diff --git a/src/border.c b/src/border.c
index 0b4c791f..f31a6a06 100644
--- a/src/border.c
+++ b/src/border.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void border_create(struct window *window)
     sls_window_disable_shadow(window->border.id);
     SLSSetWindowResolution(g_connection, window->border.id, g_window_manager.border_resolution);
     SLSSetWindowOpacity(g_connection, window->border.id, 0);
-    SLSSetWindowLevel(g_connection, window->border.id, window_level(window));
+    SLSSetWindowLevel(g_connection, window->border.id, window_level(window->id));
 
     if (g_window_manager.border_blur) {
         SLSSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadiusStyle(g_connection, window->border.id, 24, 1);
diff --git a/src/event_loop.c b/src/event_loop.c
index 309cc6a1..059a9783 100644
--- a/src/event_loop.c
+++ b/src/event_loop.c
@@ -752,9 +752,7 @@ static EVENT_HANDLER(SLS_WINDOW_ORDER_CHANGED)
 
     struct border *border = &window->border;
     if (border->id && border_should_order_in(window)) {
-        int window_level = 0;
-        SLSGetWindowLevel(g_connection, window_id, &window_level);
-        SLSSetWindowLevel(g_connection, border->id, window_level);
+        SLSSetWindowLevel(g_connection, border->id, window_level(window_id));
         SLSOrderWindow(g_connection, border->id, -1, window_id);
     }
 }
@@ -1214,8 +1212,8 @@ static EVENT_HANDLER(MOUSE_MOVED)
                     struct window *sub_window = window_manager_find_window(&g_window_manager, wid);
                     if (!sub_window) continue;
 
-                    if (!window_check_flag(sub_window, WINDOW_FLOAT))           continue;
-                    if (window_level(sub_window) != g_layer_below_window_level) continue;
+                    if (!window_check_flag(sub_window, WINDOW_FLOAT))               continue;
+                    if (window_level(sub_window->id) != g_layer_below_window_level) continue;
 
                     if (CGRectContainsRect(window->frame, sub_window->frame)) {
                         occludes_window = true;
diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index 7f93b79d..46aea938 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void insert_feedback_show(struct window_node *node)
         sls_window_disable_shadow(node->feedback_window.id);
         SLSSetWindowResolution(g_connection, node->feedback_window.id, 2.0f);
         SLSSetWindowOpacity(g_connection, node->feedback_window.id, 0);
-        SLSSetWindowLevel(g_connection, node->feedback_window.id, g_layer_above_window_level);
+        SLSSetWindowLevel(g_connection, node->feedback_window.id, g_layer_below_window_level);
         node->feedback_window.context = SLWindowContextCreate(g_connection, node->feedback_window.id, 0);
         CGContextSetLineWidth(node->feedback_window.context, g_window_manager.border_width);
         CGContextSetRGBFillColor(node->feedback_window.context,
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index a160edd8..4e7a0b68 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void window_serialize(FILE *rsp, struct window *window)
     uint64_t sid = window_space(window);
     int space = space_manager_mission_control_index(sid);
     int display = display_arrangement(space_display_id(sid));
-    int level = window_level(window);
+    int level = window_level(window->id);
     const char *layer = window_layer(level);
     bool is_minimized = window_is_minimized(window);
     bool visible = !is_minimized && !window->application->is_hidden && (window_check_flag(window, WINDOW_STICKY) || space_is_visible(sid));
@@ -341,12 +341,12 @@ float window_opacity(struct window *window)
     return alpha;
 }
 
-int window_level(struct window *window)
+int window_level(uint32_t wid)
 {
     int level = 0;
 
     if (workspace_is_macos_ventura() || workspace_is_macos_sonoma()) {
-        CFArrayRef window_ref = cfarray_of_cfnumbers(&window->id, sizeof(uint32_t), 1, kCFNumberSInt32Type);
+        CFArrayRef window_ref = cfarray_of_cfnumbers(&wid, sizeof(uint32_t), 1, kCFNumberSInt32Type);
 
         CFTypeRef query = SLSWindowQueryWindows(g_connection, window_ref, 1);
         if (!query) goto err2;
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ int window_level(struct window *window)
     err2:
         CFRelease(window_ref);
     } else {
-        SLSGetWindowLevel(g_connection, window->id, &level);
+        SLSGetWindowLevel(g_connection, wid, &level);
     }
 
     return level;
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ char *window_subrole_ts(struct window *window)
 
 bool window_level_is_standard(struct window *window)
 {
-    int level = window_level(window);
+    int level = window_level(window->id);
     if (level == g_layer_below_window_level)  return true;
     if (level == g_layer_normal_window_level) return true;
     if (level == g_layer_above_window_level)  return true;
diff --git a/src/window.h b/src/window.h
index b256d69a..73f791fe 100644
--- a/src/window.h
+++ b/src/window.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ char *window_title_ts(struct window *window);
 CGPoint window_ax_origin(struct window *window);
 CGRect window_ax_frame(struct window *window);
 float window_opacity(struct window *window);
-int window_level(struct window *window);
+int window_level(uint32_t wid);
 uint64_t window_tags(struct window *window);
 CFStringRef window_role(struct window *window);
 char *window_role_ts(struct window *window);
diff --git a/src/window_manager.c b/src/window_manager.c
index b94722fb..245c54e9 100644
--- a/src/window_manager.c
+++ b/src/window_manager.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ void window_manager_animate_window_list_async(struct window_capture *window_list
 
             window_manager_destroy_window_proxy(context->animation_connection, &existing_animation->proxy);
         } else {
-            SLSGetWindowLevel(context->animation_connection, context->animation_list[i].wid, &context->animation_list[i].proxy.level);
+            context->animation_list[i].proxy.level = window_level(context->animation_list[i].wid);
             SLSGetWindowBounds(context->animation_connection, context->animation_list[i].wid, &context->animation_list[i].proxy.frame);
             context->animation_list[i].proxy.image = SLSHWCaptureWindowList(context->animation_connection, &context->animation_list[i].wid, 1, (1 << 11) | (1 << 8));
             window_manager_create_window_proxy(context->animation_connection, &context->animation_list[i].proxy);