diff --git a/src/docker/rootless-unix-socket-strategy.test.ts b/src/docker/rootless-unix-socket-strategy.test.ts
index 969ab27e2..31f2d8d1f 100644
--- a/src/docker/rootless-unix-socket-strategy.test.ts
+++ b/src/docker/rootless-unix-socket-strategy.test.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe("RootlessUnixSocketStrategy", () => {
     expect((await strategy.getDockerClient()).uri).toEqual(`unix://${socketPath}`);
   });
 
-  it("should return Docker client for socket from home dir", async () => {
+  it("should return Docker client for socket from home run dir", async () => {
     const socketPath = path.join(os.homedir(), ".docker", "run", "docker.sock");
     mockExistsSync.mockImplementation((file) => file === socketPath);
 
@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ describe("RootlessUnixSocketStrategy", () => {
     expect((await strategy.getDockerClient()).uri).toEqual(`unix://${socketPath}`);
   });
 
+  it("should return Docker client for socket from home desktop dir", async () => {
+    const socketPath = path.join(os.homedir(), ".docker", "desktop", "docker.sock");
+    mockExistsSync.mockImplementation((file) => file === socketPath);
+
+    const strategy = new RootlessUnixSocketStrategy("linux", {});
+    await strategy.init();
+
+    expect(strategy.isApplicable()).toBe(true);
+    expect((await strategy.getDockerClient()).uri).toEqual(`unix://${socketPath}`);
+  });
+
   it("should return Docker client for socket from run dir", async () => {
     const socketPath = path.join("/run", "user", `${os.userInfo().uid}`, "docker.sock");
     mockExistsSync.mockImplementation((file) => file === socketPath);
diff --git a/src/docker/rootless-unix-socket-strategy.ts b/src/docker/rootless-unix-socket-strategy.ts
index 767fe3b76..65b0fbae9 100644
--- a/src/docker/rootless-unix-socket-strategy.ts
+++ b/src/docker/rootless-unix-socket-strategy.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ export class RootlessUnixSocketStrategy implements DockerClientStrategy {
       return;
     }
 
-    this.socketPath = [this.getSocketPathFromEnv(), this.getSocketPathFromHomeDir(), this.getSocketPathFromRunDir()]
+    this.socketPath = [
+      this.getSocketPathFromEnv(),
+      this.getSocketPathFromHomeRunDir(),
+      this.getSocketPathFromHomeDesktopDir(),
+      this.getSocketPathFromRunDir(),
+    ]
       .filter(isDefined)
       .find((candidateSocketPath) => existsSync(candidateSocketPath));
 
@@ -37,10 +42,14 @@ export class RootlessUnixSocketStrategy implements DockerClientStrategy {
     }
   }
 
-  private getSocketPathFromHomeDir(): string {
+  private getSocketPathFromHomeRunDir(): string {
     return path.join(os.homedir(), ".docker", "run", "docker.sock");
   }
 
+  private getSocketPathFromHomeDesktopDir(): string {
+    return path.join(os.homedir(), ".docker", "desktop", "docker.sock");
+  }
+
   private getSocketPathFromRunDir(): string {
     return path.join("/run", "user", `${os.userInfo().uid}`, "docker.sock");
   }