diff --git a/src/pp/pp_vis/pp_vis_core.c b/src/pp/pp_vis/pp_vis_core.c
index c4dbb65c..b33175f4 100644
--- a/src/pp/pp_vis/pp_vis_core.c
+++ b/src/pp/pp_vis/pp_vis_core.c
@@ -2947,6 +2947,7 @@ void V_TickForever(WaveLaneCtx *lane)
 
         // emitter.count = CeilF32(Kibi(64) * frame->dt);
         // emitter.count = CeilF32(Mebi(32) * frame->dt);
+        // emitter.count = CeilF32(Mebi(8) * frame->dt);
         // emitter.count = Mebi(16);
         // emitter.count = Mebi(2);
         // emitter.count = Kibi(32);
diff --git a/src/ui/ui_core.c b/src/ui/ui_core.c
index e236b355..bf0888e2 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui_core.c
+++ b/src/ui/ui_core.c
@@ -1533,11 +1533,20 @@ void UI_EndFrame(UI_Frame *frame, i32 vsync)
     for (u64 pre_index = 0; pre_index < boxes_count; ++pre_index)
     {
       UI_Box *box = boxes_pre[pre_index];
+      GC_Run raw_run_unscaled = box->glyph_run;
+      GC_Run raw_run = UI_ScaleRun(frame->arena, raw_run_unscaled, box->solved_scale);
 
       b32 is_visible = 1;
       is_visible = is_visible && (box->desc.tint.w >= 0.0025);
       is_visible = is_visible && (box->screen_rect.p1.x - box->screen_rect.p0.x > 0.0025);
       is_visible = is_visible && (box->screen_rect.p1.y - box->screen_rect.p0.y > 0.0025);
+      is_visible = is_visible && (
+        !G_IsRefNil(box->raw_texture) ||
+        !SPR_IsSheetKeyNil(box->desc.sprite_sheet) ||
+        (AnyBit(box->desc.flags, UI_BoxFlag_DrawText) && raw_run.ready) ||
+        box->desc.tint.a * box->desc.background_color.a >= 0.0025
+      );
+
       if (is_visible || AnyBit(frame->frame_flags, UI_FrameFlag_Debug))
       {
         Vec4 debug_lin = is_visible ? LinearFromSrgb(box->desc.debug_color) : LinearFromSrgb(box->desc.invisible_debug_color);
@@ -1572,9 +1581,6 @@ void UI_EndFrame(UI_Frame *frame, i32 vsync)
           }
         }
 
-        // Text rects
-        GC_Run raw_run_unscaled = box->glyph_run;
-        GC_Run raw_run = UI_ScaleRun(frame->arena, raw_run_unscaled, box->solved_scale);
         if (AnyBit(box->desc.flags, UI_BoxFlag_DrawText) && raw_run.ready)
         {
           f32 max_baseline_length = CeilF32(DimsFromRng2(box->screen_rect).x);