diff --git a/src/desktop/Popup.cpp b/src/desktop/Popup.cpp
index 29594e47..d5599c65 100644
--- a/src/desktop/Popup.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/Popup.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void CPopup::onMap() {
 
     CBox       box;
     wlr_surface_get_extends(m_sWLSurface.wlr(), box.pWlr());
-    box.applyFromWlr().translate(COORDS);
+    box.applyFromWlr().translate(COORDS).expand(4);
     g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&box);
 
     m_vLastPos = coordsRelativeToParent();
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void CPopup::onUnmap() {
 
     CBox       box;
     wlr_surface_get_extends(m_sWLSurface.wlr(), box.pWlr());
-    box.applyFromWlr().translate(COORDS);
+    box.applyFromWlr().translate(COORDS).expand(4);
     g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&box);
 
     m_pSubsurfaceHead.reset();
diff --git a/src/desktop/Subsurface.cpp b/src/desktop/Subsurface.cpp
index 0d76a147..1a3dd9f5 100644
--- a/src/desktop/Subsurface.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/Subsurface.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ void CSubsurface::onMap() {
 
     const auto COORDS = coordsGlobal();
     CBox       box{COORDS, m_vLastSize};
+    box.expand(4);
     g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&box);
 
     if (m_pWindowParent)
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ void CSubsurface::onMap() {
 void CSubsurface::onUnmap() {
     const auto COORDS = coordsGlobal();
     CBox       box{COORDS, m_vLastSize};
+    box.expand(4);
     g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&box);
 
     if (m_sWLSurface.wlr() == g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus)