diff --git a/home/linux/gui/niri/conf/windowrules.kdl b/home/linux/gui/niri/conf/windowrules.kdl
index 69531dd2..e96e9e35 100644
--- a/home/linux/gui/niri/conf/windowrules.kdl
+++ b/home/linux/gui/niri/conf/windowrules.kdl
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ window-rule {
     exclude title="^(公告|Announcement|Notice)$"
     open-on-workspace "4entertainment"
     open-fullscreen true
+    variable-refresh-rate true
 }
 window-rule {
     match app-id="heroic"
diff --git a/hosts/idols-ai/niri-hardware.kdl b/hosts/idols-ai/niri-hardware.kdl
index b5ab17a1..713a1b86 100644
--- a/hosts/idols-ai/niri-hardware.kdl
+++ b/hosts/idols-ai/niri-hardware.kdl
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ output "Beihai Century Joint Innovation Technology Co.,Ltd P32A2V 0000000000000"
     // (this panel's 120 Hz mode, for example, is 119.880, not 120).
     mode "3840x2160@144.000"
 
+    // Adaptive sync only while a game window requests it. The desktop then
+    // stays fixed-rate, avoiding VRR flicker during low-load desktop work.
+    // The game window rule below opts in with variable-refresh-rate true.
+    variable-refresh-rate on-demand=true
+
     // Position of the output in the global coordinate space.
     // This affects directional monitor actions like "focus-monitor-left", and cursor movement.
     // The cursor can only move between directly adjacent outputs.