diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/ClientProxy.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/ClientProxy.java
index 705e261c5..bb90e0659 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/ClientProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/ClientProxy.java
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ public class ClientProxy extends CommonProxy {
                 animNpc.display.texture = "customnpcs:textures/entity/humanmale/AnimationBody.png";
                 save = false;
             }
-            return new GuiNPCManageAnimations(animNpc, save);
+            return new GuiNPCManageAnimations(animNpc, save, npc != null);
         } else if (gui == EnumGuiType.ManageLinked)
             return new GuiNPCManageLinked(npc);
 
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ public class ClientProxy extends CommonProxy {
                 abilityNpc = new EntityCustomNpc(Minecraft.getMinecraft().theWorld);
                 abilityNpc.display.texture = "customnpcs:textures/entity/humanmale/AnimationBody.png";
             }
-            return new GuiNpcManageAbilities(abilityNpc);
+            return new GuiNpcManageAbilities(abilityNpc, npc != null);
         }
 
         else if (gui == EnumGuiType.MainMenuGlobal)
diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/global/GuiNPCManageAnimations.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/global/GuiNPCManageAnimations.java
index 0141e931a..ac4675243 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/global/GuiNPCManageAnimations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/global/GuiNPCManageAnimations.java
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ public class GuiNPCManageAnimations extends GuiModelInterface2 implements IScrol
     // Track if current animation is built-in
     private boolean currentIsBuiltIn = false;
 
-    public GuiNPCManageAnimations(EntityNPCInterface npc, boolean save) {
-        super(npc);
+    public GuiNPCManageAnimations(EntityNPCInterface npc, boolean save, boolean hasMenuNpc) {
+        super(npc, hasMenuNpc);
         this.setSave(save);
         this.xOffset = -148 + 70;
         this.yOffset = -170 + 137;
diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/global/GuiNpcManageAbilities.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/global/GuiNpcManageAbilities.java
index 49857672d..5296bb615 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/global/GuiNpcManageAbilities.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/global/GuiNpcManageAbilities.java
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ public class GuiNpcManageAbilities extends GuiAbilityInterface
     private AbilityPreviewExecutor previewExecutor;
     private long prevTick = 0;
 
-    public GuiNpcManageAbilities(EntityNPCInterface npc) {
-        super(npc);
+    public GuiNpcManageAbilities(EntityNPCInterface npc, boolean hasMenuNpc) {
+        super(npc, hasMenuNpc);
 
         // Layout offset
         this.xOffset = -148 + 110;
diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/util/GuiAbilityInterface.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/util/GuiAbilityInterface.java
index ea8dcc0b5..31a093b8d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/util/GuiAbilityInterface.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/util/GuiAbilityInterface.java
@@ -74,7 +74,16 @@ public class GuiAbilityInterface extends GuiNPCInterface2 {
     public int yOffset = 0;
 
     public GuiAbilityInterface(EntityNPCInterface npc) {
-        super(npc);
+        this(npc, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param npc       The NPC for preview rendering
+     * @param hasMenuNpc If false, the top menu tabs (Display, Stats, etc.) are hidden.
+     *                   Use false when opened from the global menu without a real NPC.
+     */
+    public GuiAbilityInterface(EntityNPCInterface npc, boolean hasMenuNpc) {
+        super(hasMenuNpc ? npc : null);
         this.npc = npc;
         this.playerdata = ((EntityCustomNpc) npc).modelData;
         this.drawDefaultBackground = false;
diff --git a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/util/GuiModelInterface2.java b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/util/GuiModelInterface2.java
index cef818647..5ca2edfb0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/util/GuiModelInterface2.java
+++ b/src/main/java/noppes/npcs/client/gui/util/GuiModelInterface2.java
@@ -30,10 +30,18 @@ public class GuiModelInterface2 extends GuiNPCInterface2 {
     public EntityNPCInterface npc;
 
     public GuiModelInterface2(EntityNPCInterface npc) {
-        super(npc);
+        this(npc, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param npc       The NPC for preview rendering
+     * @param hasMenuNpc If false, the top menu tabs (Display, Stats, etc.) are hidden.
+     *                   Use false when opened from the global menu without a real NPC.
+     */
+    public GuiModelInterface2(EntityNPCInterface npc, boolean hasMenuNpc) {
+        super(hasMenuNpc ? npc : null);
         this.npc = npc;
         playerdata = ((EntityCustomNpc) npc).modelData;
-        //xSize = 380;
         drawDefaultBackground = false;
     }