diff --git a/lib/features/desktop/desktop_client.dart b/lib/features/desktop/desktop_client.dart
index 6e3b5fbd..2dc63d86 100644
--- a/lib/features/desktop/desktop_client.dart
+++ b/lib/features/desktop/desktop_client.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'dart:convert';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_webrtc/flutter_webrtc.dart';
 import '../../app/app_controller.dart';
+import '../../runtime/gateway_runtime_helpers.dart';
 
 String desktopConnectionStateName(RTCPeerConnectionState state) {
   final value = state.toString().split('.').last;
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ Map<String, Object?> desktopOfferParams({
   };
 }
 
+String desktopSessionId() {
+  return 'remote-desktop-${randomIdInternal()}';
+}
+
 Future<MediaStream?> desktopRemoteVideoStreamForTrack(
   RTCTrackEvent event, {
   required Future<MediaStream> Function(String label) createFallbackStream,
@@ -242,11 +247,8 @@ class DesktopClient {
         }
       };
 
-      // Add transceivers for receiving video and audio
-      await _peerConnection!.addTransceiver(
-        kind: RTCRtpMediaType.RTCRtpMediaTypeAudio,
-        init: RTCRtpTransceiverInit(direction: TransceiverDirection.RecvOnly),
-      );
+      // Bridge publishes a video-only desktop stream; keep SDP m-line mapping
+      // simple so reconnects do not depend on rejected audio sections.
       await _peerConnection!.addTransceiver(
         kind: RTCRtpMediaType.RTCRtpMediaTypeVideo,
         init: RTCRtpTransceiverInit(direction: TransceiverDirection.RecvOnly),
diff --git a/lib/features/desktop/desktop_view.dart b/lib/features/desktop/desktop_view.dart
index 9b39d3db..c349a177 100644
--- a/lib/features/desktop/desktop_view.dart
+++ b/lib/features/desktop/desktop_view.dart
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class _DesktopViewState extends State<DesktopView> {
     _initRenderer();
     _client = DesktopClient(
       controller: widget.controller,
-      sessionId: 'remote-desktop-session',
+      sessionId: desktopSessionId(),
     );
     _inputHandler = DesktopInputHandler(
       onSendInput: (event) {
diff --git a/test/features/desktop/desktop_client_test.dart b/test/features/desktop/desktop_client_test.dart
index 366fe220..34ebf6ee 100644
--- a/test/features/desktop/desktop_client_test.dart
+++ b/test/features/desktop/desktop_client_test.dart
@@ -143,6 +143,16 @@ void main() {
       expect(params['height'], 720);
     });
 
+    test('generates distinct desktop session ids for parallel app instances', () {
+      final first = desktopSessionId();
+      final second = desktopSessionId();
+
+      expect(first, startsWith('remote-desktop-'));
+      expect(second, startsWith('remote-desktop-'));
+      expect(first, isNot(second));
+      expect(first, isNot('remote-desktop-session'));
+    });
+
     test('uses bridge-provided remote stream when present', () async {
       var fallbackCreated = false;
       final providedStream = FakeMediaStream('provided-stream');