diff --git a/crates/asset_game/src/menu_catalog.rs b/crates/asset_game/src/menu_catalog.rs
index 6b513ef..6b3dfb3 100644
--- a/crates/asset_game/src/menu_catalog.rs
+++ b/crates/asset_game/src/menu_catalog.rs
@@ -552,6 +552,23 @@ pub const HUD_CHROME_MENUS: &[&str] = &[
     "perks_info_hd",
 ];
 
+fn cover_wide_hud_overlays(catalog: &mut MenuCatalog) {
+    for name in HUD_CHROME_MENUS {
+        let Some(menu) = catalog.menus.get_mut(*name) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        for item in &mut menu.items {
+            let rect = &item.rect;
+            if !item.background.is_empty()
+                && (rect.x, rect.y, rect.w, rect.h) == (-427.0, -240.0, 854.0, 480.0)
+                && (rect.horz_align, rect.vert_align) == (2, 2)
+            {
+                item.cover = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn ui_games_root(games: &GamesRoot) -> Result<GamesRoot, String> {
     let anchor = find_zone_file(games, "iw4:common_mp")?;
     game_root_for_zone(&anchor.path).map(GamesRoot)
@@ -1025,6 +1042,7 @@ impl MenuSink {
 
     fn finish_and_take(mut self, games: Option<&Path>) -> MenuCatalog {
         self.finish_ui_images(games);
+        cover_wide_hud_overlays(&mut self.catalog);
         self.catalog
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/hud/src/chrome.rs b/crates/hud/src/chrome.rs
index 9e8090e..f1b6cf8 100644
--- a/crates/hud/src/chrome.rs
+++ b/crates/hud/src/chrome.rs
@@ -948,10 +948,12 @@ fn push_stretch(
         );
         if rest.w > f32::EPSILON && rest.w < surface.width() {
             let grow = surface.width() / rest.w;
-            let centre = applied.x + applied.w * 0.5;
+            let centre_x = applied.x + applied.w * 0.5;
+            let centre_y = applied.y + applied.h * 0.5;
             applied.w *= grow;
             applied.h *= grow;
-            applied.x = centre - applied.w * 0.5;
+            applied.x = centre_x - applied.w * 0.5;
+            applied.y = centre_y - applied.h * 0.5;
         }
     }
     let color = style.fill_color(item);