diff --git a/modules/home/hyprland.nix b/modules/home/hyprland.nix
index 4ec0146..6a14fee 100644
--- a/modules/home/hyprland.nix
+++ b/modules/home/hyprland.nix
@@ -656,6 +656,19 @@ ${lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (lib.mapAttrsToList
           # A new external supersedes any undock still queued for an older
           # departure: the panel is about to be disabled again on purpose.
           undock_pending=
+          # …and it supersedes a *completed* one too. Bernardo 2026-07-16:
+          # undocked, panel stayed dark; re-docked and undocked again and it
+          # came back — because in between he opened the lid. `awaiting_lid_open`
+          # is set by every successful undock and cleared only when the external
+          # is gone AND the lid is open, so a clamshell undock latches it; the
+          # next departure then hits the `[ -z "$awaiting_lid_open" ]` guard
+          # below, queues nothing, and the panel never returns. His journal shows
+          # exactly that: no `outputs-changed removed` for the first undock at
+          # all, then a release the moment he lifted the lid, then a clean
+          # undock. The latch means "this departure is dealt with" — a new
+          # external ends that departure, so clear it here or it outlives the
+          # thing it describes.
+          awaiting_lid_open=
           [ -z "$internal" ] || acquire_inhibitor
           # An external output that was not there a moment ago is an
           # unambiguous physical plug whether or not we saw the IPC event,