diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
index 0691cd37..301370bd 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ int ratHandler(void* data) {
 
 CMonitor::CMonitor() {
     wlr_damage_ring_init(&damage);
+    pixman_region32_init(&lastFrameDamage);
 }
 
 CMonitor::~CMonitor() {
     wlr_damage_ring_finish(&damage);
+    pixman_region32_fini(&lastFrameDamage);
 }
 
 void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
index 610fa656..08fe5f2b 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class CMonitor {
     CMonitor*              pMirrorOf = nullptr;
     std::vector<CMonitor*> mirrors;
 
+    pixman_region32_t      lastFrameDamage; // stores last frame damage
+
     // for the special workspace. 0 means not open.
     int                                                        specialWorkspaceID = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/protocols/Screencopy.cpp b/src/protocols/Screencopy.cpp
index d79a3473..07a591e7 100644
--- a/src/protocols/Screencopy.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/Screencopy.cpp
@@ -407,10 +407,11 @@ void CScreencopyProtocolManager::sendFrameDamage(SScreencopyFrame* frame) {
     if (!frame->withDamage)
         return;
 
-    PIXMAN_DAMAGE_FOREACH(&g_pHyprOpenGL->m_rOriginalDamageRegion) {
+    PIXMAN_DAMAGE_FOREACH(&frame->pMonitor->lastFrameDamage) {
         const auto RECT = &RECTSARR[i];
         zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1_send_damage(frame->resource, std::clamp(RECT->x1, 0, frame->buffer->width), std::clamp(RECT->y1, 0, frame->buffer->height),
-                                         std::clamp(RECT->x2 - RECT->x1, 0, frame->buffer->width - RECT->x1), std::clamp(RECT->y2 - RECT->y1, 0, frame->buffer->height - RECT->y1));
+                                             std::clamp(RECT->x2 - RECT->x1, 0, frame->buffer->width - RECT->x1),
+                                             std::clamp(RECT->y2 - RECT->y1, 0, frame->buffer->height - RECT->y1));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index 6091aacf..9810a6fb 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ CHyprOpenGLImpl::CHyprOpenGLImpl() {
 
     g_pHookSystem->hookDynamic("preRender", [&](void* self, std::any data) { preRender(std::any_cast<CMonitor*>(data)); });
 
-    pixman_region32_init(&m_rOriginalDamageRegion);
-
     RASSERT(eglMakeCurrent(wlr_egl_get_display(g_pCompositor->m_sWLREGL), EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_CONTEXT), "Couldn't unset current EGL!");
 
     m_tGlobalTimer.reset();
@@ -149,7 +147,7 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::end() {
 
     // end the render, copy the data to the WLR framebuffer
     if (!m_bFakeFrame) {
-        pixman_region32_copy(m_RenderData.pDamage, &m_rOriginalDamageRegion);
+        pixman_region32_copy(m_RenderData.pDamage, &m_RenderData.pMonitor->lastFrameDamage);
 
         if (!m_RenderData.pMonitor->mirrors.empty())
             g_pHyprOpenGL->saveBufferForMirror(); // save with original damage region
diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.hpp b/src/render/OpenGL.hpp
index 36aa612c..b696c8cb 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.hpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.hpp
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ class CHyprOpenGLImpl {
 
     CWindow*                                   m_pCurrentWindow = nullptr;   // hack to get the current rendered window
 
-    pixman_region32_t                          m_rOriginalDamageRegion;      // used for storing the pre-expanded region
-
     std::unordered_map<CWindow*, CFramebuffer> m_mWindowFramebuffers;
     std::unordered_map<SLayerSurface*, CFramebuffer>  m_mLayerFramebuffers;
     std::unordered_map<CMonitor*, SMonitorRenderData> m_mMonitorRenderResources;
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 500af191..da47142c 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
         pMonitor->isMirror() /* why??? */) {
         pixman_region32_union_rect(&damage, &damage, 0, 0, (int)pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.x * 10, (int)pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.y * 10); // wot?
 
-        pixman_region32_copy(&g_pHyprOpenGL->m_rOriginalDamageRegion, &damage);
+        pixman_region32_copy(&pMonitor->lastFrameDamage, &damage);
     } else {
         static auto* const PBLURENABLED = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:blur")->intValue;
 
@@ -949,11 +949,11 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
             // now, prep the damage, get the extended damage region
             wlr_region_expand(&damage, &damage, BLURRADIUS); // expand for proper blurring
 
-            pixman_region32_copy(&g_pHyprOpenGL->m_rOriginalDamageRegion, &damage);
+            pixman_region32_copy(&pMonitor->lastFrameDamage, &damage);
 
             wlr_region_expand(&damage, &damage, BLURRADIUS); // expand for proper blurring 2
         } else {
-            pixman_region32_copy(&g_pHyprOpenGL->m_rOriginalDamageRegion, &damage);
+            pixman_region32_copy(&pMonitor->lastFrameDamage, &damage);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     pixman_region32_init(&frameDamage);
 
     const auto TRANSFORM = wlr_output_transform_invert(pMonitor->output->transform);
-    wlr_region_transform(&frameDamage, &g_pHyprOpenGL->m_rOriginalDamageRegion, TRANSFORM, (int)pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.x, (int)pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.y);
+    wlr_region_transform(&frameDamage, &pMonitor->lastFrameDamage, TRANSFORM, (int)pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.x, (int)pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.y);
 
     if (*PDAMAGETRACKINGMODE == DAMAGE_TRACKING_NONE || *PDAMAGETRACKINGMODE == DAMAGE_TRACKING_MONITOR)
         pixman_region32_union_rect(&frameDamage, &frameDamage, 0, 0, (int)pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.x, (int)pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.y);