diff --git a/www/html/Game/public/js/play.js b/www/html/Game/public/js/play.js
index 76e12d7..469ae97 100644
--- a/www/html/Game/public/js/play.js
+++ b/www/html/Game/public/js/play.js
@@ -755,16 +755,27 @@
     const p = document.getElementById('quiz-carry-embed-q-strip-text');
     if (!wrap || !p) return;
     if (!(previewMode && editorEmbedReturn && isQuizCarry())) {
+      wrap.classList.remove('quiz-carry-embed-q-strip--countdown');
       wrap.classList.add('is-hidden');
       wrap.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
       return;
     }
-    if (isQuizCarryEmbedCountdownBlockingMovement()) {
+    const blocking = isQuizCarryEmbedCountdownBlockingMovement();
+    const pending = quizCarryEmbedPendingQuestion;
+    let t = '';
+    if (blocking && pending) {
+      t = formatQuizCarryQuestionHud(pending);
+      if (t) wrap.classList.add('quiz-carry-embed-q-strip--countdown');
+      else wrap.classList.remove('quiz-carry-embed-q-strip--countdown');
+    } else if (blocking) {
+      wrap.classList.remove('quiz-carry-embed-q-strip--countdown');
       wrap.classList.add('is-hidden');
       wrap.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
       return;
+    } else {
+      wrap.classList.remove('quiz-carry-embed-q-strip--countdown');
+      t = (playQuizText || '').trim();
     }
-    const t = (playQuizText || '').trim();
     if (!t) {
       wrap.classList.add('is-hidden');
       wrap.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
@@ -1893,6 +1904,7 @@
         if (!o) return;
         o.botQuizCarryPathfindAfter = 0;
       });
+      syncQuizCarryEmbedQuestionStrip();
       return;
     }
     const elapsed = now - quizCarryEmbedCountdownStartAt;
@@ -1902,6 +1914,7 @@
       ov.classList.remove('is-hidden');
       ov.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'false');
     }
+    syncQuizCarryEmbedQuestionStrip();
   }
 
   function quizCarryPickNextQuestion() {
@@ -1938,6 +1951,7 @@
       const phaseEl = document.getElementById('quiz-game-phase-label');
       if (phaseEl) phaseEl.textContent = 'รอเริ่มคำถาม — นับถอยหลัง 3 · 2 · 1';
       tickQuizCarryEmbedCountdown();
+      syncQuizCarryEmbedQuestionStrip();
       return;
     }
     quizCarryCurrent = q;
diff --git a/www/html/Game/public/play.html b/www/html/Game/public/play.html
index 17a9390..26fd08b 100644
--- a/www/html/Game/public/play.html
+++ b/www/html/Game/public/play.html
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@
       max-height: 22vh;
       overflow: auto;
     }
+    /* อยู่เหนือ overlay นับถอยหลัง (10080) เพื่อให้อ่านคำถามระหว่าง 3–2–1 */
+    #quiz-carry-embed-q-strip.quiz-carry-embed-q-strip--countdown {
+      z-index: 10082;
+      bottom: max(14px, calc(env(safe-area-inset-bottom) + 8px));
+    }
     #play-quiz-scoreboard {
       position: fixed;
       top: max(56px, env(safe-area-inset-top));
@@ -719,7 +724,7 @@
   </div>
   <script src="/Game/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
   <script src="js/version.js?v=0.0166"></script>
-  <script src="js/play.js?v=0.088"></script>
+  <script src="js/play.js?v=0.089"></script>
   <div class="version-tag">v —</div>
 </body>
 </html>