@@ -239,6 +259,7 @@ pub const Window = struct {
         _ = alloc;
         if (self.blur_token) |blur| blur.release();
         if (self.decoration) |deco| deco.release();
+        if (self.slide) |slide| slide.release();
     }
 
     pub fn resizeEvent(_: *Window) !void {}
@@ -250,6 +271,12 @@ pub const Window = struct {
         self.syncDecoration() catch |err| {
             log.err("failed to sync blur={}", .{err});
         };
+
+        if (self.apprt_window.isQuickTerminal()) {
+            self.syncQuickTerminal() catch |err| {
+                log.warn("failed to sync quick terminal appearance={}", .{err});
+            };
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn clientSideDecorationEnabled(self: Window) bool {
@@ -308,7 +335,7 @@ pub const Window = struct {
         };
     }
 
-    pub fn syncQuickTerminal(self: *Window) !void {
+    fn syncQuickTerminal(self: *Window) !void {
         if (comptime !build_options.layer_shell) return;
 
         const window = self.apprt_window.window;
@@ -339,6 +366,22 @@ pub const Window = struct {
             .top, .bottom, .center => c.gtk_window_set_default_size(window, 800, 400),
             .left, .right => c.gtk_window_set_default_size(window, 400, 800),
         }
+
+        if (self.apprt_window.isQuickTerminal()) {
+            if (self.slide) |slide| slide.release();
+
+            self.slide = if (anchored_edge) |anchored| slide: {
+                const mgr = self.app_context.kde_slide_manager orelse break :slide null;
+
+                const slide = mgr.create(self.surface) catch |err| {
+                    log.warn("could not create slide object={}", .{err});
+                    break :slide null;
+                };
+                slide.setLocation(@intCast(@intFromEnum(anchored.toKdeSlideLocation())));
+                slide.commit();
+                break :slide slide;
+            } else null;
+        }
     }
 };
 
@@ -347,4 +390,13 @@ const LayerShellEdge = enum(c_uint) {
     right = c.GTK_LAYER_SHELL_EDGE_RIGHT,
     top = c.GTK_LAYER_SHELL_EDGE_TOP,
     bottom = c.GTK_LAYER_SHELL_EDGE_BOTTOM,
+
+    fn toKdeSlideLocation(self: LayerShellEdge) org.KdeKwinSlide.Location {
+        return switch (self) {
+            .left => .left,
+            .top => .top,
+            .right => .right,
+            .bottom => .bottom,
+        };
+    }
 };
diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/winproto/x11.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/winproto/x11.zig
index 6d20e6e8b..c8f5385dd 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/winproto/x11.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/winproto/x11.zig
@@ -228,8 +228,6 @@ pub const Window = struct {
         };
     }
 
-    pub fn syncQuickTerminal(_: *Window) !void {}
-
     pub fn clientSideDecorationEnabled(self: Window) bool {
         return switch (self.config.window_decoration) {
             .auto, .client => true,
diff --git a/src/build/SharedDeps.zig b/src/build/SharedDeps.zig
index 26c4d84c5..7b2d10c63 100644
--- a/src/build/SharedDeps.zig
+++ b/src/build/SharedDeps.zig
@@ -474,10 +474,12 @@ pub fn add(
                     // FIXME: replace with `zxdg_decoration_v1` once GTK merges https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/merge_requests/6398
                     scanner.addCustomProtocol(plasma_wayland_protocols.path("src/protocols/blur.xml"));
                     scanner.addCustomProtocol(plasma_wayland_protocols.path("src/protocols/server-decoration.xml"));
+                    scanner.addCustomProtocol(plasma_wayland_protocols.path("src/protocols/slide.xml"));
 
                     scanner.generate("wl_compositor", 1);
                     scanner.generate("org_kde_kwin_blur_manager", 1);
                     scanner.generate("org_kde_kwin_server_decoration_manager", 1);
+                    scanner.generate("org_kde_kwin_slide_manager", 1);
 
                     step.root_module.addImport("wayland", wayland);
                     step.root_module.addImport("gdk_wayland", gobject.module("gdkwayland4"));
diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index c2749b45c..a6612a4d3 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -1637,7 +1637,8 @@ keybind: Keybinds = .{},
 ///   * `right` - Terminal appears at the right of the screen.
 ///   * `center` - Terminal appears at the center of the screen.
 ///
-/// Changing this configuration requires restarting Ghostty completely.
+/// On macOS, changing this configuration requires restarting Ghostty
+/// completely.
 ///
 /// Note: There is no default keybind for toggling the quick terminal.
 /// To enable this feature, bind the `toggle_quick_terminal` action to a key.
@@ -1661,11 +1662,15 @@ keybind: Keybinds = .{},
 ///
 /// The default value is `main` because this is the recommended screen
 /// by the operating system.
+///
+/// Only implemented on macOS.
 @"quick-terminal-screen": QuickTerminalScreen = .main,
 
 /// Duration (in seconds) of the quick terminal enter and exit animation.
 /// Set it to 0 to disable animation completely. This can be changed at
 /// runtime.
+///
+/// Only implemented on macOS.
 @"quick-terminal-animation-duration": f64 = 0.2,
 
 /// Automatically hide the quick terminal when focus shifts to another window.
@@ -1687,6 +1692,9 @@ keybind: Keybinds = .{},
 ///    space.
 ///
 /// The default value is `move`.
+///
+/// Only implemented on macOS.
+/// On Linux the behavior is always equivalent to `move`.
 @"quick-terminal-space-behavior": QuickTerminalSpaceBehavior = .move,
 
 /// Whether to enable shell integration auto-injection or not. Shell integration
diff --git a/src/input/Binding.zig b/src/input/Binding.zig
index ddee672a5..b684e6cd6 100644
--- a/src/input/Binding.zig
+++ b/src/input/Binding.zig
@@ -471,7 +471,15 @@ pub const Action = union(enum) {
     /// See the various configurations for the quick terminal in the
     /// configuration file to customize its behavior.
     ///
-    /// This currently only works on macOS.
+    /// Supported on macOS and some desktop environments on Linux, namely
+    /// those that support the `wlr-layer-shell` Wayland protocol
+    /// (i.e. most desktop environments and window managers except GNOME).
+    ///
+    /// Slide-in animations on Linux are only supported on KDE when the
+    /// "Sliding Popups" KWin plugin is enabled. If you do not have this
+    /// plugin enabled, open System Settings > Apps & Windows > Window
+    /// Management > Desktop Effects, and enable the plugin in the plugin list.
+    /// Ghostty would then need to be restarted for this to take effect.
     toggle_quick_terminal: void,
 
     /// Show/hide all windows. If all windows become shown, we also ensure