diff --git a/settings/quickshell.nix b/settings/quickshell.nix
index d820459..08ef03e 100644
--- a/settings/quickshell.nix
+++ b/settings/quickshell.nix
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ in
                 // dropdown's bottom curve and follows the morph.
                 Rectangle {
                     x: bar.width - Theme.frameWidth - Theme.borderWidth / 2
-                    y: chrome.visible && chrome.flushRight ? 30 + chrome.height + 8 : 38
+                    y: chrome.mergedRight ? 30 + chrome.height + 8 : 38
                     width: Theme.borderWidth
                     height: Math.max(0, bar.height - Theme.frameWidth - 8 - y)
                     color: Theme.base03
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ in
                 // Frame top-right inner corner — hidden while a flush-right
                 // dropdown is merged into the column there.
                 Shape {
-                    visible: !(chrome.visible && chrome.flushRight)
+                    visible: !chrome.mergedRight
                     preferredRendererType: Shape.CurveRenderer
                     ShapePath {
                         fillColor: "transparent"
@@ -1291,6 +1291,12 @@ in
                     property real openH: bar.activeDropdown ? tH : 0
                     property bool snap: false
                     readonly property real stubW: 32
+                    // True only while the panel's right edge actually touches
+                    // the frame column — the flush shape and the column-border
+                    // gap key off this, so a detaching (shrinking) panel
+                    // releases the column instead of dragging its border.
+                    readonly property bool mergedRight: visible && flushRight
+                        && x + width >= bar.width - Theme.frameWidth - 0.5
 
                     // Grow-from / shrink-to the widget that owns the dropdown:
                     // the panel opens as a small stub on the button and
@@ -1354,12 +1360,12 @@ in
                     }
 
                     PanelShape {
-                        visible: !chrome.flushRight
+                        visible: !chrome.mergedRight
                         width: chrome.width
                         height: chrome.height
                     }
                     PanelShapeFlush {
-                        visible: chrome.flushRight
+                        visible: chrome.mergedRight
                         width: chrome.width
                         height: chrome.height
                     }