diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index 52d6c6f59..9659483f3 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ void Events::listener_unmapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     PWINDOW->m_bFadingOut = true;
 
     g_pCompositor->m_lWindowsFadingOut.push_back(PWINDOW);
+
+    g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID));
 }
 
 void Events::listener_commitWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
diff --git a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
index aeddbb8f8..2af7a2e22 100644
--- a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::onBeginDragWindow() {
     m_vBeginDragPositionXY = DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_vRealPosition;
     m_vBeginDragSizeXY = DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_vRealSize;
     m_vLastDragXY = m_vBeginDragXY;
+
+    g_pHyprRenderer->damageWindow(DRAGGINGWINDOW);
 }
 
 void CHyprDwindleLayout::onEndDragWindow() {
@@ -422,6 +424,7 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::onEndDragWindow() {
         changeWindowFloatingMode(DRAGGINGWINDOW);
     }
         
+    g_pHyprRenderer->damageWindow(DRAGGINGWINDOW);
 }
 
 void CHyprDwindleLayout::onMouseMove(const Vector2D& mousePos) {
@@ -433,8 +436,14 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::onMouseMove(const Vector2D& mousePos) {
         
     const auto DELTA = Vector2D(mousePos.x - m_vBeginDragXY.x, mousePos.y - m_vBeginDragXY.y);
     const auto TICKDELTA = Vector2D(mousePos.x - m_vLastDragXY.x, mousePos.y - m_vLastDragXY.y);
+
+    if (abs(TICKDELTA.x) < 1.f && abs(TICKDELTA.y) < 1.f)
+        return;
+
     m_vLastDragXY = mousePos;
 
+    g_pHyprRenderer->damageWindow(DRAGGINGWINDOW);
+
     if (g_pInputManager->dragButton == BTN_LEFT) {
         DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_vRealPosition = m_vBeginDragPositionXY + DELTA;
         DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_vEffectivePosition = DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_vRealPosition;
@@ -515,6 +524,8 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::onMouseMove(const Vector2D& mousePos) {
         DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_iMonitorID = PMONITOR->ID;
         DRAGGINGWINDOW->m_iWorkspaceID = PMONITOR->activeWorkspace;
     }
+
+    g_pHyprRenderer->damageWindow(DRAGGINGWINDOW);
 }
 
 void CHyprDwindleLayout::onWindowCreatedFloating(CWindow* pWindow) {
diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index e9fbe7fe5..15d233fe4 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::clear(const CColor& color) {
             glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
         }
     }
+
+    scissor((wlr_box*)nullptr);
 }
 
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::scissor(const wlr_box* pBox) {
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTexture(wlr_texture* tex, wlr_box* pBox, float alpha
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTexture(const CTexture& tex, wlr_box* pBox, float alpha, int round) {
     RASSERT(m_RenderData.pMonitor, "Tried to render texture without begin()!");
 
+    // TODO: optimize this, this is bad
     if (pixman_region32_not_empty(m_RenderData.pDamage)) {
         PIXMAN_DAMAGE_FOREACH(m_RenderData.pDamage) {
             const auto RECT = RECTSARR[i];
@@ -256,6 +259,8 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTexture(const CTexture& tex, wlr_box* pBox, float al
             renderTextureInternal(tex, pBox, alpha, round);
         }
     }
+
+    scissor((wlr_box*)nullptr);
 }
 
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTextureInternal(const CTexture& tex, wlr_box* pBox, float alpha, int round) {
@@ -329,12 +334,28 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTextureInternal(const CTexture& tex, wlr_box* pBox,
     glBindTexture(tex.m_iTarget, 0);
 }
 
+void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTextureWithBlur(const CTexture& tex, wlr_box* pBox, float a, int round) {
+    RASSERT(m_RenderData.pMonitor, "Tried to render texture with blur without begin()!");
+
+    // TODO: optimize this, this is bad
+    if (pixman_region32_not_empty(m_RenderData.pDamage)) {
+        PIXMAN_DAMAGE_FOREACH(m_RenderData.pDamage) {
+            const auto RECT = RECTSARR[i];
+            scissor(&RECT);
+
+            renderTextureWithBlurInternal(tex, pBox, a, round);
+        }
+    }
+
+    scissor((wlr_box*)nullptr);
+}
+
 // This is probably not the quickest method possible,
 // feel free to contribute if you have a better method.
 // cheers.
 
 // 2-pass pseudo-gaussian blur
-void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTextureWithBlur(const CTexture& tex, wlr_box* pBox, float a, int round) {
+void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTextureWithBlurInternal(const CTexture& tex, wlr_box* pBox, float a, int round) {
     RASSERT(m_RenderData.pMonitor, "Tried to render texture without begin()!");
     RASSERT((tex.m_iTexID > 0), "Attempted to draw NULL texture!");
 
diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.hpp b/src/render/OpenGL.hpp
index 97a279971..ae22a477f 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.hpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.hpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ private:
     void                    createBGTextureForMonitor(SMonitor*);
 
     void                    renderTextureInternal(const CTexture&, wlr_box* pBox, float a, int round = 0);
+    void                    renderTextureWithBlurInternal(const CTexture&, wlr_box*, float a, int round = 0);
     
 };
 
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index f7eb1dbee..f81e9e715 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ void renderSurface(struct wlr_surface* surface, int x, int y, void* data) {
     wlr_box windowBox;
     if (RDATA->surface && surface == RDATA->surface) {
         windowBox = {(int)outputX + RDATA->x + x, (int)outputY + RDATA->y + y, RDATA->w, RDATA->h};
-        g_pHyprOpenGL->scissor(&windowBox);
     } else {
         windowBox = {(int)outputX + RDATA->x + x, (int)outputY + RDATA->y + y, surface->current.width, surface->current.height};
     }
@@ -456,9 +455,9 @@ void CHyprRenderer::damageWindow(CWindow* pWindow) {
         for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_lMonitors)
             wlr_output_damage_add_box(m.damage, &damageBox);
     } else {
-        // damage by effective size & pos + border size + 1 (JIC)
+        // damage by real size & pos + border size * 2 (JIC)
         const auto BORDERSIZE = g_pConfigManager->getInt("general:border_size");
-        wlr_box damageBox = { pWindow->m_vEffectivePosition.x - BORDERSIZE - 1, pWindow->m_vEffectivePosition.y - BORDERSIZE - 1, pWindow->m_vEffectiveSize.x + 2 * BORDERSIZE + 2, pWindow->m_vEffectiveSize.y + 2 * BORDERSIZE + 2};
+        wlr_box damageBox = { pWindow->m_vRealPosition.x - BORDERSIZE * 2 - 1, pWindow->m_vRealPosition.y - BORDERSIZE * 2 - 1, pWindow->m_vRealSize.x + 4 * BORDERSIZE + 2, pWindow->m_vRealSize.y + 4 * BORDERSIZE + 2};
         for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_lMonitors)
             wlr_output_damage_add_box(m.damage, &damageBox);
     }