diff --git a/Core/Shared/Video/DebugHud.cpp b/Core/Shared/Video/DebugHud.cpp
index e9a058f60..92984d928 100644
--- a/Core/Shared/Video/DebugHud.cpp
+++ b/Core/Shared/Video/DebugHud.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void DebugHud::DrawRectangle(int x, int y, int width, int height, int color, boo
 	AddCommand(unique_ptr<DrawCommand>(new DrawRectangleCommand(x, y, width, height, color, fill, frameCount, startFrame)));
 }
 
-void DebugHud::DrawString(int x, int y, string text, int color, int backColor, int frameCount, int startFrame, int maxWidth)
+void DebugHud::DrawString(int x, int y, string text, int color, int backColor, int frameCount, int startFrame, int maxWidth, bool overwritePixels)
 {
-	AddCommand(unique_ptr<DrawCommand>(new DrawStringCommand(x, y, text, color, backColor, frameCount, startFrame, maxWidth)));
+	AddCommand(unique_ptr<DrawCommand>(new DrawStringCommand(x, y, text, color, backColor, frameCount, startFrame, maxWidth, overwritePixels)));
 }
diff --git a/Core/Shared/Video/DebugHud.h b/Core/Shared/Video/DebugHud.h
index c8450583a..d3507f195 100644
--- a/Core/Shared/Video/DebugHud.h
+++ b/Core/Shared/Video/DebugHud.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class DebugHud
 	void DrawPixel(int x, int y, int color, int frameCount, int startFrame = -1);
 	void DrawLine(int x, int y, int x2, int y2, int color, int frameCount, int startFrame = -1);
 	void DrawRectangle(int x, int y, int width, int height, int color, bool fill, int frameCount, int startFrame = -1);
-	void DrawString(int x, int y, string text, int color, int backColor, int frameCount, int startFrame = -1, int maxWidth = 0);
+	void DrawString(int x, int y, string text, int color, int backColor, int frameCount, int startFrame = -1, int maxWidth = 0, bool overwritePixels = false);
 
 	__forceinline void AddCommand(unique_ptr<DrawCommand> cmd)
 	{
diff --git a/Core/Shared/Video/DrawCommand.h b/Core/Shared/Video/DrawCommand.h
index df4f1fd0f..ee642aab5 100644
--- a/Core/Shared/Video/DrawCommand.h
+++ b/Core/Shared/Video/DrawCommand.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class DrawCommand
 	FrameInfo _frameInfo = {};
 	OverscanDimensions _overscan = {};
 	bool _useIntegerScaling = false;
+	bool _overwritePixels = false;
 	float _xScale = 1;
 	int _yScale = 1;
 
@@ -24,10 +25,10 @@ class DrawCommand
 		if(_drawnPixels) {
 			//Log modified pixels
 			if(alpha != 0xFF000000) {
-				if(_drawnPixels->find(offset) == _drawnPixels->end()) {
+				if(_drawnPixels->find(offset) == _drawnPixels->end() || _overwritePixels) {
 					//When drawing on an empty background, premultiply channels & preserve alpha value
 					//This is needed for hardware blending between the HUD and the game screen
-					(*_drawnPixels)[offset] = color;
+					(*_drawnPixels)[offset] = 0;
 					BlendColors((uint8_t*)&(*_drawnPixels)[offset], (uint8_t*)&color, true);
 				} else {
 					BlendColors((uint8_t*)&(*_drawnPixels)[offset], (uint8_t*)&color);
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ class DrawCommand
 		} else {
 			//Draw pixels directly to the buffer
 			if(alpha != 0xFF000000) {
+				if(_overwritePixels) {
+					_argbBuffer[offset] = 0;
+				}
+				
 				if(_argbBuffer[offset] == 0) {
 					//When drawing on an empty background, premultiply channels & preserve alpha value
 					//This is needed for hardware blending between the HUD and the game screen
diff --git a/Core/Shared/Video/DrawStringCommand.h b/Core/Shared/Video/DrawStringCommand.h
index 08f28ca78..601d38ade 100644
--- a/Core/Shared/Video/DrawStringCommand.h
+++ b/Core/Shared/Video/DrawStringCommand.h
@@ -227,10 +227,11 @@ class DrawStringCommand : public DrawCommand
 	}
 
 public:
-	DrawStringCommand(int x, int y, string text, int color, int backColor, int frameCount, int startFrame, int maxWidth = 0) :
+	DrawStringCommand(int x, int y, string text, int color, int backColor, int frameCount, int startFrame, int maxWidth = 0, bool overwritePixels = false) :
 		DrawCommand(startFrame, frameCount, true), _x(x), _y(y), _color(color), _backColor(backColor), _maxWidth(maxWidth), _text(text)
 	{
 		//Invert alpha byte - 0 = opaque, 255 = transparent (this way, no need to specifiy alpha channel all the time)
+		_overwritePixels = overwritePixels;
 		_color = (~color & 0xFF000000) | (color & 0xFFFFFF);
 		_backColor = (~backColor & 0xFF000000) | (backColor & 0xFFFFFF);
 	}
diff --git a/Core/Shared/Video/SystemHud.cpp b/Core/Shared/Video/SystemHud.cpp
index 3952fa131..016a3e887 100644
--- a/Core/Shared/Video/SystemHud.cpp
+++ b/Core/Shared/Video/SystemHud.cpp
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ void SystemHud::DrawString(DebugHud* hud, uint32_t screenWidth, string text, int
 	opacity = 255 - opacity;
 	for(int i = -1; i <= 1; i++) {
 		for(int j = -1; j <= 1; j++) {
-			hud->DrawString(x + i, y + j, text, 0 | (opacity << 24), 0xFF000000, 1, -1, maxWidth);
+			hud->DrawString(x + i, y + j, text, 0 | (opacity << 24), 0xFF000000, 1, -1, maxWidth, true);
 		}
 	}
-	hud->DrawString(x, y, text, 0xFFFFFF | (opacity << 24), 0xFF000000, 1, -1, maxWidth);
+	hud->DrawString(x, y, text, 0xFFFFFF | (opacity << 24), 0xFF000000, 1, -1, maxWidth, true);
 }
 
 void SystemHud::ShowFpsCounter(DebugHud* hud, uint32_t screenWidth, int lineNumber) const
diff --git a/Core/Shared/Video/SystemHud.h b/Core/Shared/Video/SystemHud.h
index d53a29cda..019ca964a 100644
--- a/Core/Shared/Video/SystemHud.h
+++ b/Core/Shared/Video/SystemHud.h
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ class MessageInfo
 	float GetOpacity()
 	{
 		uint64_t currentTime = GetCurrentTime();
-		if(currentTime - _startTime < 200) {
-			return (currentTime - _startTime) * 5.0f / 1000.0f;
+		if(currentTime - _startTime < 100) {
+			return (currentTime - _startTime) * 10.0f / 1000.0f;
 		} else if(_endTime - currentTime < 200) {
 			return (_endTime - currentTime) * 5.0f / 1000.0f;
 		} else if(currentTime >= _endTime) {