diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Frame/FrameWindow.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Frame/FrameWindow.qml
index 4ed35bf5a..bb6da59ad 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Frame/FrameWindow.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Frame/FrameWindow.qml
@@ -235,6 +235,33 @@ PanelWindow {
         return Math.max(0, Math.round(Theme.px(value, win._dpr)));
     }
 
+    function _pointInBand(lx, ly, bx, by, bw, bh, pad) {
+        return lx >= bx - pad && lx < bx + bw + pad && ly >= by - pad && ly < by + bh + pad;
+    }
+
+    function containsGlobalPoint(gx, gy, padding) {
+        if (!win._connectedActive || !win.contentItem)
+            return false;
+        const origin = win.contentItem.mapToItem(null, 0, 0);
+        if (!origin)
+            return false;
+        const pad = padding !== undefined ? padding : 16;
+        const lx = gx - origin.x;
+        const ly = gy - origin.y;
+        const w = win._windowRegionWidth;
+        const h = win._windowRegionHeight;
+        const edges = win.barEdges;
+        if (edges.includes("top") && win._pointInBand(lx, ly, 0, 0, w, win.cutoutTopInset, pad))
+            return true;
+        if (edges.includes("bottom") && win._pointInBand(lx, ly, 0, h - win.cutoutBottomInset, w, win.cutoutBottomInset, pad))
+            return true;
+        if (edges.includes("left") && win._pointInBand(lx, ly, 0, 0, win.cutoutLeftInset, h, pad))
+            return true;
+        if (edges.includes("right") && win._pointInBand(lx, ly, w - win.cutoutRightInset, 0, win.cutoutRightInset, h, pad))
+            return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+
     readonly property int cutoutTopInset: win._regionInt(barEdges.includes("top") ? SettingsData.frameBarSize : SettingsData.frameThickness)
     readonly property int cutoutBottomInset: win._regionInt(barEdges.includes("bottom") ? SettingsData.frameBarSize : SettingsData.frameThickness)
     readonly property int cutoutLeftInset: win._regionInt(barEdges.includes("left") ? SettingsData.frameBarSize : SettingsData.frameThickness)
@@ -1093,10 +1120,12 @@ PanelWindow {
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
+        KeyboardFocus.registerBarWindow(win);
         win._scheduleBlurRebuild();
         win._scheduleSurfaceRefresh();
     }
     Component.onDestruction: {
+        KeyboardFocus.unregisterBarWindow(win);
         blurRebuildAction.cancel();
         surfaceRefreshAction.cancel();
         win._teardownBlur();
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/DankBarTab.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/DankBarTab.qml
index dcc9459da..da2fe1360 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Settings/DankBarTab.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Settings/DankBarTab.qml
@@ -1256,6 +1256,8 @@ Item {
             }
 
             SettingsToggleCard {
+                settingKey: "hoverPopouts"
+                tags: ["bar", "hover", "popout", "reveal", "widget", "delay"]
                 iconName: "touch_app"
                 title: I18n.tr("Hover Popouts")
                 description: I18n.tr("Open widget popouts by hovering over the bar. Moving to another widget switches the popout.")
diff --git a/quickshell/translations/settings_search_index.json b/quickshell/translations/settings_search_index.json
index 5a7a348f0..51d8db0c5 100644
--- a/quickshell/translations/settings_search_index.json
+++ b/quickshell/translations/settings_search_index.json
@@ -772,6 +772,34 @@
     ],
     "icon": "display_settings"
   },
+  {
+    "section": "hoverPopouts",
+    "label": "Hover Popouts",
+    "tabIndex": 3,
+    "category": "Dank Bar",
+    "keywords": [
+      "another",
+      "bar",
+      "dank",
+      "delay",
+      "hover",
+      "hovering",
+      "moving",
+      "open",
+      "over",
+      "panel",
+      "popout",
+      "popouts",
+      "reveal",
+      "statusbar",
+      "switches",
+      "taskbar",
+      "topbar",
+      "widget"
+    ],
+    "icon": "touch_app",
+    "description": "Open widget popouts by hovering over the bar. Moving to another widget switches the popout."
+  },
   {
     "section": "barPosition",
     "label": "Position",