diff --git a/client/ui/tray_status_enabled_linux.go b/client/ui/tray_status_enabled_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79e4acd21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ui/tray_status_enabled_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//go:build linux
+
+package main
+
+// statusRowEnabled reports whether the informational status row at the
+// top of the tray menu should stay enabled. True on Linux: a disabled
+// row is painted greyed-out, which makes the connection-status indicator
+// at the top of the menu look washed-out. Keeping it enabled lets the
+// row (and its coloured status dot) render at full opacity. The row has
+// no OnClick handler, so clicking it is still a no-op — enabling only
+// affects how it is drawn, not its behaviour. macOS disables the row
+// (tray_status_enabled_other.go); Windows enables it for a different
+// reason (tray_status_enabled_windows.go).
+func statusRowEnabled() bool { return true }
diff --git a/client/ui/tray_status_enabled_other.go b/client/ui/tray_status_enabled_other.go
index 1e4c8a13c..5f0d16032 100644
--- a/client/ui/tray_status_enabled_other.go
+++ b/client/ui/tray_status_enabled_other.go
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-//go:build !windows && !android && !ios && !freebsd && !js
+//go:build !windows && !linux && !android && !ios && !freebsd && !js
 
 package main
 
 // statusRowEnabled reports whether the informational status row at the
-// top of the tray menu should stay enabled. False on macOS and Linux:
-// both platforms paint disabled menu rows at slightly reduced opacity
-// without desaturating the leading bitmap, so the coloured status dot
-// stays visible while the greyed-out label still signals to the user
-// that the row is informational and not clickable. Windows opts in via
-// the sibling tray_status_enabled_windows.go file.
+// top of the tray menu should stay enabled. False on macOS: it paints
+// disabled menu rows at slightly reduced opacity without desaturating
+// the leading bitmap, so the coloured status dot stays visible while the
+// greyed-out label still signals to the user that the row is
+// informational and not clickable. Windows opts in via
+// tray_status_enabled_windows.go; Linux via tray_status_enabled_linux.go.
 func statusRowEnabled() bool { return false }