diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index a75e0291b3d..da71b14e2f0 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -11425,6 +11425,7 @@ src/main/java/forge/gui/ListChooser.java svneol=native#text/plain
 src/main/java/forge/gui/MultiLineLabel.java svneol=native#text/plain
 src/main/java/forge/gui/MultiLineLabelUI.java svneol=native#text/plain
 src/main/java/forge/gui/MultiPhaseProgressMonitorWithETA.java svneol=native#text/plain
+src/main/java/forge/gui/OverlayUtils.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/gui/deckeditor/DeckController.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/gui/deckeditor/DeckEditorBase.java -text
 src/main/java/forge/gui/deckeditor/DeckEditorConstructed.java svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/control/match/ControlWinLose.java b/src/main/java/forge/control/match/ControlWinLose.java
index 67e54be2bd3..486789f95f9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/control/match/ControlWinLose.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/control/match/ControlWinLose.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import forge.deck.Deck;
 import forge.game.GameNew;
 import forge.game.GameType;
 import forge.gui.GuiUtils;
+import forge.gui.OverlayUtils;
 import forge.item.CardDb;
 import forge.item.CardPrinted;
 import forge.properties.ForgePreferences.FPref;
@@ -61,14 +62,14 @@ public class ControlWinLose {
 
     /** Action performed when "continue" button is pressed in default win/lose UI. */
     public void actionOnContinue() {
-        GuiUtils.closeOverlay();
+        OverlayUtils.closeOverlay();
         startNextRound();
     }
 
     /** Action performed when "restart" button is pressed in default win/lose UI. */
     public void actionOnRestart() {
         Singletons.getModel().getMatchState().reset();
-        GuiUtils.closeOverlay();
+        OverlayUtils.closeOverlay();
         startNextRound();
     }
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ public class ControlWinLose {
         Singletons.getModel().getMatchState().reset();
         Singletons.getModel().savePrefs();
         Singletons.getControl().changeState(FControl.HOME_SCREEN);
-        GuiUtils.closeOverlay();
+        OverlayUtils.closeOverlay();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/GuiUtils.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/GuiUtils.java
index a2c372da85f..68312c69e0a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/GuiUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/GuiUtils.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
  */
 package forge.gui;
 
-import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Component;
 import java.awt.Dimension;
 import java.awt.Font;
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@ import java.awt.FontFormatException;
 import java.awt.Image;
 import java.awt.Rectangle;
 import java.awt.Window;
-import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
-import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -35,23 +32,14 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.swing.Box;
 import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
-import javax.swing.JButton;
-import javax.swing.JLabel;
 import javax.swing.JList;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
-import javax.swing.Timer;
-import javax.swing.border.LineBorder;
 import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionEvent;
 import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionListener;
 
-import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout;
 import forge.Card;
 import forge.Singletons;
-import forge.gui.toolbox.FLabel;
-import forge.gui.toolbox.FOverlay;
-import forge.gui.toolbox.FPanel;
-import forge.gui.toolbox.FSkin;
 import forge.properties.ForgeProps;
 import forge.properties.NewConstants;
 
@@ -64,8 +52,6 @@ import forge.properties.NewConstants;
  * @version $Id$
  */
 public final class GuiUtils {
-    private static int counter = 0;
-
     private GuiUtils() {
         throw new AssertionError();
     }
@@ -403,98 +389,6 @@ public final class GuiUtils {
         return ttf;
     }
 
-    /** @return {@forge.gui.toolbox.FOverlay} */
-    public static FOverlay startGameOverlay() {
-        final FOverlay overlay = GuiUtils.genericOverlay();
-        final int w = overlay.getWidth();
-        final int h = overlay.getHeight();
-        final int pnlW = 400;
-        final int pnlH = 300;
-
-        // Adds the "loading" panel to generic overlay container
-        // (which is preset with null layout and close button)
-        final FPanel pnl = new FPanel();
-        pnl.setCornerDiameter(0);
-        pnl.setBackgroundTexture(FSkin.getIcon(FSkin.Backgrounds.BG_TEXTURE));
-        pnl.setLayout(new MigLayout("insets 0, gap 0, ax center, wrap"));
-        pnl.setBackground(FSkin.getColor(FSkin.Colors.CLR_ACTIVE));
-        pnl.setBounds(new Rectangle(((w - pnlW) / 2), ((h - pnlH) / 2), pnlW, pnlH));
-
-        pnl.add(new FLabel.Builder().icon(FSkin.getIcon(FSkin.ForgeIcons.ICO_LOGO)).build(),
-                "h 200px!, align center");
-        pnl.add(new FLabel.Builder().text("Loading new game...")
-                .fontScaleAuto(false).fontSize(22).build(), "h 40px!, align center");
-
-        overlay.add(pnl);
-
-        return overlay;
-    }
-
-    /** @param msg0   {@link java.lang.String}
-        @return {@forge.gui.toolbox.FOverlay} */
-    // NOTE: This animation happens on the EDT; if the EDT is tied up doing something
-    // else, the animation is effectively frozen.  So, this needs some work.
-    public static FOverlay loadingOverlay(final String msg0) {
-        final FOverlay overlay = GuiUtils.genericOverlay();
-        final FPanel pnlLoading = new FPanel();
-        final int w = overlay.getWidth();
-        final int h = overlay.getHeight();
-
-        final JLabel lblLoading = new JLabel("");
-        lblLoading.setOpaque(true);
-        lblLoading.setBackground(FSkin.getColor(FSkin.Colors.CLR_TEXT));
-        lblLoading.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(0, 20));
-
-        pnlLoading.setBounds((int) ((w - 170) / 2), (int) ((h - 80) / 2), 170, 80);
-        pnlLoading.setLayout(new MigLayout("wrap, align center"));
-        pnlLoading.add(new FLabel.Builder().fontSize(18)
-                .fontScaleAuto(false).text(msg0).build(), "h 20px!, w 140px!, gap 0 0 5px 0");
-        pnlLoading.add(lblLoading, "gap 0 0 0 10px");
-
-        overlay.add(pnlLoading);
-
-        GuiUtils.counter = 0;
-        final Timer timer = new Timer(300, new ActionListener() {
-            @Override
-            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
-                lblLoading.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(10 * (GuiUtils.counter++), 20));
-                lblLoading.revalidate();
-                if (GuiUtils.counter > 13) { GuiUtils.counter = 0; }
-            }
-        });
-        timer.start();
-
-        return overlay;
-    }
-
-    /** @return {@forge.gui.toolbox.FOverlay} */
-    public static FOverlay genericOverlay() {
-        final FOverlay overlay = Singletons.getView().getOverlay();
-        final int w = overlay.getWidth();
-
-        final JButton btnCloseTopRight = new JButton("X");
-        btnCloseTopRight.setBounds(w - 25, 10, 15, 15);
-        btnCloseTopRight.setForeground(FSkin.getColor(FSkin.Colors.CLR_TEXT));
-        btnCloseTopRight.setBorder(new LineBorder(FSkin.getColor(FSkin.Colors.CLR_TEXT), 1));
-        btnCloseTopRight.setOpaque(false);
-        btnCloseTopRight.setBackground(new Color(0, 0, 0));
-        btnCloseTopRight.setFocusPainted(false);
-        btnCloseTopRight.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { @Override
-            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) { overlay.hideOverlay(); } });
-
-        overlay.removeAll();
-        overlay.setLayout(null);
-        overlay.add(btnCloseTopRight);
-
-        return overlay;
-    }
-
-    /** Removes child components and closes overlay. */
-    public static void closeOverlay() {
-        Singletons.getView().getOverlay().removeAll();
-        Singletons.getView().getOverlay().hideOverlay();
-    }
-
     /** Duplicate in DeckEditorQuestMenu and
      * probably elsewhere...can streamline at some point
      * (probably shouldn't be here).
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/OverlayUtils.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/OverlayUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3b2bf151d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/OverlayUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package forge.gui;
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Dimension;
+import java.awt.Rectangle;
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+
+import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.JLabel;
+import javax.swing.Timer;
+import javax.swing.border.LineBorder;
+
+import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout;
+import forge.Singletons;
+import forge.gui.toolbox.FLabel;
+import forge.gui.toolbox.FOverlay;
+import forge.gui.toolbox.FPanel;
+import forge.gui.toolbox.FSkin;
+
+/** 
+ * All overlay interaction is handled here.
+ *
+ */
+public final class OverlayUtils {
+    private static int counter = 0;
+
+    /** @return {@forge.gui.toolbox.FOverlay} */
+    public static FOverlay startGameOverlay() {
+        final FOverlay overlay = OverlayUtils.genericOverlay();
+        final int w = overlay.getWidth();
+        final int h = overlay.getHeight();
+        final int pnlW = 400;
+        final int pnlH = 300;
+
+        // Adds the "loading" panel to generic overlay container
+        // (which is preset with null layout and close button)
+        final FPanel pnl = new FPanel();
+        pnl.setCornerDiameter(0);
+        pnl.setBackgroundTexture(FSkin.getIcon(FSkin.Backgrounds.BG_TEXTURE));
+        pnl.setLayout(new MigLayout("insets 0, gap 0, ax center, wrap"));
+        pnl.setBackground(FSkin.getColor(FSkin.Colors.CLR_ACTIVE));
+        pnl.setBounds(new Rectangle(((w - pnlW) / 2), ((h - pnlH) / 2), pnlW, pnlH));
+
+        pnl.add(new FLabel.Builder().icon(FSkin.getIcon(FSkin.ForgeIcons.ICO_LOGO)).build(),
+                "h 200px!, align center");
+        pnl.add(new FLabel.Builder().text("Loading new game...")
+                .fontScaleAuto(false).fontSize(22).build(), "h 40px!, align center");
+
+        overlay.add(pnl);
+
+        return overlay;
+    }
+
+    /** @param msg0   {@link java.lang.String}
+        @return {@forge.gui.toolbox.FOverlay} */
+    // NOTE: This animation happens on the EDT; if the EDT is tied up doing something
+    // else, the animation is effectively frozen.  So, this needs some work.
+    public static FOverlay loadingOverlay(final String msg0) {
+        final FOverlay overlay = OverlayUtils.genericOverlay();
+        final FPanel pnlLoading = new FPanel();
+        final int w = overlay.getWidth();
+        final int h = overlay.getHeight();
+
+        final JLabel lblLoading = new JLabel("");
+        lblLoading.setOpaque(true);
+        lblLoading.setBackground(FSkin.getColor(FSkin.Colors.CLR_TEXT));
+        lblLoading.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(0, 20));
+
+        pnlLoading.setBounds(((w - 170) / 2), ((h - 80) / 2), 170, 80);
+        pnlLoading.setLayout(new MigLayout("wrap, align center"));
+        pnlLoading.add(new FLabel.Builder().fontSize(18)
+                .fontScaleAuto(false).text(msg0).build(), "h 20px!, w 140px!, gap 0 0 5px 0");
+        pnlLoading.add(lblLoading, "gap 0 0 0 10px");
+
+        overlay.add(pnlLoading);
+
+        OverlayUtils.counter = 0;
+        final Timer timer = new Timer(300, new ActionListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
+                lblLoading.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(10 * (OverlayUtils.counter++), 20));
+                lblLoading.revalidate();
+                if (OverlayUtils.counter > 13) { OverlayUtils.counter = 0; }
+            }
+        });
+        timer.start();
+
+        return overlay;
+    }
+
+    /** @return {@forge.gui.toolbox.FOverlay} */
+    public static FOverlay genericOverlay() {
+        final FOverlay overlay = Singletons.getView().getOverlay();
+        final int w = overlay.getWidth();
+
+        final JButton btnCloseTopRight = new JButton("X");
+        btnCloseTopRight.setBounds(w - 25, 10, 15, 15);
+        btnCloseTopRight.setForeground(FSkin.getColor(FSkin.Colors.CLR_TEXT));
+        btnCloseTopRight.setBorder(new LineBorder(FSkin.getColor(FSkin.Colors.CLR_TEXT), 1));
+        btnCloseTopRight.setOpaque(false);
+        btnCloseTopRight.setBackground(new Color(0, 0, 0));
+        btnCloseTopRight.setFocusPainted(false);
+        btnCloseTopRight.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { @Override
+            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) { overlay.hideOverlay(); } });
+
+        overlay.removeAll();
+        overlay.setLayout(null);
+        overlay.add(btnCloseTopRight);
+
+        return overlay;
+    }
+
+    /** Removes child components and closes overlay. */
+    public static void closeOverlay() {
+        Singletons.getView().getOverlay().removeAll();
+        Singletons.getView().getOverlay().hideOverlay();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/deckeditor/DraftingProcess.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/deckeditor/DraftingProcess.java
index c6f7d5dcd7c..cec9f59b141 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/deckeditor/DraftingProcess.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/deckeditor/DraftingProcess.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import forge.deck.DeckGroup;
 import forge.error.ErrorViewer;
 import forge.game.limited.IBoosterDraft;
 import forge.gui.GuiUtils;
+import forge.gui.OverlayUtils;
 import forge.gui.deckeditor.elements.CardPanelLite;
 import forge.gui.deckeditor.elements.ManaCostRenderer;
 import forge.gui.deckeditor.elements.TableColumnInfo;
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ public class DraftingProcess extends DeckEditorBase<CardPrinted, DeckGroup> {
                 if (n == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION) {
                     DraftingProcess.this.dispose();
                     CSubmenuDraft.SINGLETON_INSTANCE.update();
-                    GuiUtils.closeOverlay();
+                    OverlayUtils.closeOverlay();
                 }
             } // windowClosing()
         });
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ public class DraftingProcess extends DeckEditorBase<CardPrinted, DeckGroup> {
 
         // This should be handled in the exit command of the editor, not here.
         CSubmenuDraft.SINGLETON_INSTANCE.update();
-        GuiUtils.closeOverlay();
+        OverlayUtils.closeOverlay();
     } /* saveDraft() */
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuConstructed.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuConstructed.java
index 37a1c004779..8f717e1ecae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuConstructed.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuConstructed.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import forge.deck.generate.Generate3ColorDeck;
 import forge.deck.generate.Generate5ColorDeck;
 import forge.deck.generate.GenerateThemeDeck;
 import forge.game.GameNew;
-import forge.gui.GuiUtils;
+import forge.gui.OverlayUtils;
 import forge.gui.home.ICSubmenu;
 import forge.gui.toolbox.FLabel;
 import forge.gui.toolbox.FOverlay;
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ public enum CSubmenuConstructed implements ICSubmenu {
             GameNew.newGame(Constant.Runtime.HUMAN_DECK[0], Constant.Runtime.COMPUTER_DECK[0]);
         }
 
-        GuiUtils.closeOverlay();
+        OverlayUtils.closeOverlay();
     }
 
     /** Generates deck from current list selection(s). */
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuDraft.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuDraft.java
index 58661ed5d67..38cf939273f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuDraft.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuDraft.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import forge.game.GameType;
 import forge.game.limited.BoosterDraft;
 import forge.game.limited.CardPoolLimitation;
 import forge.gui.GuiUtils;
+import forge.gui.OverlayUtils;
 import forge.gui.deckeditor.DraftingProcess;
 import forge.gui.home.ICSubmenu;
 import forge.gui.toolbox.FOverlay;
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ public enum CSubmenuDraft implements ICSubmenu {
         @Override
         public void execute() {
             update();
-            GuiUtils.closeOverlay();
+            OverlayUtils.closeOverlay();
         }
     };
 
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ public enum CSubmenuDraft implements ICSubmenu {
             return;
         }
 
-        GuiUtils.startGameOverlay().showOverlay();
+        OverlayUtils.startGameOverlay().showOverlay();
 
         DeckGroup opponentDecks = Singletons.getModel().getDecks().getDraft().get(human.getName());
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuSealed.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuSealed.java
index 01f67a7d575..d2fe164266a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuSealed.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/CSubmenuSealed.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import forge.deck.DeckGroup;
 import forge.game.GameNew;
 import forge.game.limited.SealedDeck;
 import forge.gui.GuiUtils;
+import forge.gui.OverlayUtils;
 import forge.gui.deckeditor.DeckEditorBase;
 import forge.gui.deckeditor.DeckEditorLimited;
 import forge.gui.home.ICSubmenu;
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ public enum CSubmenuSealed implements ICSubmenu {
         @Override
         public void execute() {
             update();
-            GuiUtils.closeOverlay();
+            OverlayUtils.closeOverlay();
         }
     };
 
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ public enum CSubmenuSealed implements ICSubmenu {
             return;
         }
 
-        GuiUtils.startGameOverlay().showOverlay();
+        OverlayUtils.startGameOverlay().showOverlay();
 
         Constant.Runtime.HUMAN_DECK[0] = human;
         Constant.Runtime.COMPUTER_DECK[0] = Singletons.getModel().getDecks().getSealed().get(human.getName()).getAiDecks().get(0);
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/VSubmenuDraft.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/VSubmenuDraft.java
index 0c900a0a55f..1e6f24c2763 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/VSubmenuDraft.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/VSubmenuDraft.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import javax.swing.text.StyledDocument;
 
 import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout;
 import forge.game.GameType;
-import forge.gui.GuiUtils;
+import forge.gui.OverlayUtils;
 import forge.gui.home.EMenuGroup;
 import forge.gui.home.EMenuItem;
 import forge.gui.home.ICSubmenu;
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public enum VSubmenuDraft implements IVSubmenu {
 
     /** */
     public void showDirections() {
-        final FOverlay overlay = GuiUtils.genericOverlay();
+        final FOverlay overlay = OverlayUtils.genericOverlay();
         final int w = overlay.getWidth();
 
         final String instructions = "BOOSTER DRAFT MODE INSTRUCTIONS"
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/VSubmenuSealed.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/VSubmenuSealed.java
index 8e7ce3d7839..1744dc88098 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/VSubmenuSealed.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/home/sanctioned/VSubmenuSealed.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import javax.swing.text.StyledDocument;
 
 import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout;
 import forge.game.GameType;
-import forge.gui.GuiUtils;
+import forge.gui.OverlayUtils;
 import forge.gui.home.EMenuGroup;
 import forge.gui.home.EMenuItem;
 import forge.gui.home.ICSubmenu;
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public enum VSubmenuSealed implements IVSubmenu {
 
     /** */
     public void showDirections() {
-        final FOverlay overlay = GuiUtils.genericOverlay();
+        final FOverlay overlay = OverlayUtils.genericOverlay();
         final int w = overlay.getWidth();
 
         final String instructions = "SEALED DECK MODE INSTRUCTIONS"
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/view/match/QuestWinLoseHandler.java b/src/main/java/forge/view/match/QuestWinLoseHandler.java
index 74d97ba6b6d..66a0f3da515 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/view/match/QuestWinLoseHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/view/match/QuestWinLoseHandler.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import forge.game.GamePlayerRating;
 import forge.game.GameSummary;
 import forge.gui.GuiUtils;
 import forge.gui.ListChooser;
+import forge.gui.OverlayUtils;
 import forge.gui.home.quest.CSubmenuChallenges;
 import forge.gui.home.quest.CSubmenuDuels;
 import forge.gui.toolbox.FSkin;
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ public class QuestWinLoseHandler extends ControlWinLose {
     @Override
     public final void startNextRound() {
         Singletons.getModel().savePrefs();
-        GuiUtils.closeOverlay();
+        OverlayUtils.closeOverlay();
         Singletons.getModel().getQuestPreferences().save();
 
         if (Constant.Quest.FANTASY_QUEST[0]) {
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ public class QuestWinLoseHandler extends ControlWinLose {
 
         Singletons.getControl().changeState(FControl.HOME_SCREEN);
 
-        GuiUtils.closeOverlay();
+        OverlayUtils.closeOverlay();
     }
 
     /**