diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml b/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml
index 1023aab92..98ac40eb3 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml
@@ -116,17 +116,10 @@ PanelWindow {
     mask: Region {
         item: body.clickThroughEnabled || (isIsland && !body.islandBandInteractive) ? null : body.inputMaskItem
 
+        // Item-bound: a mapToItem snapshot froze mid-churn on output reconnect, leaving the trailing
+        // section unclickable (#3594). barRevealed: same ancestor-transform caveat as the island regions.
         Region {
-            readonly property var r: barWindow.sectionMasked ? body.leadingSectionRect : {
-                "x": 0,
-                "y": 0,
-                "w": 0,
-                "h": 0
-            }
-            x: r.x
-            y: r.y
-            width: r.w
-            height: r.h
+            item: barWindow.sectionMasked && body.barRevealed ? body._leftSection : null
         }
 
         Region {
@@ -143,16 +136,7 @@ PanelWindow {
         }
 
         Region {
-            readonly property var r: barWindow.sectionMasked ? body.trailingSectionRect : {
-                "x": 0,
-                "y": 0,
-                "w": 0,
-                "h": 0
-            }
-            x: r.x
-            y: r.y
-            width: r.w
-            height: r.h
+            item: barWindow.sectionMasked && body.barRevealed ? body._rightSection : null
         }
 
         Region {