diff --git a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/popover/popover.svelte.ts b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/popover/popover.svelte.ts
index dbd5c1025..7e2b383cd 100644
--- a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/popover/popover.svelte.ts
+++ b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/popover/popover.svelte.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class PopoverRootState {
 	}
 
 	close = () => {
-		console.log("closing!");
 		if (!this.open.value) return;
 		this.open.value = false;
 	};
diff --git a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/dismissable-layer/dismissable-layer.svelte b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/dismissable-layer/dismissable-layer.svelte
index 169ce27e0..eb90a5948 100644
--- a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/dismissable-layer/dismissable-layer.svelte
+++ b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/dismissable-layer/dismissable-layer.svelte
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 		onInteractOutsideStart = noop,
 		id,
 		children,
+		present,
 	}: DismissableLayerProps = $props();
 
 	useDismissableLayer({
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 		behaviorType: readonlyBox(() => behaviorType),
 		onInteractOutside: readonlyBox(() => onInteractOutside),
 		onInteractOutsideStart: readonlyBox(() => onInteractOutsideStart),
+		present: readonlyBox(() => present),
 	});
 </script>
 
diff --git a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/dismissable-layer/dismissable-layer.svelte.ts b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/dismissable-layer/dismissable-layer.svelte.ts
index d828975bd..b75cc8946 100644
--- a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/dismissable-layer/dismissable-layer.svelte.ts
+++ b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/dismissable-layer/dismissable-layer.svelte.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { onDestroy, onMount, untrack } from "svelte";
 import type {
 	DismissableLayerProps,
 	InteractOutsideBehaviorType,
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 	getOwnerDocument,
 	isElement,
 	isOrContainsTarget,
+	noop,
 	useNodeById,
 } from "$lib/internal/index.js";
 
@@ -54,31 +56,58 @@ export class DismissableLayerState {
 	#isResponsibleLayer = false;
 	node: Box<HTMLElement | null>;
 	#documentObj = undefined as unknown as Document;
+	#present: ReadonlyBox<boolean>;
 
 	constructor(props: DismissableLayerStateProps) {
 		this.node = useNodeById(props.id);
 		this.#behaviorType = props.behaviorType;
 		this.#interactOutsideStartProp = props.onInteractOutsideStart;
 		this.#interactOutsideProp = props.onInteractOutside;
+		this.#present = props.present;
 
-		layers.set(this, this.#behaviorType);
+		$effect(() => {
+			console.log("present", this.#present.value);
+		});
 
 		$effect(() => {
 			this.#documentObj = getOwnerDocument(this.node.value);
+		});
 
-			const unsubEvents = this.#addEventListeners();
+		let unsubEvents = noop;
 
+		$effect(() => {
+			if (this.#present.value) {
+				layers.set(
+					this,
+					untrack(() => this.#behaviorType)
+				);
+				unsubEvents = this.#addEventListeners();
+			}
 			return () => {
-				unsubEvents();
-				this.#resetState.destroy();
+				this.#resetState();
+				layers.delete(this);
 				this.#onInteractOutsideStart.destroy();
 				this.#onInteractOutside.destroy();
-				layers.delete(this);
+				unsubEvents();
+			};
+		});
+
+		$effect(() => {
+			return () => {
+				// onDestroy, cleanup anything leftover
+				untrack(() => {
+					this.#resetState.destroy();
+					layers.delete(this);
+					this.#onInteractOutsideStart.destroy();
+					this.#onInteractOutside.destroy();
+					unsubEvents();
+				});
 			};
 		});
 	}
 
 	#addEventListeners() {
+		console.log("adding event listeners");
 		return executeCallbacks(
 			/**
 			 * CAPTURE INTERACTION START
@@ -131,8 +160,13 @@ export class DismissableLayerState {
 	}
 
 	#onInteractOutsideStart = debounce((e: InteractOutsideEvent) => {
-		const node = this.node.value!;
-		if (!this.#isResponsibleLayer || this.#isAnyEventIntercepted() || !isValidEvent(e, node))
+		console.log("onInteractOutsideStart");
+		if (!this.node.value) return;
+		if (
+			!this.#isResponsibleLayer ||
+			this.#isAnyEventIntercepted() ||
+			!isValidEvent(e, this.node.value)
+		)
 			return;
 		this.#interactOutsideStartProp.value(e);
 		if (e.defaultPrevented) return;
@@ -140,6 +174,7 @@ export class DismissableLayerState {
 	}, 10);
 
 	#onInteractOutside = debounce((e: InteractOutsideEvent) => {
+		console.log("onInteractOutside");
 		if (!this.node.value) return;
 
 		const behaviorType = this.#behaviorType.value;
@@ -156,19 +191,23 @@ export class DismissableLayerState {
 	}, 10);
 
 	#markInterceptedEvent = (e: HTMLElementEventMap[InteractOutsideInterceptEventType]) => {
+		console.log("markInterceptedEvent", e.type);
 		this.#interceptedEvents[e.type as InteractOutsideInterceptEventType] = true;
 	};
 
 	#markNonInterceptedEvent = (e: HTMLElementEventMap[InteractOutsideInterceptEventType]) => {
+		console.log("markNonInterceptedEvent", e.type);
 		this.#interceptedEvents[e.type as InteractOutsideInterceptEventType] = false;
 	};
 
 	#markResponsibleLayer = () => {
+		console.log("markResponsibleLayer");
 		if (!this.node.value) return;
 		this.#isResponsibleLayer = isResponsibleLayer(this.node.value);
 	};
 
 	#resetState = debounce(() => {
+		console.log("resetState");
 		for (const eventType in this.#interceptedEvents) {
 			this.#interceptedEvents[eventType as InteractOutsideInterceptEventType] = false;
 		}
@@ -177,6 +216,7 @@ export class DismissableLayerState {
 	}, 20);
 
 	#isAnyEventIntercepted() {
+		console.log("isAnyEventIntercepted");
 		return Object.values(this.#interceptedEvents).some(Boolean);
 	}
 }
@@ -186,7 +226,7 @@ export function useDismissableLayer(props: DismissableLayerStateProps) {
 }
 
 function isResponsibleLayer(node: HTMLElement): boolean {
-	console.log(layers);
+	console.log("isResponsibleLayer");
 	const layersArr = [...layers];
 	/**
 	 * We first check if we can find a top layer with `close` or `ignore`.
@@ -203,6 +243,7 @@ function isResponsibleLayer(node: HTMLElement): boolean {
 }
 
 function isValidEvent(e: InteractOutsideEvent, node: HTMLElement): boolean {
+	console.log("isValidEvent");
 	if ("button" in e && e.button > 0) return false;
 	const target = e.target;
 	if (!isElement(target)) return false;
diff --git a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/dismissable-layer/types.ts b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/dismissable-layer/types.ts
index f245451a8..044e3fca4 100644
--- a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/dismissable-layer/types.ts
+++ b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/dismissable-layer/types.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ export type DismissableLayerProps = {
 	 * @defaultValue `close`
 	 */
 	behaviorType?: InteractOutsideBehaviorType;
+
+	/**
+	 * Whether the layer is active. Currently, we determine this with the
+	 * `presence` returned from the `presence` layer.
+	 */
+	present: boolean;
 };
 
 export type InteractOutsideInterceptEventType =
diff --git a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/escape-layer/escape-layer.svelte b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/escape-layer/escape-layer.svelte
index 2d8e25c99..dbb13614c 100644
--- a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/escape-layer/escape-layer.svelte
+++ b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/escape-layer/escape-layer.svelte
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 	import { useEscapeLayer } from "./escape-layer.svelte.js";
 	import { noop, readonlyBox } from "$lib/internal/index.js";
 
-	let { behaviorType = "close", onEscape = noop, children }: EscapeLayerProps = $props();
+	let { behaviorType = "close", onEscape = noop, children, present }: EscapeLayerProps = $props();
 
 	useEscapeLayer({
 		behaviorType: readonlyBox(() => behaviorType),
 		onEscape: readonlyBox(() => onEscape),
+		present: readonlyBox(() => present),
 	});
 </script>
 
diff --git a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/escape-layer/types.ts b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/escape-layer/types.ts
index 59f21dc40..f0dd2e5b4 100644
--- a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/escape-layer/types.ts
+++ b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/escape-layer/types.ts
@@ -24,4 +24,10 @@ export type EscapeLayerProps = {
 	 * @defaultValue `close`
 	 */
 	behaviorType?: EscapeBehaviorType;
+
+	/**
+	 * Whether the layer is enabled. Currently, we determine this with the
+	 * `presence` returned from the `presence` layer.
+	 */
+	present: boolean;
 };
diff --git a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/popper-layer/popper-layer.svelte b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/popper-layer/popper-layer.svelte
index 52249a3f3..89569bf4f 100644
--- a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/popper-layer/popper-layer.svelte
+++ b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/popper-layer/popper-layer.svelte
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@
 	{#snippet presence({ present })}
 		<FloatingLayer.Content {...restProps}>
 			{#snippet content({ props })}
-				<EscapeLayer.Root {...restProps}>
-					<DismissableLayer.Root {...restProps}>
-						<PreventTextSelectionOverflowLayer.Root {...restProps}>
+				<EscapeLayer.Root {...restProps} present={present.value}>
+					<DismissableLayer.Root {...restProps} present={present.value}>
+						<PreventTextSelectionOverflowLayer.Root
+							{...restProps}
+							present={present.value}
+						>
 							{@render popper?.({
 								props: { ...props, hidden: present.value ? undefined : true },
 							})}
diff --git a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/prevent-text-selection-overflow-layer/prevent-text-selection-overflow-layer.svelte b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/prevent-text-selection-overflow-layer/prevent-text-selection-overflow-layer.svelte
index 824fc4852..e48686f99 100644
--- a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/prevent-text-selection-overflow-layer/prevent-text-selection-overflow-layer.svelte
+++ b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/prevent-text-selection-overflow-layer/prevent-text-selection-overflow-layer.svelte
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 		onPointerUp = noop,
 		id,
 		children,
+		present,
 	}: PreventTextSelectionOverflowLayerProps = $props();
 
 	usePreventTextSelectionOverflowLayer({
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 		enabled: readonlyBox(() => enabled),
 		onPointerDown: readonlyBox(() => onPointerDown),
 		onPointerUp: readonlyBox(() => onPointerUp),
+		present: readonlyBox(() => present),
 	});
 </script>
 
diff --git a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/prevent-text-selection-overflow-layer/types.ts b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/prevent-text-selection-overflow-layer/types.ts
index 0fbac8849..fd78c7051 100644
--- a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/prevent-text-selection-overflow-layer/types.ts
+++ b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/utilities/prevent-text-selection-overflow-layer/types.ts
@@ -27,4 +27,10 @@ export type PreventTextSelectionOverflowLayerProps = {
 	 * @defaultValue `true`
 	 */
 	enabled?: boolean;
+
+	/**
+	 * Whether the layer is enabled. Currently, we determine this with the
+	 * `presence` returned from the `presence` layer.
+	 */
+	present: boolean;
 };
diff --git a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/internal/debounce.ts b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/internal/debounce.ts
index 5d837cce6..718f703c0 100644
--- a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/internal/debounce.ts
+++ b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/internal/debounce.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ export function debounce<T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(fn: T, wait = 500) {
 		timeout = setTimeout(later, wait);
 	};
 
-	debounced.destroy = () => clearTimeout(timeout);
+	debounced.destroy = () => {
+		clearTimeout(timeout);
+	};
 	return debounced;
 }
diff --git a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/internal/events.ts b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/internal/events.ts
index 37939412c..8de5a309d 100644
--- a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/internal/events.ts
+++ b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/internal/events.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export function addEventListener(
 
 	// Return a function that removes the event listener from the target element(s).
 	return () => {
+		console.log("removing event listeners");
 		events.forEach((_event) => target.removeEventListener(_event, handler, options));
 	};
 }
diff --git a/sites/docs/src/lib/components/api-ref/data-attr-value-content.svelte b/sites/docs/src/lib/components/api-ref/data-attr-value-content.svelte
index 9cd4308ab..4a5bcded2 100644
--- a/sites/docs/src/lib/components/api-ref/data-attr-value-content.svelte
+++ b/sites/docs/src/lib/components/api-ref/data-attr-value-content.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 	import { Info } from "$icons/index.js";
 	import { Code } from "$lib/components/index.js";
 	import type { DataAttrSchema } from "$lib/types/index.js";
-	import { flyAndScale } from "$lib/utils/index.js";
 
 	export let attr: DataAttrSchema;
 </script>
@@ -23,8 +22,6 @@
 			<Popover.Content
 				side="top"
 				sideOffset={10}
-				transition={flyAndScale}
-				transitionConfig={{ y: 8 }}
 				class="z-50 max-h-[400px] overflow-auto rounded-input border border-border bg-background p-4 shadow-popover"
 			>
 				<Code class="h-auto bg-transparent px-0 tracking-tight text-foreground">
diff --git a/sites/docs/src/lib/components/api-ref/prop-copy.svelte b/sites/docs/src/lib/components/api-ref/prop-copy.svelte
index 6507c771b..2cffa29fc 100644
--- a/sites/docs/src/lib/components/api-ref/prop-copy.svelte
+++ b/sites/docs/src/lib/components/api-ref/prop-copy.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { Popover } from "bits-ui";
 	import { Code } from "$lib/components/index.js";
-	import { flyAndScale } from "$lib/utils/index.js";
 
 	export let name: string;
 </script>
@@ -16,8 +15,6 @@
 		<Popover.Content
 			side="top"
 			sideOffset={10}
-			transition={flyAndScale}
-			transitionConfig={{ y: 8 }}
 			class="z-50 max-h-[400px] overflow-auto rounded-input border border-border bg-background p-4 shadow-popover"
 		>
 			<button class="bg-transparent"> Copy to clipboard </button>
diff --git a/sites/docs/src/lib/components/api-ref/prop-type-content.svelte b/sites/docs/src/lib/components/api-ref/prop-type-content.svelte
index 112264292..c25792df2 100644
--- a/sites/docs/src/lib/components/api-ref/prop-type-content.svelte
+++ b/sites/docs/src/lib/components/api-ref/prop-type-content.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	import { Info } from "$icons/index.js";
 	import { Code } from "$lib/components/index.js";
 	import type { PropType } from "$lib/types/index.js";
-	import { flyAndScale, parseTypeDef } from "$lib/utils/index.js";
+	import { parseTypeDef } from "$lib/utils/index.js";
 
 	export let type: PropType | string;
 </script>
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 			<Popover.Content
 				side="top"
 				sideOffset={10}
-				transition={flyAndScale}
-				transitionConfig={{ y: 8 }}
 				class="z-50 max-h-[400px] overflow-auto rounded-input border border-border bg-background p-4 shadow-popover"
 			>
 				<Code class="h-auto bg-transparent px-0 tracking-tight text-foreground">
diff --git a/sites/docs/src/routes/sink/+page.svelte b/sites/docs/src/routes/sink/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b570287b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sites/docs/src/routes/sink/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import PopoverDemo from "$lib/components/demos/popover-demo.svelte";
+</script>
+
+<div class="flex items-center justify-center">
+	<PopoverDemo />
+</div>