diff --git a/src/render/pass/SurfacePassElement.cpp b/src/render/pass/SurfacePassElement.cpp
index d161f909e..2163566a7 100644
--- a/src/render/pass/SurfacePassElement.cpp
+++ b/src/render/pass/SurfacePassElement.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ bool CSurfacePassElement::needsLiveBlur() {
     if (!m_data.pLS && !m_data.pWindow)
         return BLUR;
 
+    if (m_data.popup)
+        return BLUR;
+
     const bool NEWOPTIM = g_pHyprOpenGL->shouldUseNewBlurOptimizations(m_data.pLS, m_data.pWindow);
 
     return BLUR && !NEWOPTIM;
@@ -209,6 +212,9 @@ bool CSurfacePassElement::needsPrecomputeBlur() {
     if (!m_data.pLS && !m_data.pWindow)
         return BLUR;
 
+    if (m_data.popup)
+        return false;
+
     const bool NEWOPTIM = g_pHyprOpenGL->shouldUseNewBlurOptimizations(m_data.pLS, m_data.pWindow);
 
     return BLUR && NEWOPTIM;