diff --git a/electron/hudOverlayBounds.test.ts b/electron/hudOverlayBounds.test.ts
index db21e92bd..203e82d17 100644
--- a/electron/hudOverlayBounds.test.ts
+++ b/electron/hudOverlayBounds.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
 	getHudOverlayWindowBounds,
 	resizeHudOverlayFallbackBounds,
 	shouldExpandHudOverlayFallback,
+	shouldResizeHudOverlayFallback,
 } from "./hudOverlayBounds";
 
 describe("getHudOverlayWindowBounds", () => {
@@ -186,3 +187,17 @@ describe("shouldExpandHudOverlayFallback", () => {
 		).toBe(false);
 	});
 });
+
+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);
+	});
+});
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diff --git a/electron/hudOverlayBounds.ts b/electron/hudOverlayBounds.ts
index 8c51b88c7..0c0e3887a 100644
--- a/electron/hudOverlayBounds.ts
+++ b/electron/hudOverlayBounds.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ export function shouldExpandHudOverlayFallback({
 	return fallbackExpanded || (recordingActive && webcamPreviewVisible);
 }
 
+export function shouldResizeHudOverlayFallback(
+	mousePassthroughSupported: boolean,
+	recordingActive: boolean,
+): boolean {
+	return !mousePassthroughSupported && !recordingActive;
+}
+
 export function resizeHudOverlayFallbackBounds(
 	workArea: HudOverlayWorkArea,
 	currentBounds: HudOverlayWorkArea,
diff --git a/electron/windows.ts b/electron/windows.ts
index 55f6314cd..8017f2249 100644
--- a/electron/windows.ts
+++ b/electron/windows.ts
@@ -310,10 +310,9 @@ function setHudOverlayMousePassthrough(ignore: boolean) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!isHudOverlayMousePassthroughSupported()) {
-		if (process.platform !== "linux") {
-			setHudOverlayFallbackExpanded(!ignore);
-		}
+	const mousePassthroughSupported = isHudOverlayMousePassthroughSupported();
+	if (!mousePassthroughSupported) {
+		setHudOverlayFallbackExpanded(!ignore);
 		hudOverlayWindow.setIgnoreMouseEvents(false);
 		return;
 	}