diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index d839f4a8..bf2a7f34 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderWindow(CWindow* pWindow, CMonitor* pMonitor, timespec*
 
     g_pHyprOpenGL->m_pCurrentWindow = pWindow;
 
-    if (*PDIMAROUND && pWindow->m_sAdditionalConfigData.dimAround && !m_bRenderingSnapshot) {
+    if (*PDIMAROUND && pWindow->m_sAdditionalConfigData.dimAround && !m_bRenderingSnapshot && mode != RENDER_PASS_POPUP) {
         wlr_box monbox = {0, 0, g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecPixelSize.x, g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecPixelSize.y};
         g_pHyprOpenGL->renderRect(&monbox, CColor(0, 0, 0, *PDIMAROUND * renderdata.alpha * renderdata.fadeAlpha));
     }