diff --git a/quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml b/quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml
index e86e11b4..8895face 100644
--- a/quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml
+++ b/quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml
@@ -859,6 +859,70 @@ Item {
             return success ? `WIDGET_TOGGLE_SUCCESS: ${widgetId}` : `WIDGET_TOGGLE_FAILED: ${widgetId}`;
         }
 
+        function openWith(widgetId: string, mode: string): string {
+            if (!widgetId)
+                return "ERROR: No widget ID specified";
+            if (!BarWidgetService.hasWidget(widgetId))
+                return `WIDGET_NOT_FOUND: ${widgetId}`;
+
+            const widget = BarWidgetService.getWidgetOnFocusedScreen(widgetId);
+            if (!widget)
+                return `WIDGET_NOT_AVAILABLE: ${widgetId}`;
+            if (typeof widget.openWithMode !== "function")
+                return `WIDGET_OPEN_WITH_NOT_SUPPORTED: ${widgetId}`;
+
+            widget.openWithMode(mode || "all");
+            return `WIDGET_OPEN_WITH_SUCCESS: ${widgetId} ${mode}`;
+        }
+
+        function toggleWith(widgetId: string, mode: string): string {
+            if (!widgetId)
+                return "ERROR: No widget ID specified";
+            if (!BarWidgetService.hasWidget(widgetId))
+                return `WIDGET_NOT_FOUND: ${widgetId}`;
+
+            const widget = BarWidgetService.getWidgetOnFocusedScreen(widgetId);
+            if (!widget)
+                return `WIDGET_NOT_AVAILABLE: ${widgetId}`;
+            if (typeof widget.toggleWithMode !== "function")
+                return `WIDGET_TOGGLE_WITH_NOT_SUPPORTED: ${widgetId}`;
+
+            widget.toggleWithMode(mode || "all");
+            return `WIDGET_TOGGLE_WITH_SUCCESS: ${widgetId} ${mode}`;
+        }
+
+        function openQuery(widgetId: string, query: string): string {
+            if (!widgetId)
+                return "ERROR: No widget ID specified";
+            if (!BarWidgetService.hasWidget(widgetId))
+                return `WIDGET_NOT_FOUND: ${widgetId}`;
+
+            const widget = BarWidgetService.getWidgetOnFocusedScreen(widgetId);
+            if (!widget)
+                return `WIDGET_NOT_AVAILABLE: ${widgetId}`;
+            if (typeof widget.openWithQuery !== "function")
+                return `WIDGET_OPEN_QUERY_NOT_SUPPORTED: ${widgetId}`;
+
+            widget.openWithQuery(query || "");
+            return `WIDGET_OPEN_QUERY_SUCCESS: ${widgetId}`;
+        }
+
+        function toggleQuery(widgetId: string, query: string): string {
+            if (!widgetId)
+                return "ERROR: No widget ID specified";
+            if (!BarWidgetService.hasWidget(widgetId))
+                return `WIDGET_NOT_FOUND: ${widgetId}`;
+
+            const widget = BarWidgetService.getWidgetOnFocusedScreen(widgetId);
+            if (!widget)
+                return `WIDGET_NOT_AVAILABLE: ${widgetId}`;
+            if (typeof widget.toggleWithQuery !== "function")
+                return `WIDGET_TOGGLE_QUERY_NOT_SUPPORTED: ${widgetId}`;
+
+            widget.toggleWithQuery(query || "");
+            return `WIDGET_TOGGLE_QUERY_SUCCESS: ${widgetId}`;
+        }
+
         function list(): string {
             const widgets = BarWidgetService.getRegisteredWidgetIds();
             if (widgets.length === 0)
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/AppDrawer/AppDrawerPopout.qml b/quickshell/Modules/AppDrawer/AppDrawerPopout.qml
index 16e9b0b0..647f06df 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/AppDrawer/AppDrawerPopout.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/AppDrawer/AppDrawerPopout.qml
@@ -8,10 +8,39 @@ DankPopout {
 
     layerNamespace: "dms:app-launcher"
 
+    property string _pendingMode: ""
+    property string _pendingQuery: ""
+
     function show() {
         open();
     }
 
+    function openWithMode(mode) {
+        _pendingMode = mode || "";
+        open();
+    }
+
+    function toggleWithMode(mode) {
+        if (shouldBeVisible) {
+            close();
+            return;
+        }
+        openWithMode(mode);
+    }
+
+    function openWithQuery(query) {
+        _pendingQuery = query || "";
+        open();
+    }
+
+    function toggleWithQuery(query) {
+        if (shouldBeVisible) {
+            close();
+            return;
+        }
+        openWithQuery(query);
+    }
+
     popupWidth: 560
     popupHeight: 640
     triggerWidth: 40
@@ -30,15 +59,25 @@ DankPopout {
         var lc = contentLoader.item?.launcherContent;
         if (!lc)
             return;
+
+        const query = _pendingQuery;
+        const mode = _pendingMode || "apps";
+        _pendingMode = "";
+        _pendingQuery = "";
+
         if (lc.searchField) {
-            lc.searchField.text = "";
+            lc.searchField.text = query;
             lc.searchField.forceActiveFocus();
         }
         if (lc.controller) {
-            lc.controller.searchMode = "apps";
+            lc.controller.searchMode = mode;
             lc.controller.pluginFilter = "";
             lc.controller.searchQuery = "";
-            lc.controller.performSearch();
+            if (query) {
+                lc.controller.setSearchQuery(query);
+            } else {
+                lc.controller.performSearch();
+            }
         }
         lc.resetScroll?.();
         lc.actionPanel?.hide();
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarContent.qml b/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarContent.qml
index 6ff34979..4bcf481a 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarContent.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarContent.qml
@@ -642,24 +642,52 @@ Item {
             popoutTarget: appDrawerLoader.item
             parentScreen: barWindow.screen
             hyprlandOverviewLoader: barWindow ? barWindow.hyprlandOverviewLoader : null
-            onClicked: {
+
+            function _preparePopout() {
                 appDrawerLoader.active = true;
-                // Use topBarContent.barConfig directly since widget barConfig binding doesn't work in Components
+                if (!appDrawerLoader.item)
+                    return false;
                 const effectiveBarConfig = topBarContent.barConfig;
-                // Calculate barPosition from axis.edge
                 const barPosition = barWindow.axis?.edge === "left" ? 2 : (barWindow.axis?.edge === "right" ? 3 : (barWindow.axis?.edge === "top" ? 0 : 1));
-                if (appDrawerLoader.item && appDrawerLoader.item.setBarContext) {
+                if (appDrawerLoader.item.setBarContext)
                     appDrawerLoader.item.setBarContext(barPosition, effectiveBarConfig?.bottomGap ?? 0);
-                }
-                if (appDrawerLoader.item && appDrawerLoader.item.setTriggerPosition) {
+                if (appDrawerLoader.item.setTriggerPosition) {
                     const globalPos = launcherButton.visualContent.mapToItem(null, 0, 0);
                     const currentScreen = barWindow.screen;
                     const pos = SettingsData.getPopupTriggerPosition(globalPos, currentScreen, barWindow.effectiveBarThickness, launcherButton.visualWidth, effectiveBarConfig?.spacing ?? 4, barPosition, effectiveBarConfig);
                     appDrawerLoader.item.setTriggerPosition(pos.x, pos.y, pos.width, launcherButton.section, currentScreen, barPosition, barWindow.effectiveBarThickness, effectiveBarConfig?.spacing ?? 4, effectiveBarConfig);
                 }
-                if (appDrawerLoader.item) {
-                    PopoutManager.requestPopout(appDrawerLoader.item, undefined, "appDrawer");
-                }
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            function openWithMode(mode) {
+                if (!_preparePopout())
+                    return;
+                appDrawerLoader.item.openWithMode(mode);
+            }
+
+            function toggleWithMode(mode) {
+                if (!_preparePopout())
+                    return;
+                appDrawerLoader.item.toggleWithMode(mode);
+            }
+
+            function openWithQuery(query) {
+                if (!_preparePopout())
+                    return;
+                appDrawerLoader.item.openWithQuery(query);
+            }
+
+            function toggleWithQuery(query) {
+                if (!_preparePopout())
+                    return;
+                appDrawerLoader.item.toggleWithQuery(query);
+            }
+
+            onClicked: {
+                if (!_preparePopout())
+                    return;
+                PopoutManager.requestPopout(appDrawerLoader.item, undefined, "appDrawer");
             }
         }
     }