diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 29d019c1..70a19cb5 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -2792,4 +2792,4 @@ void CCompositor::setPreferredScaleForSurface(wlr_surface* pSurface, double scal
 
 void CCompositor::setPreferredTransformForSurface(wlr_surface* pSurface, wl_output_transform transform) {
     wlr_surface_set_preferred_buffer_transform(pSurface, transform);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/events/Monitors.cpp b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
index 9155fe87..13f3f829 100644
--- a/src/events/Monitors.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ void Events::listener_change(wl_listener* listener, void* data) {
     if (!CONFIG)
         return;
 
-    for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors) {
+    for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_vRealMonitors) {
         if (!m->output)
             continue;
 
+        if (g_pCompositor->m_pUnsafeOutput == m.get())
+            continue;
+
         const auto CONFIGHEAD = wlr_output_configuration_head_v1_create(CONFIG, m->output);
 
         CBox       BOX;
@@ -195,7 +198,7 @@ void Events::listener_monitorDestroy(void* owner, void* data) {
 
     Debug::log(LOG, "Destroy called for monitor {}", pMonitor->output->name);
 
-    pMonitor->onDisconnect();
+    pMonitor->onDisconnect(true);
 
     pMonitor->output                 = nullptr;
     pMonitor->m_bRenderingInitPassed = false;
diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
index 9dbd2a3e..743c938e 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
     g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(this);
 }
 
-void CMonitor::onDisconnect() {
+void CMonitor::onDisconnect(bool destroy) {
 
     if (renderTimer) {
         wl_event_source_remove(renderTimer);
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ void CMonitor::onDisconnect() {
 
     activeWorkspace = -1;
 
-    wlr_output_layout_remove(g_pCompositor->m_sWLROutputLayout, output);
+    if (!destroy)
+        wlr_output_layout_remove(g_pCompositor->m_sWLROutputLayout, output);
 
     wlr_output_enable(output, false);
 
@@ -298,7 +299,6 @@ void CMonitor::onDisconnect() {
 
         g_pHyprRenderer->m_pMostHzMonitor = pMonitorMostHz;
     }
-
     std::erase_if(g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors, [&](std::shared_ptr<CMonitor>& el) { return el.get() == this; });
 }
 
@@ -642,4 +642,4 @@ void CMonitor::moveTo(const Vector2D& pos) {
 
 Vector2D CMonitor::middle() {
     return vecPosition + vecSize / 2.f;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
index 10790b5e..2aa7e7eb 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class CMonitor {
 
     // methods
     void     onConnect(bool noRule);
-    void     onDisconnect();
+    void     onDisconnect(bool destroy = false);
     void     addDamage(const pixman_region32_t* rg);
     void     addDamage(const CRegion* rg);
     void     addDamage(const CBox* box);
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 98dcf7f5..65aa7138 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "../Compositor.hpp"
 #include "linux-dmabuf-unstable-v1-protocol.h"
 #include "../helpers/Region.hpp"
+#include <algorithm>
 
 CHyprRenderer::CHyprRenderer() {
     const auto ENV = getenv("WLR_DRM_NO_ATOMIC");
@@ -1287,13 +1288,22 @@ void CHyprRenderer::outputMgrApplyTest(wlr_output_configuration_v1* config, bool
             break;
     }
 
-    if (!test)
+    if (!test) {
         g_pConfigManager->m_bWantsMonitorReload = true; // for monitor keywords
+        // if everything is disabled, performMonitorReload won't be called from renderMonitor
+        bool allDisabled = std::all_of(g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.begin(), g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.end(),
+                                       [](const auto m) { return !m->m_bEnabled || g_pCompositor->m_pUnsafeOutput == m.get(); });
+        if (allDisabled) {
+            Debug::log(LOG, "OutputMgr apply: All monitors disabled; performing monitor reload.");
+            g_pConfigManager->performMonitorReload();
+        }
+    }
 
     if (ok)
         wlr_output_configuration_v1_send_succeeded(config);
     else
         wlr_output_configuration_v1_send_failed(config);
+
     wlr_output_configuration_v1_destroy(config);
 
     Debug::log(LOG, "OutputMgr Applied/Tested.");
@@ -1645,7 +1655,6 @@ bool CHyprRenderer::applyMonitorRule(CMonitor* pMonitor, SMonitorRule* pMonitorR
 
     // if it's disabled, disable and ignore
     if (pMonitorRule->disabled) {
-
         if (pMonitor->m_bEnabled)
             pMonitor->onDisconnect();