diff --git a/src/vs/base/parts/sandbox/common/electronTypes.ts b/src/vs/base/parts/sandbox/common/electronTypes.ts
index 43fa75079d4..ef8c1026be2 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/parts/sandbox/common/electronTypes.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/parts/sandbox/common/electronTypes.ts
@@ -217,24 +217,6 @@ export interface FileFilter {
 	name: string;
 }
 
-export interface OpenDevToolsOptions {
-	/**
-	 * Opens the devtools with specified dock state, can be `left`, `right`, `bottom`,
-	 * `undocked`, `detach`. Defaults to last used dock state. In `undocked` mode it's
-	 * possible to dock back. In `detach` mode it's not.
-	 */
-	mode: ('left' | 'right' | 'bottom' | 'undocked' | 'detach');
-	/**
-	 * Whether to bring the opened devtools window to the foreground. The default is
-	 * `true`.
-	 */
-	activate?: boolean;
-	/**
-	 * A title for the DevTools window (only in `undocked` or `detach` mode).
-	 */
-	title?: string;
-}
-
 interface InputEvent {
 
 	// Docs: https://electronjs.org/docs/api/structures/input-event
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/native/common/native.ts b/src/vs/platform/native/common/native.ts
index 344d45395ed..a27a17adf99 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/native/common/native.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/native/common/native.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import { VSBuffer } from 'vs/base/common/buffer';
 import { Event } from 'vs/base/common/event';
 import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
-import { MessageBoxOptions, MessageBoxReturnValue, OpenDevToolsOptions, OpenDialogOptions, OpenDialogReturnValue, SaveDialogOptions, SaveDialogReturnValue } from 'vs/base/parts/sandbox/common/electronTypes';
+import { MessageBoxOptions, MessageBoxReturnValue, OpenDialogOptions, OpenDialogReturnValue, SaveDialogOptions, SaveDialogReturnValue } from 'vs/base/parts/sandbox/common/electronTypes';
 import { ISerializableCommandAction } from 'vs/platform/action/common/action';
 import { INativeOpenDialogOptions } from 'vs/platform/dialogs/common/dialogs';
 import { createDecorator } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export interface ICommonNativeHostService {
 	exit(code: number): Promise<void>;
 
 	// Development
-	openDevTools(options?: Partial<OpenDevToolsOptions> & INativeHostOptions): Promise<void>;
+	openDevTools(options?: INativeHostOptions): Promise<void>;
 	toggleDevTools(options?: INativeHostOptions): Promise<void>;
 
 	// Perf Introspection
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/native/electron-main/nativeHostMainService.ts b/src/vs/platform/native/electron-main/nativeHostMainService.ts
index 6c49504e712..4ccaa6b165a 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/native/electron-main/nativeHostMainService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/native/electron-main/nativeHostMainService.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { exec } from 'child_process';
-import { app, BrowserWindow, clipboard, Display, Menu, MessageBoxOptions, MessageBoxReturnValue, OpenDevToolsOptions, OpenDialogOptions, OpenDialogReturnValue, powerMonitor, SaveDialogOptions, SaveDialogReturnValue, screen, shell, webContents } from 'electron';
+import { app, BrowserWindow, clipboard, Display, Menu, MessageBoxOptions, MessageBoxReturnValue, OpenDialogOptions, OpenDialogReturnValue, powerMonitor, SaveDialogOptions, SaveDialogReturnValue, screen, shell, webContents } from 'electron';
 import { arch, cpus, freemem, loadavg, platform, release, totalmem, type } from 'os';
 import { promisify } from 'util';
 import { memoize } from 'vs/base/common/decorators';
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { IProductService } from 'vs/platform/product/common/productService';
 import { IPartsSplash } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
 import { IThemeMainService } from 'vs/platform/theme/electron-main/themeMainService';
 import { ICodeWindow } from 'vs/platform/window/electron-main/window';
-import { IColorScheme, IOpenedAuxiliaryWindow, IOpenedMainWindow, IOpenEmptyWindowOptions, IOpenWindowOptions, IPoint, IRectangle, IWindowOpenable } from 'vs/platform/window/common/window';
+import { IColorScheme, IOpenedAuxiliaryWindow, IOpenedMainWindow, IOpenEmptyWindowOptions, IOpenWindowOptions, IPoint, IRectangle, IWindowOpenable, useWindowControlsOverlay } from 'vs/platform/window/common/window';
 import { IWindowsMainService, OpenContext } from 'vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windows';
 import { isWorkspaceIdentifier, toWorkspaceIdentifier } from 'vs/platform/workspace/common/workspace';
 import { IWorkspacesManagementMainService } from 'vs/platform/workspaces/electron-main/workspacesManagementMainService';
@@ -855,14 +855,28 @@ export class NativeHostMainService extends Disposable implements INativeHostMain
 
 	//#region Development
 
-	async openDevTools(windowId: number | undefined, options?: Partial<OpenDevToolsOptions> & INativeHostOptions): Promise<void> {
+	async openDevTools(windowId: number | undefined, options?: INativeHostOptions): Promise<void> {
 		const window = this.windowById(options?.targetWindowId, windowId);
-		window?.win?.webContents.openDevTools(options?.mode ? { mode: options.mode, activate: options.activate } : undefined);
+
+		let mode: 'bottom' | undefined = undefined;
+		if (isLinux && useWindowControlsOverlay(this.configurationService)) {
+			mode = 'bottom'; // TODO@bpasero WCO and devtools collide with default option 'right'
+		}
+		window?.win?.webContents.openDevTools(mode ? { mode } : undefined);
 	}
 
 	async toggleDevTools(windowId: number | undefined, options?: INativeHostOptions): Promise<void> {
 		const window = this.windowById(options?.targetWindowId, windowId);
-		window?.win?.webContents.toggleDevTools();
+		const webContents = window?.win?.webContents;
+		if (!webContents) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (isLinux && useWindowControlsOverlay(this.configurationService) && !webContents.isDevToolsOpened()) {
+			webContents.openDevTools({ mode: 'bottom' }); // TODO@bpasero WCO and devtools collide with default option 'right'
+		} else {
+			webContents.toggleDevTools();
+		}
 	}
 
 	//#endregion
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-sandbox/workbenchTestServices.ts b/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-sandbox/workbenchTestServices.ts
index 7bcb272f0ae..c19ad7c8899 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-sandbox/workbenchTestServices.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-sandbox/workbenchTestServices.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export class TestNativeHostService implements INativeHostService {
 	async closeWindow(): Promise<void> { }
 	async quit(): Promise<void> { }
 	async exit(code: number): Promise<void> { }
-	async openDevTools(options?: Partial<Electron.OpenDevToolsOptions> & INativeHostOptions | undefined): Promise<void> { }
+	async openDevTools(): Promise<void> { }
 	async toggleDevTools(): Promise<void> { }
 	async resolveProxy(url: string): Promise<string | undefined> { return undefined; }
 	async lookupAuthorization(authInfo: AuthInfo): Promise<Credentials | undefined> { return undefined; }