diff --git a/src/render/pass/Pass.cpp b/src/render/pass/Pass.cpp
index 3b04f24c3b5..3a315f6fda2 100644
--- a/src/render/pass/Pass.cpp
+++ b/src/render/pass/Pass.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ CRegion CRenderPass::render(const CRegion& damage_) {
 
     damage = damage_.copy();
 
+    if (damage.empty()) {
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.damage      = damage;
+        g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.finalDamage = damage;
+        return damage;
+    }
+
     if (WILLBLUR) {
         // combine blur regions into one that will be expanded
         CRegion blurRegion;
diff --git a/src/render/pass/TexPassElement.cpp b/src/render/pass/TexPassElement.cpp
index 1e5d6006508..9da09d5f97b 100644
--- a/src/render/pass/TexPassElement.cpp
+++ b/src/render/pass/TexPassElement.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ CRegion CTexPassElement::opaqueRegion() {
 
     if (data.surface && data.surface->current.size == Vector2D{data.w, data.h}) {
         CRegion opaqueSurf = data.surface->current.opaque.copy();
-        return opaqueSurf.translate(data.pos + data.localPos - data.pMonitor->vecPosition);
+        return opaqueSurf.intersect(CBox{{}, {data.w, data.h}}).translate(data.pos + data.localPos - data.pMonitor->vecPosition);
     }
 
     return data.texture && data.texture->m_bOpaque ? boundingBox()->expand(-data.rounding) : CRegion{};