diff --git a/src/events/Monitors.cpp b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
index 0412f43e6..0ea64e679 100644
--- a/src/events/Monitors.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ void Events::listener_monitorFrame(void* owner, void* data) {
             // TODO: can this be optimized?
             static auto* const PBLURSIZE   = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:blur_size")->intValue;
             static auto* const PBLURPASSES = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:blur_passes")->intValue;
-            const auto         BLURRADIUS  = *PBLURSIZE * pow(2, *PBLURPASSES); // is this 2^pass? I don't know but it works... I think.
+            const auto         BLURRADIUS =
+                *PBLURPASSES > 10 ? pow(2, 15) : std::clamp(*PBLURSIZE, (int64_t)1, (int64_t)40) * pow(2, *PBLURPASSES); // is this 2^pass? I don't know but it works... I think.
 
             // now, prep the damage, get the extended damage region
             wlr_region_expand(&damage, &damage, BLURRADIUS); // expand for proper blurring
diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index ea36b2daf..a646ed07b 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ CFramebuffer* CHyprOpenGLImpl::blurMainFramebufferWithDamage(float a, wlr_box* p
     pixman_region32_copy(&damage, originalDamage);
     wlr_region_transform(&damage, &damage, wlr_output_transform_invert(m_RenderData.pMonitor->transform), m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.x,
                          m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.y);
-    wlr_region_expand(&damage, &damage, pow(2, *PBLURPASSES) * *PBLURSIZE);
+    wlr_region_expand(&damage, &damage, *PBLURPASSES > 10 ? pow(2, 15) : std::clamp(*PBLURSIZE, (int64_t)1, (int64_t)40) * pow(2, *PBLURPASSES));
 
     // helper
     const auto    PMIRRORFB     = &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->mirrorFB;