diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f44c5e7b..6154708d0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "libsodium-wrappers": "^0.8.4",
     "mediabunny": "^1.46.0",
     "prismjs": "^1.29.0",
-    "qr-code-styling": "^1.5.0",
+    "qr-code-styling": "1.9.2",
     "rollup-plugin-visualizer": "^7.0.1",
     "sass": "^1.98.0",
     "solid-js": "1.9.9",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 86290d37b..1b18971d7 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^1.29.0
         version: 1.30.0
       qr-code-styling:
-        specifier: ^1.5.0
+        specifier: 1.9.2
         version: 1.9.2
       rollup-plugin-visualizer:
         specifier: ^7.0.1
diff --git a/src/helpers/qrCode/paintQrCode.ts b/src/helpers/qrCode/paintQrCode.ts
index 819183f37..b897aa7d2 100644
--- a/src/helpers/qrCode/paintQrCode.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/qrCode/paintQrCode.ts
@@ -74,22 +74,11 @@ export async function paintQrCode(options: PaintQrOptions) {
   const canvas = host.lastChild as HTMLCanvasElement;
   if (options.canvasClass) canvas.classList.add(options.canvasClass);
 
-  // qr-code-styling races the image-load against a 1s upper bound — matches the
-  // legacy behaviour so we don't leave the host stuck behind a never-loading logo.
-  let drawingPromise: Promise<void>;
-  if (qrCode._drawingPromise) {
-    drawingPromise = qrCode._drawingPromise;
-  } else {
-    drawingPromise = Promise.race([
-      pause(1000),
-      new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-        qrCode._canvas._image.addEventListener('load', () => {
-          window.requestAnimationFrame(() => resolve());
-        }, { once: true });
-      }),
-    ]);
-  }
-  await drawingPromise;
+  // qr-code-styling exposes `_canvasDrawingPromise`, which resolves once the SVG
+  // (logo image included) has been rasterized onto the canvas. Cap it with a 1s
+  // upper bound so a never-loading logo can't leave the host stuck behind a
+  // preloader, matching the legacy behaviour.
+  await Promise.race([pause(1000), qrCode._canvasDrawingPromise ?? Promise.resolve()]);
 
   return { canvas, qrCode };
 }