diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc
index 79b084f5f..e71902c25 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ HomeWindow::HomeWindow(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent) {
   home = new OffroadHome();
   layout->addWidget(home, 0, 0);
   QObject::connect(glWindow, SIGNAL(offroadTransition(bool)), this, SLOT(setVisibility(bool)));
+  QObject::connect(glWindow, SIGNAL(offroadTransition(bool)), this, SIGNAL(offroadTransition(bool)));
   QObject::connect(this, SIGNAL(openSettings()), home, SLOT(refresh()));
   setLayout(layout);
   setStyleSheet(R"(
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.hpp b/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.hpp
index 11e5fb671..419c27933 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.hpp
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.hpp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public:
   GLWindow* glWindow;
 
 signals:
+  void offroadTransition(bool offroad);
   void openSettings();
 
 protected:
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.cc
index 71b4e2194..239eb6a6a 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
   main_layout->setMargin(0);
   setLayout(main_layout);
   QObject::connect(homeWindow, SIGNAL(openSettings()), this, SLOT(openSettings()));
+  QObject::connect(homeWindow, SIGNAL(offroadTransition(bool)), this, SLOT(offroadTransition(bool)));
   QObject::connect(settingsWindow, SIGNAL(closeSettings()), this, SLOT(closeSettings()));
 
   // start at onboarding
@@ -29,6 +30,12 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
   )");
 }
 
+void MainWindow::offroadTransition(bool offroad){
+  if(!offroad){
+    closeSettings();
+  }  
+}
+
 void MainWindow::openSettings() {
   main_layout->setCurrentWidget(settingsWindow);
 }
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.hpp b/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.hpp
index 10822f1fb..2c61ac07c 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.hpp
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ private:
   OnboardingWindow *onboardingWindow;
 
 public slots:
+  void offroadTransition(bool offroad);
   void openSettings();
   void closeSettings();
 };