diff --git a/containments/homescreens/folio/qml/main.qml b/containments/homescreens/folio/qml/main.qml
index f667410a..088e6792 100644
--- a/containments/homescreens/folio/qml/main.qml
+++ b/containments/homescreens/folio/qml/main.qml
@@ -25,12 +25,32 @@ import org.kde.kirigamiaddons.components as KirigamiAddonsComponents
 
 import plasma.applet.org.kde.plasma.mobile.homescreen.folio as Folio
 
+import "./gaming"
+
 import "./private"
 
 ContainmentItem {
     id: root
     property Folio.HomeScreen folio: root.plasmoid
 
+    // Tracks whether the Game Center grid is visible within gaming mode.
+    // Starts true when gaming mode turns on; set to false by a game launch.
+    property bool gameCenterOpen: false
+    property bool showGameCenterHint: false
+
+    Timer {
+        id: gameCenterHintTimer
+        interval: 2600
+        onTriggered: root.showGameCenterHint = false
+    }
+
+    Connections {
+        target: ShellSettings.Settings
+        function onGamingModeEnabledChanged() {
+            root.gameCenterOpen = ShellSettings.Settings.gamingModeEnabled
+        }
+    }
+
     Component.onCompleted: {
         folio.FolioSettings.load();
         folio.FavouritesModel.load();
@@ -89,6 +109,12 @@ ContainmentItem {
             MobileShellState.ShellDBusClient.closeActionDrawer();
         }
 
+        if (ShellSettings.Settings.gamingModeEnabled) {
+            // In gaming mode Home/Menu should reopen the Game Center overlay.
+            root.gameCenterOpen = true;
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (ShellSettings.Settings.convergenceModeEnabled) {
             // Convergence: toggle the app drawer as a layer-shell overlay
             // without disturbing open windows.
@@ -186,7 +212,7 @@ ContainmentItem {
     // task panel containment; this window only provides the visible dock.
     Window {
         id: dockOverlay
-        visible: ShellSettings.Settings.convergenceModeEnabled
+        visible: ShellSettings.Settings.convergenceModeEnabled && !ShellSettings.Settings.gamingModeEnabled
         color: "transparent"
         width: Screen.width
         height: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 3
@@ -286,6 +312,7 @@ ContainmentItem {
     Window {
         id: drawerOverlay
         visible: ShellSettings.Settings.convergenceModeEnabled
+                 && !ShellSettings.Settings.gamingModeEnabled
                  && folio.HomeScreenState.appDrawerOpenProgress > 0
         color: "transparent"
         width: Screen.width
@@ -645,6 +672,68 @@ ContainmentItem {
         }
     }
 
+    // Game Center overlay — full-screen grid of games shown when gaming mode
+    // is active.  Sits at LayerTop so it covers running application windows
+    // without going above system notifications.
+    GameCenterOverlay {
+        id: gameCenterOverlay
+        folio: root.folio
+        visible: ShellSettings.Settings.gamingModeEnabled && root.gameCenterOpen
+
+        onGameStarted: root.gameCenterOpen = false
+        onDismissRequested: {
+            root.gameCenterOpen = false
+            if (ShellSettings.Settings.gamingDismissHintEnabled) {
+                root.showGameCenterHint = true
+                gameCenterHintTimer.restart()
+            }
+        }
+
+        onVisibleChanged: {
+            if (!visible) {
+                folio.ApplicationListSearchModel.categoryFilter = ""
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Small persistent button at the top-right corner of the screen that lets
+    // the user return to the Game Center after launching a game.
+    GamingHUD {
+        visible: ShellSettings.Settings.gamingModeEnabled && !root.gameCenterOpen
+        onOpenRequested: root.gameCenterOpen = true
+    }
+
+    Rectangle {
+        id: gameCenterHint
+        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+        anchors.top: parent.top
+        anchors.topMargin: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2
+        visible: root.showGameCenterHint && ShellSettings.Settings.gamingDismissHintEnabled
+        opacity: visible ? 1 : 0
+        z: 2000
+        radius: Kirigami.Units.cornerRadius
+        color: Qt.rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65)
+        border.width: 1
+        border.color: Qt.rgba(1, 1, 1, 0.2)
+
+        Behavior on opacity {
+            NumberAnimation { duration: Kirigami.Units.shortDuration; easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad }
+        }
+
+        implicitWidth: hintText.implicitWidth + Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2
+        implicitHeight: hintText.implicitHeight + Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing
+
+        PlasmaComponents.Label {
+            id: hintText
+            anchors.centerIn: parent
+            text: i18n("Gaming mode is still on. Use Home or the gamepad icon to reopen Game Center.")
+            color: "white"
+            wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+            width: Math.min(root.width * 0.8, Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 30)
+            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+        }
+    }
+
     MobileShell.HomeScreen {
         id: homeScreen
         anchors.fill: parent
diff --git a/containments/panel/qml/main.qml b/containments/panel/qml/main.qml
index 3944ee9f..2e151540 100644
--- a/containments/panel/qml/main.qml
+++ b/containments/panel/qml/main.qml
@@ -34,11 +34,17 @@ ContainmentItem {
     // Whether the startup feedback is showing
     readonly property bool showingStartupFeedback: MobileShellState.ShellDBusObject.startupFeedbackModel.activeWindowIsStartupFeedback
 
+    readonly property bool gamingMode: ShellSettings.Settings.gamingModeEnabled
+
     // Whether an app is maximized and showing (does not include startup feedback)
     readonly property bool showingApp: windowMaximizedTracker.showingWindow && !showingStartupFeedback
 
     // Whether the currently showing app is in "fullscreen"
     readonly property bool fullscreen: {
+        if (gamingMode) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         // In convergence mode the status bar is always visible, like a desktop panel.
         if (ShellSettings.Settings.convergenceModeEnabled) {
             return false;
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ ContainmentItem {
         }
     }
 
-    readonly property real panelHeight: MobileShell.Constants.topPanelHeight
+    readonly property real panelHeight: gamingMode ? 0 : MobileShell.Constants.topPanelHeight
     onPanelHeightChanged: setWindowProperties()
 
     function setWindowProperties() {
@@ -123,6 +129,11 @@ ContainmentItem {
         function onConvergenceModeEnabledChanged() {
             root.setWindowProperties();
         }
+
+        function onGamingModeEnabledChanged() {
+            root.setWindowProperties();
+            MobileShellState.ShellDBusClient.panelState = ShellSettings.Settings.gamingModeEnabled ? "hidden" : "default";
+        }
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
@@ -136,7 +147,7 @@ ContainmentItem {
     // MaximizeArea by the panel height.
     Window {
         id: topBarSpaceReserver
-        visible: ShellSettings.Settings.convergenceModeEnabled
+        visible: ShellSettings.Settings.convergenceModeEnabled && !ShellSettings.Settings.gamingModeEnabled
         color: "transparent"
         flags: Qt.FramelessWindowHint | Qt.WindowTransparentForInput
         height: root.panelHeight
@@ -152,6 +163,7 @@ ContainmentItem {
     // Visual panel component
     StatusPanel {
         id: statusPanel
+        visible: !ShellSettings.Settings.gamingModeEnabled
         anchors.fill: parent
         containmentItem: root
     }
diff --git a/containments/taskpanel/qml/main.qml b/containments/taskpanel/qml/main.qml
index 9f3aa4cf..f9f4bb87 100644
--- a/containments/taskpanel/qml/main.qml
+++ b/containments/taskpanel/qml/main.qml
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@ ContainmentItem {
 
     readonly property bool inLandscape: MobileShell.Constants.navigationPanelOnSide(Screen.width, Screen.height)
 
-    readonly property real navigationPanelHeight: MobileShell.Constants.navigationPanelThickness
+    readonly property bool gamingMode: ShellSettings.Settings.gamingModeEnabled
+
+    readonly property real navigationPanelHeight: gamingMode ? 0 : MobileShell.Constants.navigationPanelThickness
     onNavigationPanelHeightChanged: setWindowProperties()
 
     readonly property real intendedWindowThickness: navigationPanelHeight
     readonly property real intendedWindowLength: inLandscape ? Screen.height : Screen.width
-    readonly property real intendedWindowOffset: inLandscape ? MobileShell.Constants.topPanelHeight : 0; // offset for top panel
+    readonly property real intendedWindowOffset: (inLandscape && !gamingMode) ? MobileShell.Constants.topPanelHeight : 0; // offset for top panel
     readonly property int intendedWindowLocation: inLandscape ? PlasmaCore.Types.RightEdge : PlasmaCore.Types.BottomEdge
 
     onIntendedWindowLengthChanged: maximizeTimer.restart() // ensure it always takes up the full length of the screen
@@ -136,6 +138,11 @@ ContainmentItem {
         function onConvergenceModeEnabledChanged() {
             root.setWindowProperties();
         }
+
+        function onGamingModeEnabledChanged() {
+            root.setWindowProperties();
+            navigationPanel.offset = ShellSettings.Settings.gamingModeEnabled ? root.navigationPanelHeight : 0;
+        }
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: setWindowProperties();
@@ -153,6 +160,7 @@ ContainmentItem {
     Window {
         id: dockSpaceReserver
         visible: ShellSettings.Settings.convergenceModeEnabled
+                 && !ShellSettings.Settings.gamingModeEnabled
                  && !(ShellSettings.Settings.autoHidePanelsEnabled
                       && windowMaximizedTracker.showingWindow)
         color: "transparent"
@@ -177,7 +185,9 @@ ContainmentItem {
         return (windowMaximizedTracker.showingWindow || isCurrentWindowFullscreen) && !showingStartupFeedback
     }
     readonly property alias isCurrentWindowFullscreen: windowMaximizedTracker.isCurrentWindowFullscreen
-    readonly property bool fullscreen: isCurrentWindowFullscreen || (ShellSettings.Settings.autoHidePanelsEnabled && opaqueBar)
+    readonly property bool fullscreen: ShellSettings.Settings.gamingModeEnabled
+                                     || isCurrentWindowFullscreen
+                                     || (ShellSettings.Settings.autoHidePanelsEnabled && opaqueBar)
 
     WindowPlugin.WindowMaximizedTracker {
         id: windowMaximizedTracker
@@ -205,6 +215,7 @@ ContainmentItem {
 
     Item {
         id: navigationPanel
+        visible: !ShellSettings.Settings.gamingModeEnabled
         anchors.fill: parent
 
         property real offset: 0
diff --git a/kwin/scripts/convergentwindows/contents/ui/main.qml b/kwin/scripts/convergentwindows/contents/ui/main.qml
index 4bc06e1e..ce00568b 100644
--- a/kwin/scripts/convergentwindows/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/kwin/scripts/convergentwindows/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ Loader {
             return;
         }
 
+        if (ShellSettings.Settings.gamingModeEnabled) {
+            window.noBorder = true;
+            window.setMaximize(true, true);
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (ShellSettings.Settings.convergenceModeEnabled) {
             window.noBorder = false;
         } else {
@@ -128,6 +134,16 @@ Loader {
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        function onGamingModeEnabledChanged() {
+            const windows = KWinComponents.Workspace.windows;
+
+            for (let i = 0; i < windows.length; i++) {
+                if (windows[i].normalWindow) {
+                    root.run(windows[i]);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     Connections {