diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/spinner.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/spinner.cc
index 89c1a91318..573b208479 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/spinner.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/spinner.cc
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 #include <QGridLayout>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QPainter>
+
 #include "spinner.hpp"
 #include "qt_window.hpp"
+#include "selfdrive/hardware/hw.h"
 
 TrackWidget::TrackWidget(QWidget *parent) : QOpenGLWidget(parent) {
   setFixedSize(spinner_size);
@@ -121,6 +123,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 #endif
   QSurfaceFormat::setDefaultFormat(fmt);
 
+  Hardware::set_display_power(true);
+  Hardware::set_brightness(65);
+
   QApplication a(argc, argv);
   Spinner spinner;
   setMainWindow(&spinner);
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/spinner_aarch64 b/selfdrive/ui/qt/spinner_aarch64
index be45fb51cd..a1fa695662 100755
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diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/spinner_larch64 b/selfdrive/ui/qt/spinner_larch64
index 301c9420f9..35f7bc9930 100755
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diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/text.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/text.cc
index 994741a26a..f580235c66 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/text.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/text.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   QWidget window;
   setMainWindow(&window);
 
+  Hardware::set_display_power(true);
+  Hardware::set_brightness(65);
+
   QGridLayout *layout = new QGridLayout;
   layout->setMargin(50);
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/text_aarch64 b/selfdrive/ui/qt/text_aarch64
index 67ce52e131..f4f770afde 100755
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diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/text_larch64 b/selfdrive/ui/qt/text_larch64
index 5c42179d3c..bdfa10daf8 100755
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