diff --git a/src/helpers/WLSurface.cpp b/src/helpers/WLSurface.cpp
index ffd764a1..33109b94 100644
--- a/src/helpers/WLSurface.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/WLSurface.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ bool CWLSurface::small() const {
     if (!m_pOwner || !exists())
         return false;
 
-    return m_pOwner->m_vReportedSize.x > m_pWLRSurface->current.buffer_width || m_pOwner->m_vReportedSize.y > m_pWLRSurface->current.buffer_height;
+    return std::abs(m_pOwner->m_vReportedSize.x - m_pWLRSurface->current.buffer_width) > 1 || std::abs(m_pOwner->m_vReportedSize.y - m_pWLRSurface->current.buffer_height) > 1;
 }
 
 Vector2D CWLSurface::correctSmallVec() const {
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 72ad3db7..79aabc6e 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderWindow(CWindow* pWindow, CMonitor* pMonitor, timespec*
     const auto         REALPOS     = pWindow->m_vRealPosition.vec() + (pWindow->m_bPinned ? Vector2D{} : PWORKSPACE->m_vRenderOffset.vec());
     static auto* const PDIMAROUND  = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:dim_around")->floatValue;
     static auto* const PBORDERSIZE = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("general:border_size")->intValue;
+    static auto* const PBLUR       = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:blur:enabled")->intValue;
 
     SRenderData        renderdata = {pMonitor, time, REALPOS.x, REALPOS.y};
     if (ignorePosition) {
@@ -432,7 +433,7 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderWindow(CWindow* pWindow, CMonitor* pMonitor, timespec*
         if ((pWindow->m_bIsX11 && *PXWLUSENN) || pWindow->m_sAdditionalConfigData.nearestNeighbor.toUnderlying())
             g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.useNearestNeighbor = true;
 
-        if (pWindow->m_pWLSurface.small() && !pWindow->m_pWLSurface.m_bFillIgnoreSmall && renderdata.blur) {
+        if (pWindow->m_pWLSurface.small() && !pWindow->m_pWLSurface.m_bFillIgnoreSmall && renderdata.blur && *PBLUR) {
             wlr_box wb = {renderdata.x - pMonitor->vecPosition.x, renderdata.y - pMonitor->vecPosition.y, renderdata.w, renderdata.h};
             scaleBox(&wb, pMonitor->scale);
             g_pHyprOpenGL->renderRectWithBlur(&wb, CColor(0, 0, 0, 0), renderdata.dontRound ? 0 : renderdata.rounding - 1);