diff --git a/src/events/Layers.cpp b/src/events/Layers.cpp
index 2b55ece2..8b4e54fb 100644
--- a/src/events/Layers.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Layers.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ void Events::listener_destroyLayerSurface(void* owner, void* data) {
     if (PMONITOR) {
         g_pHyprRenderer->arrangeLayersForMonitor(PMONITOR->ID);
         g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(PMONITOR->ID);
+
+        // and damage
+        wlr_box geomFixed = {layersurface->geometry.x + PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, layersurface->geometry.y + PMONITOR->vecPosition.y, layersurface->geometry.width, layersurface->geometry.height};
+        g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&geomFixed);
     }
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +99,9 @@ void Events::listener_mapLayerSurface(void* owner, void* data) {
     // fix if it changed its mon
     const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromOutput(layersurface->layerSurface->output);
 
+    if (!PMONITOR)
+        return;
+
     if ((uint64_t)layersurface->monitorID != PMONITOR->ID) {
         const auto POLDMON = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(layersurface->monitorID);
         POLDMON->m_aLayerSurfaceLists[layersurface->layer].remove(layersurface);
@@ -110,6 +117,9 @@ void Events::listener_mapLayerSurface(void* owner, void* data) {
         g_pCompositor->focusSurface(layersurface->layerSurface->surface);
 
     layersurface->position = Vector2D(layersurface->geometry.x, layersurface->geometry.y);
+
+    wlr_box geomFixed = {layersurface->geometry.x + PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, layersurface->geometry.y + PMONITOR->vecPosition.y, layersurface->geometry.width, layersurface->geometry.height};
+    g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&geomFixed);
 }
 
 void Events::listener_unmapLayerSurface(void* owner, void* data) {
@@ -122,6 +132,14 @@ void Events::listener_unmapLayerSurface(void* owner, void* data) {
 
     if (layersurface->layerSurface->surface == g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus)
         g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus = nullptr;
+
+    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromOutput(layersurface->layerSurface->output);
+
+    if (!PMONITOR)
+        return;
+
+    wlr_box geomFixed = {layersurface->geometry.x + PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, layersurface->geometry.y + PMONITOR->vecPosition.y, layersurface->geometry.width, layersurface->geometry.height};
+    g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&geomFixed);
 }
 
 void Events::listener_commitLayerSurface(void* owner, void* data) {
@@ -135,6 +153,9 @@ void Events::listener_commitLayerSurface(void* owner, void* data) {
     if (!PMONITOR)
         return;
 
+    wlr_box geomFixed = {layersurface->geometry.x + PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, layersurface->geometry.y + PMONITOR->vecPosition.y, layersurface->geometry.width, layersurface->geometry.height};
+    g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&geomFixed);
+
     // fix if it changed its mon
     if ((uint64_t)layersurface->monitorID != PMONITOR->ID) {
         const auto POLDMON = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(layersurface->monitorID);
@@ -159,5 +180,7 @@ void Events::listener_commitLayerSurface(void* owner, void* data) {
 
     layersurface->position = Vector2D(layersurface->geometry.x, layersurface->geometry.y);
 
-    g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&layersurface->geometry);
+    // i know i could reuse the last geomFixed box, but this way my stupid linter doesn't give me errors, and for some reason if i do = {...} it does, even though it compiles 
+    wlr_box geomFixedAfter = {layersurface->geometry.x + PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, layersurface->geometry.y + PMONITOR->vecPosition.y, layersurface->geometry.width, layersurface->geometry.height};
+    g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&geomFixedAfter);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 0d50dae4..2c685f98 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -444,21 +444,27 @@ void CHyprRenderer::damageSurface(wlr_surface* pSurface, double x, double y) {
 }
 
 void CHyprRenderer::damageWindow(CWindow* pWindow) {
-    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(pWindow->m_iMonitorID);
-
     if (!pWindow->m_bIsFloating) {
         // damage by size & pos
         // TODO TEMP: revise when added shadows/etc
 
-        wlr_box damageBox = {pWindow->m_vPosition.x - PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, pWindow->m_vPosition.y - PMONITOR->vecPosition.y, pWindow->m_vSize.x, pWindow->m_vSize.y};
-        for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_lMonitors)
-            wlr_output_damage_add_box(m.damage, &damageBox);
+        wlr_box damageBox = {pWindow->m_vRealPosition.vec().x, pWindow->m_vRealPosition.vec().y, pWindow->m_vRealSize.vec().x, pWindow->m_vRealSize.vec().y};
+        for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_lMonitors) {
+            wlr_box fixedDamageBox = damageBox;
+            fixedDamageBox.x -= m.vecPosition.x;
+            fixedDamageBox.y -= m.vecPosition.y;
+            wlr_output_damage_add_box(m.damage, &fixedDamageBox);
+        }
     } else {
         // damage by real size & pos + border size * 2 (JIC)
         const auto BORDERSIZE = g_pConfigManager->getInt("general:border_size");
         wlr_box damageBox = { pWindow->m_vRealPosition.vec().x - BORDERSIZE - 1, pWindow->m_vRealPosition.vec().y - BORDERSIZE - 1, pWindow->m_vRealSize.vec().x + 2 * BORDERSIZE + 2, pWindow->m_vRealSize.vec().y + 2 * BORDERSIZE + 2};
-        for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_lMonitors)
-            wlr_output_damage_add_box(m.damage, &damageBox);
+        for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_lMonitors) {
+            wlr_box fixedDamageBox = damageBox;
+            fixedDamageBox.x -= m.vecPosition.x;
+            fixedDamageBox.y -= m.vecPosition.y;
+            wlr_output_damage_add_box(m.damage, &fixedDamageBox);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -470,7 +476,8 @@ void CHyprRenderer::damageMonitor(SMonitor* pMonitor) {
 
 void CHyprRenderer::damageBox(wlr_box* pBox) {
     for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_lMonitors) {
-        wlr_output_damage_add_box(m.damage, pBox);
+        wlr_box damageBox = {pBox->x - m.vecPosition.x, pBox->y - m.vecPosition.y, pBox->width, pBox->height};
+        wlr_output_damage_add_box(m.damage, &damageBox);
     }
 }