@@ -326,6 +326,14 @@
    }
    /**
     * @brief Check if kwin screencasting is currently available
     * @return true if screencast can be started, false otherwise
     */
    bool is_kwin_screencasting_available() const {
      return kde_screencast_v1_ != nullptr;
    }
    /**
     * @brief Generate a sorted list of known output names.
     * @return List of strings with output names to pass to start()
     */
@@ -642,6 +650,20 @@
      if (screencast->init(true) < 0) {
        return -1;
      }
#if !defined(__FreeBSD__)
      // Check if KWin screencasting extension is accessible after first init attempt
      if (!screencast->is_kwin_screencasting_available()) {
        // KWin screencasting extension was not found. Drop ALL elevated privileges in case KWin is missing CAP_SYS_NICE
        BOOST_LOG(warning) << "[kwingrab] KWin screencasting unavailable after init. Trying again after dropping ALL elevated privileges."sv;
        platf::drop_elevated_privileges(true);
        // Retry screencast session init after privilege drop
        screencast.reset();  // Cleanup current screencast instance
        screencast = std::make_unique<screencast_t>();  // Create new screencast instance
        if (screencast->init(true) < 0) {
          return -1;
        }
      }
#endif
      if (screencast->start(display_name) < 0) {
        return -1;
      }