diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/main.py b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/main.py
index 3ab8525d33..777d2f4c3f 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/main.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/main.py
@@ -63,14 +63,20 @@ class MainLayout(Widget):
       # Don't hide sidebar from interactive timeout
       if self._current_mode != MainState.ONROAD:
         self._sidebar.set_visible(False)
-      self._current_mode = MainState.ONROAD
+      self._set_current_layout(MainState.ONROAD)
     else:
-      self._current_mode = MainState.HOME
+      self._set_current_layout(MainState.HOME)
       self._sidebar.set_visible(True)
 
+  def _set_current_layout(self, layout: MainState):
+    if layout != self._current_mode:
+      self._layouts[self._current_mode].hide_event()
+      self._current_mode = layout
+      self._layouts[self._current_mode].show_event()
+
   def open_settings(self, panel_type: PanelType):
     self._layouts[MainState.SETTINGS].set_current_panel(panel_type)
-    self._current_mode = MainState.SETTINGS
+    self._set_current_layout(MainState.SETTINGS)
     self._sidebar.set_visible(False)
 
   def _on_settings_clicked(self):
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/settings/settings.py b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/settings/settings.py
index 7d2a23576e..fe35ea094a 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/settings/settings.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/settings/settings.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class PanelType(IntEnum):
 @dataclass
 class PanelInfo:
   name: str
-  instance: object
+  instance: Widget
   button_rect: rl.Rectangle = rl.Rectangle(0, 0, 0, 0)
 
 
@@ -153,8 +153,14 @@ class SettingsLayout(Widget):
 
   def set_current_panel(self, panel_type: PanelType):
     if panel_type != self._current_panel:
+      self._panels[self._current_panel].instance.hide_event()
       self._current_panel = panel_type
+      self._panels[self._current_panel].instance.show_event()
 
-  def close_settings(self):
-    if self._close_callback:
-      self._close_callback()
+  def show_event(self):
+    super().show_event()
+    self._panels[self._current_panel].instance.show_event()
+
+  def hide_event(self):
+    super().hide_event()
+    self._panels[self._current_panel].instance.hide_event()
diff --git a/system/ui/widgets/__init__.py b/system/ui/widgets/__init__.py
index d45f48ac38..cca2cec7ad 100644
--- a/system/ui/widgets/__init__.py
+++ b/system/ui/widgets/__init__.py
@@ -129,3 +129,10 @@ class Widget(abc.ABC):
   def _handle_mouse_release(self, mouse_pos: MousePos) -> bool:
     """Optionally handle mouse release events."""
     return False
+
+  def show_event(self):
+    """Optionally handle show event. Parent must manually call this"""
+
+  def hide_event(self):
+    """Optionally handle hide event. Parent must manually call this"""
+