diff --git a/modules/Backlight.qml b/modules/Backlight.qml
index 6d562b8..626081f 100644
--- a/modules/Backlight.qml
+++ b/modules/Backlight.qml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import QtQuick
-import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
 import "." as M
 
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ M.BarSection {
 
     property int percent: 0
     onPercentChanged: if (percent > 0)
-        M.OsdState.show(percent / 100, "\uF185", root.mapToGlobal(root.width / 2, 0).x - (QsWindow.window?.screen?.x ?? 0), QsWindow.window?.screen ?? null)
+        M.OsdState.show(percent / 100, "\uF185")
 
     Process {
         id: adjProc
diff --git a/modules/MprisMenu.qml b/modules/MprisMenu.qml
index b4bfb29..d1e9f2b 100644
--- a/modules/MprisMenu.qml
+++ b/modules/MprisMenu.qml
@@ -9,35 +9,23 @@ M.PopupPanel {
 
     required property MprisPlayer player
 
-    // Album art
-    Item {
+    // Album art placeholder (or real art if available)
+    Rectangle {
         width: menuWindow.panelWidth
-        height: _artImg.status === Image.Ready ? 140 : 60
-        clip: true
-
-        Rectangle {
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            color: M.Theme.base02
-        }
+        height: 80
+        color: M.Theme.base02
+        radius: M.Theme.radius
 
         Image {
-            id: _artImg
             anchors.fill: parent
             source: menuWindow.player?.trackArtUrl ?? ""
             fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
             visible: status === Image.Ready
-        }
 
-        // Gradient fade at the bottom so art blends into the panel
-        Rectangle {
-            anchors.left: parent.left
-            anchors.right: parent.right
-            anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
-            height: 40
-            visible: _artImg.visible
-            gradient: Gradient {
-                GradientStop { position: 0; color: "transparent" }
-                GradientStop { position: 1; color: M.Theme.base01 }
+            // Round top corners to match panel
+            layer.enabled: true
+            layer.effect: Item {
+                // simple clip — the panel background behind handles the rounding
             }
         }
 
@@ -48,7 +36,7 @@ M.PopupPanel {
             color: M.Theme.base04
             font.pixelSize: 28
             font.family: M.Theme.iconFontFamily
-            visible: _artImg.status !== Image.Ready
+            visible: !menuWindow.player?.trackArtUrl
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/Osd.qml b/modules/Osd.qml
index d3485fb..49ee87d 100644
--- a/modules/Osd.qml
+++ b/modules/Osd.qml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ PanelWindow {
     color: "transparent"
 
     property bool _winVisible: false
-    property bool _shown: M.OsdState.visible && M.OsdState.screen === root.screen
+    property bool _shown: M.OsdState.visible
 
     on_ShownChanged: {
         if (_shown) {
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ PanelWindow {
     anchors.left: true
 
     margins.top: 0
-    margins.left: Math.max(0, Math.min(
-        Math.round(M.OsdState.itemX - implicitWidth / 2),
-        screen.width - implicitWidth
-    ))
+    margins.left: Math.round((screen.width - implicitWidth) / 2)
 
     implicitWidth: 200
     implicitHeight: 48
diff --git a/modules/OsdState.qml b/modules/OsdState.qml
index a288b07..59c1347 100644
--- a/modules/OsdState.qml
+++ b/modules/OsdState.qml
@@ -5,19 +5,15 @@ QtObject {
     property bool visible: false
     property real value: 0      // 0.0–1.0
     property string icon: ""
-    property real itemX: 0
-    property var screen: null
 
     property Timer _timer: Timer {
         interval: 1500
         onTriggered: visible = false
     }
 
-    function show(val, ico, x, scr) {
+    function show(val, ico) {
         value = val;
         icon = ico;
-        itemX = x;
-        screen = scr;
         visible = true;
         _timer.restart();
     }
diff --git a/modules/Volume.qml b/modules/Volume.qml
index 8ac631d..f3eb1ac 100644
--- a/modules/Volume.qml
+++ b/modules/Volume.qml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import QtQuick
-import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Services.Pipewire
 import "." as M
 
@@ -16,12 +15,8 @@ M.BarSection {
     readonly property real volume: sink?.audio?.volume ?? 0
     readonly property bool muted: sink?.audio?.muted ?? false
 
-    function _showOsd() {
-        const ico = root.muted ? "\uF026" : (volume > 0.5 ? "\uF028" : "\uF027");
-        M.OsdState.show(volume, ico, root.mapToGlobal(root.width / 2, 0).x - (QsWindow.window?.screen?.x ?? 0), QsWindow.window?.screen ?? null);
-    }
-    onVolumeChanged: _showOsd()
-    onMutedChanged: _showOsd()
+    onVolumeChanged: M.OsdState.show(volume, root.muted ? "\uF026" : (volume > 0.5 ? "\uF028" : "\uF027"))
+    onMutedChanged: M.OsdState.show(volume, root.muted ? "\uF026" : (volume > 0.5 ? "\uF028" : "\uF027"))
 
     M.BarIcon {
         icon: root.muted ? "\uF026" : (root.volume > 0.5 ? "\uF028" : (root.volume > 0 ? "\uF027" : "\uF026"))