diff --git a/electron/hudOverlayBounds.test.ts b/electron/hudOverlayBounds.test.ts
index dcc4daef..b45c9a56 100644
--- a/electron/hudOverlayBounds.test.ts
+++ b/electron/hudOverlayBounds.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
 	getHudOverlayWindowBounds,
 	resizeHudOverlayFallbackBounds,
 	shouldExpandHudOverlayFallback,
+	shouldResizeHudOverlayFallback,
 } from "./hudOverlayBounds";
 
 describe("getHudOverlayWindowBounds", () => {
@@ -145,6 +146,20 @@ describe("resizeHudOverlayFallbackBounds", () => {
 	});
 });
 
+describe("shouldResizeHudOverlayFallback", () => {
+	it("allows non-passthrough HUD windows to expand for menus when idle", () => {
+		expect(shouldResizeHudOverlayFallback(false, false)).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it("does not resize full passthrough HUD windows", () => {
+		expect(shouldResizeHudOverlayFallback(true, false)).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it("keeps the recording HUD compact in non-passthrough mode", () => {
+		expect(shouldResizeHudOverlayFallback(false, true)).toBe(false);
+	});
+});
+
 describe("shouldExpandHudOverlayFallback", () => {
 	it("expands while recording only when the floating webcam preview is visible", () => {
 		expect(
diff --git a/electron/hudOverlayBounds.ts b/electron/hudOverlayBounds.ts
index 8c51b88c..e56c3e8b 100644
--- a/electron/hudOverlayBounds.ts
+++ b/electron/hudOverlayBounds.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ export function getHudOverlayWindowBounds(
 	};
 }
 
+export function shouldResizeHudOverlayFallback(
+	mousePassthroughSupported: boolean,
+	recordingActive: boolean,
+): boolean {
+	return !mousePassthroughSupported && !recordingActive;
+}
+
 export function shouldExpandHudOverlayFallback({
 	fallbackExpanded,
 	recordingActive,
diff --git a/electron/windows.ts b/electron/windows.ts
index ba018862..486f6d82 100644
--- a/electron/windows.ts
+++ b/electron/windows.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 	getHudOverlayWindowBounds,
 	resizeHudOverlayFallbackBounds,
 	shouldExpandHudOverlayFallback,
+	shouldResizeHudOverlayFallback,
 } from "./hudOverlayBounds";
 import { getPackagedRendererBaseUrl } from "./rendererServer";
 
@@ -304,8 +305,9 @@ function setHudOverlayMousePassthrough(ignore: boolean) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!isHudOverlayMousePassthroughSupported()) {
-		if (process.platform !== "linux") {
+	const mousePassthroughSupported = isHudOverlayMousePassthroughSupported();
+	if (!mousePassthroughSupported) {
+		if (shouldResizeHudOverlayFallback(mousePassthroughSupported, hudOverlayRecordingActive)) {
 			setHudOverlayFallbackExpanded(!ignore);
 		}
 		hudOverlayWindow.setIgnoreMouseEvents(false);