diff --git a/shell/lock/LockSurface.qml b/shell/lock/LockSurface.qml
index 66efacd..35b0ca8 100644
--- a/shell/lock/LockSurface.qml
+++ b/shell/lock/LockSurface.qml
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ WlSessionLockSurface {
         color: S.Theme.base00
     }
 
-    // Clear desktop screenshot from ScreenshotService - visible immediately
+    // Clear desktop screenshot from ScreenshotService - visible immediately.
+    // Hidden when reducedMotion (power saver) since the reveal shader and hex
+    // wave won't animate, leaving an unblurred screenshot visible.
     Image {
         anchors.fill: parent
         source: S.ScreenshotService.get(root.screen?.name ?? "")
-        visible: (S.Modules.lock.screenshot ?? true) && source !== ""
+        visible: (S.Modules.lock.screenshot ?? true) && source !== "" && !S.Theme.reducedMotion
         opacity: _unlockFade
         fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
     }
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ WlSessionLockSurface {
         Image {
             anchors.fill: parent
             source: S.ScreenshotService.get(root.screen?.name ?? "")
-            visible: (S.Modules.lock.screenshot ?? true) && source !== ""
+            visible: (S.Modules.lock.screenshot ?? true) && source !== "" && !S.Theme.reducedMotion
             fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
 
             layer.enabled: true