diff --git a/settings/hyprland.nix b/settings/hyprland.nix
index 4b4dad3..4d8d2c7 100644
--- a/settings/hyprland.nix
+++ b/settings/hyprland.nix
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ in
                 }
 
                 // Reusable dropdown component
-                component BarDropdown: PopupWindow {
+                component BarDropdown: PanelWindow {
                     id: dropdown
                     property bool open: false
                     property bool closing: false
@@ -1188,12 +1188,20 @@ in
                         if (visible && !closing) _autoClose.restart();
                     }
 
-                    anchor.window: bar
-                    anchor.rect.x: alignRight ? bar.width - fullWidth - 8 : dropdownX - (fullWidth + 16) / 2
-                    anchor.rect.y: bar.height
-                    anchor.edges: Edges.Top | Edges.Left
-                    anchor.gravity: Edges.Bottom | Edges.Right
-                    anchor.adjustment: alignRight ? PopupAdjustment.None : PopupAdjustment.Slide
+                    screen: bar.screen
+                    WlrLayershell.namespace: "quickshell-bar"
+                    WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayer.Overlay
+                    exclusionMode: ExclusionMode.Ignore
+                    anchors {
+                        top: true
+                        left: !alignRight
+                        right: alignRight
+                    }
+                    margins.top: bar.implicitHeight
+                    margins.left: alignRight ? 0 : Math.min(
+                        bar.width - implicitWidth,
+                        Math.max(0, dropdownX - (fullWidth + 16) / 2)
+                    )
                     visible: false
                     color: "transparent"
                     implicitWidth: fullWidth + (alignRight ? 8 : 16)