diff --git a/data/resources/resources.gresource.xml b/data/resources/resources.gresource.xml
index bfb9f7dd..f3ed1dc4 100644
--- a/data/resources/resources.gresource.xml
+++ b/data/resources/resources.gresource.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">ui/information-row.ui</file>
     <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">ui/inspector-page.ui</file>
     <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">ui/playback-button.ui</file>
-    <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">ui/preferences-window.ui</file>
+    <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">ui/preferences-dialog.ui</file>
     <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">ui/recognized-page.ui</file>
     <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">ui/recognized-page-tile.ui</file>
     <file compressed="true" preprocess="xml-stripblanks">ui/recognizer-status.ui</file>
diff --git a/data/resources/ui/preferences-window.ui b/data/resources/ui/preferences-dialog.ui
similarity index 95%
rename from data/resources/ui/preferences-window.ui
rename to data/resources/ui/preferences-dialog.ui
index cdf40f29..eee42605 100644
--- a/data/resources/ui/preferences-window.ui
+++ b/data/resources/ui/preferences-dialog.ui
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <interface>
-  <template class="MsaiPreferencesWindow" parent="AdwPreferencesWindow">
+  <template class="MsaiPreferencesDialog" parent="AdwPreferencesDialog">
     <child>
       <object class="AdwPreferencesPage">
         <child>
diff --git a/src/application.rs b/src/application.rs
index b1042b4f..5a79ee82 100644
--- a/src/application.rs
+++ b/src/application.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
     database::{self, EnvExt, Migrations},
     database_error_window::DatabaseErrorWindow,
     inspector_page::InspectorPage,
-    preferences_window::PreferencesWindow,
+    preferences_dialog::PreferencesDialog,
     recognizer::Recordings,
     settings::Settings,
     song_list::SongList,
@@ -216,9 +216,12 @@ impl Application {
             .build();
         let show_preferences_action = gio::ActionEntry::builder("show-preferences")
             .activate(|obj: &Self, _, _| {
-                let window = PreferencesWindow::new(obj.settings());
-                window.set_transient_for(obj.window().as_ref());
-                window.present();
+                if let Some(window) = obj.window() {
+                    let dialog = PreferencesDialog::new(obj.settings());
+                    dialog.present(&window);
+                } else {
+                    tracing::warn!("Can't present preferences dialog without an active window");
+                }
             })
             .build();
         let show_about_action = gio::ActionEntry::builder("show-about")
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a7b1eeb0..4c6aad3c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ mod external_links;
 mod i18n;
 mod inspector_page;
 mod player;
-mod preferences_window;
+mod preferences_dialog;
 mod recognizer;
 mod serde_helpers;
 mod settings;
diff --git a/src/preferences_window.rs b/src/preferences_dialog.rs
similarity index 80%
rename from src/preferences_window.rs
rename to src/preferences_dialog.rs
index 53b6521f..bf0129ec 100644
--- a/src/preferences_window.rs
+++ b/src/preferences_dialog.rs
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ mod imp {
     use super::*;
 
     #[derive(Default, glib::Properties, gtk::CompositeTemplate)]
-    #[properties(wrapper_type = super::PreferencesWindow)]
-    #[template(resource = "/io/github/seadve/Mousai/ui/preferences-window.ui")]
-    pub struct PreferencesWindow {
+    #[properties(wrapper_type = super::PreferencesDialog)]
+    #[template(resource = "/io/github/seadve/Mousai/ui/preferences-dialog.ui")]
+    pub struct PreferencesDialog {
         #[property(get, set, construct_only)]
         pub(super) settings: OnceCell<Settings>,
 
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ mod imp {
     }
 
     #[glib::object_subclass]
-    impl ObjectSubclass for PreferencesWindow {
-        const NAME: &'static str = "MsaiPreferencesWindow";
-        type Type = super::PreferencesWindow;
-        type ParentType = adw::PreferencesWindow;
+    impl ObjectSubclass for PreferencesDialog {
+        const NAME: &'static str = "MsaiPreferencesDialog";
+        type Type = super::PreferencesDialog;
+        type ParentType = adw::PreferencesDialog;
 
         fn class_init(klass: &mut Self::Class) {
             klass.bind_template();
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ mod imp {
     }
 
     #[glib::derived_properties]
-    impl ObjectImpl for PreferencesWindow {
+    impl ObjectImpl for PreferencesDialog {
         fn constructed(&self) {
             self.parent_constructed();
 
@@ -71,18 +71,17 @@ mod imp {
         }
     }
 
-    impl WidgetImpl for PreferencesWindow {}
-    impl WindowImpl for PreferencesWindow {}
-    impl AdwWindowImpl for PreferencesWindow {}
-    impl PreferencesWindowImpl for PreferencesWindow {}
+    impl WidgetImpl for PreferencesDialog {}
+    impl AdwDialogImpl for PreferencesDialog {}
+    impl PreferencesDialogImpl for PreferencesDialog {}
 }
 
 glib::wrapper! {
-    pub struct PreferencesWindow(ObjectSubclass<imp::PreferencesWindow>)
-        @extends gtk::Widget, gtk::Window, gtk::ApplicationWindow, adw::ApplicationWindow;
+    pub struct PreferencesDialog(ObjectSubclass<imp::PreferencesDialog>)
+        @extends gtk::Widget, adw::Dialog, adw::PreferencesDialog;
 }
 
-impl PreferencesWindow {
+impl PreferencesDialog {
     pub fn new(settings: &Settings) -> Self {
         glib::Object::builder()
             .property("settings", settings)
diff --git a/src/window/mod.rs b/src/window/mod.rs
index f527b856..b0c4ebcb 100644
--- a/src/window/mod.rs
+++ b/src/window/mod.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use self::{history_view::HistoryView, recognizer_view::RecognizerView, song_bar:
 use crate::{
     config::PROFILE,
     player::{Player, PlayerState},
-    preferences_window::PreferencesWindow,
+    preferences_dialog::PreferencesDialog,
     recognizer::{RecognizeError, RecognizeErrorKind, Recognizer, RecognizerState, Recordings},
     song::Song,
     song_list::SongList,
@@ -363,11 +363,10 @@ impl Window {
                     clone!(@weak self as obj => move |_, id| {
                         debug_assert_eq!(id, OPEN_RESPONSE_ID);
 
-                        let window = PreferencesWindow::new(Application::get().settings());
-                        window.set_transient_for(Some(&obj));
-                        window.present();
+                        let dialog = PreferencesDialog::new(Application::get().settings());
+                        dialog.present(&obj);
 
-                        let is_focused = window.focus_aud_d_api_token_row();
+                        let is_focused = dialog.focus_aud_d_api_token_row();
                         debug_assert!(is_focused, "token row must be focused");
                     }),
                 );