diff --git a/quickshell/Modals/Common/DankModalStandalone.qml b/quickshell/Modals/Common/DankModalStandalone.qml
index 75efc8b4..0e96b511 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modals/Common/DankModalStandalone.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modals/Common/DankModalStandalone.qml
@@ -242,10 +242,11 @@ Item {
         WindowBlur {
             targetWindow: contentWindow
             readonly property real s: Math.min(1, modalContainer.scaleValue)
-            blurX: modalContainer.x + modalContainer.width * (1 - s) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(modalContainer.animX, root.dpr)
-            blurY: modalContainer.y + modalContainer.height * (1 - s) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(modalContainer.animY, root.dpr)
-            blurWidth: shouldBeVisible ? modalContainer.width * s : 0
-            blurHeight: shouldBeVisible ? modalContainer.height * s : 0
+            readonly property real op: Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (morph.openProgress - 0.06) * 2))
+            blurX: modalContainer.x + modalContainer.width * (1 - s * op) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(modalContainer.animX, root.dpr)
+            blurY: modalContainer.y + modalContainer.height * (1 - s * op) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(modalContainer.animY, root.dpr)
+            blurWidth: root.shouldBeVisible ? modalContainer.width * s * op : 0
+            blurHeight: root.shouldBeVisible ? modalContainer.height * s * op : 0
             blurRadius: root.cornerRadius
         }
 
diff --git a/quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/DankLauncherV2ModalStandalone.qml b/quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/DankLauncherV2ModalStandalone.qml
index 9355d5a4..a9c2192e 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/DankLauncherV2ModalStandalone.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/DankLauncherV2ModalStandalone.qml
@@ -369,10 +369,11 @@ Item {
         WindowBlur {
             targetWindow: launcherWindow
             readonly property real s: Math.min(1, modalContainer.publishedScale)
-            blurX: modalContainer.x + modalContainer.width * (1 - s) * 0.5
-            blurY: modalContainer.y + modalContainer.height * (1 - s) * 0.5
-            blurWidth: contentVisible ? modalContainer.width * s : 0
-            blurHeight: contentVisible ? modalContainer.height * s : 0
+            readonly property real op: Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (modalContainer.opacity - 0.06) * 2))
+            blurX: modalContainer.x + modalContainer.width * (1 - s * op) * 0.5
+            blurY: modalContainer.y + modalContainer.height * (1 - s * op) * 0.5
+            blurWidth: contentVisible ? modalContainer.width * s * op : 0
+            blurHeight: contentVisible ? modalContainer.height * s * op : 0
             blurRadius: root.cornerRadius
         }
 
diff --git a/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutStandalone.qml b/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutStandalone.qml
index 5ca7a0a5..34ac62e2 100644
--- a/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutStandalone.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutStandalone.qml
@@ -572,12 +572,13 @@ Item {
             targetWindow: contentWindow
             readonly property real s: Math.min(1, contentContainer.scaleValue)
             readonly property bool trackBlurFromBarEdge: root.fluidStandaloneActive
+            readonly property real op: Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (morph.openProgress - 0.08) * 1.6))
             readonly property bool blurAlive: trackBlurFromBarEdge ? (contentContainer.revealWidth > 0 && contentContainer.revealHeight > 0) : root.shouldBeVisible
 
-            blurX: trackBlurFromBarEdge ? contentContainer.x + contentContainer.revealX : contentContainer.x + contentContainer.width * (1 - s) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(contentContainer.animX, root.dpr)
-            blurY: trackBlurFromBarEdge ? contentContainer.y + contentContainer.revealY : contentContainer.y + contentContainer.height * (1 - s) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(contentContainer.animY, root.dpr)
-            blurWidth: blurAlive ? (trackBlurFromBarEdge ? contentContainer.revealWidth : contentContainer.width * s) : 0
-            blurHeight: blurAlive ? (trackBlurFromBarEdge ? contentContainer.revealHeight : contentContainer.height * s) : 0
+            blurX: trackBlurFromBarEdge ? contentContainer.x + contentContainer.revealX : contentContainer.x + contentContainer.width * (1 - s * op) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(contentContainer.animX, root.dpr)
+            blurY: trackBlurFromBarEdge ? contentContainer.y + contentContainer.revealY : contentContainer.y + contentContainer.height * (1 - s * op) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(contentContainer.animY, root.dpr)
+            blurWidth: blurAlive ? (trackBlurFromBarEdge ? contentContainer.revealWidth : contentContainer.width * s * op) : 0
+            blurHeight: blurAlive ? (trackBlurFromBarEdge ? contentContainer.revealHeight : contentContainer.height * s * op) : 0
             blurRadius: Theme.cornerRadius
         }