diff --git a/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.test.ts b/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.test.ts
index 85811467..d74e884c 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.test.ts
@@ -164,8 +164,12 @@ describe("shouldUseNativeWindowsCaptureForSource", () => {
 		expect(shouldUseNativeWindowsCaptureForSource({ id: "screen:101:0" })).toBe(true);
 	});
 
-	it("routes window sources through browser capture", () => {
-		expect(shouldUseNativeWindowsCaptureForSource({ id: "window:123456:0" })).toBe(false);
+	it("keeps native Windows capture on window sources", () => {
+		expect(shouldUseNativeWindowsCaptureForSource({ id: "window:123456:0" })).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it("keeps browser capture for non-desktop sources", () => {
+		expect(shouldUseNativeWindowsCaptureForSource({ id: "browser-tab:abc" })).toBe(false);
 	});
 });
 
diff --git a/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts b/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
index a382ea3d..c5cd7005 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
@@ -213,7 +213,10 @@ export function resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy({
 export function shouldUseNativeWindowsCaptureForSource(
 	source: Pick<ProcessedDesktopSource, "id"> | null | undefined,
 ): boolean {
-	return source?.id?.startsWith("screen:") === true;
+	return (
+		source?.id?.startsWith("screen:") === true ||
+		source?.id?.startsWith("window:") === true
+	);
 }
 
 export function createProcessedMicrophoneConstraints(