diff --git a/Backend.qml b/Backend.qml
index 8895670..28cab69 100644
--- a/Backend.qml
+++ b/Backend.qml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Item {
 
   property var appLibrary: null
   property var summon: null
+  property var dismiss: null
 
   property var config: Schema.withConfigDefaults(null)
   property bool directoriesReady: false
@@ -210,6 +211,8 @@ Item {
   }
 
   function runShell(command) {
+    // Match Omarchy's menu: hide before a command can freeze/capture the screen.
+    if (backend.dismiss) backend.dismiss()
     var summon = OmarchyMenu.summonAction(command)
     if (summon) backend.summonPlugin(summon.id, summon.payload)
     else Util.execDetached(command)
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index b9d6019..7d649d6 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ Works:
   - **Alerts:** Shut Down, Restart, Log Out and Delete All Entries ask first (↵ confirms, Esc cancels). `omacast run` skips the alert.
 - **Feedback:** toasts in the footer and a HUD through Omarchy's OSD when the window closes; static footer "Loading…" appears only after 500 ms of visible loading, yields to toasts and resets on hide. The header divider stays still.
 - **Window behaviour:**
+  - Omarchy actions dismiss the launcher before executing (including Text/OCR). A runtime Hyprland layer rule disables compositor fades for `omacast`, like the stock overlays, and is reapplied after config reload. No user keybindings or config files are changed.
   - The `escapeKeyBehavior` setting works both ways.
   - Pop-to-root runs after `popToRootTimeout`.
   - Compact mode shows only the header until you type.
diff --git a/Launcher.qml b/Launcher.qml
index f14679f..9f87acc 100644
--- a/Launcher.qml
+++ b/Launcher.qml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ Item {
   Backend {
     id: backend
     appLibrary: root.shell ? root.shell.appLibrary : null
+    dismiss: function() { root.hide() }
     summon: function(id, payload) { return root.shell ? root.shell.summon(id, payload) : false }
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/capture-dismiss.test.js b/tests/capture-dismiss.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83a966f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/capture-dismiss.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+const test = require("node:test")
+const assert = require("node:assert/strict")
+const fs = require("node:fs")
+const path = require("node:path")
+const vm = require("node:vm")
+const OmarchyMenu = require("../core/OmarchyMenu.js")
+
+const backendText = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "../Backend.qml"), "utf8")
+const windowText = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "../ui/LauncherWindow.qml"), "utf8")
+const launcherText = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "../Launcher.qml"), "utf8")
+
+function method(source, name, context) {
+  const start = source.indexOf("  function " + name + "(")
+  assert.ok(start >= 0, name)
+  const end = source.indexOf("\n  }", start) + 4
+  return vm.runInNewContext("(" + source.slice(start, end) + ")", context)
+}
+
+function harness() {
+  const events = []
+  let visible = true
+  const backend = {
+    dismiss() { visible = false; events.push("hide") },
+    summonPlugin(id, payload) { assert.equal(visible, false); events.push([id, payload]) }
+  }
+  const context = {
+    backend, OmarchyMenu,
+    Util: { execDetached(command) { assert.equal(visible, false); events.push(command) } }
+  }
+  return { events, backend, run: method(backendText, "runShell", context) }
+}
+
+for (const command of ["omarchy-capture-text", "omarchy-capture-screenshot", "custom-command --literal '*' "]) {
+  test("dismiss before executing " + command, () => {
+    const h = harness()
+    h.run(command)
+    assert.deepEqual(h.events, ["hide", command])
+  })
+}
+
+test("shell summon actions still route natively, after dismissal", () => {
+  const h = harness()
+  h.run("omarchy-shell shell summon omarchy.clipboard")
+  assert.deepEqual(h.events, ["hide", ["omarchy.clipboard", "{}"]])
+})
+
+test("headless backends can still execute without a dismissal hook", () => {
+  const commands = []
+  const run = method(backendText, "runShell", {
+    backend: { dismiss: null }, OmarchyMenu,
+    Util: { execDetached: command => commands.push(command) }
+  })
+  run("omarchy-capture-text")
+  assert.deepEqual(commands, ["omarchy-capture-text"])
+})
+
+test("UI and IPC actions share the backend dismissal hook", () => {
+  assert.match(launcherText, /dismiss: function\(\) \{ root\.hide\(\) \}/)
+  assert.match(backendText, /case "omarchy-action":[\s\S]*?backend\.runShell\(candidate\.action\)/)
+})
+
+test("capture layer rule uses the current namespace and is reapplied on config reload", () => {
+  const commands = []
+  const window = {}
+  window.applyLayerRule = method(windowText, "applyLayerRule", {
+    Quickshell: { execDetached: args => commands.push(Array.from(args)) }
+  })
+  const startup = windowText.match(/Component\.onCompleted: (window\.applyLayerRule\(\))/)
+  assert.ok(startup)
+  vm.runInNewContext(startup[1], { window })
+  const handler = windowText.match(/function onRawEvent\(event\) \{([\s\S]*?)\n    \}/)
+  assert.ok(handler)
+  const onRawEvent = vm.runInNewContext("(function(event) {" + handler[1] + "})", { window })
+  onRawEvent(null)
+  onRawEvent({ name: "focusedmon" })
+  assert.equal(commands.length, 1)
+  onRawEvent({ name: "configreloaded" })
+  assert.equal(commands.length, 2)
+  assert.deepEqual(commands[0], commands[1])
+  assert.deepEqual(commands[0].slice(0, 2), ["hyprctl", "eval"])
+  assert.match(commands[0][2], /namespace = "\^omacast\$"/)
+  assert.match(commands[0][2], /no_anim = true/)
+  assert.match(commands[0][2], /animation = "none"/)
+})
diff --git a/ui/LauncherWindow.qml b/ui/LauncherWindow.qml
index 618a8ad..e1df7bb 100644
--- a/ui/LauncherWindow.qml
+++ b/ui/LauncherWindow.qml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Hyprland
 import Quickshell.Wayland
 import qs.Commons
 import qs.Commons as Commons
@@ -41,6 +42,21 @@ PanelWindow {
   WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayer.Overlay
   WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive
 
+  // [D] Match Omarchy's overlays: an unmapped layer must not linger in a
+  // compositor fade when Text/OCR freezes the screen. Runtime rules are lost
+  // on config reload, so reapply without changing the user's Hyprland files.
+  function applyLayerRule() {
+    Quickshell.execDetached(["hyprctl", "eval",
+      'hl.layer_rule({ name = "omacast", match = { namespace = "^omacast$" }, no_anim = true, animation = "none" })'])
+  }
+  Component.onCompleted: window.applyLayerRule()
+  Connections {
+    target: Hyprland
+    function onRawEvent(event) {
+      if (event && String(event.name) === "configreloaded") window.applyLayerRule()
+    }
+  }
+
   readonly property var general: {
     window.backend.storeRevision
     var r = window.backend.ready ? window.backend.callSync("settings.getGeneralSettings", null) : null