diff --git a/common/params.h b/common/params.h
index d726a6185f..e132f6875b 100644
--- a/common/params.h
+++ b/common/params.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ enum ParamKeyType {
   CLEAR_ON_OFFROAD_TRANSITION = 0x10,
   DONT_LOG = 0x20,
   DEVELOPMENT_ONLY = 0x40,
+  CLEAR_ON_IGNITION_ON = 0x80,
   ALL = 0xFFFFFFFF
 };
 
diff --git a/common/params_keys.h b/common/params_keys.h
index 16f24e4aa6..b0ad539f7b 100644
--- a/common/params_keys.h
+++ b/common/params_keys.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ inline static std::unordered_map<std::string, uint32_t> keys = {
     {"DoReboot", CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START},
     {"DoShutdown", CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START},
     {"DoUninstall", CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START},
+    {"DriverTooDistracted", CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START | CLEAR_ON_IGNITION_ON},
     {"AlphaLongitudinalEnabled", PERSISTENT | DEVELOPMENT_ONLY},
     {"ExperimentalMode", PERSISTENT},
     {"ExperimentalModeConfirmed", PERSISTENT},
diff --git a/common/params_pyx.pyx b/common/params_pyx.pyx
index 2d11ab649d..0c8e04d2ed 100644
--- a/common/params_pyx.pyx
+++ b/common/params_pyx.pyx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ cdef extern from "common/params.h":
     CLEAR_ON_ONROAD_TRANSITION
     CLEAR_ON_OFFROAD_TRANSITION
     DEVELOPMENT_ONLY
+    CLEAR_ON_IGNITION_ON
     ALL
 
   cdef cppclass c_Params "Params":
diff --git a/selfdrive/monitoring/helpers.py b/selfdrive/monitoring/helpers.py
index 337be3a2ae..e451dd9145 100644
--- a/selfdrive/monitoring/helpers.py
+++ b/selfdrive/monitoring/helpers.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import cereal.messaging as messaging
 from openpilot.selfdrive.selfdrived.events import Events
 from openpilot.common.realtime import DT_DMON
 from openpilot.common.filter_simple import FirstOrderFilter
+from openpilot.common.params import Params
 from openpilot.common.stat_live import RunningStatFilter
 from openpilot.common.transformations.camera import DEVICE_CAMERAS
 
@@ -159,6 +160,9 @@ class DriverMonitoring:
     self.threshold_pre = self.settings._DISTRACTED_PRE_TIME_TILL_TERMINAL / self.settings._DISTRACTED_TIME
     self.threshold_prompt = self.settings._DISTRACTED_PROMPT_TIME_TILL_TERMINAL / self.settings._DISTRACTED_TIME
 
+    self.params = Params()
+    self.too_distracted = self.params.get_bool("DriverTooDistracted")
+
     self._reset_awareness()
     self._set_timers(active_monitoring=True)
     self._reset_events()
@@ -309,6 +313,11 @@ class DriverMonitoring:
     if self.terminal_alert_cnt >= self.settings._MAX_TERMINAL_ALERTS or \
        self.terminal_time >= self.settings._MAX_TERMINAL_DURATION or \
        self.always_on and self.awareness <= self.threshold_prompt:
+      if not self.too_distracted:
+        self.params.put_bool_nonblocking("DriverTooDistracted", True)
+      self.too_distracted = True
+
+    if self.too_distracted:
       self.current_events.add(EventName.tooDistracted)
 
     always_on_valid = self.always_on and not wrong_gear
diff --git a/system/manager/manager.py b/system/manager/manager.py
index 89e5a472f2..01e02bf720 100755
--- a/system/manager/manager.py
+++ b/system/manager/manager.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ def manager_init() -> None:
   params.clear_all(ParamKeyType.CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START)
   params.clear_all(ParamKeyType.CLEAR_ON_ONROAD_TRANSITION)
   params.clear_all(ParamKeyType.CLEAR_ON_OFFROAD_TRANSITION)
+  params.clear_all(ParamKeyType.CLEAR_ON_IGNITION_ON)
   if build_metadata.release_channel:
     params.clear_all(ParamKeyType.DEVELOPMENT_ONLY)
 
@@ -126,13 +127,14 @@ def manager_thread() -> None:
     ignore.append("pandad")
   ignore += [x for x in os.getenv("BLOCK", "").split(",") if len(x) > 0]
 
-  sm = messaging.SubMaster(['deviceState', 'carParams'], poll='deviceState')
+  sm = messaging.SubMaster(['deviceState', 'carParams', 'pandaStates'], poll='deviceState')
   pm = messaging.PubMaster(['managerState'])
 
   write_onroad_params(False, params)
   ensure_running(managed_processes.values(), False, params=params, CP=sm['carParams'], not_run=ignore)
 
   started_prev = False
+  ignition_prev = False
 
   while True:
     sm.update(1000)
@@ -144,11 +146,16 @@ def manager_thread() -> None:
     elif not started and started_prev:
       params.clear_all(ParamKeyType.CLEAR_ON_OFFROAD_TRANSITION)
 
+    ignition = any(ps.ignitionLine or ps.ignitionCan for ps in sm['pandaStates'] if ps.pandaType != log.PandaState.PandaType.unknown)
+    if ignition and not ignition_prev:
+      params.clear_all(ParamKeyType.CLEAR_ON_IGNITION_ON)
+
     # update onroad params, which drives pandad's safety setter thread
     if started != started_prev:
       write_onroad_params(started, params)
 
     started_prev = started
+    ignition_prev = ignition
 
     ensure_running(managed_processes.values(), started, params=params, CP=sm['carParams'], not_run=ignore)