diff --git a/wayvr/src/assets/gui/edit.xml b/wayvr/src/assets/gui/edit.xml
index c21a45bb..7ad87cc8 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/assets/gui/edit.xml
+++ b/wayvr/src/assets/gui/edit.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@
                   <div id="pos_align_to_hmd" >
                     <CheckBox id="align_box" translation="EDIT_MODE.ALIGN_TO_HMD" tooltip_side="bottom" />
                   </div>
+                  <div id="pos_global">
+                    <CheckBox id="global_box" translation="EDIT_MODE.GLOBAL" tooltip_side="bottom" />
+                  </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
               <div id="tab_stereo" display="none" height="100" flex_direction="column">
diff --git a/wayvr/src/assets/lang/en.json b/wayvr/src/assets/lang/en.json
index 0520c0bf..ea88d597 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/assets/lang/en.json
+++ b/wayvr/src/assets/lang/en.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 		"POS_HMD": "Follow the HMD.",
 		"POS_STATIC": "Static: Not part of any set, no recenter.",
 		"POSITIONING": "Positioning",
+		"GLOBAL": "Always visible",
 		"RESIZE_PRESS_AND_DRAG": "Resize (press & drag)",
 		"STEREO_3D_MODE": {
 			"SPLIT_BOTTOM_TOP": "BOTTOM→TOP",
diff --git a/wayvr/src/overlays/edit/mod.rs b/wayvr/src/overlays/edit/mod.rs
index 609b9915..e7a43e4c 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/overlays/edit/mod.rs
+++ b/wayvr/src/overlays/edit/mod.rs
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ fn make_edit_panel(app: &mut AppState) -> anyhow::Result<EditModeWrapPanel> {
 
     set_up_checkbox(&mut panel, "additive_box", cb_assign_additive)?;
     set_up_checkbox(&mut panel, "align_box", cb_assign_align)?;
+    set_up_checkbox(&mut panel, "global_box", cb_assign_global)?;
     set_up_checkbox(
         &mut panel,
         "stereo_full_frame_box",
@@ -487,6 +488,11 @@ fn reset_panel(
         .fetch_component_as::<ComponentCheckbox>("align_box")?;
     c.set_checked(&mut common, state.positioning.get_align().unwrap_or(false));
 
+    let c = panel
+        .parser_state
+        .fetch_component_as::<ComponentCheckbox>("global_box")?;
+    c.set_checked(&mut common, owc.global);
+
     panel
         .state
         .pos
@@ -576,6 +582,10 @@ const fn cb_assign_align(_app: &mut AppState, owc: &mut OverlayWindowConfig, ali
     active_state.positioning = active_state.positioning.with_align(align);
 }
 
+const fn cb_assign_global(_app: &mut AppState, owc: &mut OverlayWindowConfig, global: bool) {
+    owc.global = global;
+}
+
 fn cb_assign_stereo_full_frame(
     _app: &mut AppState,
     owc: &mut OverlayWindowConfig,
diff --git a/wayvr/src/overlays/edit/pos.rs b/wayvr/src/overlays/edit/pos.rs
index 195df35e..71ca932c 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/overlays/edit/pos.rs
+++ b/wayvr/src/overlays/edit/pos.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ pub fn new_pos_tab_handler(
         Box::new(|_common, state| {
             let positioning = state.pos;
             Box::new(move |app, owc| {
-                owc.global = matches!(positioning, Positioning::Static);
                 let state = owc.active_state.as_mut().unwrap(); //want panic
                 state.positioning = positioning;
                 window::save_transform(state, app);