diff --git a/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp b/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp
index f12bb31e..2ff386f8 100644
--- a/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp
+++ b/src/activities/boot_sleep/SleepActivity.cpp
@@ -101,11 +101,12 @@ bool renderPngSleepScreen(const std::string& filename, GfxRenderer& renderer, co
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (!overlayInfo.title.empty() || !overlayInfo.author.empty() || !overlayInfo.progressText.empty()) {
+  if (!overlayInfo.progressText.empty()) {
     const int lineHeight12 = renderer.getLineHeight(BOOKERLY_12_FONT_ID);
     const int lineHeight10 = renderer.getLineHeight(UI_10_FONT_ID);
     constexpr int lineSpacing = 3;
     constexpr int sectionSpacing = 10;
+    const int maxTextWidth = pageWidth - 20;
 
     int textBlockHeight = 0;
     if (!overlayInfo.title.empty()) {
@@ -129,7 +130,8 @@ bool renderPngSleepScreen(const std::string& filename, GfxRenderer& renderer, co
     const int overlayY = pageHeight - textBlockHeight - (lineHeight12 / 3) - (lineHeight10 * 2 / 3);
     int y = overlayY + (lineHeight12 / 3);
     if (!overlayInfo.title.empty()) {
-      renderer.drawText(BOOKERLY_12_FONT_ID, 10, y, overlayInfo.title.c_str(), true);
+      const std::string title = renderer.truncatedText(BOOKERLY_12_FONT_ID, overlayInfo.title.c_str(), maxTextWidth);
+      renderer.drawText(BOOKERLY_12_FONT_ID, 10, y, title.c_str(), true);
       y += lineHeight12;
       if (!overlayInfo.author.empty()) {
         y += lineSpacing;
@@ -138,14 +140,17 @@ bool renderPngSleepScreen(const std::string& filename, GfxRenderer& renderer, co
       }
     }
     if (!overlayInfo.author.empty()) {
-      renderer.drawText(UI_10_FONT_ID, 10, y, overlayInfo.author.c_str(), true);
+      const std::string author = renderer.truncatedText(UI_10_FONT_ID, overlayInfo.author.c_str(), maxTextWidth);
+      renderer.drawText(UI_10_FONT_ID, 10, y, author.c_str(), true);
       y += lineHeight10;
       if (!overlayInfo.progressText.empty()) {
         y += sectionSpacing;
       }
     }
     if (!overlayInfo.progressText.empty()) {
-      renderer.drawText(UI_10_FONT_ID, 10, y, overlayInfo.progressText.c_str(), true);
+      const std::string progress =
+          renderer.truncatedText(UI_10_FONT_ID, overlayInfo.progressText.c_str(), maxTextWidth);
+      renderer.drawText(UI_10_FONT_ID, 10, y, progress.c_str(), true);
     }
   }
 
@@ -353,8 +358,8 @@ void SleepActivity::renderCustomSleepScreen() const {
     explicitSleepFile.close();
     const BookOverlayInfo resolvedOverlayInfo =
         shouldLoadOverlayInfo ? getBookOverlayInfo(APP_STATE.openEpubPath) : overlayInfo;
+    LOG_DBG("SLP", "Loading explicit custom sleep image: /sleep.png");
     if (renderPngSleepScreen("/sleep.png", renderer, resolvedOverlayInfo)) {
-      LOG_DBG("SLP", "Loading explicit custom sleep image: /sleep.png");
       return;
     }
   }
@@ -585,7 +590,8 @@ void SleepActivity::renderBitmapSleepScreen(const Bitmap& bitmap, const BookOver
     const bool hasTitle = !overlayInfo.title.empty();
     const bool hasProgress = !overlayInfo.progressText.empty();
     const bool hasAuthor = !overlayInfo.author.empty();
-    if (!hasTitle && !hasAuthor && !hasProgress) {
+    // If there is no overlay progress text, do not draw the overlay background block.
+    if (!hasProgress) {
       return;
     }