diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java
index e4f78df52e2..46173a0905d 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ public enum FControl implements KeyEventDispatcher {
                 match.startGame(newGame);
             }
         });
+        SOverlayUtils.hideOverlay();
     }
 
     public final void endCurrentGame() {
@@ -587,7 +588,6 @@ public enum FControl implements KeyEventDispatcher {
             @Override
             public void run() {
                 startGameWithUi(mc);
-                SOverlayUtils.hideOverlay();
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/gui/SOverlayUtils.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/gui/SOverlayUtils.java
index a6335db3219..d2f52102305 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/gui/SOverlayUtils.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/gui/SOverlayUtils.java
@@ -35,18 +35,21 @@ public final class SOverlayUtils {
         final int h = overlay.getHeight();
         final int pnlW = 400;
         final int pnlH = 300;
+        final int labelHeight = 50;
+        final int logoSize = pnlH - labelHeight;
 
         // Adds the "loading" panel to generic overlay container
         // (which is preset with null layout and close button)
         final FPanel pnl = new FPanel();
         pnl.setLayout(new MigLayout("insets 0, gap 0, ax center, wrap"));
-        pnl.setBackground(FSkin.getColor(FSkin.Colors.CLR_ACTIVE));
+        pnl.setBackground(FSkin.getColor(FSkin.Colors.CLR_ACTIVE).alphaColor(191));
         pnl.setBounds(new Rectangle(((w - pnlW) / 2), ((h - pnlH) / 2), pnlW, pnlH));
 
-        pnl.add(new FLabel.Builder().icon(FSkin.getIcon(FSkinProp.ICO_LOGO)).build(),
-                "h 200px!, align center");
+        pnl.add(new FLabel.Builder().icon(FSkin.getIcon(FSkinProp.ICO_LOGO))
+                .iconScaleFactor(1d).iconInBackground().build(),
+                "w " + logoSize + "px!, h " + logoSize + "px!, align center");
         pnl.add(new FLabel.Builder().text("Loading new game...")
-                .fontSize(22).build(), "h 40px!, align center");
+                .fontSize(22).build(), "h " + labelHeight + "px!, align center");
 
         overlay.add(pnl);
     }
diff --git a/forge-gui/CHANGES.txt b/forge-gui/CHANGES.txt
index 43fdf73cceb..b4e06377c3c 100644
--- a/forge-gui/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/forge-gui/CHANGES.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ Support renaming gauntlets.
 Support sorting gauntlets (and quests) case insensitive.
 
 
+- Fixed loading overlay to show logo properly and have some transparency -
+
+
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 New Cards
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