diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarRight/quickToggles/GameMode.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarRight/quickToggles/GameMode.qml
index 2f7693735..79c1eba7b 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarRight/quickToggles/GameMode.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/sidebarRight/quickToggles/GameMode.qml
@@ -6,19 +6,27 @@ import Quickshell.Io
 import Quickshell.Hyprland
 
 QuickToggleButton {
-    property bool enabled: false
+    id: root
     buttonIcon: "gamepad"
-    toggled: enabled
+    toggled: toggled
 
     onClicked: {
-        enabled = !enabled
-        if (enabled) {
+        root.toggled = !root.toggled
+        if (root.toggled) {
             Quickshell.execDetached(["bash", "-c", `hyprctl --batch "keyword animations:enabled 0; keyword decoration:shadow:enabled 0; keyword decoration:blur:enabled 0; keyword general:gaps_in 0; keyword general:gaps_out 0; keyword general:border_size 1; keyword decoration:rounding 0; keyword general:allow_tearing 1"`])
         } else {
             Quickshell.execDetached(["hyprctl", "reload"])
         }
     }
-    
+    Process {
+        id: fetchActiveState
+        running: true
+        command: ["bash", "-c", `test "$(hyprctl getoption animations:enabled -j | jq ".int")" -ne 0`]
+        onExited: (exitCode, exitStatus) => {
+            console.log("Game mode toggle exited with code:", exitCode, "and status:", exitStatus)
+            root.toggled = exitCode !== 0 // Inverted because enabled = nonzero exit
+        }
+    }
     StyledToolTip {
         content: qsTr("Game mode")
     }