# KDE Plasma 6.9 stabilizes Wayland Picture-in-Picture in KWin by default

> **Key takeaway:** KDE Plasma 6.9 will ship with KWin's Wayland Picture-in-Picture protocol support enabled by default after being declared stable.

**Published:** 2026-10-24T00:56:16+00:00 
**Source:** Phoronix Benchmarks & Drivers 
**Category:** kernel-os 
**Canonical URL:** https://fosswire.org/news/kde-plasma-69-stabilizes-wayland-picture-in-picture-in-kwin-.html 

## Summary
KDE developers have marked KWin's Wayland Picture-in-Picture (PIP) protocol support as stable for the upcoming Plasma 6.9 release, enabling it by default. This allows web browsers and other applications using the Wayland PIP protocol to work without additional configuration. Separately, Plasma Browser Integration gained support for the Brave browser, and the Plasma 6.8.2 point release is in preparation with multi-monitor fixes.

## What changes in Plasma 6.9 PIP support
- KWin's Wayland Picture-in-Picture protocol moves from experimental to stable status
- Enabled by default in Plasma 6.9, removing manual activation steps
- Affects web browsers and other applications implementing the Wayland PIP protocol
- Plasma Browser Integration extended to support Brave browser
- Plasma 6.8.2 point release addresses multi-monitor regression fixes

## Why it matters
Default PIP support removes a configuration barrier for Linux users who rely on floating video windows in browsers like Firefox and Chromium on Wayland sessions. The Brave browser integration expands Plasma's browser ecosystem coverage beyond Firefox and Chrome-based options.