diff --git a/modules/completion/helm/autoload/posframe.el b/modules/completion/helm/autoload/posframe.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ba3fc156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/completion/helm/autoload/posframe.el
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+;;; completion/helm/autoload/posframe.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+(add-hook 'helm-cleanup-hook #'+helm|posframe-cleanup)
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun +helm-poshandler-frame-center-near-bottom (info)
+  "Display the child frame in the center of the frame, slightly closer to the
+bottom, which is easier on the eyes on big displays."
+  (let ((parent-frame (plist-get info :parent-frame))
+        (pos (posframe-poshandler-frame-center info)))
+    (cons (car pos)
+          (truncate (/ (frame-pixel-height parent-frame)
+                       1.8)))))
+
+(defvar +helm--posframe-buffer nil)
+(defvar +helm--posframe-last-window nil)
+;;;###autoload
+(defun +helm-posframe-display (buffer &optional _resume)
+  "TODO"
+  (setq +helm--posframe-last-window (selected-window))
+  (require 'posframe)
+  (posframe-show
+   (setq +helm--posframe-buffer buffer)
+   :poshandler +helm-posframe-handler
+   :internal-border-width (truncate (/ (frame-fringe-width) 2))
+   :respect-header-line t
+   :respect-mode-line t
+   :width
+   (cond ((functionp helm-display-buffer-default-width)
+          (funcall helm-display-buffer-default-width))
+         ((integerp helm-display-buffer-default-width)
+          helm-display-buffer-default-width)
+         ((floatp helm-display-buffer-default-width)
+          (truncate (* (frame-width) helm-display-buffer-default-width)))
+         ((min (max (truncate (* (frame-width) 0.8))
+                    100)
+               140)))
+   :height
+   (cond ((functionp helm-display-buffer-default-height)
+          (funcall helm-display-buffer-default-height))
+         ((integerp helm-display-buffer-default-height)
+          helm-display-buffer-default-height)
+         ((floatp helm-display-buffer-default-height)
+          (truncate (* (frame-height) helm-display-buffer-default-height)))
+         ((truncate (* (frame-height) 0.4)))))
+  (when +helm-posframe-font-scale
+    (with-current-buffer buffer
+      (text-scale-set +helm-posframe-font-scale))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun +helm|posframe-cleanup ()
+  "TODO"
+  ;; Ensure the underlying window is switched to, to ensure that frame is given
+  ;; proper focus; this gives the modeline a chance to refresh.
+  (select-window +helm--posframe-last-window)
+  (setq +helm--posframe-last-frame nil)
+  ;;
+  (posframe-delete +helm--posframe-buffer))
+
diff --git a/modules/completion/helm/config.el b/modules/completion/helm/config.el
index c7a53d3f4..3e49e7e0a 100644
--- a/modules/completion/helm/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/helm/config.el
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ silently ignored.
 
 If you want to already use git-grep or grep, set this to nil.")
 
+;; Posframe (requires +childframe)
+(defvar +helm-posframe-handler
+  #'+helm-poshandler-frame-center-near-bottom
+  "The function that determines the location of the childframe. It should return
+a cons cell representing the X and Y coordinates. See
+`posframe-poshandler-frame-center' as a reference.")
+
+(defvar +helm-posframe-font-scale 1
+  "The text-scale to use in the helm childframe. Set to nil for no scaling. Can
+be negative.")
+
 
 ;;
 ;; Packages
@@ -50,7 +61,15 @@ If you want to already use git-grep or grep, set this to nil.")
         helm-ff-auto-update-initial-value nil
         helm-find-files-doc-header nil
         ;; Don't override evil-ex's completion
-        helm-mode-handle-completion-in-region nil)
+        helm-mode-handle-completion-in-region nil
+        ;; default sizes
+        helm-display-buffer-default-width nil
+        helm-display-buffer-default-height 0.25)
+
+  (when (and EMACS26+ (featurep! +childframe))
+    (setq helm-display-function #'+helm-posframe-display
+          helm-display-buffer-default-height 0.3)
+    (advice-add #'posframe--get-font-height :override #'ignore))
 
   (let ((fuzzy (featurep! +fuzzy)))
     (setq helm-mode-fuzzy-match fuzzy
@@ -154,28 +173,6 @@ If you want to already use git-grep or grep, set this to nil.")
   :config (setq wgrep-auto-save-buffer t))
 
 
-(def-package! posframe
-  :when (and EMACS26+ (featurep! +childframe))
-  :after helm
-  :config
-  (defvar +helm--posframe-buffer nil)
-
-  (defun +helm-posframe-display (buffer &optional _resume)
-    (posframe-show
-      (setq +helm--posframe-buffer buffer)
-      :poshandler #'posframe-poshandler-frame-bottom-left-corner
-      :left-fringe 10
-      :width (frame-width)
-      :height 16 ;; ivy/+childframe uses 16
-      :respect-header-line t))
-
-  (defun +helm|posframe-cleanup ()
-    (posframe-hide +helm--posframe-buffer))
-
-  (add-hook 'helm-cleanup-hook #'+helm|posframe-cleanup)
-  (setq helm-display-function #'+helm-posframe-display))
-
-
 ;;
 ;; Evil integration
 ;;
diff --git a/modules/ui/modeline/config.el b/modules/ui/modeline/config.el
index 99d77b04c..d02c5e36c 100644
--- a/modules/ui/modeline/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/modeline/config.el
@@ -179,16 +179,21 @@ buffers.")
 ;; Ensure modeline is inactive when Emacs is unfocused (and active otherwise)
 (defvar +modeline-remap-face-cookie nil)
 
-(defun +modeline|focus ()
+(defun +modeline|focus (&rest _)
   (when +modeline-remap-face-cookie
     (require 'face-remap)
     (face-remap-remove-relative +modeline-remap-face-cookie)))
 (add-hook 'focus-in-hook #'+modeline|focus)
 
-(defun +modeline|unfocus ()
+(defun +modeline|unfocus (&rest _)
   (setq +modeline-remap-face-cookie (face-remap-add-relative 'mode-line 'mode-line-inactive)))
 (add-hook 'focus-out-hook #'+modeline|unfocus)
 
+(add-hook 'helm-after-initialize-hook #'+modeline|unfocus)
+
+(advice-add #'posframe-hide :after #'+modeline|focus)
+(advice-add #'posframe-delete :after #'+modeline|focus)
+
 
 ;;
 ;; Helpers