diff --git a/src/ui/GameWorldView.cpp b/src/ui/GameWorldView.cpp
index f5b57bc..d793148 100644
--- a/src/ui/GameWorldView.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/GameWorldView.cpp
@@ -1382,21 +1382,6 @@ void GameWorldView::drawBuildings(QPainter& painter)
             painter.setPen(QPen(m_visuals->statusLight.outline, 1));
             painter.drawEllipse(center, r, r);
         }
-
-        // HP bar below the HQ footprint; the HQ's HP lives on its proxy entity.
-        if (b.type == BuildingType::Hq)
-        {
-            m_sim->getAdmin().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);
@@ -1473,6 +1458,29 @@ void GameWorldView::drawBuildings(QPainter& painter)
     }
     painter.setOpacity(1.0);
 
+    // HP bar below the HQ footprint; the HQ's HP lives on its proxy entity. Drawn
+    // after every building and construction site fill so a belt (or other tile)
+    // placed directly below the HQ cannot overpaint the bar (REQ-UI-STATUS-LIGHT
+    // neighbours case, same rationale as the selection highlights below).
+    for (const Building& b : m_sim->getBuildings().getAllBuildings())
+    {
+        if (b.type != BuildingType::Hq) { continue; }
+        const QPointF tl = tileToWidget(b.anchor);
+        const QRectF bboxRect(tl.x(), tl.y(),
+            b.footprint.width()  * static_cast<qreal>(getTilePx()),
+            b.footprint.height() * static_cast<qreal>(getTilePx()));
+        m_sim->getAdmin().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);
+                }
+            });
+    }
+
     // Selection highlights are drawn last, after every building and construction
     // site fill, so a selected building surrounded by neighbours keeps its outline:
     // the highlight sits 1px outside the footprint (into adjacent tiles), and drawing