diff --git a/src/ui/GameWorldView.cpp b/src/ui/GameWorldView.cpp
index 2caff0d..7e4bb87 100644
--- a/src/ui/GameWorldView.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/GameWorldView.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "FactionComponent.h"
 #include "GameOverEvent.h"
 #include "HealthComponent.h"
+#include "HqProxyComponent.h"
 #include "PositionComponent.h"
 #include "RepairBehavior.h"
 #include "SalvageScrapBehavior.h"
@@ -871,6 +872,21 @@ void GameWorldView::drawBuildings(QPainter& painter)
             drawPortGlyph(painter, portBodyTile(port.tile, port.direction),
                           port.direction, bv.outline);
         }
+
+        // HP bar below the HQ footprint; the HQ's HP lives on its proxy entity.
+        if (b.type == BuildingType::Hq)
+        {
+            m_sim->admin().forEach<HqProxyComponent, FactionComponent, HealthComponent>(
+                [&](entt::entity /*e*/, const HqProxyComponent& /*hq*/,
+                    const FactionComponent& f, const HealthComponent& h)
+                {
+                    if (h.maxHp > 0.0f)
+                    {
+                        drawHpBar(painter, bboxRect.left(), bboxRect.bottom() + 1.0,
+                                  bboxRect.width(), h.hp / h.maxHp, f.isEnemy);
+                    }
+                });
+        }
     }
 
     painter.setOpacity(0.5);
@@ -1051,14 +1067,8 @@ void GameWorldView::drawStations(QPainter& painter)
             // HP bar below footprint.
             if (h.maxHp > 0.0f)
             {
-                const float fraction = std::max(0.0f, h.hp / h.maxHp);
-                const qreal barH  = static_cast<qreal>(tilePx()) * 0.12;
-                const qreal barY  = bboxRect.bottom() + 1.0;
-                const qreal barW  = bboxRect.width();
-                painter.fillRect(QRectF(bboxRect.left(), barY, barW, barH),
-                                 QColor(60, 60, 60));
-                painter.fillRect(QRectF(bboxRect.left(), barY, barW * static_cast<qreal>(fraction), barH),
-                                 f.isEnemy ? QColor(200, 60, 60) : QColor(60, 200, 60));
+                drawHpBar(painter, bboxRect.left(), bboxRect.bottom() + 1.0,
+                          bboxRect.width(), h.hp / h.maxHp, f.isEnemy);
             }
         });
 }
@@ -1104,18 +1114,24 @@ void GameWorldView::drawShips(QPainter& painter)
 
             if (h.maxHp > 0.0f)
             {
-                const float fraction = std::max(0.0f, h.hp / h.maxHp);
                 const qreal barW = static_cast<qreal>(fwd) * 2.0;
-                const qreal barH = static_cast<qreal>(tilePx()) * 0.12;
                 const qreal barX = center.x() - static_cast<qreal>(fwd);
                 const qreal barY = center.y() + static_cast<qreal>(fwd) + 1.0;
-                painter.fillRect(QRectF(barX, barY, barW, barH), QColor(60, 60, 60));
-                painter.fillRect(QRectF(barX, barY, barW * static_cast<qreal>(fraction), barH),
-                                 fac.isEnemy ? QColor(200, 60, 60) : QColor(60, 200, 60));
+                drawHpBar(painter, barX, barY, barW, h.hp / h.maxHp, fac.isEnemy);
             }
         });
 }
 
+void GameWorldView::drawHpBar(QPainter& painter, qreal left, qreal top, qreal width,
+                              float fraction, bool isEnemy)
+{
+    const qreal barH = static_cast<qreal>(tilePx()) * 0.12;
+    const float clamped = std::max(0.0f, fraction);
+    painter.fillRect(QRectF(left, top, width, barH), QColor(60, 60, 60));
+    painter.fillRect(QRectF(left, top, width * static_cast<qreal>(clamped), barH),
+                     isEnemy ? QColor(200, 60, 60) : QColor(60, 200, 60));
+}
+
 void GameWorldView::drawDebugSensorRanges(QPainter& painter)
 {
     painter.setBrush(Qt::NoBrush);
diff --git a/src/ui/GameWorldView.h b/src/ui/GameWorldView.h
index 11edfc9..abf0bf8 100644
--- a/src/ui/GameWorldView.h
+++ b/src/ui/GameWorldView.h
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ private:
     void drawBeltItems(QPainter& painter);
     void drawScrap(QPainter& painter);
     void drawShips(QPainter& painter);
+    void drawHpBar(QPainter& painter, qreal left, qreal top, qreal width,
+                   float fraction, bool isEnemy);
     void drawDebugSensorRanges(QPainter& painter);
     void drawDebugTargetLines(QPainter& painter);
     void drawDebugOverlay(QPainter& painter);