diff --git a/electron/windows.ts b/electron/windows.ts
index f9a25aa1..55b0e6ce 100644
--- a/electron/windows.ts
+++ b/electron/windows.ts
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ function getHudOverlayBounds() {
 	});
 	return getHudOverlayWindowBounds(
 		workArea,
-		isHudOverlayMousePassthroughSupported() && !hudOverlayRecordingActive,
+		isHudOverlayMousePassthroughSupported(),
 		fallbackExpanded,
 	);
 }
@@ -457,6 +457,15 @@ export function createHudOverlayWindow(): BrowserWindow {
 			backgroundThrottling: false,
 		},
 	});
+	// Keep the recording controls and webcam above normal and full-screen apps.
+	// Transparent regions remain click-through via setIgnoreMouseEvents().
+	win.setAlwaysOnTop(true, "screen-saver");
+	if (process.platform === "darwin") {
+		win.setVisibleOnAllWorkspaces(true, {
+			visibleOnFullScreen: true,
+			skipTransformProcessType: true,
+		});
+	}
 
 	const showHudWindow = () => {
 		if (hasShownHudWindow || win.isDestroyed()) {
diff --git a/src/components/launch/hooks/useWebcamPreviewOverlay.ts b/src/components/launch/hooks/useWebcamPreviewOverlay.ts
index 50d5c60e..680e3dac 100644
--- a/src/components/launch/hooks/useWebcamPreviewOverlay.ts
+++ b/src/components/launch/hooks/useWebcamPreviewOverlay.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState, type PointerEvent } from "react";
+import { type PointerEvent, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { canShowFloatingWebcamPreview } from "../floatingWebcamPreview";
 
 const WEBCAM_PREVIEW_DRAG_THRESHOLD = 6;
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ export function useWebcamPreviewOverlay({
 
 			const latestDeltaX = pointer.clientX - latestDragState.startX;
 			const latestDeltaY = pointer.clientY - latestDragState.startY;
-			const viewportWidth = Math.max(window.innerWidth, window.screen?.width ?? 0);
-			const viewportHeight = Math.max(window.innerHeight, window.screen?.height ?? 0);
+			// Pointer coordinates and getBoundingClientRect() are relative to the HUD
+			// viewport. `screen.width` can use a different display/DPI coordinate space.
+			const viewportWidth = window.innerWidth;
+			const viewportHeight = window.innerHeight;
 			const unclampedLeft = latestDragState.initialLeft + latestDeltaX;
 			const unclampedTop = latestDragState.initialTop + latestDeltaY;
 			const clampedLeft = Math.min(