diff --git a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
index bd389cbb..dc67ed49 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@ Singleton {
             "fontScale": 1.0,
             "iconScale": 1.0,
             "autoHide": false,
+            "autoHideStrict": false,
             "autoHideDelay": 250,
             "showOnWindowsOpen": false,
             "openOnOverview": false,
diff --git a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
index 2ec3db82..b37ad5ca 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
+++ b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ var SPEC = {
             fontScale: 1.0,
             iconScale: 1.0,
             autoHide: false,
+            autoHideStrict: false,
             autoHideDelay: 250,
             showOnWindowsOpen: false,
             openOnOverview: false,
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml b/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml
index 8f5664a0..b7ea7560 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml
@@ -817,11 +817,51 @@ PanelWindow {
             interval: barWindow.clickThroughEnabled ? Math.max((barConfig?.autoHideDelay ?? 250) * 6, 1500) : (barConfig?.autoHideDelay ?? 250)
             repeat: false
             onTriggered: {
-                if (!topBarMouseArea.containsMouse)
+                if (!topBarMouseArea.containsMouse && !topBarCore.popoutPinsReveal)
                     topBarCore.revealSticky = false;
             }
         }
 
+        property bool hasActivePopout: false
+
+        readonly property bool popoutPinsReveal: !!(hasActivePopout && !(barConfig?.autoHideStrict ?? false))
+
+        onHasActivePopoutChanged: evaluateReveal()
+
+        onPopoutPinsRevealChanged: evaluateReveal()
+
+        function updateActivePopoutState() {
+            if (!barWindow.screen)
+                return;
+            const screenName = barWindow.screen.name;
+            const activePopout = PopoutManager.currentPopoutsByScreen[screenName];
+            const activeTrayMenu = TrayMenuManager.activeTrayMenus[screenName];
+            const trayOpen = rootWindow.systemTrayMenuOpen;
+
+            const hasVisiblePopout = activePopout && activePopout.shouldBeVisible;
+            topBarCore.hasActivePopout = !!(hasVisiblePopout || activeTrayMenu || trayOpen);
+        }
+
+        Connections {
+            target: PopoutManager
+
+            function onPopoutChanged() {
+                topBarCore.updateActivePopoutState();
+            }
+
+            function onPopoutOpening() {
+                topBarCore.evaluateReveal();
+            }
+        }
+
+        Connections {
+            target: TrayMenuManager
+
+            function onActiveTrayMenusChanged() {
+                topBarCore.updateActivePopoutState();
+            }
+        }
+
         property bool reveal: {
             if (barWindow.hasFullscreenToplevel)
                 return false;
@@ -833,24 +873,27 @@ PanelWindow {
             const showOnWindowsSetting = barConfig?.showOnWindowsOpen ?? false;
             if (showOnWindowsSetting && autoHide && (CompositorService.isNiri || CompositorService.isHyprland)) {
                 if (barWindow.shouldHideForWindows)
-                    return topBarMouseArea.containsMouse || revealSticky || ipcReveal;
+                    return topBarMouseArea.containsMouse || popoutPinsReveal || revealSticky || ipcReveal;
                 return true;
             }
 
             if (CompositorService.isNiri && NiriService.inOverview)
-                return topBarMouseArea.containsMouse || revealSticky || ipcReveal;
+                return topBarMouseArea.containsMouse || popoutPinsReveal || revealSticky || ipcReveal;
 
-            return (barConfig?.visible ?? true) && (!autoHide || topBarMouseArea.containsMouse || revealSticky || ipcReveal);
+            return (barConfig?.visible ?? true) && (!autoHide || topBarMouseArea.containsMouse || popoutPinsReveal || revealSticky || ipcReveal);
         }
 
         Connections {
             function onBarConfigChanged() {
                 topBarCore.autoHide = barConfig?.autoHide ?? false;
+                topBarCore.evaluateReveal();
             }
 
             target: rootWindow
         }
 
+        Component.onCompleted: topBarCore.updateActivePopoutState()
+
         function evaluateReveal() {
             if (!autoHide)
                 return;
@@ -862,6 +905,12 @@ PanelWindow {
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (popoutPinsReveal) {
+                revealSticky = true;
+                revealHold.stop();
+                return;
+            }
+
             revealHold.restart();
         }
 
@@ -885,7 +934,7 @@ PanelWindow {
                 bottom: barWindow.isVertical ? parent.bottom : undefined
             }
             readonly property bool inOverview: CompositorService.isNiri && NiriService.inOverview && barWindow.effectiveOpenOnOverview
-            hoverEnabled: (barConfig?.autoHide ?? false) && !inOverview && !barWindow.hasFullscreenToplevel
+            hoverEnabled: (barConfig?.autoHide ?? false) && !inOverview && !barWindow.hasFullscreenToplevel && !topBarCore.popoutPinsReveal
             acceptedButtons: Qt.NoButton
             enabled: (barConfig?.autoHide ?? false) && !inOverview && !barWindow.hasFullscreenToplevel
 
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/DankBarTab.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/DankBarTab.qml
index 677758c6..7c3e487a 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/DankBarTab.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/DankBarTab.qml
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ Item {
             fontScale: defaultBar.fontScale ?? 1.0,
             iconScale: defaultBar.iconScale ?? 1.0,
             autoHide: defaultBar.autoHide ?? false,
+            autoHideStrict: defaultBar.autoHideStrict ?? false,
             autoHideDelay: defaultBar.autoHideDelay ?? 250,
             showOnWindowsOpen: defaultBar.showOnWindowsOpen ?? false,
             openOnOverview: defaultBar.openOnOverview ?? false,
@@ -641,6 +642,18 @@ Item {
                         }
                     }
 
+                    SettingsToggleRow {
+                        width: parent.width - parent.leftPadding
+                        text: I18n.tr("Strict auto-hide", "Dank bar setting: hide the bar when the pointer leaves even if a menu or bar popover is still open")
+                        checked: selectedBarConfig?.autoHideStrict ?? false
+                        onToggled: toggled => {
+                            SettingsData.updateBarConfig(selectedBarId, {
+                                autoHideStrict: toggled
+                            });
+                            notifyHorizontalBarChange();
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     SettingsToggleRow {
                         width: parent.width - parent.leftPadding
                         visible: CompositorService.isNiri || CompositorService.isHyprland
diff --git a/quickshell/translations/settings_search_index.json b/quickshell/translations/settings_search_index.json
index 03f9e9eb..20ed8fe6 100644
--- a/quickshell/translations/settings_search_index.json
+++ b/quickshell/translations/settings_search_index.json
@@ -933,9 +933,12 @@
       "dank",
       "hidden",
       "hide",
+      "menu",
       "panel",
+      "popover",
       "show",
       "statusbar",
+      "strict",
       "topbar",
       "visibility",
       "visible"