diff --git a/settings/quickshell.nix b/settings/quickshell.nix
index 5f30623..2cd4120 100644
--- a/settings/quickshell.nix
+++ b/settings/quickshell.nix
@@ -214,14 +214,16 @@ in
                     visible = false;
                 }
 
-                // Power actions go through Hyprland's exec dispatcher so they
-                // are NOT children of quickshell — a quickshell restart must
-                // never kill a running hyprlock.
+                // Lock/reboot/shutdown spawn via Quickshell.execDetached — fully
+                // detached, so a quickshell restart can never kill a running
+                // hyprlock. Logout (empty cmd) goes through Hyprland IPC; with a
+                // Lua config the dispatch body is evaluated as a Lua dispatcher
+                // expression, so it must use hl.dsp.* syntax, not hyprlang's.
                 readonly property var powerActions: [
-                    { name: "Lock",     glyph: "", dispatch: "exec " + Commands.hyprlock },
-                    { name: "Logout",   glyph: "", dispatch: "exit" },
-                    { name: "Reboot",   glyph: "", dispatch: "exec " + Commands.systemctl + " reboot" },
-                    { name: "Shutdown", glyph: "", dispatch: "exec " + Commands.systemctl + " poweroff" }
+                    { name: "Lock",     glyph: "", cmd: [Commands.hyprlock] },
+                    { name: "Logout",   glyph: "", cmd: [] },
+                    { name: "Reboot",   glyph: "", cmd: [Commands.systemctl, "reboot"] },
+                    { name: "Shutdown", glyph: "", cmd: [Commands.systemctl, "poweroff"] }
                 ]
 
                 function score(name, extra, q) {
@@ -255,7 +257,8 @@ in
                 function activate(item) {
                     if (!item) return;
                     if (mode === "power") {
-                        Hyprland.dispatch(item.dispatch);
+                        if (item.cmd.length === 0) Hyprland.dispatch("hl.dsp.exit()");
+                        else Quickshell.execDetached(item.cmd);
                     } else {
                         item.execute();
                     }