diff --git a/settings/hyprland.nix b/settings/hyprland.nix
index b214a9f..8870207 100644
--- a/settings/hyprland.nix
+++ b/settings/hyprland.nix
@@ -649,20 +649,31 @@ in
                     anchors.right: parent.right
                     height: 30
                     color: Theme.barBg
-                    border.width: 1
-                    border.color: Theme.base03
                 }
 
-                // Cover bar bottom border where dropdown connects
+                // Bar bottom border — left segment (up to dropdown gap)
                 Rectangle {
-                    visible: activeDropdown && activeDropdown.visible
-                    x: activeDropdown ? (activeDropdown.alignRight
-                        ? activeDropdown.x + activeDropdown.width - activeDropdown.fullWidth
-                        : activeDropdown.x + 8) : 0
-                    y: 29
-                    width: activeDropdown ? activeDropdown.fullWidth : 0
-                    height: 2
-                    color: Theme.barBg
+                    id: barBorderLeft
+                    x: 0; y: 30
+                    width: {
+                        if (!activeDropdown || !activeDropdown.visible) return bar.width;
+                        if (activeDropdown.alignRight)
+                            return activeDropdown.x + activeDropdown.width - activeDropdown.fullWidth - 8;
+                        return activeDropdown.x + 8;
+                    }
+                    height: 1
+                    color: Theme.base03
+                }
+
+                // Bar bottom border — right segment (after dropdown gap)
+                Rectangle {
+                    id: barBorderRight
+                    visible: activeDropdown && activeDropdown.visible && !activeDropdown.alignRight
+                    x: activeDropdown ? activeDropdown.x + 8 + activeDropdown.fullWidth : 0
+                    y: 30
+                    width: activeDropdown ? bar.width - x : 0
+                    height: 1
+                    color: Theme.base03
                 }
 
                 property var activeDropdown: null
@@ -1330,18 +1341,38 @@ in
                         topLeftRadius: 0
                         topRightRadius: 0
                         bottomRightRadius: dropdown.alignRight ? 0 : 8
-                        border.width: 1
-                        border.color: Theme.base03
                         clip: true
 
-                        // Cover the top border + bar bottom border seam
+                        // Left border
                         Rectangle {
+                            anchors.left: parent.left
                             anchors.top: parent.top
+                            anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+                            anchors.bottomMargin: 8
+                            width: 1
+                            color: Theme.base03
+                        }
+
+                        // Right border (only for centered dropdowns)
+                        Rectangle {
+                            visible: !dropdown.alignRight
+                            anchors.right: parent.right
+                            anchors.top: parent.top
+                            anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+                            anchors.bottomMargin: 8
+                            width: 1
+                            color: Theme.base03
+                        }
+
+                        // Bottom border
+                        Rectangle {
+                            anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
                             anchors.left: parent.left
                             anchors.right: parent.right
-                            anchors.leftMargin: dropdown.alignRight ? 0 : 0
-                            height: 2
-                            color: Theme.barBg
+                            anchors.leftMargin: 8
+                            anchors.rightMargin: dropdown.alignRight ? 0 : 8
+                            height: 1
+                            color: Theme.base03
                         }
 
                         Behavior on height {