diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index e738de9b..b43f3a2d 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -762,6 +762,13 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderAllClientsForWorkspace(CMonitor* pMonitor, PHLWORKSPAC
 
     if (!pWorkspace) {
         // allow rendering without a workspace. In this case, just render layers.
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->blend(false);
+        if (!canSkipBackBufferClear(pMonitor)) {
+            if (*PRENDERTEX /* inverted cfg flag */)
+                g_pHyprOpenGL->clear(CColor(*PBACKGROUNDCOLOR));
+            else
+                g_pHyprOpenGL->clearWithTex(); // will apply the hypr "wallpaper"
+        }
         g_pHyprOpenGL->blend(true);
 
         for (auto& ls : pMonitor->m_aLayerSurfaceLayers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BACKGROUND]) {