diff --git a/Controls/PreviewPane.xaml b/Controls/PreviewPane.xaml
index 97b092c..705f97a 100644
--- a/Controls/PreviewPane.xaml
+++ b/Controls/PreviewPane.xaml
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@
                                             <Style TargetType="ContentPresenter">
                                                 <Setter Property="Canvas.Left" Value="{Binding X}"/>
                                                 <Setter Property="Canvas.Top" Value="{Binding Y}"/>
+                                                <!-- ⛔ The brand logo renders ONCE, in BrandLogoOverlay above
+                                                     the blur host, so it can never be blurred. Drawing it here
+                                                     as well stacked two copies on top of each other
+                                                     (creator report, 2026-11-01). -->
+                                                <Style.Triggers>
+                                                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsBrandLogo}" Value="True">
+                                                        <Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
+                                                    </DataTrigger>
+                                                </Style.Triggers>
                                             </Style>
                                         </ItemsControl.ItemContainerStyle>
                                         <ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
@@ -476,6 +485,7 @@
                                 <Image Canvas.Left="{Binding StagedBrandLogo.X}" Canvas.Top="{Binding StagedBrandLogo.Y}"
                                        Width="{Binding StagedBrandLogo.Width}" Height="{Binding StagedBrandLogo.Height}"
                                        Source="{Binding StagedBrandLogo.DisplaySource}" Stretch="Fill"
+                                       Opacity="{Binding StagedBrandLogo.Opacity}"
                                        IsHitTestVisible="False"
                                        Visibility="{Binding StagedBrandLogo, Converter={StaticResource NotNullToVis}}"/>
                             </Canvas>
diff --git a/Controls/PreviewPane.xaml.cs b/Controls/PreviewPane.xaml.cs
index ff93a58..23f7155 100644
--- a/Controls/PreviewPane.xaml.cs
+++ b/Controls/PreviewPane.xaml.cs
@@ -677,6 +677,13 @@ public partial class PreviewPane : UserControl
         if (vm.SelectedElement is { } selected && IsHitTestable(selected) && Contains(selected, p))
             return selected;
 
+        // The brand logo is drawn ABOVE everything (the compositor blits it after the blur group,
+        // and the preview renders it in BrandLogoOverlay), so a click inside it must select it —
+        // otherwise you see the logo on top and grab the webcam underneath it.
+        var brand = vm.StagedBrandLogo;
+        if (brand is { IsVisible: true } && Contains(brand, p))
+            return brand;
+
         for (var i = scene.Elements.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
         {
             var element = scene.Elements[i];
diff --git a/ytLive.Tests/SelectedLayerPreviewHitTestingTests.cs b/ytLive.Tests/SelectedLayerPreviewHitTestingTests.cs
index d3117fe..d24c769 100644
--- a/ytLive.Tests/SelectedLayerPreviewHitTestingTests.cs
+++ b/ytLive.Tests/SelectedLayerPreviewHitTestingTests.cs
@@ -71,26 +71,35 @@ public sealed class SelectedLayerPreviewHitTestingTests
             var pointInCanvas = new Point(logo.X + 100, logo.Y + 60);
             var pointInWindow = canvasGrid.TransformToVisual(window).Transform(pointInCanvas);
 
-            Assert.True(ReferenceEquals(webcam, ElementAt(window.InputHitTest(pointInWindow))));
-            Assert.Same(webcam, preview.HitElementAt(vm, pointInCanvas));
-            Assert.Equal(0, Panel.GetZIndex(logoContainer));
+            // The brand logo is drawn in BrandLogoOverlay above the blur host (2026-11-01), so its
+            // canvas presenter is collapsed and the overlay is what the eye sees. Hit-testing
+            // follows the eye: the logo wins a click inside its bounds.
+            Assert.Equal(Visibility.Collapsed, logoContainer.Visibility);
+            Assert.Same(logo, preview.HitElementAt(vm, pointInCanvas));
 
             sourceList.SelectedItem = logo;
             window.UpdateLayout();
 
             Assert.True(ReferenceEquals(logo, vm.SelectedElement), "Selecting the layer-list row must select the brand logo.");
-            Assert.True(Panel.GetZIndex(logoContainer) > Panel.GetZIndex(webcamContainer));
-            Assert.Same(logo, ElementAt(window.InputHitTest(pointInWindow)));
             Assert.Same(logo, preview.HitElementAt(vm, pointInCanvas));
+
+            // …and with nothing selected the logo still wins inside its own bounds, because it is
+            // drawn above every layer. The webcam shares that rect in this test, so it is the
+            // covered case: you reach it from the layer list, not by clicking through the logo.
+            vm.SelectedElement = null;
+            window.UpdateLayout();
+            Assert.Same(logo, preview.HitElementAt(vm, new Point(logo.X + 5, logo.Y + 5)));
             Assert.Equal(originalOrder, scene.Elements);
 
             sourceList.SelectedItem = null;
             window.UpdateLayout();
 
             Assert.Null(vm.SelectedElement);
-            Assert.Equal(0, Panel.GetZIndex(logoContainer));
-            Assert.Same(webcam, ElementAt(window.InputHitTest(pointInWindow)));
-            Assert.Same(webcam, preview.HitElementAt(vm, pointInCanvas));
+            // The logo still owns a click inside its bounds after deselection (it is the topmost
+            // layer in both the compositor and the preview), and the canvas presenter stays
+            // collapsed because BrandLogoOverlay is what draws it.
+            Assert.Equal(Visibility.Collapsed, logoContainer.Visibility);
+            Assert.Same(logo, preview.HitElementAt(vm, pointInCanvas));
             Assert.Equal(originalOrder, scene.Elements);
         }
         finally