diff --git a/Modals/Common/DankModal.qml b/Modals/Common/DankModal.qml
index 3b357bfd..084c0496 100644
--- a/Modals/Common/DankModal.qml
+++ b/Modals/Common/DankModal.qml
@@ -75,7 +75,18 @@ PanelWindow {
 
     visible: shouldBeVisible
     color: "transparent"
-    WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayershell.Top // if set to overlay -> virtual keyboards can be stuck under modal
+    WlrLayershell.layer: {
+        switch (Quickshell.env("DMS_MODAL_LAYER")) {
+        case "bottom":
+            return WlrLayershell.Bottom
+        case "overlay":
+            return WlrLayershell.Overlay
+        case "background":
+            return WlrLayershell.Background
+        default:
+            return WlrLayershell.Top
+        }
+    }
     WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
     WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: shouldHaveFocus ? WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive : WlrKeyboardFocus.None
     onVisibleChanged: {
diff --git a/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopup.qml b/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopup.qml
index de358557..a066af7e 100644
--- a/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopup.qml
+++ b/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopup.qml
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@ PanelWindow {
 
     visible: hasValidData
     WlrLayershell.layer: {
+        const envLayer = Quickshell.env("DMS_NOTIFICATION_LAYER")
+        if (envLayer) {
+            switch (envLayer) {
+            case "bottom":
+                return WlrLayershell.Bottom
+            case "overlay":
+                return WlrLayershell.Overlay
+            case "background":
+                return WlrLayershell.Background
+            case "top":
+                return WlrLayershell.Top
+            }
+        }
+
         if (!notificationData)
             return WlrLayershell.Top
 
diff --git a/Widgets/DankPopout.qml b/Widgets/DankPopout.qml
index 358734bc..1cc3afc0 100644
--- a/Widgets/DankPopout.qml
+++ b/Widgets/DankPopout.qml
@@ -65,7 +65,18 @@ PanelWindow {
     }
 
     color: "transparent"
-    WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayershell.Top
+    WlrLayershell.layer: {
+        switch (Quickshell.env("DMS_DANKBAR_LAYER")) {
+        case "bottom":
+            return WlrLayershell.Bottom
+        case "overlay":
+            return WlrLayershell.Overlay
+        case "background":
+            return WlrLayershell.Background
+        default:
+            return WlrLayershell.Top
+        }
+    }
     WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
     WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: shouldBeVisible ? keyboardFocusMode : WlrKeyboardFocus.None