diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index d944a3ec..bb72398b 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -685,11 +685,15 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderAllClientsForWorkspace(CMonitor* pMonitor, CWorkspace*
     // pre window pass
     g_pHyprOpenGL->preWindowPass();
 
+    setOccludedForMainWorkspace(g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.damage, pWorkspace);
+
     if (pWorkspace->m_bHasFullscreenWindow)
         renderWorkspaceWindowsFullscreen(pMonitor, pWorkspace, time);
     else
         renderWorkspaceWindows(pMonitor, pWorkspace, time);
 
+    g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.damage = preOccludedDamage;
+
     g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.renderModif = {};
 
     // and then special
@@ -2196,6 +2200,35 @@ void CHyprRenderer::initiateManualCrash() {
     g_pConfigManager->setInt("debug:damage_tracking", 0);
 }
 
+void CHyprRenderer::setOccludedForMainWorkspace(CRegion& region, CWorkspace* pWorkspace) {
+    CRegion    rg;
+
+    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(pWorkspace->m_iMonitorID);
+
+    if (!PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID)
+        return;
+
+    for (auto& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
+        if (!w->m_bIsMapped || w->isHidden() || w->m_iWorkspaceID != PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID)
+            continue;
+
+        if (!w->opaque())
+            continue;
+
+        const auto     ROUNDING = w->rounding() * PMONITOR->scale;
+        const Vector2D POS      = w->m_vRealPosition.vec() + Vector2D{ROUNDING, ROUNDING} - PMONITOR->vecPosition + (w->m_bPinned ? Vector2D{} : pWorkspace->m_vRenderOffset.vec());
+        const Vector2D SIZE     = w->m_vRealSize.vec() - Vector2D{ROUNDING * 2, ROUNDING * 2};
+
+        CBox           box = {POS.x, POS.y, SIZE.x, SIZE.y};
+
+        box.scale(PMONITOR->scale);
+
+        rg.add(box);
+    }
+
+    region.subtract(rg);
+}
+
 void CHyprRenderer::setOccludedForBackLayers(CRegion& region, CWorkspace* pWorkspace) {
     CRegion    rg;
 
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.hpp b/src/render/Renderer.hpp
index 32815344..d0540a2f 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.hpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class CHyprRenderer {
     std::tuple<float, float, float> getRenderTimes(CMonitor* pMonitor); // avg max min
     void                            renderLockscreen(CMonitor* pMonitor, timespec* now);
     void                            setOccludedForBackLayers(CRegion& region, CWorkspace* pWorkspace);
+    void                            setOccludedForMainWorkspace(CRegion& region, CWorkspace* pWorkspace); // TODO: merge occlusion methods
     bool                            canSkipBackBufferClear(CMonitor* pMonitor);
     void                            recheckSolitaryForMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor);
     void                            setCursorSurface(wlr_surface* surf, int hotspotX, int hotspotY, bool force = false);