diff --git a/backends/imgui_impl_roblox.lua b/backends/imgui_impl_roblox.lua
index ac68be3..779443e 100644
--- a/backends/imgui_impl_roblox.lua
+++ b/backends/imgui_impl_roblox.lua
@@ -862,7 +862,8 @@ function ImGui_ImplRoblox_RenderDrawData(draw_data)
     end
     if rate > 0 then
         local now = os.clock()
-        if now + 0.002 < bd.NextRender then table.clear(bd.Overlays); PE(); return end
+        -- Skipped: kept pending, so if no new frame comes (the app stopped rendering) Heartbeat still draws it
+        if now + 0.002 < bd.NextRender then bd.Pending = draw_data; PE(); return end
         bd.NextRender = math.max(bd.NextRender + 1 / rate, now)
     end
 
@@ -1129,6 +1130,16 @@ function ImGui_ImplRoblox_Init(parent, render_scale)
 
     bd.PendingChars = {}
 
+    -- Render rate cap trailing edge: the last frame submitted is always drawn, even if it was skipped and the app
+    -- then stopped calling NewFrame (e.g. it rendered one empty frame to hide its windows)
+    connect(game:GetService("RunService").Heartbeat, function()
+        local d = bd.Pending
+        if d and os.clock() + 0.002 >= bd.NextRender then
+            bd.Pending = nil
+            ImGui_ImplRoblox_RenderDrawData(d)
+        end
+    end)
+
     connect(UserInputService.WindowFocused, function() ImGui.GetIO():AddFocusEvent(true) end)
     connect(UserInputService.WindowFocusReleased, function() ImGui.GetIO():AddFocusEvent(false) end)
 end
@@ -1188,6 +1199,7 @@ function ImGui_ImplRoblox_NewFrame()
     PB("ImGui NewFrame (backend)")
     local io = ImGui.GetIO()
     local bd = ImGui_ImplRoblox_GetBackendData()
+    if bd.Pending then bd.Pending = nil; table.clear(bd.Overlays) end -- skipped frame superseded (its draw lists get reset)
 
     local screen = bd.Gui.AbsoluteSize
     local w, h = floor(screen.X * bd.Scale), floor(screen.Y * bd.Scale)
diff --git a/build/ImGui.linemap.json b/build/ImGui.linemap.json
index 938cd59..ba5877b 100644
--- a/build/ImGui.linemap.json
+++ b/build/ImGui.linemap.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-[[12, "imgui.lua"], [18510, "imgui_demo.lua"], [25795, "imgui_draw.lua"], [31033, "imgui_h.lua"], [33231, "imgui_impl_roblox.lua"], [34571, "imgui_impl_roblox_fonts.lua"], [40974, "imgui_internal.lua"], [44150, "imgui_tables.lua"], [48497, "imgui_widgets.lua"], [58252, "imstb_rectpack.lua"], [58698, "imstb_textedit.lua"], [59939, "imstb_truetype.lua"], [62407, "imstd_minstdio.lua"]]
\ No newline at end of file
+[[12, "imgui.lua"], [18514, "imgui_demo.lua"], [25799, "imgui_draw.lua"], [31037, "imgui_h.lua"], [33235, "imgui_impl_roblox.lua"], [34587, "imgui_impl_roblox_fonts.lua"], [40990, "imgui_internal.lua"], [44166, "imgui_tables.lua"], [48513, "imgui_widgets.lua"], [58268, "imstb_rectpack.lua"], [58714, "imstb_textedit.lua"], [59955, "imstb_truetype.lua"], [62423, "imstd_minstdio.lua"]]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/ImGui.luau b/build/ImGui.luau
index c97d955..55d6f89 100644
--- a/build/ImGui.luau
+++ b/build/ImGui.luau
@@ -8637,9 +8637,13 @@ local function RenderWindowDecorations(window, title_bar_rect, title_bar_is_high
             end
 
             if override_alpha then
-                bg_col = bit32.band(bg_col, bit32.bnot(IM_COL32_A_MASK)) or bit32.lshift(IM_F32_TO_INT8_SAT(alpha), IM_COL32_A_SHIFT)
+                bg_col = bit32.bor(bit32.band(bg_col, bit32.bnot(IM_COL32_A_MASK)), bit32.lshift(IM_F32_TO_INT8_SAT(alpha), IM_COL32_A_SHIFT))
             end
 
+            -- Render, for docked windows and host windows we ensure BG goes before decorations
+            if window.DockIsActive then window.DockNode.LastBgColor = bg_col end
+            if bit32.band(flags, ImGuiWindowFlags.DockNodeHost) ~= 0 then bg_col = 0 end
+
             if bit32.band(bg_col, IM_COL32_A_MASK) ~= 0 then
                 local bg_rect = ImRect(window.Pos + ImVec2(0, window.TitleBarHeight), window.Pos + window.Size)
                 local bg_rounding_flags
@@ -34092,7 +34096,8 @@ function ImGui_ImplRoblox_RenderDrawData(draw_data)
     end
     if rate > 0 then
         local now = os.clock()
-        if now + 0.002 < bd.NextRender then table.clear(bd.Overlays); PE(); return end
+        -- Skipped: kept pending, so if no new frame comes (the app stopped rendering) Heartbeat still draws it
+        if now + 0.002 < bd.NextRender then bd.Pending = draw_data; PE(); return end
         bd.NextRender = math.max(bd.NextRender + 1 / rate, now)
     end
 
@@ -34359,6 +34364,16 @@ function ImGui_ImplRoblox_Init(parent, render_scale)
 
     bd.PendingChars = {}
 
+    -- Render rate cap trailing edge: the last frame submitted is always drawn, even if it was skipped and the app
+    -- then stopped calling NewFrame (e.g. it rendered one empty frame to hide its windows)
+    connect(game:GetService("RunService").Heartbeat, function()
+        local d = bd.Pending
+        if d and os.clock() + 0.002 >= bd.NextRender then
+            bd.Pending = nil
+            ImGui_ImplRoblox_RenderDrawData(d)
+        end
+    end)
+
     connect(UserInputService.WindowFocused, function() ImGui.GetIO():AddFocusEvent(true) end)
     connect(UserInputService.WindowFocusReleased, function() ImGui.GetIO():AddFocusEvent(false) end)
 end
@@ -34418,6 +34433,7 @@ function ImGui_ImplRoblox_NewFrame()
     PB("ImGui NewFrame (backend)")
     local io = ImGui.GetIO()
     local bd = ImGui_ImplRoblox_GetBackendData()
+    if bd.Pending then bd.Pending = nil; table.clear(bd.Overlays) end -- skipped frame superseded (its draw lists get reset)
 
     local screen = bd.Gui.AbsoluteSize
     local w, h = floor(screen.X * bd.Scale), floor(screen.Y * bd.Scale)
diff --git a/imgui.lua b/imgui.lua
index 82b698a..c059795 100644
--- a/imgui.lua
+++ b/imgui.lua
@@ -8626,9 +8626,13 @@ local function RenderWindowDecorations(window, title_bar_rect, title_bar_is_high
             end
 
             if override_alpha then
-                bg_col = bit32.band(bg_col, bit32.bnot(IM_COL32_A_MASK)) or bit32.lshift(IM_F32_TO_INT8_SAT(alpha), IM_COL32_A_SHIFT)
+                bg_col = bit32.bor(bit32.band(bg_col, bit32.bnot(IM_COL32_A_MASK)), bit32.lshift(IM_F32_TO_INT8_SAT(alpha), IM_COL32_A_SHIFT))
             end
 
+            -- Render, for docked windows and host windows we ensure BG goes before decorations
+            if window.DockIsActive then window.DockNode.LastBgColor = bg_col end
+            if bit32.band(flags, ImGuiWindowFlags.DockNodeHost) ~= 0 then bg_col = 0 end
+
             if bit32.band(bg_col, IM_COL32_A_MASK) ~= 0 then
                 local bg_rect = ImRect(window.Pos + ImVec2(0, window.TitleBarHeight), window.Pos + window.Size)
                 local bg_rounding_flags
diff --git a/tools/test/scripts/t_dock_close.luau b/tools/test/scripts/t_dock_close.luau
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0e4b94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test/scripts/t_dock_close.luau
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+-- Docked windows (floating split node) stop being submitted: the host lingers one frame, its bodies must be filled
+-- with the windows' bg colour (node.LastBgColor), not white, and everything must be gone within a few frames.
+local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
+local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
+local G = require(ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("ImGui"))
+local ImGui, ImVec2 = G.ImGui, G.ImVec2
+ImGui.CreateContext()
+local io = ImGui.GetIO()
+io.ConfigFlags = bit32.bor(io.ConfigFlags, G.ImGuiConfigFlags.DockingEnable)
+G.ImGui_ImplRoblox.Init()
+local frame, closed_at, done = 0, 31, false
+RunService.Stepped:Connect(function()
+    if done then return end
+    frame += 1
+    G.ImGui_ImplRoblox.NewFrame()
+    ImGui.NewFrame()
+    if frame == 2 then
+        local id = ImGui.GetID("floating")
+        ImGui.DockBuilderRemoveNode(id)
+        ImGui.DockBuilderAddNode(id, 0)
+        ImGui.DockBuilderSetNodePos(id, ImVec2(100, 100))
+        ImGui.DockBuilderSetNodeSize(id, ImVec2(600, 400))
+        local left, right = ImGui.DockBuilderSplitNode(id, G.ImGuiDir.Left, 0.5)
+        ImGui.DockBuilderDockWindow("A", left)
+        ImGui.DockBuilderDockWindow("B", right)
+        ImGui.DockBuilderFinish(id)
+    end
+    if frame < closed_at then
+        for _, n in { "A", "B" } do
+            if ImGui.Begin(n) then ImGui.Text("window " .. n) end
+            ImGui.End()
+        end
+    end
+    if frame == closed_at - 1 then
+        local a, b = ImGui.FindWindowByName("A"), ImGui.FindWindowByName("B")
+        assert(a.DockNode and b.DockNode and a.DockNode ~= b.DockNode and a.DockNode.HostWindow, "A, B docked side by side")
+    end
+    ImGui.Render()
+    local dd = ImGui.GetDrawData()
+    if frame >= closed_at then
+        for _, dl in dd.CmdLists:iter() do
+            -- white vertices spanning a big area = a white body fill (white text glyphs are small)
+            local vb, x0, y0, x1, y1 = dl.VtxBuffer.Buf, math.huge, math.huge, -math.huge, -math.huge
+            for _, pcmd in dl.CmdBuffer:iter() do
+                for i = pcmd.IdxOffset + 1, pcmd.IdxOffset + pcmd.ElemCount do
+                    local o = (pcmd.VtxOffset + dl.IdxBuffer.Data[i] - 1) * G.VTX_STRIDE
+                    if buffer.readu32(vb, o + 32) == 0xFFFFFFFF then
+                        local x, y = buffer.readf64(vb, o), buffer.readf64(vb, o + 8)
+                        x0, y0, x1, y1 = math.min(x0, x), math.min(y0, y), math.max(x1, x), math.max(y1, y)
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+            assert(not (x1 - x0 > 100 and y1 - y0 > 100), "white fill on frame " .. frame)
+        end
+        if dd.TotalVtxCount == 0 then
+            G.ImGui_ImplRoblox.RenderDrawData(dd)
+            for _, set in io.BackendPlatformUserData.Layers do
+                for kind = 1, 3 do assert(not (set[kind] and set[kind].Visible), "backend layer still visible after close") end
+            end
+            print("DOCK CLOSE OK after", frame - closed_at + 1, "frames")
+            done = true
+            return
+        else
+            assert(frame < closed_at + 3, "docked windows still drawn " .. (frame - closed_at + 1) .. " frames after close")
+        end
+    end
+    G.ImGui_ImplRoblox.RenderDrawData(dd)
+end)