diff --git a/modules/NotifCenter.qml b/modules/NotifCenter.qml
index 50c95d6..0d8e669 100644
--- a/modules/NotifCenter.qml
+++ b/modules/NotifCenter.qml
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ import QtQuick
 import Quickshell.Services.Notifications
 import "." as M
 
-M.PopupPanel {
+M.HoverPanel {
     id: menuWindow
 
-    panelWidth: 350
+    popupMode: true
+    contentWidth: 350
 
     // Header: title + clear all + DND toggle
     Item {
-        width: menuWindow.panelWidth
+        width: menuWindow.contentWidth
         height: 32
 
         Text {
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ M.PopupPanel {
 
     // Separator
     Rectangle {
-        width: menuWindow.panelWidth - 16
+        width: menuWindow.contentWidth - 16
         height: 1
         anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
         color: M.Theme.base03
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ M.PopupPanel {
     // Notification list (scrollable)
     ListView {
         id: notifList
-        width: menuWindow.panelWidth
+        width: menuWindow.contentWidth
         height: Math.min(contentHeight, 60 * (M.Modules.notifications.maxVisible || 10))
         clip: true
         boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ M.PopupPanel {
             required property var modelData
             required property int index
 
-            width: menuWindow.panelWidth
+            width: menuWindow.contentWidth
             height: _targetHeight * _heightScale
             opacity: 0
             clip: true
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ M.PopupPanel {
                     NumberAnimation {
                         target: notifItem
                         property: "x"
-                        to: menuWindow.panelWidth
+                        to: menuWindow.contentWidth
                         duration: 200
                         easing.type: Easing.InCubic
                     }
@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@ M.PopupPanel {
     // Empty state
     Text {
         visible: M.NotifService.count === 0
-        width: menuWindow.panelWidth
+        width: menuWindow.contentWidth
         height: 48
         horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
         verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter