diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index fde04c5f..845b3caa 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -583,14 +583,14 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderRect(CBox* box, const CColor& col, int round) {
         renderRectWithDamage(box, col, &m_RenderData.damage, round);
 }
 
-void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderRectWithBlur(CBox* box, const CColor& col, int round, float blurA) {
+void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderRectWithBlur(CBox* box, const CColor& col, int round, float blurA, bool xray) {
     if (m_RenderData.damage.empty())
         return;
 
     CRegion damage{m_RenderData.damage};
     damage.intersect(*box);
 
-    CFramebuffer* POUTFB = blurMainFramebufferWithDamage(blurA, &damage);
+    CFramebuffer* POUTFB = xray ? &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->blurFB : blurMainFramebufferWithDamage(blurA, &damage);
 
     m_RenderData.currentFB->bind();
 
@@ -1233,6 +1233,9 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::preRender(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
         if (pWindow->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoBlur)
             return false;
 
+        if (pWindow->m_pWLSurface.small() && !pWindow->m_pWLSurface.m_bFillIgnoreSmall)
+            return true;
+
         const auto  PSURFACE = pWindow->m_pWLSurface.wlr();
 
         const auto  PWORKSPACE = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(pWindow->m_iWorkspaceID);
diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.hpp b/src/render/OpenGL.hpp
index efccaad4..01e05af1 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.hpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.hpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class CHyprOpenGLImpl {
     void                  end();
 
     void                  renderRect(CBox*, const CColor&, int round = 0);
-    void                  renderRectWithBlur(CBox*, const CColor&, int round = 0, float blurA = 1.f);
+    void                  renderRectWithBlur(CBox*, const CColor&, int round = 0, float blurA = 1.f, bool xray = false);
     void                  renderRectWithDamage(CBox*, const CColor&, CRegion* damage, int round = 0);
     void                  renderTexture(wlr_texture*, CBox*, float a, int round = 0, bool allowCustomUV = false);
     void                  renderTexture(const CTexture&, CBox*, float a, int round = 0, bool discardActive = false, bool allowCustomUV = false);
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ class CHyprOpenGLImpl {
     void                  makeLayerSnapshot(SLayerSurface*);
     void                  renderSnapshot(CWindow**);
     void                  renderSnapshot(SLayerSurface**);
+    bool                  shouldUseNewBlurOptimizations(SLayerSurface* pLayer, CWindow* pWindow);
 
     void                  clear(const CColor&);
     void                  clearWithTex();
@@ -223,8 +224,6 @@ class CHyprOpenGLImpl {
 
     void          preBlurForCurrentMonitor();
 
-    bool          shouldUseNewBlurOptimizations(SLayerSurface* pLayer, CWindow* pWindow);
-
     bool          passRequiresIntrospection(CMonitor* pMonitor);
 
     friend class CHyprRenderer;
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 8206dc2b..d20e10b8 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -502,7 +502,8 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderWindow(CWindow* pWindow, CMonitor* pMonitor, timespec*
         if (pWindow->m_pWLSurface.small() && !pWindow->m_pWLSurface.m_bFillIgnoreSmall && renderdata.blur && *PBLUR) {
             CBox wb = {renderdata.x - pMonitor->vecPosition.x, renderdata.y - pMonitor->vecPosition.y, renderdata.w, renderdata.h};
             wb.scale(pMonitor->scale).round();
-            g_pHyprOpenGL->renderRectWithBlur(&wb, CColor(0, 0, 0, 0), renderdata.dontRound ? 0 : renderdata.rounding - 1, renderdata.fadeAlpha);
+            g_pHyprOpenGL->renderRectWithBlur(&wb, CColor(0, 0, 0, 0), renderdata.dontRound ? 0 : renderdata.rounding - 1, renderdata.fadeAlpha,
+                                              g_pHyprOpenGL->shouldUseNewBlurOptimizations(nullptr, pWindow));
             renderdata.blur = false;
         }