diff --git a/modules/lock/Lock.qml b/modules/lock/Lock.qml
index 5d70266a..f852cb7f 100644
--- a/modules/lock/Lock.qml
+++ b/modules/lock/Lock.qml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 
+import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
 import Quickshell.Wayland
@@ -25,6 +26,20 @@ Scope {
         lock: lock
     }
 
+    Loader {
+        asynchronous: true
+        active: true
+        onLoaded: active = false
+
+        // Force a load of a screencopy so the one in the lock works
+        // My guess is the ICC backend loads async on first request, which if the lock is
+        // the first request it fails to capture (because it's async and the compositor
+        // refuses capture when locked)
+        sourceComponent: ScreencopyView {
+            captureSource: Quickshell.screens[0]
+        }
+    }
+
     // qmllint disable unresolved-type
     CustomShortcut {
         // qmllint enable unresolved-type