diff --git a/src/states_screens/race_gui_overworld.cpp b/src/states_screens/race_gui_overworld.cpp
index 438027052..3e3a5f2ba 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/race_gui_overworld.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/race_gui_overworld.cpp
@@ -437,7 +437,8 @@ void RaceGUIOverworld::drawGlobalMiniMap()
         if (challenges[n].m_challenge_id != "tutorial" &&
             challenges[n].getForceField().m_is_locked) continue;
 
-        if ((kart_xyz - Vec3(challenges[n].m_position)).length2_2d() < CHALLENGE_DISTANCE_SQUARED)
+        if ((kart_xyz - Vec3(challenges[n].m_position)).length2_2d() < CHALLENGE_DISTANCE_SQUARED &&
+            fabsf(kart_xyz[1] - challenges[n].m_position.Y) < CHALLENGE_HEIGHT)
         {
             m_close_to_a_challenge = true;
 
diff --git a/src/states_screens/race_gui_overworld.hpp b/src/states_screens/race_gui_overworld.hpp
index 426fa2970..039f27209 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/race_gui_overworld.hpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/race_gui_overworld.hpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class RaceSetup;
 /** Distance (squared) at which a challenge orb "activates" */
 const int CHALLENGE_DISTANCE_SQUARED = 20;
 
+const int CHALLENGE_HEIGHT = 4;
+
 /**
  * \brief Handles the in-race GUI (messages, mini-map, rankings, timer, etc...)
  * \ingroup states_screens