diff --git a/electron/windows.ts b/electron/windows.ts
index 478584b55..f31e233e7 100644
--- a/electron/windows.ts
+++ b/electron/windows.ts
@@ -294,8 +294,6 @@ function setHudOverlayMousePassthrough(ignore: boolean) {
 	}
 
 	if (hudOverlayRecordingActive) {
-		hudOverlayFallbackExpanded = false;
-		applyHudOverlayBounds();
 		hudOverlayWindow.setIgnoreMouseEvents(false);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -639,6 +637,10 @@ export function setHudOverlayRecordingActive(recording: boolean): void {
 	hudOverlayFallbackExpanded = false;
 	applyHudOverlayBounds();
 	setHudOverlayMousePassthrough(!hudOverlayRecordingActive);
+
+	if (hudOverlayWindow && !hudOverlayWindow.isDestroyed()) {
+		hudOverlayWindow.setSkipTaskbar(!recording);
+	}
 }
 
 export function createUpdateToastWindow(): BrowserWindow {
diff --git a/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx b/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
index d7dc51bc4..a84ef632e 100644
--- a/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
+++ b/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ function LaunchWindowContent() {
 		hudContentRef,
 		hudBarRef,
 		recordingWebcamPreviewContainerRef,
+		recording,
 	});
 
 	const { handleHudMouseEnter, handleHudMouseLeave, beginInteractiveHudAction } =
@@ -427,7 +428,7 @@ function LaunchWindowContent() {
 
 	const hudMode = finalizing ? "finalizing" : recording ? "recording" : "idle";
 	const useNativeHudBarDrag =
-		platform === "linux" || hudOverlayMousePassthroughSupported === false;
+		platform === "linux" || hudOverlayMousePassthroughSupported === false || recording;
 
 	return (
 		<HudInteractionContext.Provider
diff --git a/src/components/launch/hooks/useHudBarDrag.ts b/src/components/launch/hooks/useHudBarDrag.ts
index 92c294cb1..12fd9bd09 100644
--- a/src/components/launch/hooks/useHudBarDrag.ts
+++ b/src/components/launch/hooks/useHudBarDrag.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ export function useHudBarDrag({
 	hudContentRef,
 	hudBarRef,
 	recordingWebcamPreviewContainerRef,
+	recording,
 }: {
 	hudContentRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
 	hudBarRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
 	recordingWebcamPreviewContainerRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
+	recording: boolean;
 }) {
 	const [recordingHudOffset, setRecordingHudOffset] = useState(DEFAULT_RECORDING_HUD_OFFSET);
 	const [isHudDragging, setIsHudDragging] = useState(false);
@@ -34,6 +36,16 @@ export function useHudBarDrag({
 	const hudDragMoveRafRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
 	const hudDragPendingPointerRef = useRef<{ clientX: number; clientY: number } | null>(null);
 
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (recording) {
+			recordingHudOffsetRef.current = DEFAULT_RECORDING_HUD_OFFSET;
+			setRecordingHudOffset(DEFAULT_RECORDING_HUD_OFFSET);
+			if (hudBarTransformRef.current) {
+				hudBarTransformRef.current.style.transform = "translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)";
+			}
+		}
+	}, [recording]);
+
 	useEffect(() => {
 		recordingHudOffsetRef.current = recordingHudOffset;
 		if (!isHudDraggingRef.current && hudBarTransformRef.current) {