diff --git a/src/battle/BattleState.lua b/src/battle/BattleState.lua
index 6cee785a..99b3a53a 100644
--- a/src/battle/BattleState.lua
+++ b/src/battle/BattleState.lua
@@ -145,6 +145,17 @@ function BattleState:statusHUDVisible()
                       self) ~= false
 end
 
+function BattleState:caughtMarkerVisible()
+  local dex = self.game and self.game.save and self.game.save.pokedex
+  if not self.enemy or (self.kind ~= "wild" and self.kind ~= "safari")
+      or not (dex and dex.owned and dex.owned[self.enemy.mon.species]) then
+    return false
+  end
+  if not Runtime.wantsHook("battle.caught_marker_visible") then return false end
+  return Runtime.call("battle.caught_marker_visible",
+                      function() return false end, self) == true
+end
+
 function BattleState:moveGridNavigation()
   if self:wideLayout() then return true end
   if not Runtime.wantsHook("battle.move_grid_navigation") then return false end
@@ -4779,7 +4790,7 @@ end
 -- Party pokeball row (SetupPokeballs tiles: ball / status ball /
 -- fainted ball / empty), 6 slots stepping dx from (x,y).
 local ballQuads
-function BattleState:drawBallRow(party, x, y, dx)
+local function balls()
   if ballQuads == nil then
     local ok, img = pcall(love.graphics.newImage, "assets/generated/battle/balls.png")
     if ok then
@@ -4791,11 +4802,23 @@ function BattleState:drawBallRow(party, x, y, dx)
       ballQuads = false
     end
   end
-  if not ballQuads then return end
+  return ballQuads or nil
+end
+
+function BattleState:drawCaughtBall(x, y)
+  local quads = balls()
+  if not quads then return end
+  love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, 1)
+  love.graphics.draw(quads.img, quads[0], x, y)
+end
+
+function BattleState:drawBallRow(party, x, y, dx)
+  local quads = balls()
+  if not quads then return end
   for i = 1, 6 do
     local mon = party[i]
     local tile = not mon and 3 or mon.hp <= 0 and 2 or mon.status and 1 or 0
-    love.graphics.draw(ballQuads.img, ballQuads[tile], x + (i - 1) * dx, y)
+    love.graphics.draw(quads.img, quads[tile], x + (i - 1) * dx, y)
   end
 end
 
@@ -5511,7 +5534,12 @@ function BattleState:drawHUDs(slide)
       love.graphics.translate(hudShake, 0)
     end
     love.graphics.setColor(0, 0, 0, 1)
-    Font.draw(self.enemy.name, nameX(1, self.enemy.name), 0)
+    local enemyNameX = nameX(1, self.enemy.name)
+    local enemyNameWidth = Font.draw(self.enemy.name, enemyNameX, 0)
+    if self:caughtMarkerVisible() then
+      self:drawCaughtBall(enemyNameX + enemyNameWidth, 0)
+      love.graphics.setColor(0, 0, 0, 1)
+    end
     if self.enemy.shownStatus then
       Font.draw(self:statusLabel({ status = self.enemy.shownStatus }), 40, 8)
     else
diff --git a/tests/mod_qol_hooks_tests.lua b/tests/mod_qol_hooks_tests.lua
index dfa425b2..ff9716b6 100644
--- a/tests/mod_qol_hooks_tests.lua
+++ b/tests/mod_qol_hooks_tests.lua
@@ -193,6 +193,26 @@ do
     "battle status HUD returns when the hook is removed")
 end
 
+-- ------- battle.caught_marker_visible (caught wild marker)
+
+do
+  local BattleState = require("src.battle.BattleState")
+  local state = { kind = "wild", enemy = { mon = { species = "RATTATA" } },
+    game = { save = { pokedex = { owned = { RATTATA = true } } } } }
+  check(not BattleState.caughtMarkerVisible(state),
+    "caught marker is opt-in")
+  local unsub = wrap("battle.caught_marker_visible", function() return true end)
+  check(BattleState.caughtMarkerVisible(state),
+    "a mod can show a caught wild marker")
+  state.kind = "trainer"
+  check(not BattleState.caughtMarkerVisible(state),
+    "trainer battles never show a caught marker")
+  state.kind, state.game.save.pokedex.owned.RATTATA = "wild", false
+  check(not BattleState.caughtMarkerVisible(state),
+    "uncaught wild Pokemon have no marker")
+  unsub()
+end
+
 -- ------- grid navigation ownership (alternate menu renderers)
 
 do