diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md
index da007f063797..56d6c14646cf 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@
 
 - `services.nextcloud.configureRedis` now defaults to `true` in accordance with upstream recommendations to have caching for file locking. See the [upstream doc](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/31/admin_manual/configuration_files/files_locking_transactional.html) for further details.
 
+- mate-wayland-session 1.28.4 is now using the default wayfire decorator instead of firedecor, thus `services.xserver.desktopManager.mate.enableWaylandSession` is no longer shipping firedecor. If you are experiencing broken window decorations after upgrade, backup and remove `~/.config/mate/wayfire.ini` and re-login.
+
 - `services.gitea` supports sending notifications with sendmail again. To do this, activate the parameter `services.gitea.mailerUseSendmail` and configure SMTP server.
 
 - Revamp of the ACME certificate acquisication and renewal process to help scale systems with lots (100+) of certificates.
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
index 74cbca78e6b2..b72461a75938 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ in
     })
     (mkIf cfg.enableWaylandSession {
       programs.wayfire.enable = true;
-      programs.wayfire.plugins = [ pkgs.wayfirePlugins.firedecor ];
 
       environment.sessionVariables.NIX_GSETTINGS_OVERRIDES_DIR = "${pkgs.mate.mate-gsettings-overrides}/share/gsettings-schemas/nixos-gsettings-overrides/glib-2.0/schemas";