diff --git a/src/desktop/Subsurface.cpp b/src/desktop/Subsurface.cpp
index d9aa3d6d..bdf5aa35 100644
--- a/src/desktop/Subsurface.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/Subsurface.cpp
@@ -145,24 +145,6 @@ void CSubsurface::onCommit() {
         box         = {COORDS, m_vLastSize};
         g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&box);
     }
-
-    if (m_pWindowParent) {
-        // tearing: if solitary, redraw it. This still might be a single surface window
-        const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_pWindowParent->m_iMonitorID);
-        if (PMONITOR && PMONITOR->solitaryClient == m_pWindowParent && m_pWindowParent->canBeTorn() && PMONITOR->tearingState.canTear &&
-            m_sWLSurface.wlr()->current.committed & WLR_SURFACE_STATE_BUFFER) {
-            CRegion damageBox{&m_sWLSurface.wlr()->buffer_damage};
-
-            if (!damageBox.empty()) {
-                if (PMONITOR->tearingState.busy) {
-                    PMONITOR->tearingState.frameScheduledWhileBusy = true;
-                } else {
-                    PMONITOR->tearingState.nextRenderTorn = true;
-                    g_pHyprRenderer->renderMonitor(PMONITOR);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 void CSubsurface::onDestroy() {
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index 3517badc..0bf84f10 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -841,6 +841,22 @@ void Events::listener_commitWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
         PWINDOW->m_pPopupHead->recheckTree();
     }
 
+    // tearing: if solitary, redraw it. This still might be a single surface window
+    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID);
+    if (PMONITOR && PMONITOR->solitaryClient == PWINDOW && PWINDOW->canBeTorn() && PMONITOR->tearingState.canTear &&
+        PWINDOW->m_pWLSurface.wlr()->current.committed & WLR_SURFACE_STATE_BUFFER) {
+        CRegion damageBox{&PWINDOW->m_pWLSurface.wlr()->buffer_damage};
+
+        if (!damageBox.empty()) {
+            if (PMONITOR->tearingState.busy) {
+                PMONITOR->tearingState.frameScheduledWhileBusy = true;
+            } else {
+                PMONITOR->tearingState.nextRenderTorn = true;
+                g_pHyprRenderer->renderMonitor(PMONITOR);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     if (PWINDOW->m_bIsX11 || !PWINDOW->m_bIsFloating || PWINDOW->m_bIsFullscreen)
         return;