diff --git a/packages/haptic/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/haptic/CHANGELOG.md
index bcdb413..52454ee 100644
--- a/packages/haptic/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/haptic/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - Use a local preset table so importing `triggerHaptic` does not bundle the web-haptics engine.
 - Create host observers only for native iOS targets and block native overlays until the committed host is enabled.
 - **Behavior change:** `useIOSNativeHaptics()` now resolves on the first client-only render (for example `createRoot` mounts and client navigation), so on iOS it returns `true` on the first render instead of after an effect. Server rendering and the first hydration render still return `false`, with iOS routing resolved after hydration.
+- Skip the `web-haptics` engine, its hidden DOM, and its animation-frame loop on desktop browsers without vibration unless debug audio or the visible switch is enabled.
 
 ## 0.2.0 — 2026-10-19
 
diff --git a/packages/haptic/src/haptic.tsx b/packages/haptic/src/haptic.tsx
index af1f069..1dda4f2 100644
--- a/packages/haptic/src/haptic.tsx
+++ b/packages/haptic/src/haptic.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export function HapticTarget({
       const options = current.current;
       const host = readHost();
       if (!host || !host.contains(event.target as Node) || options.native || !options.enabled || options.disabled || hostDisabled(host)) return;
+      if (typeof navigator.vibrate !== 'function' && !options.webHapticsOptions?.debug && !options.webHapticsOptions?.showSwitch) return;
       try {
         engine.current ??= new WebHaptics(options.webHapticsOptions);
         void engine.current.trigger(options.feedback, options.triggerOptions).catch(() => {});
diff --git a/packages/haptic/test/haptic.test.tsx b/packages/haptic/test/haptic.test.tsx
index 0c241ab..4b3988d 100644
--- a/packages/haptic/test/haptic.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/haptic/test/haptic.test.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,51 @@ function auxiliary(container: HTMLElement) { return container.querySelector<HTML
 beforeEach(() => {
   engine.construct.mockReset(); engine.trigger.mockReset(); engine.cancel.mockReset(); engine.destroy.mockReset();
   engine.trigger.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
-  Reflect.deleteProperty(navigator, 'vibrate');
+  Object.defineProperty(navigator, 'vibrate', { configurable: true, value: vi.fn(() => true) });
+});
+
+describe('unsupported desktop', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.spyOn(navigator, 'platform', 'get').mockReturnValue('Linux');
+    vi.spyOn(navigator, 'userAgent', 'get').mockReturnValue('Mozilla/5.0 desktop');
+    Object.defineProperty(navigator, 'vibrate', { configurable: true, value: undefined });
+  });
+
+  it.each([undefined, { debug: false, showSwitch: false }])('skips the engine and body nodes with options %j', webHapticsOptions => {
+    const action = vi.fn();
+    const view = render(<Haptic webHapticsOptions={webHapticsOptions}><button onClick={action}>Tap</button></Haptic>);
+    const append = vi.spyOn(document.body, 'appendChild');
+    const nodes = document.body.innerHTML;
+    fireEvent.click(view.getByRole('button'));
+    expect(action).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(engine.construct).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(engine.trigger).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(append).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(document.body.innerHTML).toBe(nodes);
+  });
+
+  it.each([{ debug: true }, { showSwitch: true }])('preserves desktop feedback with %j', webHapticsOptions => {
+    const action = vi.fn();
+    const view = render(<Haptic webHapticsOptions={webHapticsOptions}><button onClick={action}>Tap</button></Haptic>);
+    fireEvent.click(view.getByRole('button'));
+    expect(action).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(engine.construct).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(webHapticsOptions);
+    expect(engine.trigger).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith('selection', undefined);
+  });
+
+  it('checks vibration support on each tap', () => {
+    const action = vi.fn();
+    const view = render(<Haptic><button onClick={action}>Tap</button></Haptic>);
+    const host = view.getByRole('button');
+    fireEvent.click(host);
+    Object.defineProperty(navigator, 'vibrate', { configurable: true, value: () => true });
+    fireEvent.click(host);
+    Object.defineProperty(navigator, 'vibrate', { configurable: true, value: undefined });
+    fireEvent.click(host);
+    expect(action).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    expect(engine.construct).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(engine.trigger).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('vibration target', () => {