diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
index b95c427..6699f5e 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
@@ -9394,11 +9394,11 @@ static void wl_menu_paint_entry(WMenu *menu, int index, int selected)
                      w - 8 - tw, text_y, entry->rtext, strlen(entry->rtext));
     }
 
-    /* Draw cascade arrow for submenus */
+    /* Draw cascade arrow for submenus (right-pointing triangle) */
     if (entry->cascade >= 0) {
         int ay = y + h / 2;
         for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
-            for (int j = -i; j <= i; j++)
+            for (int j = -(4 - i); j <= (4 - i); j++)
                 if (w - 12 + i < w && ay + j >= 0 && ay + j < fb->height)
                     dst[(ay + j) * stride + (w - 12 + i)] = selected ? 0xFFFFFFFF : 0xFF000000;
     }