diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 74b021bf..554a4d24 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - Minor: Add an option for the reduced opacity of message history. (#6121)
 - Minor: Make paused chat indicator more visible, and fix its zoom behavior. (#6123)
 - Minor: Added WebSocket API for plugins. (#6076)
+- Minor: Popup overlay now only draws an outline when being interacted with. (#6140)
 - Bugfix: Don't create native messaging manifest file if browser directory doesn't exist. (#6116)
 - Bugfix: Fixed scrolling now working on inputs in the settings. (#6128)
 - Bugfix: Make reply-cancel button less coarse-grained. (#6106)
diff --git a/src/widgets/BaseWindow.cpp b/src/widgets/BaseWindow.cpp
index 27d52113..787b0690 100644
--- a/src/widgets/BaseWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/BaseWindow.cpp
@@ -974,14 +974,17 @@ void BaseWindow::scaleChangedEvent(float scale)
 void BaseWindow::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
 {
     QPainter painter(this);
+    this->drawOutline(painter);
+    this->drawCustomWindowFrame(painter);
+}
 
+void BaseWindow::drawOutline(QPainter &painter)
+{
     if (this->frameless_)
     {
         painter.setPen(QColor("#999"));
         painter.drawRect(0, 0, this->width() - 1, this->height() - 1);
     }
-
-    this->drawCustomWindowFrame(painter);
 }
 
 float BaseWindow::desiredScale() const
diff --git a/src/widgets/BaseWindow.hpp b/src/widgets/BaseWindow.hpp
index 919ab893..8b8d01b4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/BaseWindow.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/BaseWindow.hpp
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ protected:
     void scaleChangedEvent(float) override;
 
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *) override;
+    virtual void drawOutline(QPainter &);
 
     void changeEvent(QEvent *) override;
     void leaveEvent(QEvent *) override;
diff --git a/src/widgets/OverlayWindow.cpp b/src/widgets/OverlayWindow.cpp
index 8ef8d30d..54976b89 100644
--- a/src/widgets/OverlayWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/OverlayWindow.cpp
@@ -611,4 +611,8 @@ void OverlayWindow::setInert(bool inert)
     }
 }
 
+void OverlayWindow::drawOutline(QPainter & /* painter */)
+{
+}
+
 }  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/widgets/OverlayWindow.hpp b/src/widgets/OverlayWindow.hpp
index 42da931e..668c02c5 100644
--- a/src/widgets/OverlayWindow.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/OverlayWindow.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public:
     bool isInert() const;
     void setInert(bool inert);
     void toggleInertia();
+    void drawOutline(QPainter &painter) override;
 
 protected:
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/OverlayInteraction.cpp b/src/widgets/helper/OverlayInteraction.cpp
index d4a0d84f..ba918692 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/OverlayInteraction.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/OverlayInteraction.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ bool OverlayInteraction::isInteracting() const
 
 void OverlayInteraction::paintEvent(QPaintEvent * /*event*/)
 {
+    if (this->interactionProgress() <= 0.0)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
     QPainter painter(this);
     QColor highlightColor(
         255, 255, 255, std::max(int(255.0 * this->interactionProgress()), 50));
@@ -94,11 +99,6 @@ void OverlayInteraction::paintEvent(QPaintEvent * /*event*/)
     auto bounds = this->rect();
     painter.drawRect(bounds);
 
-    if (this->interactionProgress() <= 0.0)
-    {
-        return;
-    }
-
     highlightColor.setAlpha(highlightColor.alpha() / 4);
     painter.setBrush(highlightColor);
     painter.setPen(Qt::transparent);