diff --git a/generate_textures.lua b/generate_textures.lua
index 4007428..bc95ba5 100644
--- a/generate_textures.lua
+++ b/generate_textures.lua
@@ -47,3 +47,14 @@ local pixels = {
 	{ _, _, _, _, _, _, _ },
 }
 tga_encoder.image(pixels):save("textures/xmaps_dot_small.tga")
+
+local pixels = {
+	{ _, _, _, _, _, _, _ },
+	{ _, _, _, _, _, _, _ },
+	{ _, _, _, K, K, _, _ },
+	{ _, _, K, W, W, K, _ },
+	{ _, _, K, W, W, K, _ },
+	{ _, _, _, K, K, _, _ },
+	{ _, _, _, _, _, _, _ },
+}
+tga_encoder.image(pixels):save("textures/xmaps_dot_tiny.tga")
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 1d60c76..b4961c6 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -637,37 +637,60 @@ xmaps.show_map_hud = function(player)
 	local marker
 	local dot_large = "xmaps_dot_large.tga" .. "^[makealpha:1,1,1"
 	local dot_small = "xmaps_dot_small.tga" .. "^[makealpha:1,1,1"
+	local dot_tiny = "xmaps_dot_tiny.tga" .. "^[makealpha:1,1,1"
 
 	if pos.x < minp.x then
-		if minp.x - pos.x < size then
+		if minp.x - pos.x < size * 2 then
 			marker = dot_large
-		else
+		elseif minp.x - pos.x < size * 4 then
 			marker = dot_small
+		else
+			marker = dot_tiny
 		end
 		pos.x = minp.x
 	elseif pos.x > maxp.x then
-		if pos.x - maxp.x < size then
+		if pos.x - maxp.x < size * 2 then
 			marker = dot_large
-		else
+		elseif pos.x - maxp.x < size * 4 then
 			marker = dot_small
+		else
+			marker = dot_tiny
 		end
 		pos.x = maxp.x
 	end
 
-	-- we never override the small marker
+	-- we never override a smaller marker
 	-- yes, this is a literal corner case
 	if pos.z < minp.z then
-		if minp.z - pos.z < 256 and marker ~= dot_small then
+		if (
+			minp.z - pos.z < size * 2 and
+			marker ~= dot_small and
+			marker ~= dot_tiny
+		) then
 			marker = dot_large
-		else
+		elseif (
+			minp.z - pos.z < size * 4 and
+			marker ~= dot_tiny
+		) then
 			marker = dot_small
+		else
+			marker = dot_tiny
 		end
 		pos.z = minp.z
 	elseif pos.z > maxp.z then
-		if pos.z - maxp.z < 256 and marker ~= dot_small then
+		if (
+			pos.z - maxp.z < size * 2 and
+			marker ~= dot_small and
+			marker ~= dot_tiny
+		) then
 			marker = dot_large
-		else
+		elseif (
+			pos.z - maxp.z < size * 4 and
+			marker ~= dot_tiny
+		) then
 			marker = dot_small
+		else
+			marker = dot_tiny
 		end
 		pos.z = maxp.z
 	end
diff --git a/textures/xmaps_dot_tiny.tga b/textures/xmaps_dot_tiny.tga
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..335a5c2
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