diff --git a/src/ui/about_dialog.rs b/src/ui/about_dialog.rs
index 5a200f7..faf2917 100644
--- a/src/ui/about_dialog.rs
+++ b/src/ui/about_dialog.rs
@@ -1,42 +1,14 @@
 use crate::constants::{get_developers, APP_ID, APP_NAME, REPO_URL, SINGLE_DEVELOPER, VERSION};
-use relm4::gtk::prelude::GtkWindowExt;
 use relm4::prelude::*;
-use relm4::{ComponentParts, SimpleComponent};
 
-pub struct AboutDialog {}
-
-impl SimpleComponent for AboutDialog {
-    type Init = ();
-    type Input = ();
-    type Output = ();
-    type Root = adw::AboutWindow;
-    type Widgets = adw::AboutWindow;
-
-    fn init_root() -> Self::Root {
-        adw::AboutWindow::builder()
-            .application_name(APP_NAME)
-            .application_icon(APP_ID)
-            .license_type(gtk::License::Agpl30)
-            .version(VERSION)
-            .website(REPO_URL)
-            .developer_name(SINGLE_DEVELOPER)
-            .developers(get_developers())
-            .modal(true)
-            .hide_on_close(true)
-            .build()
-    }
-
-    fn init(
-        _init: Self::Init,
-        root: Self::Root,
-        _sender: relm4::ComponentSender<Self>,
-    ) -> relm4::ComponentParts<Self> {
-        let model = AboutDialog {};
-        let widgets = root.clone();
-        ComponentParts { model, widgets }
-    }
-
-    fn update_view(&self, dialog: &mut Self::Widgets, _sender: ComponentSender<Self>) {
-        dialog.present();
-    }
+pub fn create_about_dialog() -> adw::AboutDialog {
+    adw::AboutDialog::builder()
+        .application_name(APP_NAME)
+        .application_icon(APP_ID)
+        .license_type(gtk::License::Agpl30)
+        .version(VERSION)
+        .website(REPO_URL)
+        .developer_name(SINGLE_DEVELOPER)
+        .developers(get_developers())
+        .build()
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/app.rs b/src/ui/app.rs
index ee43436..1f963fd 100644
--- a/src/ui/app.rs
+++ b/src/ui/app.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use super::about_dialog::AboutDialog;
 use super::alert::{alert, alert_w_widget};
 use super::build_window::{BuildStatus, BuildWindow};
 use super::cmdline_opts::CmdLineOpts;
@@ -42,13 +41,14 @@ use crate::stateless_action;
 use crate::steam_linux_runtime_injector::{
     restore_runtime_entrypoint, set_runtime_entrypoint_launch_opts_from_profile,
 };
+use crate::ui::about_dialog::create_about_dialog;
 use crate::ui::build_window::{BuildWindowInit, BuildWindowMsg, BuildWindowOutMsg};
 use crate::ui::debug_view::{DebugViewInit, DebugViewOutMsg};
 use crate::ui::libsurvive_setup_window::LibsurviveSetupMsg;
 use crate::ui::main_view::{MainView, MainViewInit, MainViewOutMsg};
 use crate::xr_devices::XRDevice;
+use adw::prelude::*;
 use gtk::glib::clone;
-use gtk::prelude::*;
 use relm4::actions::{AccelsPlus, ActionGroupName, RelmAction, RelmActionGroup};
 use relm4::adw::prelude::MessageDialogExt;
 use relm4::adw::ResponseAppearance;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pub struct App {
     #[tracker::do_not_track]
     split_view: Option<adw::NavigationSplitView>,
     #[tracker::do_not_track]
-    about_dialog: Controller<AboutDialog>,
+    about_dialog: adw::AboutDialog,
     #[tracker::do_not_track]
     build_window: Controller<BuildWindow>,
     #[tracker::do_not_track]
@@ -902,10 +902,7 @@ impl SimpleComponent for App {
                 .forward(sender.input_sender(), |message| match message {
                     DebugViewOutMsg::StartWithDebug => Msg::StartWithDebug,
                 }),
-            about_dialog: AboutDialog::builder()
-                .transient_for(&root)
-                .launch(())
-                .detach(),
+            about_dialog: create_about_dialog(),
             build_window: BuildWindow::builder()
                 .launch(BuildWindowInit {
                     parent: root.clone().upcast(),
@@ -936,12 +933,19 @@ impl SimpleComponent for App {
         };
         let widgets = view_output!();
 
-        {
-            let abd_sender = model.about_dialog.sender().clone();
-            stateless_action!(actions, AboutAction, move |_| {
-                abd_sender.send(()).unwrap();
-            });
-        }
+        stateless_action!(
+            actions,
+            AboutAction,
+            clone!(
+                #[strong(rename_to = about_dialog)]
+                model.about_dialog,
+                #[strong(rename_to = app_win)]
+                model.app_win,
+                move |_| {
+                    about_dialog.present(Some(&app_win));
+                }
+            )
+        );
         actions.add_action(RelmAction::<DebugViewToggleAction>::new_stateful(
             &model.enable_debug_view,
             clone!(