diff --git a/Game/scenes/HUD.tscn b/Game/scenes/HUD.tscn
index d1031eae..6228ac29 100644
--- a/Game/scenes/HUD.tscn
+++ b/Game/scenes/HUD.tscn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=8 format=3 uid="uid://c8kak2l3m4n5"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=9 format=3 uid="uid://c8kak2l3m4n5"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://du7y176h5aaq4" path="res://scripts/HUDController.gd" id="1_hud_controller"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/hud_attitude_indicator.gd" id="2_adi"]
@@ -22,6 +22,22 @@ content_margin_top = 8.0
 content_margin_right = 20.0
 content_margin_bottom = 8.0
 
+[sub_resource type="StyleBoxFlat" id="StyleBoxFlat_result"]
+bg_color = Color(0.05, 0.06, 0.09, 0.85)
+border_width_left = 3
+border_width_top = 3
+border_width_right = 3
+border_width_bottom = 3
+border_color = Color(1, 1, 1, 0.2)
+corner_radius_top_left = 20
+corner_radius_top_right = 20
+corner_radius_bottom_right = 20
+corner_radius_bottom_left = 20
+content_margin_left = 48.0
+content_margin_top = 32.0
+content_margin_right = 48.0
+content_margin_bottom = 32.0
+
 [node name="HUD" type="CanvasLayer"]
 process_mode = 3
 script = ExtResource("1_hud_controller")
@@ -134,19 +150,23 @@ anchor_bottom = 1.0
 grow_horizontal = 2
 grow_vertical = 2
 
-[node name="VBox" type="VBoxContainer" parent="Control/ResultOverlay/Center"]
+[node name="ResultPanel" type="PanelContainer" parent="Control/ResultOverlay/Center"]
+layout_mode = 2
+theme_override_styles/panel = SubResource("StyleBoxFlat_result")
+
+[node name="VBox" type="VBoxContainer" parent="Control/ResultOverlay/Center/ResultPanel"]
 layout_mode = 2
 theme_override_constants/separation = 16
 
-[node name="ResultLabel" type="Label" parent="Control/ResultOverlay/Center/VBox"]
+[node name="ResultLabel" type="Label" parent="Control/ResultOverlay/Center/ResultPanel/VBox"]
 layout_mode = 2
-theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 56
+theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 64
 text = "Draw"
 horizontal_alignment = 1
 
-[node name="FinalScoreLabel" type="Label" parent="Control/ResultOverlay/Center/VBox"]
+[node name="FinalScoreLabel" type="Label" parent="Control/ResultOverlay/Center/ResultPanel/VBox"]
 layout_mode = 2
-theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 36
+theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 44
 text = "0 - 0"
 horizontal_alignment = 1
 
diff --git a/Game/scripts/HUDController.gd b/Game/scripts/HUDController.gd
index 54910c82..6310244f 100644
--- a/Game/scripts/HUDController.gd
+++ b/Game/scripts/HUDController.gd
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ class_name HUDController
 @onready var team1_name_label = get_node_or_null("Control/ScoreboardPanel/ScoreRow/Team1Name")
 @onready var kickoff_label = get_node_or_null("Control/KickoffLabel")
 @onready var result_overlay = get_node_or_null("Control/ResultOverlay")
-@onready var result_label = get_node_or_null("Control/ResultOverlay/Center/VBox/ResultLabel")
-@onready var final_score_label = get_node_or_null("Control/ResultOverlay/Center/VBox/FinalScoreLabel")
+@onready var result_panel = get_node_or_null("Control/ResultOverlay/Center/ResultPanel")
+@onready var result_label = get_node_or_null("Control/ResultOverlay/Center/ResultPanel/VBox/ResultLabel")
+@onready var final_score_label = get_node_or_null("Control/ResultOverlay/Center/ResultPanel/VBox/FinalScoreLabel")
 
 @onready var heading_tape: HudHeadingTape = get_node_or_null("Control/Instruments/HeadingTape")
 @onready var attitude_indicator: HudAttitudeIndicator = get_node_or_null("Control/Instruments/Cluster/Dials/AttitudeIndicator")
@@ -166,8 +167,35 @@ func _on_match_ended(winning_team: int, score: Dictionary):
 	if winning_team < 0:
 		result_label.text = "Draw"
 		result_label.remove_theme_color_override("font_color")
+		_set_result_panel_accent(Color(1, 1, 1, 0.2))
 	else:
 		result_label.text = "%s team wins!" % TEAM_NAMES[winning_team]
 		result_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", TEAM_COLORS[winning_team])
+		_set_result_panel_accent(TEAM_COLORS[winning_team])
 	final_score_label.text = "%d - %d" % [score.get(0, 0), score.get(1, 0)]
 	result_overlay.visible = true
+	_animate_result_panel_in()
+
+# Tints the result panel's border to match the winning team (neutral for a draw).
+func _set_result_panel_accent(color: Color) -> void:
+	if not result_panel or not is_instance_valid(result_panel):
+		return
+	var style: StyleBoxFlat = result_panel.get_theme_stylebox("panel").duplicate()
+	style.border_color = color
+	result_panel.add_theme_stylebox_override("panel", style)
+
+# Quick scale/fade pop so the results screen doesn't just snap into view.
+func _animate_result_panel_in() -> void:
+	if not result_panel or not is_instance_valid(result_panel):
+		return
+	result_panel.scale = Vector2(0.85, 0.85)
+	result_panel.modulate.a = 0.0
+	# ResultOverlay was hidden since scene start, so ResultPanel's
+	# container-computed size isn't valid until the next layout pass.
+	await get_tree().process_frame
+	if not is_instance_valid(result_panel):
+		return
+	result_panel.pivot_offset = result_panel.size / 2.0
+	var tween := create_tween().set_parallel(true)
+	tween.tween_property(result_panel, "scale", Vector2.ONE, 0.25).set_trans(Tween.TRANS_BACK).set_ease(Tween.EASE_OUT)
+	tween.tween_property(result_panel, "modulate:a", 1.0, 0.2)