diff --git a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/bootmgr.c b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/bootmgr.c
index b0494083d75..5a5d8335df7 100644
--- a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/bootmgr.c
+++ b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/bootmgr.c
@@ -427,8 +427,8 @@ VOID RunLoader(VOID)
 
     for (;;)
     {
-        /* Redraw the backdrop */
-        UiDrawBackdrop();
+        /* Redraw the backdrop, but don't overwrite boot options */
+        UiDrawBackdrop(UiGetScreenHeight() - 2);
 
         /* Show the operating system list menu */
         if (!UiDisplayMenu("Please select the operating system to start:",
diff --git a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/include/ui.h b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/include/ui.h
index cedc2fa922a..1ee72572ae4 100644
--- a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/include/ui.h
+++ b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/include/ui.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern const PCSTR UiMonthNames[12];
 
 BOOLEAN    UiInitialize(BOOLEAN ShowUi);                                // Initialize User-Interface
 VOID    UiUnInitialize(PCSTR BootText);                        // Un-initialize User-Interface
-VOID    UiDrawBackdrop(VOID);                                    // Fills the entire screen with a backdrop
+VOID    UiDrawBackdrop(ULONG DrawHeight);                      // Fills the entire screen with a backdrop
 VOID    UiFillArea(ULONG Left, ULONG Top, ULONG Right, ULONG Bottom, CHAR FillChar, UCHAR Attr /* Color Attributes */);    // Fills the area specified with FillChar and Attr
 VOID    UiDrawShadow(ULONG Left, ULONG Top, ULONG Right, ULONG Bottom);    // Draws a shadow on the bottom and right sides of the area specified
 VOID    UiDrawBox(ULONG Left, ULONG Top, ULONG Right, ULONG Bottom, UCHAR VertStyle, UCHAR HorzStyle, BOOLEAN Fill, BOOLEAN Shadow, UCHAR Attr);    // Draws a box around the area specified
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ typedef struct tagUIVTBL
     BOOLEAN (*Initialize)(VOID);
     VOID (*UnInitialize)(VOID);
 
-    VOID (*DrawBackdrop)(VOID);
+    VOID (*DrawBackdrop)(ULONG DrawHeight);
     VOID (*FillArea)(ULONG Left, ULONG Top, ULONG Right, ULONG Bottom, CHAR FillChar, UCHAR Attr);
     VOID (*DrawShadow)(ULONG Left, ULONG Top, ULONG Right, ULONG Bottom);
     VOID (*DrawBox)(ULONG Left, ULONG Top, ULONG Right, ULONG Bottom, UCHAR VertStyle, UCHAR HorzStyle, BOOLEAN Fill, BOOLEAN Shadow, UCHAR Attr);
diff --git a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/include/ui/minitui.h b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/include/ui/minitui.h
index 6db89b41cc0..e8743835d42 100644
--- a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/include/ui/minitui.h
+++ b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/include/ui/minitui.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 /* Textual User Interface Functions ******************************************/
 
-VOID MiniTuiDrawBackdrop(VOID);
+VOID MiniTuiDrawBackdrop(ULONG DrawHeight);
 VOID MiniTuiDrawStatusText(PCSTR StatusText);
 
 VOID
diff --git a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/include/ui/noui.h b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/include/ui/noui.h
index ac6524dec54..99d66ceb341 100644
--- a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/include/ui/noui.h
+++ b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/include/ui/noui.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 BOOLEAN NoUiInitialize(VOID);
 VOID NoUiUnInitialize(VOID);
 
-VOID NoUiDrawBackdrop(VOID);
+VOID NoUiDrawBackdrop(ULONG DrawHeight);
 VOID NoUiFillArea(ULONG Left, ULONG Top, ULONG Right, ULONG Bottom, CHAR FillChar, UCHAR Attr);
 VOID NoUiDrawShadow(ULONG Left, ULONG Top, ULONG Right, ULONG Bottom);
 VOID NoUiDrawBox(ULONG Left, ULONG Top, ULONG Right, ULONG Bottom, UCHAR VertStyle, UCHAR HorzStyle, BOOLEAN Fill, BOOLEAN Shadow, UCHAR Attr);
diff --git a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/include/ui/tui.h b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/include/ui/tui.h
index 4a3f3e25ef9..ee0c756d526 100644
--- a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/include/ui/tui.h
+++ b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/include/ui/tui.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ TuiTruncateStringEllipsis(
 BOOLEAN    TuiInitialize(VOID);                                    // Initialize User-Interface
 VOID    TuiUnInitialize(VOID);                                    // Un-initialize User-Interface
 
-VOID    TuiDrawBackdrop(VOID);                                    // Fills the entire screen with a backdrop
+VOID    TuiDrawBackdrop(ULONG DrawHeight);                        // Fills the entire screen with a backdrop
 VOID    TuiFillArea(ULONG Left, ULONG Top, ULONG Right, ULONG Bottom, CHAR FillChar, UCHAR Attr /* Color Attributes */);    // Fills the area specified with FillChar and Attr
 VOID    TuiDrawShadow(ULONG Left, ULONG Top, ULONG Right, ULONG Bottom);    // Draws a shadow on the bottom and right sides of the area specified
 
diff --git a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/linuxboot.c b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/linuxboot.c
index e7f81d699d8..3cd90237fc8 100644
--- a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/linuxboot.c
+++ b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/linuxboot.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ LoadAndBootLinux(
     else
         strcpy(LinuxBootDescription, "Loading Linux...");
 
-    UiDrawBackdrop();
+    UiDrawBackdrop(UiGetScreenHeight());
     UiDrawStatusText(LinuxBootDescription);
     UiDrawProgressBarCenter(LinuxBootDescription);
 
diff --git a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ntldr/setupldr.c b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ntldr/setupldr.c
index 576222378f7..57931fc841e 100644
--- a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ntldr/setupldr.c
+++ b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ntldr/setupldr.c
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ LoadReactOSSetup(
     }
 
     /* Let the user know we started loading */
-    UiDrawBackdrop();
+    UiDrawBackdrop(UiGetScreenHeight());
     UiDrawStatusText("Setup is loading...");
     UiDrawProgressBarCenter("Loading ReactOS Setup...");
 
diff --git a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ntldr/winldr.c b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ntldr/winldr.c
index 5dc97f2acb5..198c673d962 100644
--- a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ntldr/winldr.c
+++ b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ntldr/winldr.c
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ LoadAndBootWindows(
     }
 
     /* Let the user know we started loading */
-    UiDrawBackdrop();
+    UiDrawBackdrop(UiGetScreenHeight());
     UiDrawStatusText("Loading...");
     UiDrawProgressBarCenter("Loading NT...");
 
diff --git a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/options.c b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/options.c
index 27eb1dda090..1b07ec64cda 100644
--- a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/options.c
+++ b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/options.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ VOID DoOptionsMenu(IN OperatingSystemItem* OperatingSystem)
     }
 
     /* Clear the backdrop */
-    UiDrawBackdrop();
+    UiDrawBackdrop(UiGetScreenHeight());
 
     switch (SelectedMenuItem)
     {
diff --git a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/directui.c b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/directui.c
index 7788fa1e84d..54b4debb1ca 100644
--- a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/directui.c
+++ b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/directui.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ UiInitialize(IN BOOLEAN ShowUi)
     MachVideoGetDisplaySize(&UiScreenWidth, &UiScreenHeight, &Depth);
 
     /* Clear the screen */
-    UiDrawBackdrop();
+    UiDrawBackdrop(UiGetScreenHeight());
     return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ UiUnInitialize(IN PCSTR BootText)
 }
 
 VOID
-UiDrawBackdrop(VOID)
+UiDrawBackdrop(ULONG DrawHeight)
 {
     /* Clear the screen */
     MachVideoClearScreen(ATTR(COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK));
diff --git a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/minitui.c b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/minitui.c
index 1ca4e8b5062..8742244940b 100644
--- a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/minitui.c
+++ b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/minitui.c
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ BOOLEAN MiniTuiInitialize(VOID)
     return TRUE;
 }
 
-VOID MiniTuiDrawBackdrop(VOID)
+VOID MiniTuiDrawBackdrop(ULONG DrawHeight)
 {
     /* Fill in a black background */
-    TuiFillArea(0, 0, UiScreenWidth - 1, UiScreenHeight - 3,
+    TuiFillArea(0, 0, UiScreenWidth - 1, DrawHeight - 1,
                 UiBackdropFillStyle,
                 ATTR(UiBackdropFgColor, UiBackdropBgColor));
 
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ VOID MiniTuiDrawBackdrop(VOID)
     VideoCopyOffScreenBufferToVRAM();
 }
 
+VOID MiniTuiFadeInBackdrop(VOID)
+{
+    /* No fade-in effect in MiniTui */
+    MiniTuiDrawBackdrop(UiScreenHeight);
+}
+
 VOID MiniTuiDrawStatusText(PCSTR StatusText)
 {
     /* Minimal UI doesn't have a status bar */
@@ -186,7 +192,7 @@ MiniTuiDrawMenu(
     ULONG i;
 
     /* Draw the backdrop */
-    UiDrawBackdrop();
+    UiDrawBackdrop(UiGetScreenHeight());
 
     /* No GUI status bar text, just minimal text. Show the menu header. */
     if (MenuInfo->MenuHeader)
@@ -250,7 +256,7 @@ const UIVTBL MiniTuiVtbl =
     TuiEditBox,
     TuiTextToColor,
     TuiTextToFillStyle,
-    MiniTuiDrawBackdrop, /* no FadeIn */
+    MiniTuiFadeInBackdrop,
     TuiFadeOut,
     TuiDisplayMenu,
     MiniTuiDrawMenu,
diff --git a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/noui.c b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/noui.c
index 80fefea0c9a..b465acff575 100644
--- a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/noui.c
+++ b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/noui.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ VOID NoUiUnInitialize(VOID)
 {
 }
 
-VOID NoUiDrawBackdrop(VOID)
+VOID NoUiDrawBackdrop(ULONG DrawHeight)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/tui.c b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/tui.c
index 80c5e3b0100..732c2a622d6 100644
--- a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/tui.c
+++ b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/tui.c
@@ -269,13 +269,13 @@ VOID TuiUnInitialize(VOID)
     MachVideoHideShowTextCursor(TRUE);
 }
 
-VOID TuiDrawBackdrop(VOID)
+VOID TuiDrawBackdrop(ULONG DrawHeight)
 {
     /* Fill in the background (excluding title box & status bar) */
     TuiFillArea(0,
                 TUI_TITLE_BOX_CHAR_HEIGHT,
                 UiScreenWidth - 1,
-                UiScreenHeight - 3,
+                DrawHeight - 2,
                 UiBackdropFillStyle,
                 ATTR(UiBackdropFgColor, UiBackdropBgColor));
 
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ VOID TuiFadeInBackdrop(VOID)
     }
 
     // Draw the backdrop and title box
-    TuiDrawBackdrop();
+    TuiDrawBackdrop(UiGetScreenHeight());
 
     if (UiUseSpecialEffects && ! MachVideoIsPaletteFixed() && TuiFadePalette != NULL)
     {
diff --git a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/tuimenu.c b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/tuimenu.c
index ff6f95e1128..b3a7e3f5ef9 100644
--- a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/tuimenu.c
+++ b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/tuimenu.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ TuiDrawMenu(
 
     // FIXME: Theme-specific
     /* Draw the backdrop */
-    UiDrawBackdrop();
+    UiDrawBackdrop(UiGetScreenHeight());
 
     /* Draw the menu box */
     TuiDrawMenuBox(MenuInfo);
diff --git a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/ui.c b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/ui.c
index 3496921cb53..946b49f4354 100644
--- a/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/ui.c
+++ b/boot/freeldr/freeldr/ui/ui.c
@@ -223,16 +223,16 @@ BOOLEAN UiInitialize(BOOLEAN ShowUi)
 
 VOID UiUnInitialize(PCSTR BootText)
 {
-    UiDrawBackdrop();
+    UiDrawBackdrop(UiGetScreenHeight());
     UiDrawStatusText(BootText);
     UiInfoBox(BootText);
 
     UiVtbl.UnInitialize();
 }
 
-VOID UiDrawBackdrop(VOID)
+VOID UiDrawBackdrop(ULONG DrawHeight)
 {
-    UiVtbl.DrawBackdrop();
+    UiVtbl.DrawBackdrop(DrawHeight);
 }
 
 VOID UiFillArea(ULONG Left, ULONG Top, ULONG Right, ULONG Bottom, CHAR FillChar, UCHAR Attr /* Color Attributes */)