diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/cheatsheet/Cheatsheet.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/cheatsheet/Cheatsheet.qml
index 154bd709..3cba244e 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/cheatsheet/Cheatsheet.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/cheatsheet/Cheatsheet.qml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Scope { // Scope
                             cheatsheetRoot.hide()
                         }
 
-                        background: Item {}
+                        background: null
                         contentItem: Rectangle {
                             anchors.fill: parent
                             radius: Appearance.rounding.full
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/common/widgets/NavRailButton.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/common/widgets/NavRailButton.qml
index 13bf2f94..0c2ffbfd 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/common/widgets/NavRailButton.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/common/widgets/NavRailButton.qml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Button {
     implicitHeight: columnLayout.implicitHeight
     implicitWidth: columnLayout.implicitWidth
 
-    background: Item {}
+    background: null
     PointingHandInteraction {}
 
     // Real stuff
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/common/widgets/StyledToolTip.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/common/widgets/StyledToolTip.qml
index 83812935..627dfb96 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/common/widgets/StyledToolTip.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/common/widgets/StyledToolTip.qml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ToolTip {
         }
     }
 
-    background: Item {}
+    background: null
     
     contentItem: Item {
         id: contentItemBackground
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/overview/SearchWidget.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/overview/SearchWidget.qml
index 3be7b915..c861b454 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/overview/SearchWidget.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/overview/SearchWidget.qml
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ Item { // Wrapper
                         }
                     }
 
-                    background: Item {}
+                    background: null
 
                     cursorDelegate: Rectangle {
                         width: 1
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/AiChat.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/AiChat.qml
index dba4fefa..f8472cb7 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/AiChat.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/AiChat.qml
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
                     placeholderText: StringUtils.format(qsTr('Message the model... "{0}" for commands'), root.commandPrefix)
                     placeholderTextColor: Appearance.m3colors.m3outline
 
-                    background: Item {}
+                    background: null
 
                     onTextChanged: { // Handle suggestions
                         if(messageInputField.text.length === 0) {
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/Anime.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/Anime.qml
index 29b571b4..5188ff3c 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/Anime.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarLeft/Anime.qml
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ Item {
                     placeholderText: StringUtils.format(qsTr('Enter tags, or "{0}" for commands'), root.commandPrefix)
                     placeholderTextColor: Appearance.m3colors.m3outline
 
-                    background: Item {}
+                    background: null
 
                     property Timer searchTimer: Timer { // Timer for tag suggestions
                         interval: root.tagSuggestionDelay