diff --git a/default/omarchy/launcher.hides b/default/omarchy/launcher.hides
index 113565c7..77a57d3b 100644
--- a/default/omarchy/launcher.hides
+++ b/default/omarchy/launcher.hides
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ fcitx5-configtool
 fcitx5-wayland-launcher
 foot-server
 footclient
+hermes
 java-java-openjdk
 jconsole-java-openjdk
 jshell-java-openjdk
diff --git a/test/shell.d/app-search-test.sh b/test/shell.d/app-search-test.sh
index d0b6a3d1..5ebd1cfe 100644
--- a/test/shell.d/app-search-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/app-search-test.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ const entries = [
   }
 ]
 
+// Keep the packaged launcher when upstream rebuilds register their own entry.
+const configuredHides = new Set(fs.readFileSync(path.join(root, 'default/omarchy/launcher.hides'), 'utf8').trim().split(/\n/))
+const hermesEntries = [{ name: 'Hermes', id: 'hermes' }, { name: 'Hermes', id: 'hermes-desktop' }]
+for (const query of ['', 'hermes']) {
+  const visible = search.sortedEntries(hermesEntries, query, entry => configuredHides.has(entry.id))
+  assertDeepEqual(visible.map(row => row.entry.id), ['hermes-desktop'], 'only the packaged Hermes launcher is visible')
+}
+
 const contactMatches = search.sortedEntries(entries, 'contact').map(row => search.entryName(row.entry))
 assertDeepEqual(contactMatches, ['Google Contacts'], 'contact search only returns direct contact matches')