diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 635bef556..4ca5e5646 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -600,7 +600,8 @@ void IHyprRenderer::renderWindow(PHLWINDOW pWindow, PHLMONITOR pMonitor, const T
 
     Event::bus()->m_events.render.stage.emit(RENDER_PRE_WINDOW);
 
-    const auto fullAlpha = renderdata.alpha * renderdata.fadeAlpha;
+    const auto fullAlpha       = renderdata.alpha * renderdata.fadeAlpha;
+    const auto decorationAlpha = 1.f * renderdata.fadeAlpha;
 
     if (*PDIMAROUND && pWindow->m_ruleApplicator->dimAround().valueOrDefault() && !m_bRenderingSnapshot && mode != RENDER_PASS_POPUP) {
         CBox                        monbox = {0, 0, m_renderData.pMonitor->m_transformedSize.x, m_renderData.pMonitor->m_transformedSize.y};
@@ -638,14 +639,14 @@ void IHyprRenderer::renderWindow(PHLWINDOW pWindow, PHLMONITOR pMonitor, const T
                 if (wd->getDecorationLayer() != DECORATION_LAYER_BOTTOM)
                     continue;
 
-                wd->draw(pMonitor, fullAlpha);
+                wd->draw(pMonitor, decorationAlpha);
             }
 
             for (auto const& wd : pWindow->m_windowDecorations) {
                 if (wd->getDecorationLayer() != DECORATION_LAYER_UNDER)
                     continue;
 
-                wd->draw(pMonitor, fullAlpha);
+                wd->draw(pMonitor, decorationAlpha);
             }
         }
 
@@ -692,7 +693,7 @@ void IHyprRenderer::renderWindow(PHLWINDOW pWindow, PHLMONITOR pMonitor, const T
                 if (wd->getDecorationLayer() != DECORATION_LAYER_OVER)
                     continue;
 
-                wd->draw(pMonitor, fullAlpha);
+                wd->draw(pMonitor, decorationAlpha);
             }
         }
 
@@ -777,7 +778,7 @@ void IHyprRenderer::renderWindow(PHLWINDOW pWindow, PHLMONITOR pMonitor, const T
                 if (wd->getDecorationLayer() != DECORATION_LAYER_OVERLAY)
                     continue;
 
-                wd->draw(pMonitor, fullAlpha);
+                wd->draw(pMonitor, decorationAlpha);
             }
         }
     }