diff --git a/src/render/TileRenderer.lua b/src/render/TileRenderer.lua
index f616d252..6f46334e 100644
--- a/src/render/TileRenderer.lua
+++ b/src/render/TileRenderer.lua
@@ -760,6 +760,36 @@ function TileRenderer:markCellBottomRedraw(cx, cy, camX, camY, colors)
   end
 end
 
+-- Draw the bottom tile row of every visible grass cell after sprites.
+-- DMG/SGB: one SpriteBatch draw under the color-0-key shader.
+-- GBC:     per-cell draws using pre-keyed images (can't share one batch).
+function TileRenderer:drawGrassOverdraw(camX, camY)
+  local ox, oy = -math.floor(camX), -math.floor(camY)
+  if self.gbcCtx then
+    if self.grassCells then
+      for _, c in ipairs(self.grassCells) do
+        self:drawCellBottomRaw(c[1], c[2], camX, camY)
+      end
+    end
+  else
+    local shader = getColor0KeyShader()
+    if shader then love.graphics.setShader(shader) end
+    if self.grassBatch then
+      love.graphics.draw(self.grassBatch, ox, oy)
+    end
+    if shader then love.graphics.setShader() end
+  end
+end
+
+-- Queue every visible grass cell's bottom row for the post-zone
+-- sprite-redraw pass (GBC OBP replay; mirrors markCellBottomRedraw).
+function TileRenderer:markGrassOverdrawRedraw(camX, camY, colors)
+  if not self.grassCells then return end
+  for _, c in ipairs(self.grassCells) do
+    self:markCellBottomRedraw(c[1], c[2], camX, camY, colors)
+  end
+end
+
 local WINDOW_MARGIN = 8 -- tiles of slack kept around the view between refills
 
 function TileRenderer:ensureWindow(camX, camY, vw, vh)
@@ -785,6 +815,16 @@ function TileRenderer:ensureWindow(camX, camY, vw, vh)
     self.winBatch = love.graphics.newSpriteBatch(self.image, 1024, "dynamic")
   end
   self.winBatch:clear()
+  -- grass-overdraw pass structures: a SpriteBatch for the DMG/SGB shader
+  -- path (one atlas, one shader draw call) and a plain list for the GBC
+  -- path (per-cell pre-keyed images can't share a single SpriteBatch).
+  if not self.gbcCtx then
+    if not self.grassBatch then
+      self.grassBatch = love.graphics.newSpriteBatch(self.image, 1024, "dynamic")
+    end
+    self.grassBatch:clear()
+  end
+  self.grassCells = {}
   local anims = self.anims
   for _, anim in ipairs(anims) do
     if not anim.batch then
@@ -794,6 +834,9 @@ function TileRenderer:ensureWindow(camX, camY, vw, vh)
   end
   local map, quads = self.map, self.quads
   local claimedBy, aliasMap = self.claimedBy, self.aliasMap
+  -- track which grass cells we've already added so each cx/cy pair is only
+  -- recorded once even though its two bottom-row tiles share the same cell.
+  local grassSeen = {}
   for ty = ty0, ty1 - 1 do
     local by = math.floor(ty / 4)
     local ty4 = ty % 4
@@ -816,6 +859,25 @@ function TileRenderer:ensureWindow(camX, camY, vw, vh)
             anim.batch:add(wx, wy)
           end
         end
+        -- bottom tile row of a 2×2 cell (ty is odd) that is a grass cell:
+        -- record it for the post-sprite grass overdraw pass.
+        if ty % 2 == 1 then
+          local cx, cy = math.floor(tx / 2), math.floor(ty / 2)
+          local key = cy * 65536 + cx
+          if not grassSeen[key] and map:isGrassCell(cx, cy) then
+            grassSeen[key] = true
+            self.grassCells[#self.grassCells + 1] = { cx, cy }
+            -- DMG/SGB path: bake both tiles of the bottom row into the batch
+            if self.grassBatch then
+              -- left tile (tx = cx*2)
+              local lq = quads[map:tileAt(cx * 2, ty)]
+              if lq then self.grassBatch:add(lq, cx * 16, ty * 8) end
+              -- right tile (tx = cx*2+1)
+              local rq = quads[map:tileAt(cx * 2 + 1, ty)]
+              if rq then self.grassBatch:add(rq, cx * 16 + 8, ty * 8) end
+            end
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
   end
@@ -891,6 +953,8 @@ end
 -- :release on eviction.
 function TileRenderer:releaseBatches()
   safeRelease(self.winBatch); self.winBatch = nil
+  safeRelease(self.grassBatch); self.grassBatch = nil
+  self.grassCells = nil
   safeRelease(self.borderFill); self.borderFill = nil
   safeRelease(self.borderQuad); self.borderQuad = nil
   -- shared shift-variant cache; only drop the reference
diff --git a/src/world/OverworldController.lua b/src/world/OverworldController.lua
index 0dbc0770..b93fa8bc 100644
--- a/src/world/OverworldController.lua
+++ b/src/world/OverworldController.lua
@@ -5303,25 +5303,16 @@ function OverworldState:drawWorld()
       if not ((self.flyAnim or self.flyArrive or self.playerHidden)
               and e == self.player) then
         e:draw(cam.x, cam.y)
-        -- tall grass overdraws the sprite's feet (GB sprite priority);
-        -- the overdraw is BG tiles, so it rides the shake offset too
-        love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, 1)
-        if self.map:isGrassCell(e.cellX, e.cellY) then
-          self.map.renderer:drawCellBottom(e.cellX, e.cellY, cam.x, bgY)
-          if grassColors then
-            self.map.renderer:markCellBottomRedraw(e.cellX, e.cellY,
-                                                   cam.x, bgY, grassColors)
-          end
-        end
-        if e.targetX and self.map:isGrassCell(e.targetX, e.targetY) then
-          self.map.renderer:drawCellBottom(e.targetX, e.targetY, cam.x, bgY)
-          if grassColors then
-            self.map.renderer:markCellBottomRedraw(e.targetX, e.targetY,
-                                                   cam.x, bgY, grassColors)
-          end
-        end
       end
     end
+    -- tall grass overdraws every visible grass cell's feet row after all
+    -- sprites (GB sprite-priority parity).  One pass regardless of how many
+    -- entities are on screen -- see TileRenderer:drawGrassOverdraw.
+    love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, 1)
+    self.map.renderer:drawGrassOverdraw(cam.x, bgY)
+    if grassColors then
+      self.map.renderer:markGrassOverdrawRedraw(cam.x, bgY, grassColors)
+    end
     fxHeal()
     fxDust()
     fxCutTree()
@@ -5357,6 +5348,18 @@ function OverworldState:drawWorld()
         items[#items + 1] = { y = e.py + 16, kind = "entity", e = e }
       end
     end
+    -- Inject grass-cell overdraw items into the same depth-sorted queue so
+    -- they occlude entities at lower y correctly (back-to-front by cell foot).
+    -- Each cell's foot y = cy*16 + 16 in world pixels (bottom of its two rows).
+    local grassCells = self.map.renderer.grassCells
+    if grassCells then
+      for _, c in ipairs(grassCells) do
+        local cx, cy = c[1], c[2]
+        -- world-pixel foot of the grass cell's bottom tile row
+        local cellFootY = (cy * 2 + 2) * 8 -- == cy*16+16
+        items[#items + 1] = { y = cellFootY, kind = "grass", cx = cx, cy = cy }
+      end
+    end
     table.sort(items, function(a, b) return a.y < b.y end)
 
     for _, it in ipairs(items) do
@@ -5368,6 +5371,20 @@ function OverworldState:drawWorld()
         local fy = g.npc.py - cam.y + g.oy + 16
         self:billboard(fx, fy, vw, vh, zoneColorsAt(zones, fx, fy), false,
                        function() g.npc:draw(cam.x - g.ox, cam.y - g.oy) end)
+      elseif it.kind == "grass" then
+        -- tall-grass bottom-row overdraw: billboarded at the cell's foot so
+        -- it depth-sorts correctly against any entity in the same y column.
+        -- bgY keeps the elevator-shake offset; drawCellBottomRaw lets the
+        -- billboard own the shader (color-0 keying baked into the keyed image
+        -- on GBC, or applied by drawCellBottom's shader on DMG/SGB).
+        local cx, cy = it.cx, it.cy
+        local fx = cx * 16 - cam.x + 8  -- horizontal centre of the cell
+        local fy = (cy * 2 + 2) * 8 - cam.y  -- foot of the bottom tile row
+        local colors = zoneColorsAt(zones, fx, fy)
+        self:billboard(fx, fy, vw, vh, colors, true, function()
+          love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, 1)
+          self.map.renderer:drawCellBottomRaw(cx, cy, cam.x, bgY)
+        end)
       else
         local e = it.e
         local fx = e.px - cam.x + 8
@@ -5375,22 +5392,6 @@ function OverworldState:drawWorld()
         local colors = zoneColorsAt(zones, fx, fy)
         self:billboard(fx, fy, vw, vh, colors, false,
                        function() e:draw(cam.x, cam.y) end)
-        -- tall-grass feet overdraw glued to the sprite: same anchor + depth
-        -- so it keeps hiding the feet, color-0-keyed palette so its white
-        -- gaps still show the sprite through (drawCellBottomRaw lets the
-        -- billboard own the shader; bgY keeps the elevator-shake offset).
-        if self.map:isGrassCell(e.cellX, e.cellY) then
-          self:billboard(fx, fy, vw, vh, colors, true, function()
-            love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, 1)
-            self.map.renderer:drawCellBottomRaw(e.cellX, e.cellY, cam.x, bgY)
-          end)
-        end
-        if e.targetX and self.map:isGrassCell(e.targetX, e.targetY) then
-          self:billboard(fx, fy, vw, vh, colors, true, function()
-            love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, 1)
-            self.map.renderer:drawCellBottomRaw(e.targetX, e.targetY, cam.x, bgY)
-          end)
-        end
       end
     end