diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index 85767e69..fe51c494 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -568,9 +568,12 @@ void CInputManager::updateDragIcon() {
     switch (g_pInputManager->m_sDrag.dragIcon->drag->grab_type) {
         case WLR_DRAG_GRAB_KEYBOARD:
             break;
-        case WLR_DRAG_GRAB_KEYBOARD_POINTER:
+        case WLR_DRAG_GRAB_KEYBOARD_POINTER: {
+            wlr_box box = {g_pInputManager->m_sDrag.pos.x - 2, g_pInputManager->m_sDrag.pos.y - 2, g_pInputManager->m_sDrag.dragIcon->surface->current.width + 4, g_pInputManager->m_sDrag.dragIcon->surface->current.height + 4};
+            g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&box);
             g_pInputManager->m_sDrag.pos = g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal();
             break;
+        }
         default:
             break;
     }
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index b1ecde71..731674d6 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -627,6 +627,9 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderDragIcon(SMonitor* pMonitor, timespec* time) {
     renderdata.h = g_pInputManager->m_sDrag.dragIcon->surface->current.height;
 
     wlr_surface_for_each_surface(g_pInputManager->m_sDrag.dragIcon->surface, renderSurface, &renderdata);
+
+    wlr_box box = {g_pInputManager->m_sDrag.pos.x - 2, g_pInputManager->m_sDrag.pos.y - 2, g_pInputManager->m_sDrag.dragIcon->surface->current.width + 4, g_pInputManager->m_sDrag.dragIcon->surface->current.height + 4};
+    g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&box);
 }
 
 DAMAGETRACKINGMODES CHyprRenderer::damageTrackingModeFromStr(const std::string& mode) {