diff --git a/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py b/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py
index 86f6ff0f56..731e8968d1 100755
--- a/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py
+++ b/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ class Controls:
         elif self.state == State.preEnabled:
           if not self.events.any(ET.PRE_ENABLE):
             self.state = State.enabled
+          else:
+            self.current_alert_types.append(ET.PRE_ENABLE)
 
     # DISABLED
     elif self.state == State.disabled:
diff --git a/selfdrive/controls/lib/events.py b/selfdrive/controls/lib/events.py
index f49a0c2fdd..cffff8b7c1 100644
--- a/selfdrive/controls/lib/events.py
+++ b/selfdrive/controls/lib/events.py
@@ -204,8 +204,6 @@ def wrong_car_mode_alert(CP, sm, metric):
 EVENTS = {
   # ********** events with no alerts **********
 
-  EventName.gasPressed: {ET.PRE_ENABLE: None},
-
   # ********** events only containing alerts displayed in all states **********
 
   EventName.debugAlert: {
@@ -333,6 +331,14 @@ EVENTS = {
 
   # ********** events only containing alerts that display while engaged **********
 
+  EventName.gasPressed: {
+    ET.PRE_ENABLE: Alert(
+      "openpilot will not brake while gas pressed",
+      "",
+      AlertStatus.normal, AlertSize.small,
+      Priority.LOWEST, VisualAlert.none, AudibleAlert.none, .0, .0, .1),
+  },
+
   EventName.vehicleModelInvalid: {
     ET.WARNING: Alert(
       "Vehicle Parameter Identification Failed",