diff --git a/src/ui/world-panels.ts b/src/ui/world-panels.ts
index 8b42ecd..63e5b57 100644
--- a/src/ui/world-panels.ts
+++ b/src/ui/world-panels.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,45 @@ export const STASH_CLOSE_BTN_BOUNDS = { x: 80 + 272, y: 60 + 388, w: 32, h: 32 }
 export const STASH_DEPOSIT_BTN_BOUNDS = { x: 80 + 68, y: 60 + 386, w: 76, h: 26 } as const
 export const STASH_WITHDRAW_BTN_BOUNDS = { x: 80 + 154, y: 60 + 386, w: 76, h: 26 } as const
 
+/**
+ * `Panel\TradeStash.dc6` (`public/ui/stash-bg.png`, 320x432 anchored at `ox = 80, oy = 60`)
+ * header recessed dark boxes (Issue #493):
+ * - Top box (`relY = 24..38`, height 15px) is divided by a vertical bar at `relX = 94..96` into:
+ *   - Left icon socket: `relX = 74..93, relY = 24..38` (20x15px)
+ *   - Right title text recess: `relX = 97..247, relY = 24..38` (151x15px, center `relX = 172, relY = 31`, alphabetic baseline `oy + 35`)
+ * - Bottom gold text recess: `relX = 75..246, relY = 49..65` (172x17px, center `relX = 160, relY = 57`, alphabetic baseline `oy + 61`)
+ */
+export const STASH_HEADER_ICON_SOCKET = {
+  x: 80 + 74,
+  y: 60 + 24,
+  relX: 74,
+  relY: 24,
+  w: 20,
+  h: 15,
+} as const
+
+export const STASH_HEADER_TOP_RECESS = {
+  x: 80 + 97,
+  y: 60 + 24,
+  relX: 97,
+  relY: 24,
+  w: 151,
+  h: 15,
+  textX: 80 + 172,
+  textY: 60 + 35,
+} as const
+
+export const STASH_HEADER_BOTTOM_RECESS = {
+  x: 80 + 75,
+  y: 60 + 49,
+  relX: 75,
+  relY: 49,
+  w: 172,
+  h: 17,
+  textX: 80 + 160,
+  textY: 60 + 61,
+} as const
+
 /** `Inventory.txt` `Transmogrify Box Page 1` / `Transmogrify Box2` (`supertransmogrifier.dc6` 3x4 grid) */
 export const CUBE_PANEL_ORIGIN = { x: 80, y: 60, width: 320, height: 432, w: 320, h: 432 } as const
 export const CUBE_GRID_ORIGIN = { x: 80 + 117, y: 60 + 139, cols: 3, rows: 4, cellPx: 29 } as const
@@ -1916,12 +1955,12 @@ export class WorldPanelsHud {
       }
     } else if (kind === 'stash') {
       if (assets.stashBgImg) ctx.drawImage(assets.stashBgImg, ox, oy)
-      font.drawText(ctx, '私人储物箱 (Private Stash)', ox + 160, oy + 26, {
-        font: 'fontexocet10',
+      font.drawText(ctx, '私人储物箱 (Private Stash)', ox + 172, oy + 35, {
+        font: 'font8',
         color: 'gold',
         align: 'center',
       })
-      font.drawText(ctx, `储物箱金币: ${this.stashGold.toLocaleString()}`, ox + 160, oy + 48, {
+      font.drawText(ctx, `储物箱金币: ${this.stashGold.toLocaleString()}`, ox + 160, oy + 61, {
         font: 'font8',
         color: 'white',
         align: 'center',
diff --git a/tests/stash.test.ts b/tests/stash.test.ts
index 23ad260..56bd7af 100644
--- a/tests/stash.test.ts
+++ b/tests/stash.test.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@ import {
   PLAYER_GOLD_CAP,
   STASH_DEPOSIT_BTN_BOUNDS,
   STASH_WITHDRAW_BTN_BOUNDS,
+  STASH_HEADER_ICON_SOCKET,
+  STASH_HEADER_TOP_RECESS,
+  STASH_HEADER_BOTTOM_RECESS,
   WorldPanelsHud,
 } from '../src/ui/world-panels.ts'
+import type { D2FontRenderer } from '../src/ui/font.ts'
 import {
   InventoryPanel,
   type UiInventoryItem,
@@ -604,4 +608,123 @@ describe('Milestone M5 (Issue #150): Camp Town Stash Entities Across 5 Acts & 6x
       expect(hud.inventory.visible).toBe(false)
     })
   })
+
+  describe('8. Stash Header Recessed Boxes & Text Alignment Parity (Issue #493)', () => {
+    it('defines exact TradeStash.dc6 recessed box bounds and centered baselines', () => {
+      // Left square icon socket in top row: relX = 74..93, relY = 24..38 (20x15)
+      expect(STASH_HEADER_ICON_SOCKET).toEqual({
+        x: 80 + 74,
+        y: 60 + 24,
+        relX: 74,
+        relY: 24,
+        w: 20,
+        h: 15,
+      })
+
+      // Right title recess in top row (after relX = 94..96 divider): relX = 97..247, relY = 24..38 (151x15)
+      expect(STASH_HEADER_TOP_RECESS).toEqual({
+        x: 80 + 97,
+        y: 60 + 24,
+        relX: 97,
+        relY: 24,
+        w: 151,
+        h: 15,
+        textX: 80 + 172,
+        textY: 60 + 35,
+      })
+
+      // Full-width gold readout recess in bottom row: relX = 75..246, relY = 49..65 (172x17)
+      expect(STASH_HEADER_BOTTOM_RECESS).toEqual({
+        x: 80 + 75,
+        y: 60 + 49,
+        relX: 75,
+        relY: 49,
+        w: 172,
+        h: 17,
+        textX: 80 + 160,
+        textY: 60 + 61,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('renders Private Stash title and gold readout centered inside their respective recessed boxes without crossing dividers', () => {
+      const panels = new WorldPanelsHud()
+      panels.stashGold = 2_500_000
+
+      const drawTextCalls: Array<{
+        text: string
+        x: number
+        y: number
+        opts?: { font?: string; color?: string; align?: string }
+      }> = []
+
+      const mockFont = {
+        drawText: (_ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, text: string, x: number, y: number, opts?: any) => {
+          drawTextCalls.push({ text, x, y, opts })
+        },
+        measureText: (text: string) => text.length * 6.5,
+      } as unknown as D2FontRenderer
+
+      const mockCtx = {
+        drawImage: () => {},
+        fillRect: () => {},
+        strokeRect: () => {},
+        fillStyle: '',
+        strokeStyle: '',
+      } as unknown as CanvasRenderingContext2D
+
+      panels.drawLeftDockPanel(
+        mockCtx,
+        'stash',
+        {
+          questBgImg: null,
+          waypointBgImg: null,
+          borderLeftImg: null,
+          stashBgImg: null,
+          cubeBgImg: null,
+          vendorBgImg: null,
+          buySellBtnImg: null,
+        },
+        mockFont,
+      )
+
+      const titleCall = drawTextCalls.find(c => c.text.includes('私人储物箱'))
+      const goldCall = drawTextCalls.find(c => c.text.includes('储物箱金币'))
+
+      expect(titleCall).toBeDefined()
+      expect(goldCall).toBeDefined()
+
+      // 1. Top title must be centered in the right compartment (relX = 97..247 -> center ox + 172 = 252)
+      // and vertically centered in relY = 24..38 (alphabetic baseline oy + 35 = 95)
+      expect(titleCall!.x).toBe(STASH_HEADER_TOP_RECESS.textX)
+      expect(titleCall!.y).toBe(STASH_HEADER_TOP_RECESS.textY)
+      expect(titleCall!.opts?.font).toBe('font8')
+      expect(titleCall!.opts?.color).toBe('gold')
+      expect(titleCall!.opts?.align).toBe('center')
+
+      // Verify title glyph vertical span [y - 9, y + 1] stays strictly inside top recess [oy + 24, oy + 38]
+      const topRecessTop = STASH_HEADER_TOP_RECESS.y
+      const topRecessBottom = STASH_HEADER_TOP_RECESS.y + STASH_HEADER_TOP_RECESS.h - 1
+      expect(titleCall!.y - 9).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(topRecessTop)
+      expect(titleCall!.y + 1).toBeLessThanOrEqual(topRecessBottom)
+
+      // Verify title horizontal span (~130px in font8) stays strictly inside [ox + 97, ox + 247] (never crossing relX = 94..96 divider)
+      const approxTitleWidth = 130
+      expect(titleCall!.x - approxTitleWidth / 2).toBeGreaterThan(STASH_HEADER_TOP_RECESS.x)
+      expect(titleCall!.x + approxTitleWidth / 2).toBeLessThan(STASH_HEADER_TOP_RECESS.x + STASH_HEADER_TOP_RECESS.w)
+
+      // 2. Bottom gold text must be centered in the bottom recess (relX = 75..246 -> center ox + 160 = 240)
+      // and vertically centered in relY = 49..65 (alphabetic baseline oy + 61 = 121)
+      expect(goldCall!.x).toBe(STASH_HEADER_BOTTOM_RECESS.textX)
+      expect(goldCall!.y).toBe(STASH_HEADER_BOTTOM_RECESS.textY)
+      expect(goldCall!.opts?.font).toBe('font8')
+      expect(goldCall!.opts?.color).toBe('white')
+      expect(goldCall!.opts?.align).toBe('center')
+
+      // Verify gold glyph vertical span [y - 9, y + 1] stays strictly inside bottom recess [oy + 49, oy + 65]
+      const bottomRecessTop = STASH_HEADER_BOTTOM_RECESS.y
+      const bottomRecessBottom = STASH_HEADER_BOTTOM_RECESS.y + STASH_HEADER_BOTTOM_RECESS.h - 1
+      expect(goldCall!.y - 9).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(bottomRecessTop)
+      expect(goldCall!.y + 1).toBeLessThanOrEqual(bottomRecessBottom)
+    })
+  })
 })