diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-startup-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-startup-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0cb00ced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-startup-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: Linux startup regression tests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches: [main, 'fix/**']
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  linux-startup:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+      - name: Test GTK module filtering
+        run: |
+          rustc --edition=2021 --test src-tauri/src/linux_gtk.rs -o "$RUNNER_TEMP/linux-gtk-tests"
+          "$RUNNER_TEMP/linux-gtk-tests"
+      - name: Test the Linux entry point before Tauri initialization
+        run: node --experimental-strip-types --test tests/linuxGtkStartup.test.ts
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/linux_gtk.rs b/src-tauri/src/linux_gtk.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0858428e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/linux_gtk.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+use std::ffi::{OsStr, OsString};
+use std::os::unix::ffi::{OsStrExt, OsStringExt};
+
+pub fn without_appmenu_module(value: &OsStr) -> Option<OsString> {
+    let modules: Vec<_> = value.as_bytes().split(|byte| *byte == b':').collect();
+    let filtered: Vec<_> = modules
+        .iter()
+        .copied()
+        .filter(|module| {
+            let name = module
+                .trim_ascii()
+                .rsplit(|byte| *byte == b'/')
+                .next()
+                .unwrap_or_default();
+            !matches!(
+                name,
+                b"appmenu-gtk-module"
+                    | b"appmenu-gtk-module.so"
+                    | b"libappmenu-gtk-module"
+                    | b"libappmenu-gtk-module.so"
+            )
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    (filtered.len() != modules.len()).then(|| OsString::from_vec(filtered.join(&b':')))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn preserves_accessibility_modules_from_reported_environment() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            without_appmenu_module(OsStr::new("gail:atk-bridge:appmenu-gtk-module")),
+            Some(OsString::from("gail:atk-bridge"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn removes_module_at_any_position() {
+        for value in [
+            "appmenu-gtk-module:gail:atk-bridge",
+            "gail:appmenu-gtk-module:atk-bridge",
+            "gail:atk-bridge:appmenu-gtk-module",
+        ] {
+            assert_eq!(
+                without_appmenu_module(OsStr::new(value)),
+                Some(OsString::from("gail:atk-bridge"))
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn recognizes_library_names_and_paths() {
+        for module in [
+            "appmenu-gtk-module",
+            "appmenu-gtk-module.so",
+            "libappmenu-gtk-module",
+            "libappmenu-gtk-module.so",
+            "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/modules/libappmenu-gtk-module.so",
+            "./modules/libappmenu-gtk-module.so",
+            " \tappmenu-gtk-module \t",
+        ] {
+            let value = format!("gail:{module}:atk-bridge");
+            assert_eq!(
+                without_appmenu_module(OsStr::new(&value)),
+                Some(OsString::from("gail:atk-bridge")),
+                "{module}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn removes_all_occurrences_including_module_only_lists() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            without_appmenu_module(OsStr::new("appmenu-gtk-module:libappmenu-gtk-module.so")),
+            Some(OsString::new())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            without_appmenu_module(OsStr::new("appmenu-gtk-module:gail:appmenu-gtk-module")),
+            Some(OsString::from("gail"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn leaves_unrelated_and_empty_values_unchanged() {
+        for value in [
+            "",
+            "gail:atk-bridge",
+            ":gail::atk-bridge:",
+            "my-appmenu-gtk-module:appmenu-gtk-module-extra",
+            "libappmenu-gtk-module.so.backup",
+            "/opt/appmenu-gtk-module/other.so",
+        ] {
+            assert_eq!(without_appmenu_module(OsStr::new(value)), None, "{value}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn preserves_remaining_entries_byte_for_byte() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            without_appmenu_module(OsStr::new(":gail::appmenu-gtk-module: atk-bridge :")),
+            Some(OsString::from(":gail:: atk-bridge :"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn preserves_non_utf8_module_paths() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            without_appmenu_module(OsStr::from_bytes(
+                b"/opt/\xff/other.so:appmenu-gtk-module:atk-bridge"
+            )),
+            Some(OsString::from_vec(b"/opt/\xff/other.so:atk-bridge".to_vec()))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            without_appmenu_module(OsStr::from_bytes(b"/opt/\xff/other.so")),
+            None
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn filtering_is_idempotent() {
+        let filtered = without_appmenu_module(OsStr::new("gail:appmenu-gtk-module")).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(without_appmenu_module(&filtered), None);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index ac44cfa3..1c959637 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 // Prevents additional console window on Windows in release, DO NOT REMOVE!!
 #![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")]
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+mod linux_gtk;
+
 fn main() {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    for variable in ["GTK_MODULES", "GTK3_MODULES"] {
+        if let Some(filtered) = std::env::var_os(variable)
+            .as_deref()
+            .and_then(linux_gtk::without_appmenu_module)
+        {
+            unsafe { std::env::set_var(variable, filtered) };
+        }
+    }
+
     codex_switcher_lib::run()
 }
diff --git a/tests/linuxGtkStartup.test.ts b/tests/linuxGtkStartup.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3d370a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/linuxGtkStartup.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import test from "node:test";
+
+const probeSource = `
+pub fn run() {
+    for name in ["GTK_MODULES", "GTK3_MODULES", "GDK_BACKEND"] {
+        match std::env::var_os(name) {
+            Some(value) => println!("{}={}", name, value.to_string_lossy()),
+            None => println!("{}=<unset>", name),
+        }
+    }
+}
+`;
+
+test("Linux entry point filters modules before starting Tauri", {
+  skip: process.platform !== "linux",
+}, async (t) => {
+  const directory = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "codex-switcher-startup-"));
+  t.after(() => rmSync(directory, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+  const probe = join(directory, "probe.rs");
+  const library = join(directory, "libcodex_switcher_lib.rlib");
+  const executable = join(directory, "startup");
+  const main = fileURLToPath(new URL("../src-tauri/src/main.rs", import.meta.url));
+  writeFileSync(probe, probeSource);
+
+  for (const args of [
+    ["--edition=2021", "--crate-type=rlib", "--crate-name=codex_switcher_lib", probe, "-o", library],
+    ["--edition=2021", main, "--extern", `codex_switcher_lib=${library}`, "-o", executable],
+  ]) {
+    const result = spawnSync(process.env.RUSTC ?? "rustc", args, { encoding: "utf8" });
+    assert.ifError(result.error);
+    assert.equal(result.status, 0, result.stderr);
+  }
+
+  const cases: {
+    name: string;
+    modules?: string;
+    gtk3?: string;
+    expectedModules?: string;
+    expectedGtk3?: string;
+  }[] = [
+    { name: "leaves unset variables unset" },
+    { name: "preserves explicitly empty values", modules: "", gtk3: "", expectedModules: "", expectedGtk3: "" },
+    {
+      name: "handles the reported Ubuntu environment",
+      modules: "gail:atk-bridge:appmenu-gtk-module",
+      expectedModules: "gail:atk-bridge",
+    },
+    {
+      name: "filters GTK3_MODULES independently",
+      gtk3: "appmenu-gtk-module:canberra-gtk-module",
+      expectedGtk3: "canberra-gtk-module",
+    },
+    {
+      name: "filters both variables before the library starts",
+      modules: "appmenu-gtk-module:gail",
+      gtk3: "atk-bridge:libappmenu-gtk-module.so",
+      expectedModules: "gail",
+      expectedGtk3: "atk-bridge",
+    },
+    {
+      name: "removes duplicate and module-only entries",
+      modules: "appmenu-gtk-module:appmenu-gtk-module",
+      expectedModules: "",
+    },
+    {
+      name: "accepts an absolute library path",
+      modules: "gail:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-3.0/modules/libappmenu-gtk-module.so",
+      expectedModules: "gail",
+    },
+    {
+      name: "preserves unrelated module names and separators",
+      modules: ":gail::my-appmenu-gtk-module:atk-bridge:",
+      gtk3: "canberra-gtk-module",
+      expectedModules: ":gail::my-appmenu-gtk-module:atk-bridge:",
+      expectedGtk3: "canberra-gtk-module",
+    },
+  ];
+
+  for (const { name, modules, gtk3, expectedModules, expectedGtk3 } of cases) {
+    await t.test(name, () => {
+      const env: Record<string, string | undefined> = { ...process.env, GDK_BACKEND: "wayland" };
+      delete env.GTK_MODULES;
+      delete env.GTK3_MODULES;
+      if (modules !== undefined) env.GTK_MODULES = modules;
+      if (gtk3 !== undefined) env.GTK3_MODULES = gtk3;
+      const result = spawnSync(executable, [], { env, encoding: "utf8" });
+      assert.ifError(result.error);
+      assert.equal(result.status, 0, result.stderr);
+      assert.equal(result.stdout, [
+        `GTK_MODULES=${expectedModules ?? "<unset>"}`,
+        `GTK3_MODULES=${expectedGtk3 ?? "<unset>"}`,
+        "GDK_BACKEND=wayland",
+        "",
+      ].join("\n"));
+    });
+  }
+});