diff --git a/electron/main.ts b/electron/main.ts
index b403c6c5..68829e43 100644
--- a/electron/main.ts
+++ b/electron/main.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ function showHudOverlayFromTray() {
 	if (process.platform === "win32" && isHudOverlayMousePassthroughSupported()) {
 		hud.showInactive();
 		hud.moveTop();
-		reassertHudOverlayMouseState();
+		reassertHudOverlayMouseState({ interactiveGraceMs: 1200 });
 		return true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/electron/windows.ts b/electron/windows.ts
index 486f6d82..6a5abf67 100644
--- a/electron/windows.ts
+++ b/electron/windows.ts
@@ -613,7 +613,11 @@ export function getHudOverlayWindow(): BrowserWindow | null {
  * hover detection on the HUD is immediately restored without requiring the
  * user to move their mouse over the bar.
  */
-export function reassertHudOverlayMousePassthrough(): void {
+export function reassertHudOverlayMousePassthrough({
+	interactiveGraceMs = 50,
+}: {
+	interactiveGraceMs?: number;
+} = {}): void {
 	if (process.platform !== "win32" || !isHudOverlayMousePassthroughSupported()) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -639,7 +643,7 @@ export function reassertHudOverlayMousePassthrough(): void {
 		if (!hud.isDestroyed()) {
 			setHudOverlayMousePassthrough(hudOverlayIgnoringMouse);
 		}
-	}, 50);
+	}, interactiveGraceMs);
 }
 
 export function setHudOverlayRecordingActive(recording: boolean): void {
diff --git a/src/components/launch/hooks/useLaunchHudInteractionState.ts b/src/components/launch/hooks/useLaunchHudInteractionState.ts
index 9d0160a7..d7c086b1 100644
--- a/src/components/launch/hooks/useLaunchHudInteractionState.ts
+++ b/src/components/launch/hooks/useLaunchHudInteractionState.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,23 @@ export function useLaunchHudInteractionState({
 }) {
 	const isMouseOverHudRef = useRef(false);
 	const timeoutRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
+	const lastInteractiveReassertAtRef = useRef(0);
+
+	const setHudMouseInteractive = useCallback((force = false) => {
+		const now = performance.now();
+		if (
+			!force &&
+			isMouseOverHudRef.current &&
+			now - lastInteractiveReassertAtRef.current < 250
+		) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		isMouseOverHudRef.current = true;
+		lastInteractiveReassertAtRef.current = now;
+		if (timeoutRef.current) clearTimeout(timeoutRef.current);
+		window.electronAPI?.hudOverlaySetIgnoreMouse?.(false);
+	}, []);
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		if (openId !== null) {
@@ -28,7 +45,7 @@ export function useLaunchHudInteractionState({
 	}, [openId]);
 
 	useEffect(() => {
-		const handleMouseOver = (e: globalThis.MouseEvent) => {
+		const handleMouseTracking = (e: globalThis.MouseEvent) => {
 			const target = e.target as HTMLElement | null;
 			if (!target) return;
 			const isInteractive = !!target.closest(
@@ -36,9 +53,7 @@ export function useLaunchHudInteractionState({
 			);
 
 			if (isInteractive) {
-				isMouseOverHudRef.current = true;
-				if (timeoutRef.current) clearTimeout(timeoutRef.current);
-				window.electronAPI?.hudOverlaySetIgnoreMouse?.(false);
+				setHudMouseInteractive();
 			} else {
 				isMouseOverHudRef.current = false;
 				if (timeoutRef.current) clearTimeout(timeoutRef.current);
@@ -55,20 +70,26 @@ export function useLaunchHudInteractionState({
 			}
 		};
 
-		window.addEventListener("mouseover", handleMouseOver);
-		return () => window.removeEventListener("mouseover", handleMouseOver);
-	}, [isHudDraggingRef, isWebcamPreviewDraggingRef, webcamPreviewDragStartRef]);
+		window.addEventListener("mouseover", handleMouseTracking);
+		window.addEventListener("mousemove", handleMouseTracking);
+		return () => {
+			window.removeEventListener("mouseover", handleMouseTracking);
+			window.removeEventListener("mousemove", handleMouseTracking);
+		};
+	}, [
+		isHudDraggingRef,
+		isWebcamPreviewDraggingRef,
+		setHudMouseInteractive,
+		webcamPreviewDragStartRef,
+	]);
 
 	const beginInteractiveHudAction = useCallback(() => {
-		isMouseOverHudRef.current = true;
-		window.electronAPI?.hudOverlaySetIgnoreMouse?.(false);
-	}, []);
+		setHudMouseInteractive(true);
+	}, [setHudMouseInteractive]);
 
 	const handleHudMouseEnter = useCallback(() => {
-		isMouseOverHudRef.current = true;
-		if (timeoutRef.current) clearTimeout(timeoutRef.current);
-		window.electronAPI?.hudOverlaySetIgnoreMouse?.(false);
-	}, []);
+		setHudMouseInteractive(true);
+	}, [setHudMouseInteractive]);
 
 	const handleHudMouseLeave = useCallback(
 		(event: MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {