diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 70267f10..59d9566a 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -407,6 +407,18 @@ std::string CConfigManager::getString(std::string v) {
     return getConfigValueSafe(v).strValue;
 }
 
+void CConfigManager::setInt(std::string v, int val) {
+    configValues[v].intValue = val;
+}
+
+void CConfigManager::setFloat(std::string v, float val) {
+    configValues[v].floatValue = val;
+}
+
+void CConfigManager::setString(std::string v, std::string val) {
+    configValues[v].strValue = val;
+}
+
 SMonitorRule CConfigManager::getMonitorRuleFor(std::string name) {
     SMonitorRule* found = nullptr;
 
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index 4537c4b8..663480d4 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ public:
     int                 getInt(std::string);
     float               getFloat(std::string);
     std::string         getString(std::string);
+    void                setFloat(std::string, float);
+    void                setInt(std::string, int);
+    void                setString(std::string, std::string);
 
     SMonitorRule        getMonitorRuleFor(std::string);
 
diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index acc5096f..020f398d 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -481,8 +481,18 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::makeWindowSnapshot(CWindow* pWindow) {
     timespec now;
     clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
 
+    // this is a hack but it works :P
+    // we need to disable blur or else we will get a black background, as the shader
+    // will try to copy the bg to apply blur.
+    // this isn't entirely correct, but like, oh well.
+    // small todo: maybe make this correct? :P
+    const auto BLURVAL = g_pConfigManager->getInt("decoration:blur");
+    g_pConfigManager->setInt("decoration:blur", 0);
+
     g_pHyprRenderer->renderWindow(pWindow, PMONITOR, &now, !pWindow->m_bX11DoesntWantBorders);
 
+    g_pConfigManager->setInt("decoration:blur", BLURVAL);
+
     // restore original fb
     glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, m_iCurrentOutputFb);
     glViewport(0, 0, g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecSize.x, g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecSize.y);