diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index c7a0cfb1..02ca5363 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -2285,6 +2285,8 @@ void CCompositor::updateFullscreenFadeOnWorkspace(PHLWORKSPACE pWorkspace) {
 }
 
 void CCompositor::setWindowFullscreen(PHLWINDOW pWindow, bool on, eFullscreenMode mode) {
+    static auto PNODIRECTSCANOUT = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("misc:no_direct_scanout");
+
     if (!validMapped(pWindow) || g_pCompositor->m_bUnsafeState)
         return;
 
@@ -2333,7 +2335,9 @@ void CCompositor::setWindowFullscreen(PHLWINDOW pWindow, bool on, eFullscreenMod
         return;
 
     // send a scanout tranche if we are entering fullscreen, and send a regular one if we aren't.
-    g_pHyprRenderer->setSurfaceScanoutMode(pWindow->m_pWLSurface->resource(), on ? PMONITOR->self.lock() : nullptr);
+    // ignore if DS is disabled.
+    if (!*PNODIRECTSCANOUT)
+        g_pHyprRenderer->setSurfaceScanoutMode(pWindow->m_pWLSurface->resource(), on ? PMONITOR->self.lock() : nullptr);
 
     g_pConfigManager->ensureVRR(PMONITOR);
 }
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 724bd69c..84d607b8 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static void renderSurface(SP<CWLSurfaceResource> surface, int x, int y, void* da
             g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTexture(TEXTURE, &windowBox, ALPHA, rounding, false, true);
     }
 
-    if (!g_pHyprRenderer->m_bBlockSurfaceFeedback) 
+    if (!g_pHyprRenderer->m_bBlockSurfaceFeedback)
         surface->presentFeedback(RDATA->when, RDATA->pMonitor);
 
     g_pHyprOpenGL->blend(true);