diff --git a/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/onroad/model_renderer.py b/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/onroad/model_renderer.py
index def1c644af..f5a39a2a5b 100644
--- a/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/onroad/model_renderer.py
+++ b/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/onroad/model_renderer.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class ModelRenderer(Widget, ChevronMetrics, ModelRendererSP):
 
     max_idx = self._get_path_length_idx(path_x_array, max_distance)
     self._path.projected_points = self._map_line_to_polygon(
-      self._path.raw_points, 0.9, self._path_offset_z, max_idx, max_distance, allow_invert=False
+      self._path.raw_points, self._get_path_half_width(), self._path_offset_z, max_idx, max_distance, allow_invert=False
     )
 
     self._update_experimental_gradient()
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class ModelRenderer(Widget, ChevronMetrics, ModelRendererSP):
     allow_throttle = sm['longitudinalPlan'].allowThrottle or not self._longitudinal_control
     self._blend_filter.update(int(allow_throttle))
 
-    if ui_state.rainbow_path:
+    if ui_state.rainbow_path and self._lateral_active:
       self.rainbow_path.draw_rainbow_path(self._rect, self._path)
       return
 
diff --git a/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/onroad/model_renderer.py b/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/onroad/model_renderer.py
index 5d78997662..3cf639d0a1 100644
--- a/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/onroad/model_renderer.py
+++ b/openpilot/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/onroad/model_renderer.py
@@ -4,11 +4,23 @@ Copyright (c) 2021-, Haibin Wen, sunnypilot, and a number of other contributors.
 This file is part of sunnypilot and is licensed under the MIT License.
 See the LICENSE.md file in the root directory for more details.
 """
+from openpilot.common.filter_simple import FirstOrderFilter
+from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.ui_state import ui_state, UIStatus
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.sunnypilot.onroad.chevron_metrics import ChevronMetrics
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.sunnypilot.onroad.rainbow_path import RainbowPath
+from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import gui_app
 
 
 class ModelRendererSP:
   def __init__(self):
     self.rainbow_path = RainbowPath()
     self.chevron_metrics = ChevronMetrics()
+    self._width_filter = FirstOrderFilter(0.9, 0.1, 1 / gui_app.target_fps)
+
+  @property
+  def _lateral_active(self) -> bool:
+    return ui_state.status in (UIStatus.ENGAGED, UIStatus.LAT_ONLY)
+
+  def _get_path_half_width(self) -> float:
+    target = 0.9 if self._lateral_active else 0.40
+    return self._width_filter.update(target)