diff --git a/quickshell/Common/ConnectedModeState.qml b/quickshell/Common/ConnectedModeState.qml
index 64685f48..ed3474eb 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/ConnectedModeState.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Common/ConnectedModeState.qml
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ Singleton {
         return true;
     }
 
+    function setPopoutAnim(claimId, animX, animY) {
+        if (!hasPopoutOwner(claimId))
+            return false;
+        popoutAnimX = animX;
+        popoutAnimY = animY;
+        return true;
+    }
+
     function _cloneDockStates() {
         const next = {};
         for (const screenName in dockStates)
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Dock/Dock.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Dock/Dock.qml
index 875bf9f3..6bf67756 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Dock/Dock.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Dock/Dock.qml
@@ -227,6 +227,20 @@ Variants {
             ConnectedModeState.setDockSlide(dock._dockScreenName, dockSlide.x, dockSlide.y);
         }
 
+        property bool _slideSyncPending: false
+        function _queueSlideSync() {
+            if (!SettingsData.connectedFrameModeActive)
+                return;
+            if (_slideSyncPending)
+                return;
+            _slideSyncPending = true;
+            Qt.callLater(dock._flushSlideSync);
+        }
+        function _flushSlideSync() {
+            _slideSyncPending = false;
+            dock._syncDockSlide();
+        }
+
         property bool contextMenuOpen: (dockVariants.contextMenu && dockVariants.contextMenu.visible && dockVariants.contextMenu.screen === modelData)
         property bool revealSticky: false
 
@@ -677,12 +691,8 @@ Variants {
                             }
                         }
 
-                        onXChanged: {
-                            dock._syncDockSlide();
-                        }
-                        onYChanged: {
-                            dock._syncDockSlide();
-                        }
+                        onXChanged: dock._queueSlideSync()
+                        onYChanged: dock._queueSlideSync()
                     }
 
                     Item {
diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/Frame/FrameWindow.qml b/quickshell/Modules/Frame/FrameWindow.qml
index e5c8ed85..ea6a0384 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/Frame/FrameWindow.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/Frame/FrameWindow.qml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ PanelWindow {
     readonly property color _opaqueSurfaceColor: Qt.rgba(_surfaceColor.r, _surfaceColor.g, _surfaceColor.b, 1)
     readonly property real _surfaceRadius: Theme.connectedSurfaceRadius
     readonly property real _seamOverlap: Theme.hairline(win._dpr)
+    readonly property bool _disableLayer: Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") === "true" || Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") === "1"
 
     function _regionInt(value) {
         return Math.max(0, Math.round(Theme.px(value, win._dpr)));
@@ -794,7 +795,8 @@ PanelWindow {
         anchors.fill: parent
         visible: win._connectedActive
         opacity: win._surfaceOpacity
-        layer.enabled: true // Always need a layer to apply Shadow or Opacity in MultiEffect, or at least if elevationEnabled/opacity < 1
+        // Skip FBO when neither elevation nor alpha blend is active
+        layer.enabled: (!win._disableLayer && Theme.elevationEnabled) || win._surfaceOpacity < 1
         layer.smooth: false
 
         layer.effect: MultiEffect {
@@ -806,7 +808,7 @@ PanelWindow {
             blurEnabled: false
             maskEnabled: false
 
-            shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "true" && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "1"
+            shadowEnabled: !win._disableLayer && Theme.elevationEnabled
             shadowBlur: Math.max(0, Math.min(1, _shadowBlur / Math.max(1, Theme.elevationBlurMax)))
             shadowScale: 1 + (2 * _shadowSpread) / Math.max(1, Math.min(_connectedSurfaceLayer.width, _connectedSurfaceLayer.height))
             shadowHorizontalOffset: Theme.elevationOffsetXFor(level, Theme.elevationLightDirection, 4)
diff --git a/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopout.qml b/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopout.qml
index 4f4befdd..75f8ad26 100644
--- a/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopout.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Widgets/DankPopout.qml
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ Item {
     readonly property real contentAnimX: contentContainer.animX
     readonly property real contentAnimY: contentContainer.animY
 
+    property bool _animSyncPending: false
+    property bool _fullSyncPending: false
+
     // ─── ConnectedModeState sync ────────────────────────────────────────────
     function _syncPopoutChromeState() {
         if (!root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome) {
@@ -212,11 +215,41 @@ Item {
         _publishConnectedChromeState(contentWindow.visible && !ConnectedModeState.hasPopoutOwner(_chromeClaimId));
     }
 
-    onAlignedXChanged: _syncPopoutChromeState()
-    onAlignedYChanged: _syncPopoutChromeState()
-    onAlignedWidthChanged: _syncPopoutChromeState()
-    onContentAnimXChanged: _syncPopoutChromeState()
-    onContentAnimYChanged: _syncPopoutChromeState()
+    function _flushAnimSync() {
+        _animSyncPending = false;
+        if (!root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome || !_chromeClaimId)
+            return;
+        if (!contentWindow.visible && !shouldBeVisible)
+            return;
+        ConnectedModeState.setPopoutAnim(_chromeClaimId, contentContainer.animX, contentContainer.animY);
+    }
+
+    function _queueAnimSync() {
+        if (!root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome || !_chromeClaimId)
+            return;
+        if (_animSyncPending)
+            return;
+        _animSyncPending = true;
+        Qt.callLater(root._flushAnimSync);
+    }
+
+    function _flushFullSync() {
+        _fullSyncPending = false;
+        _syncPopoutChromeState();
+    }
+
+    function _queueFullSync() {
+        if (_fullSyncPending)
+            return;
+        _fullSyncPending = true;
+        Qt.callLater(root._flushFullSync);
+    }
+
+    onAlignedXChanged: _queueFullSync()
+    onAlignedYChanged: _queueFullSync()
+    onAlignedWidthChanged: _queueFullSync()
+    onContentAnimXChanged: _queueAnimSync()
+    onContentAnimYChanged: _queueAnimSync()
     onScreenChanged: _syncPopoutChromeState()
     onEffectiveBarPositionChanged: _syncPopoutChromeState()