diff --git a/include/rendering/loading_screen.hpp b/include/rendering/loading_screen.hpp
index afd134b9..a0ed13a5 100644
--- a/include/rendering/loading_screen.hpp
+++ b/include/rendering/loading_screen.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public:
 
     void setProgress(float progress) { loadProgress = progress; }
     void setStatus(const std::string& status) { statusText = status; }
+    void setZoneName(const std::string& name) { zoneName = name; }
 
     // Must be set before initialize() for Vulkan texture upload
     void setVkContext(VkContext* ctx) { vkCtx = ctx; }
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ private:
 
     float loadProgress = 0.0f;
     std::string statusText = "Loading...";
+    std::string zoneName;
 
     int imageWidth = 0;
     int imageHeight = 0;
diff --git a/src/core/application.cpp b/src/core/application.cpp
index ce3883db..a0c8e1a7 100644
--- a/src/core/application.cpp
+++ b/src/core/application.cpp
@@ -4286,6 +4286,15 @@ void Application::loadOnlineWorldTerrain(uint32_t mapId, float x, float y, float
         window->swapBuffers();
     };
 
+    // Set zone name on loading screen from Map.dbc
+    if (gameHandler) {
+        std::string mapDisplayName = gameHandler->getMapName(mapId);
+        if (!mapDisplayName.empty())
+            loadingScreen.setZoneName(mapDisplayName);
+        else
+            loadingScreen.setZoneName("Loading...");
+    }
+
     showProgress("Entering world...", 0.0f);
 
     // --- Clean up previous map's state on map change ---
diff --git a/src/rendering/loading_screen.cpp b/src/rendering/loading_screen.cpp
index a2e83a2b..92c1fe1c 100644
--- a/src/rendering/loading_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/loading_screen.cpp
@@ -261,6 +261,20 @@ void LoadingScreen::renderOverlay() {
             ImVec2(0, 0), ImVec2(screenW, screenH));
     }
 
+    // Zone name header
+    if (!zoneName.empty()) {
+        ImFont* font = ImGui::GetFont();
+        float zoneTextSize = 24.0f;
+        ImVec2 zoneSize = font->CalcTextSizeA(zoneTextSize, FLT_MAX, 0.0f, zoneName.c_str());
+        float zoneX = (screenW - zoneSize.x) * 0.5f;
+        float zoneY = screenH * 0.06f - 44.0f;
+        ImDrawList* dl = ImGui::GetWindowDrawList();
+        dl->AddText(font, zoneTextSize, ImVec2(zoneX + 2.0f, zoneY + 2.0f),
+                    IM_COL32(0, 0, 0, 200), zoneName.c_str());
+        dl->AddText(font, zoneTextSize, ImVec2(zoneX, zoneY),
+                    IM_COL32(255, 220, 120, 255), zoneName.c_str());
+    }
+
     // Progress bar
     {
         const float barWidthFrac = 0.6f;
@@ -332,6 +346,22 @@ void LoadingScreen::render() {
             ImVec2(0, 0), ImVec2(screenW, screenH));
     }
 
+    // Zone name header (large text centered above progress bar)
+    if (!zoneName.empty()) {
+        ImFont* font = ImGui::GetFont();
+        float zoneTextSize = 24.0f;
+        ImVec2 zoneSize = font->CalcTextSizeA(zoneTextSize, FLT_MAX, 0.0f, zoneName.c_str());
+        float zoneX = (screenW - zoneSize.x) * 0.5f;
+        float zoneY = screenH * 0.06f - 44.0f;  // above percentage text
+        ImDrawList* dl = ImGui::GetWindowDrawList();
+        // Drop shadow
+        dl->AddText(font, zoneTextSize, ImVec2(zoneX + 2.0f, zoneY + 2.0f),
+                    IM_COL32(0, 0, 0, 200), zoneName.c_str());
+        // Gold text
+        dl->AddText(font, zoneTextSize, ImVec2(zoneX, zoneY),
+                    IM_COL32(255, 220, 120, 255), zoneName.c_str());
+    }
+
     // Progress bar (top of screen)
     {
         const float barWidthFrac = 0.6f;