diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index 899bfbfcfc..c041ae54a8 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "productName": "Element",
     "main": "lib/electron-main.js",
     "exports": "./lib/electron-main.js",
-    "version": "1.0.3",
+    "version": "1.0.4",
     "description": "Element: the future of secure communication",
     "author": {
         "name": "Element",
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx
index 24631ea617..0ec1dc939d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ import { KeyBindingAction } from "../../accessibility/KeyboardShortcuts";
 import { type SwitchSpacePayload } from "../../dispatcher/payloads/SwitchSpacePayload";
 import LeftPanelLiveShareWarning from "../views/beacon/LeftPanelLiveShareWarning";
 import HomePage from "./HomePage";
-import { PipContainer } from "./PipContainer";
 import { monitorSyncedPushRules } from "../../utils/pushRules/monitorSyncedPushRules";
 import { type ConfigOptions } from "../../SdkConfig";
 import { MatrixClientContextProvider } from "./MatrixClientContextProvider";
@@ -855,7 +854,8 @@ class LoggedInView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                     <ToastContainer />
                     <div className={bodyClasses}>{content}</div>
                 </div>
-                <PipContainer />
+                {/* Blap: no floating PiP window — an active call keeps running hidden
+                    (PersistedElement) and reappears when its room is reopened. */}
                 <NonUrgentToastContainer />
                 {audioFeedArraysForCalls}
             </MatrixClientContextProvider>