diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
index 1d7e2ab3..e93b3a72 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
 const char* HEADER_TAGS[] = {"h1", "h2", "h3", "h4", "h5", "h6"};
 constexpr int NUM_HEADER_TAGS = sizeof(HEADER_TAGS) / sizeof(HEADER_TAGS[0]);
 
-// Minimum file size (in bytes) to show progress bar - smaller chapters don't benefit from it
-constexpr size_t MIN_SIZE_FOR_PROGRESS = 50 * 1024;  // 50KB
-
 const char* BLOCK_TAGS[] = {"p", "li", "div", "br", "blockquote"};
 constexpr int NUM_BLOCK_TAGS = sizeof(BLOCK_TAGS) / sizeof(BLOCK_TAGS[0]);
 
@@ -305,7 +302,7 @@ bool ChapterHtmlSlimParser::parseAndBuildPages() {
     // Update progress (call every 10% change to avoid too frequent updates)
     // Only show progress for larger chapters where rendering overhead is worth it
     bytesRead += len;
-    if (progressFn && totalSize >= MIN_SIZE_FOR_PROGRESS) {
+    if (progressFn && totalSize >= ChapterHtmlSlimParser::MIN_SIZE_FOR_PROGRESS) {
       const int progress = static_cast<int>((bytesRead * 100) / totalSize);
       if (lastProgress / 10 != progress / 10) {
         lastProgress = progress;
diff --git a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
index 5355211a..89355e50 100644
--- a/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
+++ b/lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <expat.h>
 
+#include <cstddef>
 #include <climits>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
@@ -15,6 +16,11 @@ class GfxRenderer;
 #define MAX_WORD_SIZE 200
 
 class ChapterHtmlSlimParser {
+ public:
+  // Minimum file size (in bytes) to show progress bar - smaller chapters don't benefit from it.
+  static constexpr size_t MIN_SIZE_FOR_PROGRESS = 50 * 1024;  // 50KB
+
+ private:
   const std::string& filepath;
   GfxRenderer& renderer;
   std::function<void(std::unique_ptr<Page>)> completePageFn;
diff --git a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
index 08420bf9..7a343ad2 100644
--- a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
+++ b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@
 
 #include <Utf8.h>
 
+namespace {
+int clampRoundedRadius(const int width, const int height, int radius) {
+  if (radius <= 0) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  const int maxRadius = (std::min(width, height) - 1) / 2;
+  if (maxRadius <= 0) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  return radius > maxRadius ? maxRadius : radius;
+}
+}  // namespace
+
 void GfxRenderer::insertFont(const int fontId, EpdFontFamily font) { fontMap.insert({fontId, font}); }
 
 void GfxRenderer::rotateCoordinates(const int x, const int y, int* rotatedX, int* rotatedY) const {
@@ -138,6 +151,158 @@ void GfxRenderer::drawRect(const int x, const int y, const int width, const int
   drawLine(x, y, x, y + height - 1, state);
 }
 
+void GfxRenderer::drawRoundedRect(const int x, const int y, const int width, const int height, int radius,
+                                  const bool state) const {
+  if (width <= 0 || height <= 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  radius = clampRoundedRadius(width, height, radius);
+  if (radius <= 0) {
+    drawRect(x, y, width, height, state);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const int right = x + width - 1;
+  const int bottom = y + height - 1;
+  const int x0 = x + radius;
+  const int x1 = right - radius;
+  const int y0 = y + radius;
+  const int y1 = bottom - radius;
+
+  if (x0 <= x1) {
+    drawLine(x0, y, x1, y, state);
+    drawLine(x0, bottom, x1, bottom, state);
+  }
+  if (y0 <= y1) {
+    drawLine(x, y0, x, y1, state);
+    drawLine(right, y0, right, y1, state);
+  }
+
+  const int cxLeft = x + radius;
+  const int cxRight = right - radius;
+  const int cyTop = y + radius;
+  const int cyBottom = bottom - radius;
+
+  auto plotCornerPoints = [&](const int offsetX, const int offsetY) {
+    drawPixel(cxLeft - offsetX, cyTop - offsetY, state);
+    drawPixel(cxRight + offsetX, cyTop - offsetY, state);
+    drawPixel(cxRight + offsetX, cyBottom + offsetY, state);
+    drawPixel(cxLeft - offsetX, cyBottom + offsetY, state);
+
+    if (offsetX == offsetY) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    drawPixel(cxLeft - offsetY, cyTop - offsetX, state);
+    drawPixel(cxRight + offsetY, cyTop - offsetX, state);
+    drawPixel(cxRight + offsetY, cyBottom + offsetX, state);
+    drawPixel(cxLeft - offsetY, cyBottom + offsetX, state);
+  };
+
+  int f = 1 - radius;
+  int ddF_x = 1;
+  int ddF_y = -2 * radius;
+  int offsetX = 0;
+  int offsetY = radius;
+
+  while (offsetX <= offsetY) {
+    plotCornerPoints(offsetX, offsetY);
+    if (f >= 0) {
+      offsetY--;
+      ddF_y += 2;
+      f += ddF_y;
+    }
+    offsetX++;
+    ddF_x += 2;
+    f += ddF_x;
+    plotCornerPoints(offsetX, offsetY);
+  }
+}
+
+void GfxRenderer::fillRoundedRect(const int x, const int y, const int width, const int height, int radius,
+                                  const bool state) const {
+  if (width <= 0 || height <= 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  radius = clampRoundedRadius(width, height, radius);
+  if (radius <= 0) {
+    fillRect(x, y, width, height, state);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const int right = x + width - 1;
+  const int bottom = y + height - 1;
+  const int innerTop = y + radius;
+  const int innerBottom = bottom - radius;
+
+  if (innerBottom >= innerTop) {
+    fillRect(x, innerTop, width, innerBottom - innerTop + 1, state);
+  }
+
+  int f = 1 - radius;
+  int ddF_x = 1;
+  int ddF_y = -2 * radius;
+  int offsetX = 0;
+  int offsetY = radius;
+
+  while (offsetX <= offsetY) {
+    int left = x + radius - offsetX;
+    int rightSpan = right - radius + offsetX;
+    int topY = innerTop - offsetY;
+    int bottomY = innerBottom + offsetY;
+    drawLine(left, topY, rightSpan, topY, state);
+    drawLine(left, bottomY, rightSpan, bottomY, state);
+
+    if (offsetX != offsetY) {
+      left = x + radius - offsetY;
+      rightSpan = right - radius + offsetY;
+      topY = innerTop - offsetX;
+      bottomY = innerBottom + offsetX;
+      drawLine(left, topY, rightSpan, topY, state);
+      drawLine(left, bottomY, rightSpan, bottomY, state);
+    }
+
+    if (f >= 0) {
+      offsetY--;
+      ddF_y += 2;
+      f += ddF_y;
+    }
+    offsetX++;
+    ddF_x += 2;
+    f += ddF_x;
+  }
+}
+
+void GfxRenderer::drawRoundedRectFrame(const int x, const int y, const int width, const int height, int radius,
+                                       int thickness, const bool frameState, const bool fillState) const {
+  if (width <= 0 || height <= 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const int maxThickness = (std::min(width, height) - 1) / 2;
+  thickness = std::min(thickness, maxThickness);
+  if (thickness <= 0) {
+    fillRoundedRect(x, y, width, height, radius, fillState);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  fillRoundedRect(x, y, width, height, radius, frameState);
+
+  const int inset = thickness * 2;
+  const int innerX = x + thickness;
+  const int innerY = y + thickness;
+  const int innerW = width - inset;
+  const int innerH = height - inset;
+  if (innerW <= 0 || innerH <= 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const int innerRadius = radius - thickness;
+  fillRoundedRect(innerX, innerY, innerW, innerH, innerRadius, fillState);
+}
+
 void GfxRenderer::fillRect(const int x, const int y, const int width, const int height, const bool state) const {
   for (int fillY = y; fillY < y + height; fillY++) {
     drawLine(x, fillY, x + width - 1, fillY, state);
diff --git a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.h b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.h
index dc0dfa03..1c6fc4ea 100644
--- a/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.h
+++ b/lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.h
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ class GfxRenderer {
   void drawPixel(int x, int y, bool state = true) const;
   void drawLine(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, bool state = true) const;
   void drawRect(int x, int y, int width, int height, bool state = true) const;
+  void drawRoundedRect(int x, int y, int width, int height, int radius, bool state = true) const;
+  void fillRoundedRect(int x, int y, int width, int height, int radius, bool state = true) const;
+  void drawRoundedRectFrame(int x, int y, int width, int height, int radius, int thickness = 1,
+                            bool frameState = true, bool fillState = false) const;
   void fillRect(int x, int y, int width, int height, bool state = true) const;
   void drawImage(const uint8_t bitmap[], int x, int y, int width, int height) const;
   void drawBitmap(const Bitmap& bitmap, int x, int y, int maxWidth, int maxHeight, float cropX = 0,
diff --git a/src/ScreenComponents.cpp b/src/ScreenComponents.cpp
index 042ff735..e3eed0d6 100644
--- a/src/ScreenComponents.cpp
+++ b/src/ScreenComponents.cpp
@@ -42,22 +42,23 @@ void ScreenComponents::drawBattery(const GfxRenderer& renderer, const int left,
   renderer.fillRect(x + 2, y + 2, filledWidth, batteryHeight - 4);
 }
 
-ScreenComponents::PopupLayout ScreenComponents::drawPopup(const GfxRenderer& renderer, const char* message, const int y,
-                                                          const int minWidth, const int minHeight) {
-  constexpr int margin = 15;
+ScreenComponents::PopupLayout ScreenComponents::drawPopup(const GfxRenderer& renderer, const char* message) {
+  constexpr int margin = 12;
+  constexpr int frameThickness = 4;
+  constexpr int frameInset = frameThickness / 2;
+  constexpr int frameRadius = 8;
+  constexpr int bottomOffset = 20;
   const int textWidth = renderer.getTextWidth(UI_12_FONT_ID, message, EpdFontFamily::BOLD);
-  const int contentWidth = std::max(textWidth, minWidth);
-  const int contentHeight = renderer.getLineHeight(UI_12_FONT_ID) + margin * 2;
-  const int w = contentWidth + margin * 2 + 50;
-  // const int x = (renderer.getScreenWidth() - w) / 2;
-  const int x = renderer.getScreenWidth() - w - margin;
-  const int h = std::max(contentHeight, minHeight);
-  renderer.fillRect(x - 2, y - 2, w + 4, h + 4, true);
-  renderer.fillRect(x + 2, y + 2, w - 4, h - 4, false);
+  const int w = std::max(textWidth, POPUP_DEFAULT_MIN_WIDTH) + margin * 2;
+  const int h = std::max(renderer.getLineHeight(UI_12_FONT_ID) + margin * 2, POPUP_DEFAULT_MIN_HEIGHT);
+  const int x = std::max(0, (renderer.getScreenWidth() - w) / 2);
+  const int y = std::max(0, renderer.getScreenHeight() - h - margin - bottomOffset);
 
-  const int textX = x + margin + (contentWidth - textWidth) / 2;
-  // renderer.drawText(UI_12_FONT_ID, textX, y + margin + 4, message, true, EpdFontFamily::BOLD);
-  renderer.drawText(NOTOSANS_18_FONT_ID, textX, y + margin + 4, message, true, EpdFontFamily::BOLD);
+  renderer.drawRoundedRectFrame(x - frameInset, y - frameInset, w + frameInset * 2, h + frameInset * 2,
+                                frameRadius, frameThickness, true, false);
+
+  const int textX = x + (w - textWidth) / 2;
+  renderer.drawText(UI_12_FONT_ID, textX, y + margin - 2, message, true, EpdFontFamily::BOLD);
   renderer.displayBuffer();
   return {x, y, w, h};
 }
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ void ScreenComponents::fillPopupProgress(const GfxRenderer& renderer, const Popu
   constexpr int barWidth = POPUP_DEFAULT_MIN_WIDTH;
   constexpr int barHeight = POPUP_DEFAULT_BAR_HEIGHT;
   const int barX = layout.x + (layout.width - barWidth) / 2;
-  const int barY = layout.y + layout.height - 15;
+  const int barY = layout.y + layout.height - 13;
 
   int fillWidth = barWidth * progress / 100;
   if (fillWidth < 0) {
diff --git a/src/ScreenComponents.h b/src/ScreenComponents.h
index fba62251..00f3ee81 100644
--- a/src/ScreenComponents.h
+++ b/src/ScreenComponents.h
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ struct TabInfo {
 
 class ScreenComponents {
  public:
-  static constexpr int POPUP_DEFAULT_MIN_WIDTH = 200;
-  static constexpr int POPUP_DEFAULT_MIN_HEIGHT = 72;
+  static constexpr int POPUP_DEFAULT_MIN_WIDTH = 130;
+  static constexpr int POPUP_DEFAULT_MIN_HEIGHT = 50;
   static constexpr int POPUP_DEFAULT_BAR_HEIGHT = 4;
 
   struct PopupLayout {
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ class ScreenComponents {
 
   static void drawBattery(const GfxRenderer& renderer, int left, int top, bool showPercentage = true);
 
-  static PopupLayout drawPopup(const GfxRenderer& renderer, const char* message, int y = 125,
-                               int minWidth = POPUP_DEFAULT_MIN_WIDTH, int minHeight = POPUP_DEFAULT_MIN_HEIGHT);
+  static PopupLayout drawPopup(const GfxRenderer& renderer, const char* message);
 
   static void fillPopupProgress(const GfxRenderer& renderer, const PopupLayout& layout, int progress);
 
diff --git a/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp b/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp
index 7da55d8d..738c1c0c 100644
--- a/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 void SleepActivity::onEnter() {
   Activity::onEnter();
 
-  ScreenComponents::drawPopup(renderer, "Entering Sleep...");
+  ScreenComponents::drawPopup(renderer, "Sleeping");
+
+  // debug delay to see sleep screen
+  delay(5000);
 
   if (SETTINGS.sleepScreen == CrossPointSettings::SLEEP_SCREEN_MODE::BLANK) {
     return renderBlankSleepScreen();
diff --git a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
index e77e559b..196a7455 100644
--- a/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void EpubReaderActivity::renderScreen() {
       Serial.printf("[%lu] [ERS] Cache not found, building...\n", millis());
 
       pagesUntilFullRefresh = 0;
-      const auto popupLayout = ScreenComponents::drawPopup(renderer, "Indexing...");
+      const auto popupLayout = ScreenComponents::drawPopup(renderer, "Rendering");
       const auto progressCallback = [this, popupLayout](int progress) {
         ScreenComponents::fillPopupProgress(renderer, popupLayout, progress);
       };