diff --git a/selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.h b/selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.h
index bcf99a6284..a28864acfd 100644
--- a/selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.h
+++ b/selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.h
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ public:
     int ret = std::system("dumpsys SurfaceFlinger --list | grep -Fq 'com.android.settings'");
     launched_activity = ret == 0;
   }
+
+  static void close_activities() {
+    if(launched_activity){
+      std::system("pm disable com.android.settings && pm enable com.android.settings");
+    }
+  }
+
   static void launch_activity(std::string activity, std::string opts = "") {
     if (!launched_activity) {
       std::string cmd = "am start -n " + activity + " " + opts +
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc
index 7c5537f618..624cbc8f5f 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc
@@ -328,3 +328,10 @@ SettingsWindow::SettingsWindow(QWidget *parent) : QFrame(parent) {
     }
   )");
 }
+
+void SettingsWindow::hideEvent(QHideEvent *event){
+#ifdef QCOM
+  HardwareEon::close_activities();
+#endif
+}
+
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.hpp b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.hpp
index 2dee5b62d1..58bdc2be8f 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.hpp
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ class SettingsWindow : public QFrame {
 public:
   explicit SettingsWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
 
+protected:
+  void hideEvent(QHideEvent *event);
+
 signals:
   void closeSettings();
   void offroadTransition(bool offroad);