diff --git a/MonitorControl/Support/DisplayManager.swift b/MonitorControl/Support/DisplayManager.swift
index 65167f0..64bbb67 100644
--- a/MonitorControl/Support/DisplayManager.swift
+++ b/MonitorControl/Support/DisplayManager.swift
@@ -71,7 +71,14 @@ class DisplayManager {
       shade.backgroundColor = .clear
       shade.ignoresMouseEvents = true
       shade.level = NSWindow.Level(rawValue: Int(CGShieldingWindowLevel()))
-      shade.sharingType = .none // dimming overlay must not appear in screenshots / screen recordings
+      // Hiding the shade from screen capture is only safe on real displays. On VIRTUAL
+      // displays (AirPlay / Sidecar / DisplayLink) macOS presents the display itself via
+      // screen capture, so a non-capturable shade would also disappear from the physical
+      // monitor and stop dimming it. Only opt these shades out of capture when the display
+      // is not virtual (e.g. a Mac mini HDMI / blacklisted display using shade dimming).
+      if !DisplayManager.isVirtual(displayID: displayID) {
+        shade.sharingType = .none // dimming overlay must not appear in screenshots / screen recordings
+      }
       shade.orderFrontRegardless()
       shade.collectionBehavior = [.stationary, .canJoinAllSpaces, .ignoresCycle]
       shade.setFrame(screen.frame, display: true)