diff --git a/src/events/Layers.cpp b/src/events/Layers.cpp
index 0c793f56..68e36c97 100644
--- a/src/events/Layers.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Layers.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ void Events::listener_mapLayerSurface(void* owner, void* data) {
     layersurface->fadingOut     = false;
 
     g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"openlayer", std::string(layersurface->layerSurface->_namespace ? layersurface->layerSurface->_namespace : "")});
+
+    g_pProtocolManager->m_pFractionalScaleProtocolManager->setPreferredScaleForSurface(layersurface->layerSurface->surface, PMONITOR->scale);
 }
 
 void Events::listener_unmapLayerSurface(void* owner, void* data) {
@@ -313,4 +315,6 @@ void Events::listener_commitLayerSurface(void* owner, void* data) {
                               layersurface->layerSurface->surface->current.height};
 
     g_pHyprRenderer->damageSurface(layersurface->layerSurface->surface, layersurface->position.x, layersurface->position.y);
+
+    g_pProtocolManager->m_pFractionalScaleProtocolManager->setPreferredScaleForSurface(layersurface->layerSurface->surface, PMONITOR->scale);
 }