diff --git a/src/client/java/net/respawnbackoff/client/RespawnBackoffClient.java b/src/client/java/net/respawnbackoff/client/RespawnBackoffClient.java
index 646b781..7f746a0 100644
--- a/src/client/java/net/respawnbackoff/client/RespawnBackoffClient.java
+++ b/src/client/java/net/respawnbackoff/client/RespawnBackoffClient.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package net.respawnbackoff.client;
 import net.fabricmc.api.ClientModInitializer;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.networking.v1.ClientPlayConnectionEvents;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.networking.v1.ClientPlayNetworking;
-import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.rendering.v1.HudRenderCallback;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiGraphics;
 import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
@@ -24,20 +23,18 @@ public class RespawnBackoffClient implements ClientModInitializer {
 			});
 		});
 
-		HudRenderCallback.EVENT.register((guiGraphics, tickDelta) -> {
-			if (!overlayActive) {
-				return;
-			}
-			Minecraft client = Minecraft.getInstance();
-			if (client.player == null) {
-				return;
-			}
-			long remainingMs = Math.max(0L, cooldownEndEpochMs - System.currentTimeMillis());
-			renderOverlay(guiGraphics, client, remainingMs);
-		});
 	}
 
-	private static void renderOverlay(GuiGraphics graphics, Minecraft client, long remainingMs) {
+	/** Invoked from a mixin after the toast manager draws (post-chat HUD), so opaque blackout sits above vanilla UI. */
+	public static void renderPenaltyOverlay(GuiGraphics graphics) {
+		if (!overlayActive) {
+			return;
+		}
+		Minecraft client = Minecraft.getInstance();
+		if (client.player == null) {
+			return;
+		}
+		long remainingMs = Math.max(0L, cooldownEndEpochMs - System.currentTimeMillis());
 		int w = client.getWindow().getGuiScaledWidth();
 		int h = client.getWindow().getGuiScaledHeight();
 		graphics.fill(0, 0, w, h, 0xFF000000);
@@ -49,14 +46,7 @@ public class RespawnBackoffClient implements ClientModInitializer {
 		Component line = Component.translatable("respawn_backoff.hud.countdown", time);
 
 		int textWidth = client.font.width(line);
-		graphics.drawString(
-			client.font,
-			line,
-			(w - textWidth) / 2,
-			h / 2,
-			0xFFFFFF,
-			false
-		);
+		graphics.drawString(client.font, line, (w - textWidth) / 2, h / 2, 0xFFFFFF, false);
 	}
 
 	public static void clearForDisconnect() {
diff --git a/src/client/java/net/respawnbackoff/mixin/ToastManagerMixin.java b/src/client/java/net/respawnbackoff/mixin/ToastManagerMixin.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbbb5f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/java/net/respawnbackoff/mixin/ToastManagerMixin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package net.respawnbackoff.mixin;
+
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
+
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiGraphics;
+import net.respawnbackoff.client.RespawnBackoffClient;
+
+/**
+ * Intermediary name for {@code net.minecraft.client.toast.ToastManager} (Mojang mappings hide this on compile classpath).
+ */
+@Mixin(targets = "net.minecraft.class_374")
+public class ToastManagerMixin {
+	@Inject(method = "method_1996", at = @At("RETURN"))
+	private void respawn_backoff$afterToasts(GuiGraphics graphics, CallbackInfo ci) {
+		RespawnBackoffClient.renderPenaltyOverlay(graphics);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/respawn_backoff.mixins.json b/src/main/resources/respawn_backoff.mixins.json
index 7959d72..0d23f03 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/respawn_backoff.mixins.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/respawn_backoff.mixins.json
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 	"mixins": [
 		"ServerPlayerGameModeMixin"
 	],
+	"client": [
+		"ToastManagerMixin"
+	],
 	"injectors": {
 		"defaultRequire": 1
 	}