diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index d8edb84c..e47f5119 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -980,7 +980,8 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTextureWithBlur(const CTexture& tex, wlr_box* pBox,
     wlr_region_scale(&inverseOpaque, &inverseOpaque, m_RenderData.pMonitor->scale);
 
     //                                                                        vvv TODO: layered blur fbs?
-    const bool    USENEWOPTIMIZE = (*PBLURNEWOPTIMIZE && !blockBlurOptimization && ((m_pCurrentWindow && !m_pCurrentWindow->m_bIsFloating) || *PBLURXRAY) &&
+    const bool    USENEWOPTIMIZE = (*PBLURNEWOPTIMIZE && !blockBlurOptimization &&
+                                 ((m_pCurrentWindow && !m_pCurrentWindow->m_bIsFloating && !g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceSpecial(m_pCurrentWindow->m_iWorkspaceID)) || *PBLURXRAY) &&
                                  m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->blurFB.m_cTex.m_iTexID);
 
     CFramebuffer* POUTFB = nullptr;