diff --git a/src/hyprerror/HyprError.cpp b/src/hyprerror/HyprError.cpp
index bbc3a006..5f63de24 100644
--- a/src/hyprerror/HyprError.cpp
+++ b/src/hyprerror/HyprError.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #include "../Compositor.hpp"
 #include "../config/ConfigValue.hpp"
 
+#include <hyprutils/utils/ScopeGuard.hpp>
+using namespace Hyprutils::Utils;
+
 CHyprError::CHyprError() {
     m_fFadeOpacity.create(AVARTYPE_FLOAT, g_pConfigManager->getAnimationPropertyConfig("fadeIn"), AVARDAMAGE_NONE);
     m_fFadeOpacity.registerVar();
@@ -130,6 +133,8 @@ void CHyprError::createQueued() {
     }
     m_szQueued = "";
 
+    m_fLastHeight = yoffset + PAD + 1;
+
     pango_font_description_free(pangoFD);
     g_object_unref(layoutText);
 
@@ -158,6 +163,8 @@ void CHyprError::createQueued() {
     m_cQueued    = CColor();
 
     g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(PMONITOR);
+
+    g_pHyprRenderer->arrangeLayersForMonitor(PMONITOR->ID);
 }
 
 void CHyprError::draw() {
@@ -174,6 +181,11 @@ void CHyprError::draw() {
                 m_pTexture->destroyTexture();
                 m_bIsCreated = false;
                 m_szQueued   = "";
+
+                for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors) {
+                    g_pHyprRenderer->arrangeLayersForMonitor(m->ID);
+                }
+
                 return;
             } else {
                 m_fFadeOpacity.setConfig(g_pConfigManager->getAnimationPropertyConfig("fadeOut"));
@@ -203,3 +215,11 @@ void CHyprError::destroy() {
     else
         m_szQueued = "";
 }
+
+bool CHyprError::active() {
+    return m_bIsCreated;
+}
+
+float CHyprError::height() {
+    return m_fLastHeight;
+}
diff --git a/src/hyprerror/HyprError.hpp b/src/hyprerror/HyprError.hpp
index 8dbb4521..a553614c 100644
--- a/src/hyprerror/HyprError.hpp
+++ b/src/hyprerror/HyprError.hpp
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ class CHyprError {
     CHyprError();
     ~CHyprError();
 
-    void queueCreate(std::string message, const CColor& color);
-    void draw();
-    void destroy();
+    void  queueCreate(std::string message, const CColor& color);
+    void  draw();
+    void  destroy();
+
+    bool  active();
+    float height(); // logical
 
   private:
     void                     createQueued();
@@ -23,7 +26,8 @@ class CHyprError {
     bool                     m_bIsCreated     = false;
     SP<CTexture>             m_pTexture;
     CAnimatedVariable<float> m_fFadeOpacity;
-    CBox                     m_bDamageBox = {0, 0, 0, 0};
+    CBox                     m_bDamageBox  = {0, 0, 0, 0};
+    float                    m_fLastHeight = 0.F;
 
     bool                     m_bMonitorChanged = false;
 };
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index f388ec37..61f94014 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ CHyprRenderer::CHyprRenderer() {
         ensureCursorRenderingMode();
     });
 
+    static auto P3 = g_pHookSystem->hookDynamic("focusedMon", [&](void* self, SCallbackInfo& info, std::any param) {
+        g_pEventLoopManager->doLater([this]() {
+            if (!g_pHyprError->active())
+                return;
+            for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors) {
+                arrangeLayersForMonitor(m->ID);
+            }
+        });
+    });
+
     m_pCursorTicker = wl_event_loop_add_timer(g_pCompositor->m_sWLEventLoop, cursorTicker, nullptr);
     wl_event_source_timer_update(m_pCursorTicker, 500);
 
@@ -1757,6 +1767,13 @@ void CHyprRenderer::arrangeLayersForMonitor(const MONITORID& monitor) {
 
     CBox usableArea = {PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, PMONITOR->vecPosition.y, PMONITOR->vecSize.x, PMONITOR->vecSize.y};
 
+    if (g_pHyprError->active() && g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor == PMONITOR->self) {
+        const auto HEIGHT              = g_pHyprError->height();
+        PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft.y = HEIGHT;
+        usableArea.y += HEIGHT;
+        usableArea.h -= HEIGHT;
+    }
+
     for (auto& la : PMONITOR->m_aLayerSurfaceLayers) {
         std::stable_sort(la.begin(), la.end(), [](const PHLLSREF& a, const PHLLSREF& b) { return a->order > b->order; });
     }