diff --git a/modules/sidebar/Notif.qml b/modules/sidebar/Notif.qml
index 88bd0305..d646c4f0 100644
--- a/modules/sidebar/Notif.qml
+++ b/modules/sidebar/Notif.qml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ StyledRect {
         anchors.leftMargin: Appearance.spacing.small
 
         sourceComponent: StyledText {
-            text: (root.modelData?.body ?? "").replace(/\n/g, " ")
+            text: String(root.modelData?.body ?? "").replace(/\n/g, " ")
             color: root.modelData?.urgency === "critical" ? Colours.palette.m3secondary : Colours.palette.m3outline
             elide: Text.ElideRight
         }
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ StyledRect {
 
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             textFormat: Text.MarkdownText
-            text: (root.modelData?.body ?? "").replace(/(.)\n(?!\n)/g, "$1\n\n") || qsTr("No body here! :/")
+            text: String(root.modelData?.body ?? "").replace(/(.)\n(?!\n)/g, "$1\n\n") || qsTr("No body here! :/")
             color: root.modelData?.urgency === "critical" ? Colours.palette.m3secondary : Colours.palette.m3outline
             wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
 
diff --git a/modules/sidebar/NotifDock.qml b/modules/sidebar/NotifDock.qml
index dd88ec3d..11ce4dac 100644
--- a/modules/sidebar/NotifDock.qml
+++ b/modules/sidebar/NotifDock.qml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Layouts
 import Quickshell.Widgets
diff --git a/modules/sidebar/NotifDockList.qml b/modules/sidebar/NotifDockList.qml
index 98ad0d4d..a799cf1a 100644
--- a/modules/sidebar/NotifDockList.qml
+++ b/modules/sidebar/NotifDockList.qml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
 import Caelestia.Components
diff --git a/modules/sidebar/NotifGroupList.qml b/modules/sidebar/NotifGroupList.qml
index fce03a50..a54a13b6 100644
--- a/modules/sidebar/NotifGroupList.qml
+++ b/modules/sidebar/NotifGroupList.qml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Layouts
 import Quickshell
diff --git a/plugin/src/Caelestia/Components/lazylistview.cpp b/plugin/src/Caelestia/Components/lazylistview.cpp
index d76ae3a7..d05ca095 100644
--- a/plugin/src/Caelestia/Components/lazylistview.cpp
+++ b/plugin/src/Caelestia/Components/lazylistview.cpp
@@ -637,8 +637,9 @@ LazyListView::DelegateEntry LazyListView::createDelegate(int modelIndex) {
     const auto roleNames = m_model->roleNames();
     const auto role = roleNames.isEmpty() ? Qt::DisplayRole : roleNames.constBegin().key();
 
-    // Use the delegate component's creation context so the delegate
-    // can access ids and properties from the scope where it was defined.
+    // Use the delegate component's creation context directly for beginCreate
+    // so bound components (pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound) are accepted.
+    // A per-delegate child context is kept for data updates.
     auto* compContext = m_delegate->creationContext();
     auto* parentContext = compContext ? compContext : qmlContext(this);
     if (!parentContext)
@@ -669,10 +670,15 @@ LazyListView::DelegateEntry LazyListView::createDelegate(int modelIndex) {
         initialProps.insert(QStringLiteral("modelData"), value);
     }
 
-    auto* obj = m_delegate->beginCreate(entry.context);
+    // Use the creation context for beginCreate to satisfy bound component checks
+    // (pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound). Data is passed via setInitialProperties.
+    auto* creationCtx = compContext ? compContext : parentContext;
+    auto* obj = m_delegate->beginCreate(creationCtx);
     entry.item = qobject_cast<QQuickItem*>(obj);
 
     if (!entry.item) {
+        if (obj)
+            m_delegate->completeCreate();
         delete obj;
         delete entry.context;
         entry.context = nullptr;