diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index e9fe8cc..b0931a8 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
 
 use cosmic::app::{self, Core, Task, context_drawer};
+use cosmic::core::Auto;
 use cosmic::cosmic_config::{self, ConfigSet};
 use cosmic::iced::clipboard::dnd::DndAction;
 use cosmic::iced::core::SmolStr;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ use cosmic::iced::{
         IcedMargin, IcedOutput, SctkLayerSurfaceSettings,
     },
     platform_specific::shell::wayland::commands::layer_surface::{
-        Anchor, KeyboardInteractivity, Layer, destroy_layer_surface, get_layer_surface,
+        Anchor, KeyboardInteractivity, Layer, destroy_layer_surface,
     },
 };
 use cosmic::widget::about::About;
@@ -2405,6 +2406,9 @@ impl Application for App {
                 ),
             ]);
 
+        if matches!(flags.mode, Mode::Desktop) {
+            core.set_auto_blur(Auto::Window | Auto::Popup);
+        }
         let mut app = Self {
             core,
             about,
@@ -4495,6 +4499,7 @@ impl Application for App {
                                     commands.push(self.update(Message::CheckClipboard));
                                     commands.push(self.update(Message::Surface(
                                         cosmic::surface::action::app_popup(
+                                            |_| Default::default(),
                                             move |app: &mut Self| -> SctkPopupSettings {
                                                 let anchor_rect = Rectangle {
                                                     x: point.x as i32,
@@ -5264,24 +5269,37 @@ impl Application for App {
                             .insert(surface_id, Window::new(WindowKind::Desktop(entity)));
                         return Task::batch([
                             command,
-                            get_layer_surface(SctkLayerSurfaceSettings {
-                                id: surface_id,
-                                layer: Layer::Bottom,
-                                keyboard_interactivity: KeyboardInteractivity::OnDemand,
-                                input_zone: None,
-                                anchor: Anchor::TOP | Anchor::BOTTOM | Anchor::LEFT | Anchor::RIGHT,
-                                output: IcedOutput::Output(output),
-                                namespace: "cosmic-files-applet".into(),
-                                size: Some((None, None)),
-                                margin: IcedMargin {
-                                    top: 0,
-                                    bottom: 0,
-                                    left: 0,
-                                    right: 0,
-                                },
-                                exclusive_zone: 0,
-                                size_limits: Limits::NONE.min_width(1.0).min_height(1.0),
-                            }),
+                            cosmic::task::message(cosmic::action::cosmic(
+                                cosmic::app::Action::Surface(
+                                    cosmic::surface::action::app_layer_shell(
+                                        |_| Default::default(),
+                                        move |_: &mut App| SctkLayerSurfaceSettings {
+                                            id: surface_id,
+                                            layer: Layer::Bottom,
+                                            keyboard_interactivity: KeyboardInteractivity::OnDemand,
+                                            input_zone: None,
+                                            anchor: Anchor::TOP
+                                                | Anchor::BOTTOM
+                                                | Anchor::LEFT
+                                                | Anchor::RIGHT,
+                                            output: IcedOutput::Output(output.clone()),
+                                            namespace: "cosmic-files-applet".into(),
+                                            size: Some((None, None)),
+                                            margin: IcedMargin {
+                                                top: 0,
+                                                bottom: 0,
+                                                left: 0,
+                                                right: 0,
+                                            },
+                                            exclusive_zone: 0,
+                                            size_limits: Limits::NONE
+                                                .min_width(1.0)
+                                                .min_height(1.0),
+                                        },
+                                        None,
+                                    ),
+                                ),
+                            )),
                             #[cfg(all(feature = "wayland", feature = "desktop-applet"))]
                             overlap_notify(surface_id, true),
                         ]);
diff --git a/src/dialog.rs b/src/dialog.rs
index 0623da0..54565b4 100644
--- a/src/dialog.rs
+++ b/src/dialog.rs
@@ -1795,6 +1795,7 @@ impl Application for App {
                                         let autosize_id = widget::Id::unique();
                                         commands.push(self.update(Message::Surface(
                                             cosmic::surface::action::app_popup(
+                                                |_| Default::default(),
                                                 move |app: &mut Self| -> SctkPopupSettings {
                                                     let anchor_rect = Rectangle {
                                                         x: point.x as i32,
diff --git a/src/menu.rs b/src/menu.rs
index 28ec34e..a441b05 100644
--- a/src/menu.rs
+++ b/src/menu.rs
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ pub fn context_menu<'a>(
         }
     }
 
-    container(column::with_children(children))
+    container(cosmic::widget::menu::menu_column::MenuColumn::with_children(children))
         .padding(1)
         //TODO: move style to libcosmic
         .style(|theme| {