diff --git a/config/BorderConfig.qml b/config/BorderConfig.qml
index b15811fd..b203925d 100644
--- a/config/BorderConfig.qml
+++ b/config/BorderConfig.qml
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@ import Quickshell.Io
 JsonObject {
     property int thickness: Appearance.padding.normal
     property int rounding: Appearance.rounding.large
+
+    readonly property int minThickness: 2
+    readonly property int clampedThickness: Math.max(minThickness, thickness)
 }
diff --git a/modules/bar/BarWrapper.qml b/modules/bar/BarWrapper.qml
index 29961b62..5fddf5cd 100644
--- a/modules/bar/BarWrapper.qml
+++ b/modules/bar/BarWrapper.qml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Item {
     required property BarPopouts.Wrapper popouts
     required property bool disabled
 
+    readonly property int clampedWidth: Math.max(Config.border.minThickness, implicitWidth)
     readonly property int padding: Math.max(Appearance.padding.smaller, Config.border.thickness)
     readonly property int contentWidth: Config.bar.sizes.innerWidth + padding * 2
     readonly property int exclusiveZone: !disabled && (Config.bar.persistent || visibilities.bar) ? contentWidth : Config.border.thickness
diff --git a/modules/controlcenter/appearance/sections/BorderSection.qml b/modules/controlcenter/appearance/sections/BorderSection.qml
index 9532d70d..a259f934 100644
--- a/modules/controlcenter/appearance/sections/BorderSection.qml
+++ b/modules/controlcenter/appearance/sections/BorderSection.qml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ CollapsibleSection {
 
             label: qsTr("Border thickness")
             value: rootPane.borderThickness
-            from: 0.1
+            from: 0
             to: 100
             decimals: 1
             suffix: "px"
diff --git a/modules/drawers/Drawers.qml b/modules/drawers/Drawers.qml
index 86c9e99d..302353be 100644
--- a/modules/drawers/Drawers.qml
+++ b/modules/drawers/Drawers.qml
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ Variants {
             WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: visibilities.launcher || visibilities.session ? WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand : WlrKeyboardFocus.None
 
             mask: Region {
-                x: bar.implicitWidth + win.dragMaskPadding
-                y: Config.border.thickness + win.dragMaskPadding
-                width: win.width - bar.implicitWidth - Config.border.thickness - win.dragMaskPadding * 2
-                height: win.height - Config.border.thickness * 2 - win.dragMaskPadding * 2
+                x: bar.clampedWidth + win.dragMaskPadding
+                y: Config.border.clampedThickness + win.dragMaskPadding
+                width: win.width - bar.clampedWidth - Config.border.clampedThickness - win.dragMaskPadding * 2
+                height: win.height - Config.border.clampedThickness * 2 - win.dragMaskPadding * 2
                 intersection: Intersection.Xor
 
                 regions: regions.instances
diff --git a/modules/drawers/Interactions.qml b/modules/drawers/Interactions.qml
index 9579b15a..10807fce 100644
--- a/modules/drawers/Interactions.qml
+++ b/modules/drawers/Interactions.qml
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ CustomMouseArea {
     }
 
     function inRightPanel(panel: Item, x: real, y: real): bool {
-        return x > bar.implicitWidth + panel.x && withinPanelHeight(panel, x, y);
+        return x > Math.min(width - Config.border.minThickness, bar.implicitWidth + panel.x) && withinPanelHeight(panel, x, y);
     }
 
     function inTopPanel(panel: Item, x: real, y: real): bool {
-        return y < Config.border.thickness + panel.y + panel.height && withinPanelWidth(panel, x, y);
+        return y < Math.max(Config.border.minThickness, Config.border.thickness + panel.height) + panel.y && withinPanelWidth(panel, x, y);
     }
 
-    function inBottomPanel(panel: Item, x: real, y: real): bool {
-        return y > root.height - Config.border.thickness - panel.height - Config.border.rounding && withinPanelWidth(panel, x, y);
+    function inBottomPanel(panel: Item, x: real, y: real, isCorner = false): bool {
+        return y > height - Math.max(Config.border.minThickness, Config.border.thickness + panel.height) - (isCorner ? Config.border.rounding : 0) && withinPanelWidth(panel, x, y);
     }
 
     function onWheel(event: WheelEvent): void {
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ CustomMouseArea {
         const dragY = y - dragStart.y;
 
         // Show bar in non-exclusive mode on hover
-        if (!visibilities.bar && Config.bar.showOnHover && x < bar.implicitWidth)
+        if (!visibilities.bar && Config.bar.showOnHover && x < bar.clampedWidth)
             bar.isHovered = true;
 
         // Show/hide bar on drag
-        if (pressed && dragStart.x < bar.implicitWidth) {
+        if (pressed && dragStart.x < bar.clampedWidth) {
             if (dragX > Config.bar.dragThreshold)
                 visibilities.bar = true;
             else if (dragX < -Config.bar.dragThreshold)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ CustomMouseArea {
                 root.panels.osd.hovered = true;
             }
 
-            const showSidebar = pressed && dragStart.x > bar.implicitWidth + panels.sidebar.x;
+            const showSidebar = pressed && dragStart.x > Math.min(width - Config.border.minThickness, bar.implicitWidth + panels.sidebar.x);
 
             // Show/hide session on drag
             if (pressed && inRightPanel(panels.session, dragStart.x, dragStart.y) && withinPanelHeight(panels.session, x, y)) {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ CustomMouseArea {
         }
 
         // Show utilities on hover
-        const showUtilities = inBottomPanel(panels.utilities, x, y);
+        const showUtilities = inBottomPanel(panels.utilities, x, y, true);
 
         // Always update visibility based on hover if not in shortcut mode
         if (!utilitiesShortcutActive) {