diff --git a/GlosSITarget/Overlay.cpp b/GlosSITarget/Overlay.cpp
index 2e2a161..10658bb 100644
--- a/GlosSITarget/Overlay.cpp
+++ b/GlosSITarget/Overlay.cpp
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ void Overlay::update()
 
     if (enabled_ || force_enable_) {
         window_.clear(sf::Color(0, 0, 0, 128)); // make window slightly dim screen with overlay
-        std::ranges::for_each(OVERLAY_ELEMS_, [this](const auto& fn) {
-            fn();
+        std::ranges::for_each(OVERLAY_ELEMS_, [this](const auto& elem) {
+            elem.second();
         });
 
         // ImGui::ShowDemoWindow();
@@ -180,9 +180,19 @@ void Overlay::AddLog(const spdlog::details::log_msg& msg)
     LOG_MSGS_.push_back({.time = msg.time, .level = msg.level, .payload = msg.payload.data()});
 }
 
-void Overlay::AddOverlayElem(const std::function<void()>& elem_fn)
+
+int Overlay::AddOverlayElem(const std::function<void()>& elem_fn)
+{
+    OVERLAY_ELEMS_.insert({overlay_element_id_, elem_fn});
+    // keep this non confusing, but longer...
+    const auto res = overlay_element_id_;
+    overlay_element_id_++;
+    return res;
+}
+
+void Overlay::RemoveOverlayElem(int id)
 {
-    OVERLAY_ELEMS_.push_back(elem_fn);
+    OVERLAY_ELEMS_.erase(id);
 }
 
 void Overlay::showLogs() const
diff --git a/GlosSITarget/Overlay.h b/GlosSITarget/Overlay.h
index f0895b8..ffbed6a 100644
--- a/GlosSITarget/Overlay.h
+++ b/GlosSITarget/Overlay.h
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ class Overlay {
     static void Shutdown();
     static void AddLog(const spdlog::details::log_msg& msg);
 
-    static void AddOverlayElem(const std::function<void()>& elem_fn);
+    static int AddOverlayElem(const std::function<void()>& elem_fn);
+    static void RemoveOverlayElem(int id);
 
   private:
     sf::RenderWindow& window_;
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ class Overlay {
     static inline std::vector<Log> LOG_MSGS_;
     static constexpr int LOG_RETENTION_TIME_ = 5;
 
-    static inline std::vector<std::function<void()>> OVERLAY_ELEMS_;
+    static inline int overlay_element_id_ = 0;
+    static inline std::map<int, std::function<void()>> OVERLAY_ELEMS_;
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
     std::string config_file_name_;