diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/menus/GameMenu.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/menus/GameMenu.java
index 7006327aaf5..b64fefeee31 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/menus/GameMenu.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/match/menus/GameMenu.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package forge.screens.match.menus;
 
+import com.google.common.primitives.Ints;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
 import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
@@ -147,6 +148,12 @@ public final class GameMenu {
 
         SkinIcon menuIcon = MenuUtil.getMenuIcon(FSkinProp.ICO_ARCSOFF);
 
+        if (matchUI.getCDock().getArcState() == null) {
+            final String arcStateStr = FModel.getPreferences().getPref(FPref.UI_TARGETING_OVERLAY);
+            final Integer arcState = Ints.tryParse(arcStateStr);
+            matchUI.getCDock().setArcState(ArcState.values()[arcState == null ? 0 : arcState]);
+        }
+
         SkinnedRadioButtonMenuItem menuItem;
         menuItem = getTargetingArcRadioButton("Off", FSkinProp.ICO_ARCSOFF, ArcState.OFF);
         if (menuItem.isSelected()) { menuIcon = MenuUtil.getMenuIcon(FSkinProp.ICO_ARCSOFF); }