diff --git a/scripts/wlbg/src/DrawTimerHandler.zig b/scripts/wlbg/src/DrawTimerHandler.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c3ae4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/wlbg/src/DrawTimerHandler.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const xev = @import("xev");
+
+const options = @import("options.zig");
+
+loop: *xev.Loop,
+
+/// Completion of the main redraw timer
+completion: *xev.Completion,
+
+/// Contains a bool for each output, true if needs redraw
+should_redraw: []bool,
+
+const DrawTimerHandler = @This();
+
+pub fn nextAction(self: *DrawTimerHandler) xev.CallbackAction {
+    for (self.should_redraw) |ro|
+        if (ro) return .rearm;
+    return .disarm;
+}
+
+pub fn maybeWake(self: *DrawTimerHandler) void {
+    if (self.completion.flags.state == .dead and self.nextAction() == .rearm) {
+        self.resetTimer();
+        self.loop.add(self.completion);
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn resetTimer(self: *DrawTimerHandler) void {
+    const next_time = self.loop.now() + 1000 / options.fps;
+    self.completion.op.timer.reset = .{
+        .tv_sec = @divTrunc(next_time, std.time.ms_per_s),
+        .tv_nsec = @mod(next_time, std.time.ms_per_s) * std.time.ns_per_ms,
+    };
+}
+
+pub fn damage(self: *DrawTimerHandler, idx: usize) void {
+    self.should_redraw[idx] = true;
+    self.maybeWake();
+}
+
diff --git a/scripts/wlbg/src/Gfx.zig b/scripts/wlbg/src/Gfx.zig
index 20f37e3..105192f 100644
--- a/scripts/wlbg/src/Gfx.zig
+++ b/scripts/wlbg/src/Gfx.zig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const c = @import("ffi.zig").c;
 const glutil = @import("glutil.zig");
 const options = @import("options.zig");
 
+const DrawTimerHandler = @import("DrawTimerHandler.zig");
 const OutputInfo = @import("OutputInfo.zig");
 const OutputWindow = @import("OutputWindow.zig");
 const PointerState = @import("PointerState.zig");
@@ -164,8 +165,11 @@ pub fn preDraw(
     pointer_state: *PointerState,
     outputs: []const OutputWindow,
     infos: []const OutputInfo,
+    dth: *DrawTimerHandler,
 ) !void {
-    for (self.cursor_positions, self.should_redraw, infos, outputs) |*pos, *redraw, inf, outp| {
+    for (self.cursor_positions, infos, outputs, 0..) |*pos, inf, outp, i| {
+        const lerp_amt = std.math.clamp(@as(f32, @floatFromInt(std.math.clamp(dt, 0, 10))) / 150.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+
         const target = if (pointer_state.surface == outp.surface)
             .{ pointer_state.x, pointer_state.y }
         else
@@ -174,16 +178,16 @@ pub fn preDraw(
         const new_x: c_int = @intFromFloat(std.math.lerp(
             @as(f32, @floatFromInt(pos[0])),
             @as(f32, @floatFromInt(target[0])),
-            std.math.clamp(@as(f32, @floatFromInt(dt)) / 250.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+            lerp_amt,
         ));
         const new_y: c_int = @intFromFloat(std.math.lerp(
             @as(f32, @floatFromInt(pos[1])),
             @as(f32, @floatFromInt(target[1])),
-            std.math.clamp(@as(f32, @floatFromInt(dt)) / 250.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+            lerp_amt,
         ));
 
         if (new_x != pos[0] or new_y != pos[1])
-            redraw.* = true;
+            dth.damage(i);
 
         pos[0] = new_x;
         pos[1] = new_y;
@@ -197,15 +201,13 @@ pub fn draw(
     output_idx: usize,
     outputs: []const OutputWindow,
     infos: []const OutputInfo,
+    dth: *DrawTimerHandler,
 ) !void {
     self.time += dt;
+    dth.should_redraw[output_idx] = false;
     c.glBindFramebuffer(c.GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0); // use default framebuffer
     c.glUseProgram(self.main_shader_program);
 
-    if (!self.should_redraw[output_idx])
-        return;
-    self.should_redraw[output_idx] = false;
-
     const vertices = [_]f32{
         -1.0, -1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
         1.0,  -1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0,
diff --git a/scripts/wlbg/src/main.zig b/scripts/wlbg/src/main.zig
index a930518..a1f9d43 100644
--- a/scripts/wlbg/src/main.zig
+++ b/scripts/wlbg/src/main.zig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const wayland = @import("wayland");
 const c = @import("ffi.zig").c;
 const options = @import("options.zig");
 
+const DrawTimerHandler = @import("DrawTimerHandler.zig");
 const Gfx = @import("Gfx.zig");
 const Globals = @import("Globals.zig");
 const OutputInfo = @import("OutputInfo.zig");
@@ -130,15 +131,32 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     }
     defer for (output_windows) |output| output.deinit(egl_ctx);
 
+    var r_timer_completion: xev.Completion = undefined;
+    var r_timer = try xev.Timer.init();
+    defer r_timer.deinit();
+
+    var dth = DrawTimerHandler{
+        .should_redraw = try std.heap.c_allocator.alloc(bool, output_info.len),
+        .completion = &r_timer_completion,
+        .loop = &loop,
+    };
+    defer std.heap.c_allocator.free(dth.should_redraw);
+
     var pointer_state = PointerState{
         .surface = null,
         .x = 0,
         .y = 0,
     };
 
+    var pointer_listener_data = PointerListenerData{
+        .pstate = &pointer_state,
+        .outputs = output_windows,
+        .dth = &dth,
+    };
+
     const pointer = try globs.seat.getPointer();
     defer pointer.destroy();
-    pointer.setListener(*PointerState, pointerListener, &pointer_state);
+    pointer.setListener(*PointerListenerData, pointerListener, &pointer_listener_data);
 
     const base_offset: [2]i32 = off: {
         if (comptime options.multihead_mode == .individual) break :off .{ 0, 0 };
@@ -180,6 +198,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         .last_time = loop.now(),
         .base_offset = base_offset,
         .pointer_state = &pointer_state,
+        .dth = &dth,
     };
 
     var rbg_timer_completion: xev.Completion = undefined;
@@ -195,10 +214,6 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         renderBackgroundCb,
     );
 
-    var r_timer_completion: xev.Completion = undefined;
-    var r_timer = try xev.Timer.init();
-    defer r_timer.deinit();
-
     r_timer.run(
         &loop,
         &r_timer_completion,
@@ -228,6 +243,7 @@ const RenderData = struct {
     last_time: isize,
     base_offset: [2]c_int,
     pointer_state: *PointerState,
+    dth: *DrawTimerHandler,
 };
 
 fn renderCb(
@@ -236,19 +252,21 @@ fn renderCb(
     completion: *xev.Completion,
     result: xev.Timer.RunError!void,
 ) xev.CallbackAction {
+    _ = completion;
     result catch unreachable;
 
     const now = loop.now();
     const delta_time = now - data.?.last_time;
     data.?.last_time = now;
 
-    resetXevTimerCompletion(completion, now, 1000 / options.fps);
+    data.?.dth.resetTimer();
 
     data.?.gfx.preDraw(
         delta_time,
         data.?.pointer_state,
         data.?.outputs,
         data.?.output_info,
+        data.?.dth,
     ) catch |e| {
         std.log.err("running preDraw: {}", .{e});
         loop.stop();
@@ -256,6 +274,9 @@ fn renderCb(
     };
 
     for (data.?.outputs, 0..) |output, i| {
+        if (!data.?.dth.should_redraw[i])
+            continue;
+
         if (c.eglMakeCurrent(
             data.?.egl_dpy,
             output.egl_surface,
@@ -273,6 +294,7 @@ fn renderCb(
             i,
             data.?.outputs,
             data.?.output_info,
+            data.?.dth,
         ) catch |e| {
             std.log.err("drawing: {}", .{e});
             loop.stop();
@@ -280,7 +302,7 @@ fn renderCb(
         };
     }
 
-    return .rearm;
+    return data.?.dth.nextAction();
 }
 
 fn renderBackgroundCb(
@@ -359,14 +381,43 @@ fn xdgOutputListener(_: *zxdg.OutputV1, ev: zxdg.OutputV1.Event, info: *OutputIn
     }
 }
 
-fn pointerListener(_: *wl.Pointer, ev: wl.Pointer.Event, state: *PointerState) void {
+const PointerListenerData = struct {
+    pstate: *PointerState,
+    outputs: []const OutputWindow,
+    dth: *DrawTimerHandler,
+
+    fn damageCurrentWindow(self: *PointerListenerData) !void {
+        if (self.pstate.surface) |ps| {
+            for (self.outputs, 0..) |o, i| {
+                if (ps == o.surface) {
+                    self.dth.damage(i);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+fn pointerListener(_: *wl.Pointer, ev: wl.Pointer.Event, d: *PointerListenerData) void {
     switch (ev) {
         .motion => |motion| {
-            state.x = motion.surface_x.toInt();
-            state.y = motion.surface_y.toInt();
+            d.pstate.x = motion.surface_x.toInt();
+            d.pstate.y = motion.surface_y.toInt();
+            d.damageCurrentWindow() catch |e| {
+                std.log.err("unable to damage window: {}", .{e});
+            };
+        },
+        .enter => |enter| {
+            d.pstate.surface = enter.surface;
+            d.damageCurrentWindow() catch |e| {
+                std.log.err("unable to damage window: {}", .{e});
+            };
+        },
+        .leave => {
+            d.damageCurrentWindow() catch |e| {
+                std.log.err("unable to damage window: {}", .{e});
+            };
+            d.pstate.surface = null;
         },
-        .enter => |enter| state.surface = enter.surface,
-        .leave => state.surface = null,
         else => {},
     }
 }