diff --git a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/ActiveWindow.qml b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/ActiveWindow.qml
index afcd724..990f532 100644
--- a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/ActiveWindow.qml
+++ b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/ActiveWindow.qml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Row {
     }
   }
 
-  // Update text when window changes or title changes
+  // Update text when window changes
   Connections {
     target: CompositorService
     function onActiveWindowChanged() {
@@ -38,15 +38,6 @@ Row {
         fullTitleTimer.restart()
       }
     }
-    
-    function onWindowTitleChanged() {
-      // Direct response to title changes
-      if (CompositorService.focusedWindowIndex === lastWindowIndex) {
-        // Same window, title changed - show full title briefly
-        showingFullTitle = true
-        fullTitleTimer.restart()
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   function getTitle() {
diff --git a/Services/CompositorService.qml b/Services/CompositorService.qml
index 595f153..aaddde4 100644
--- a/Services/CompositorService.qml
+++ b/Services/CompositorService.qml
@@ -311,14 +311,18 @@ Singleton {
 
               // Update focused window index if this window is focused
               if (newWindow.isFocused) {
+                const oldFocusedIndex = focusedWindowIndex
                 focusedWindowIndex = windows.findIndex(w => w.id === windowData.id)
                 updateFocusedWindowTitle()
-                activeWindowChanged()
+                
+                // Only emit activeWindowChanged if the focused window actually changed
+                if (oldFocusedIndex !== focusedWindowIndex) {
+                  activeWindowChanged()
+                }
               } else if (existingIndex >= 0 && existingIndex === focusedWindowIndex) {
                 // If this is the currently focused window (but not newly focused), 
-                // still update the title in case it changed
+                // still update the title in case it changed, but don't emit activeWindowChanged
                 updateFocusedWindowTitle()
-                activeWindowChanged()
               }
 
               windowListChanged()