diff --git a/quickshell/DMSShell.qml b/quickshell/DMSShell.qml
index 861a5798..40ab91c9 100644
--- a/quickshell/DMSShell.qml
+++ b/quickshell/DMSShell.qml
@@ -1096,6 +1096,11 @@ Item {
             edgeGap: SettingsData.notepadEffectiveEdgeGap
             slideEdge: SettingsData.notepadSlideoutSide
 
+            onIsVisibleChanged: {
+                if (isVisible)
+                    PopoutService.notepadPopout?.hide();
+            }
+
             content: Component {
                 Notepad {
                     slideout: notepadSlideout
diff --git a/quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml b/quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml
index a02a9d71..2c5715d5 100644
--- a/quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml
+++ b/quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml
@@ -386,6 +386,10 @@ Item {
         }
 
         function close(): string {
+            if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+                PopoutService.notepadPopout?.hide();
+                return "NOTEPAD_CLOSE_SUCCESS";
+            }
             var instance = getActiveNotepadInstance();
             if (instance) {
                 instance.hide();
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Notepad/Notepad.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Notepad/Notepad.qml
index 46fd11ed..092ac2dd 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Notepad/Notepad.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Notepad/Notepad.qml
@@ -317,63 +317,67 @@ Item {
                     }
                 }
 
-                RowLayout {
-                    id: bannerActions
+                Item {
                     Layout.fillWidth: true
-                    Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignRight
-                    spacing: Theme.spacingS
+                    Layout.preferredHeight: 32
 
-                    StyledRect {
-                        readonly property real actionWidth: Math.min(keepText.implicitWidth + Theme.spacingM * 2, Math.max(104, (bannerActions.width - bannerActions.spacing) / 2))
-                        Layout.preferredWidth: actionWidth
-                        Layout.preferredHeight: 32
-                        radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                        color: "transparent"
-                        border.color: Theme.outlineMedium
-                        border.width: 1
+                    Row {
+                        id: bannerActions
+                        anchors.right: parent.right
+                        spacing: Theme.spacingS
 
-                        StateLayer {
-                            anchors.fill: parent
-                            cornerRadius: parent.radius
-                            stateColor: Theme.surfaceText
-                            onClicked: root.resolveConflictKeepEdits()
+                        readonly property real available: parent.width
+
+                        StyledRect {
+                            width: Math.min(keepText.implicitWidth + Theme.spacingM * 2, Math.max(104, (bannerActions.available - bannerActions.spacing) / 2))
+                            height: 32
+                            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                            color: "transparent"
+                            border.color: Theme.outlineMedium
+                            border.width: 1
+
+                            StateLayer {
+                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                cornerRadius: parent.radius
+                                stateColor: Theme.surfaceText
+                                onClicked: root.resolveConflictKeepEdits()
+                            }
+
+                            StyledText {
+                                id: keepText
+                                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                                width: parent.width - Theme.spacingM
+                                text: I18n.tr("Keep My Edits")
+                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                color: Theme.surfaceText
+                                horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                                elide: Text.ElideRight
+                            }
                         }
 
-                        StyledText {
-                            id: keepText
-                            anchors.centerIn: parent
-                            width: parent.width - Theme.spacingM
-                            text: I18n.tr("Keep My Edits")
-                            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
-                            color: Theme.surfaceText
-                            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-                            elide: Text.ElideRight
-                        }
-                    }
+                        StyledRect {
+                            width: Math.min(reloadText.implicitWidth + Theme.spacingM * 2, Math.max(116, (bannerActions.available - bannerActions.spacing) / 2))
+                            height: 32
+                            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                            color: Theme.primary
 
-                    StyledRect {
-                        readonly property real actionWidth: Math.min(reloadText.implicitWidth + Theme.spacingM * 2, Math.max(116, (bannerActions.width - bannerActions.spacing) / 2))
-                        Layout.preferredWidth: actionWidth
-                        Layout.preferredHeight: 32
-                        radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                        color: Theme.primary
+                            StateLayer {
+                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                cornerRadius: parent.radius
+                                stateColor: Theme.background
+                                onClicked: root.resolveConflictReload()
+                            }
 
-                        StateLayer {
-                            anchors.fill: parent
-                            cornerRadius: parent.radius
-                            stateColor: Theme.background
-                            onClicked: root.resolveConflictReload()
-                        }
-
-                        StyledText {
-                            id: reloadText
-                            anchors.centerIn: parent
-                            width: parent.width - Theme.spacingM
-                            text: I18n.tr("Reload From Disk")
-                            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
-                            color: Theme.background
-                            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-                            elide: Text.ElideRight
+                            StyledText {
+                                id: reloadText
+                                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                                width: parent.width - Theme.spacingM
+                                text: I18n.tr("Reload From Disk")
+                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                color: Theme.background
+                                horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                                elide: Text.ElideRight
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Notepad/NotepadPopoutWindow.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Notepad/NotepadPopoutWindow.qml
index 5f6659b7..3c20f7aa 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Notepad/NotepadPopoutWindow.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Notepad/NotepadPopoutWindow.qml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ FloatingWindow {
         }
     }
 
+    // A compositor close (e.g. niri close-window)
+    onClosed: win.visible = false
+
     Item {
         anchors.fill: parent
 
diff --git a/quickshell/Services/PopoutService.qml b/quickshell/Services/PopoutService.qml
index 9cc9a048..90cb2bd2 100644
--- a/quickshell/Services/PopoutService.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Services/PopoutService.qml
@@ -789,12 +789,41 @@ Singleton {
         networkInfoModal?.close();
     }
 
+    function closeNotepadSlideouts() {
+        for (var i = 0; i < notepadSlideouts.length; i++) {
+            if (notepadSlideouts[i] && notepadSlideouts[i].isVisible)
+                notepadSlideouts[i].hide();
+        }
+    }
+
     function openNotepadSlideout() {
+        notepadPopout?.hide();
         if (notepadSlideouts.length > 0) {
             notepadSlideouts[0]?.show();
         }
     }
 
+    // Keep the notepad in a single presentation for default modes
+    Connections {
+        target: SettingsData
+        function onNotepadDefaultModeChanged() {
+            if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+                var hadSlideout = false;
+                for (var i = 0; i < root.notepadSlideouts.length; i++) {
+                    if (root.notepadSlideouts[i] && root.notepadSlideouts[i].isVisible) {
+                        hadSlideout = true;
+                        root.notepadSlideouts[i].hide();
+                    }
+                }
+                if (hadSlideout)
+                    root.openNotepadPopout();
+            } else if (root.notepadPopout && root.notepadPopout.visible) {
+                root.notepadPopout.hide();
+                root.openNotepadSlideout();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     function openNotepad() {
         if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
             openNotepadPopout();
@@ -828,6 +857,7 @@ Singleton {
     property bool _notepadPopoutWantsOpen: false
 
     function openNotepadPopout() {
+        closeNotepadSlideouts();
         if (notepadPopout) {
             notepadPopout.show();
         } else if (notepadPopoutLoader) {
@@ -845,6 +875,8 @@ Singleton {
 
     function toggleNotepadPopout() {
         if (notepadPopout) {
+            if (!notepadPopout.visible)
+                closeNotepadSlideouts();
             notepadPopout.toggle();
         } else {
             openNotepadPopout();