diff --git a/include/sway/desktop/fx_renderer/fx_renderer.h b/include/sway/desktop/fx_renderer/fx_renderer.h
index 14f5df66..893e3c7e 100644
--- a/include/sway/desktop/fx_renderer/fx_renderer.h
+++ b/include/sway/desktop/fx_renderer/fx_renderer.h
@@ -189,9 +189,6 @@ void fx_render_box_shadow(struct fx_renderer *renderer, const struct wlr_box *bo
 		const float color[static 4], const float matrix[static 9], int radius,
 		float blur_sigma);
 
-void fx_render_blur_segments(struct fx_renderer *renderer,
-		const float matrix[static 9], pixman_region32_t* damage,
-		struct fx_framebuffer **buffer, struct blur_shader* shader,
-		const struct wlr_box *box, int blur_radius);
+void fx_render_main_buffer_blur(struct fx_renderer *renderer, const float gl_matrix[static 9], pixman_region32_t *damage, const struct wlr_box *dst_box, struct fx_framebuffer *current_buffer, int blur_radius, int blur_passes);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/sway/desktop/fx_renderer/fx_renderer.c b/sway/desktop/fx_renderer/fx_renderer.c
index a6bbfd06..37100f0b 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/fx_renderer/fx_renderer.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/fx_renderer/fx_renderer.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <wlr/render/gles2.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_matrix.h>
 #include <wlr/util/box.h>
+#include <wlr/util/region.h>
 
 #include "log.h"
 #include "sway/desktop/fx_renderer/fx_framebuffer.h"
@@ -875,3 +876,26 @@ void fx_render_blur_segments(struct fx_renderer *renderer,
 		*buffer = &renderer->effects_buffer_swapped;
 	}
 }
+
+void fx_render_main_buffer_blur(struct fx_renderer *renderer, const float gl_matrix[static 9], pixman_region32_t *damage, const struct wlr_box *dst_box, struct fx_framebuffer *current_buffer, int blur_radius, int blur_passes) {
+	// damage region will be scaled, make a temp
+	pixman_region32_t tempDamage;
+	pixman_region32_init(&tempDamage);
+
+	// Downscale
+	for (int i = 0; i < blur_passes; ++i) {
+		wlr_region_scale(&tempDamage, damage, 1.0f / (1 << (i + 1)));
+		fx_render_blur_segments(renderer, gl_matrix, &tempDamage, &current_buffer,
+				&renderer->shaders.blur1, dst_box, blur_radius);
+	}
+
+	// Upscale
+	for (int i = blur_passes - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+		// when upsampling we make the region twice as big
+		wlr_region_scale(&tempDamage, damage, 1.0f / (1 << i));
+		fx_render_blur_segments(renderer, gl_matrix, &tempDamage, &current_buffer,
+				&renderer->shaders.blur2, dst_box, blur_radius);
+	}
+
+	pixman_region32_fini(&tempDamage);
+}
diff --git a/sway/desktop/render.c b/sway/desktop/render.c
index 448fce82..d68878e4 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/render.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/render.c
@@ -206,29 +206,11 @@ struct fx_framebuffer *render_main_buffer_blur(struct sway_output *output,
 	fx_framebuffer_bind(&renderer->effects_buffer);
 	glBindTexture(renderer->main_buffer.texture.target, renderer->main_buffer.texture.id);
 
-	// damage region will be scaled, make a temp
-	pixman_region32_t tempDamage;
-	pixman_region32_init(&tempDamage);
-
 	int blur_radius = config->blur_params.radius;
 	int blur_passes = config->blur_params.num_passes;
 
-	// Downscale
-	for (int i = 0; i < blur_passes; ++i) {
-		wlr_region_scale(&tempDamage, &damage, 1.0f / (1 << (i + 1)));
-		fx_render_blur_segments(renderer, gl_matrix, &tempDamage, &current_buffer,
-				&renderer->shaders.blur1, dst_box, blur_radius);
-	}
+	fx_render_main_buffer_blur(renderer, gl_matrix, &damage, dst_box, current_buffer, blur_radius, blur_passes);
 
-	// Upscale
-	for (int i = blur_passes - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
-		// when upsampling we make the region twice as big
-		wlr_region_scale(&tempDamage, &damage, 1.0f / (1 << i));
-		fx_render_blur_segments(renderer, gl_matrix, &tempDamage, &current_buffer,
-				&renderer->shaders.blur2, dst_box, blur_radius);
-	}
-
-	pixman_region32_fini(&tempDamage);
 	pixman_region32_fini(&damage);
 
 	// Bind back to the default buffer