diff --git a/modules/areapicker/Picker.qml b/modules/areapicker/Picker.qml
index f4f4a367..3af11fca 100644
--- a/modules/areapicker/Picker.qml
+++ b/modules/areapicker/Picker.qml
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ MouseArea {
     Loader {
         id: screencopy
 
+        asynchronous: true
         anchors.fill: parent
 
         active: root.loader.freeze
diff --git a/modules/background/Background.qml b/modules/background/Background.qml
index c1f149a0..06a09529 100644
--- a/modules/background/Background.qml
+++ b/modules/background/Background.qml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import Quickshell.Wayland
 import QtQuick
 
 Loader {
+    asynchronous: true
     active: Config.background.enabled
 
     sourceComponent: Variants {
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ Loader {
                 Loader {
                     id: wallpaper
 
+                    asynchronous: true
+
                     anchors.fill: parent
                     active: Config.background.wallpaperEnabled
 
@@ -54,6 +57,8 @@ Loader {
 
             Loader {
                 id: clockLoader
+
+                asynchronous: true
                 active: Config.background.desktopClock.enabled
 
                 anchors.margins: Appearance.padding.large * 2
diff --git a/modules/background/DesktopClock.qml b/modules/background/DesktopClock.qml
index f9a06a2a..e81fd3af 100644
--- a/modules/background/DesktopClock.qml
+++ b/modules/background/DesktopClock.qml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Item {
         }
 
         Loader {
+            asynchronous: true
             anchors.fill: parent
             active: root.blurEnabled
 
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ Item {
                 }
 
                 Loader {
+                    asynchronous: true
                     Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignTop
                     Layout.topMargin: Appearance.padding.large * 1.4 * root.scale
 
diff --git a/modules/background/Visualiser.qml b/modules/background/Visualiser.qml
index 35a086b9..813c0a07 100644
--- a/modules/background/Visualiser.qml
+++ b/modules/background/Visualiser.qml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Item {
     opacity: shouldBeActive ? 1 : 0
 
     Loader {
+        asynchronous: true
         anchors.fill: parent
         active: root.opacity > 0 && Config.background.visualiser.blur
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ Item {
         layer.enabled: true
 
         Loader {
+            asynchronous: true
             anchors.fill: parent
             anchors.topMargin: root.offset
             anchors.bottomMargin: -root.offset
diff --git a/modules/background/Wallpaper.qml b/modules/background/Wallpaper.qml
index b83ff8be..67511d86 100644
--- a/modules/background/Wallpaper.qml
+++ b/modules/background/Wallpaper.qml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Item {
     }
 
     Loader {
+        asynchronous: true
         anchors.fill: parent
 
         active: root.completed && !root.source