diff --git a/modules/bar/popouts/ActiveWindow.qml b/modules/bar/popouts/ActiveWindow.qml
index d9e9b9e9..547c019d 100644
--- a/modules/bar/popouts/ActiveWindow.qml
+++ b/modules/bar/popouts/ActiveWindow.qml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Item {
             ScreencopyView {
                 id: preview
 
-                captureSource: ToplevelManager.toplevels.values.find(t => t.title === Hyprland.activeClient?.title) ?? null
+                captureSource: visible ? (ToplevelManager.toplevels.values.find(t => t.title === Hyprland.activeClient?.title) ?? null) : null
                 live: true
 
                 constraintSize.width: BarConfig.sizes.windowPreviewSize
diff --git a/modules/bar/popouts/Wrapper.qml b/modules/bar/popouts/Wrapper.qml
index 7782d903..0b6fba88 100644
--- a/modules/bar/popouts/Wrapper.qml
+++ b/modules/bar/popouts/Wrapper.qml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Item {
 
     required property ShellScreen screen
 
+    visible: width > 0 && height > 0
+
     implicitWidth: content.implicitWidth
     implicitHeight: content.implicitHeight + BorderConfig.rounding * 2