diff --git a/release/files_common b/release/files_common
index d4f3e0cbd8..9106f42fa9 100644
--- a/release/files_common
+++ b/release/files_common
@@ -263,12 +263,15 @@ selfdrive/controls/lib/longitudinal_mpc_model/libmpc_py.py
 selfdrive/controls/lib/longitudinal_mpc_model/longitudinal_mpc.c
 
 selfdrive/hardware/__init__.py
+selfdrive/hardware/base.h
 selfdrive/hardware/base.py
 selfdrive/hardware/hw.h
 selfdrive/hardware/eon/__init__.py
 selfdrive/hardware/eon/apk.py
+selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.h
 selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.py
 selfdrive/hardware/tici/__init__.py
+selfdrive/hardware/tici/hardware.h
 selfdrive/hardware/tici/hardware.py
 selfdrive/hardware/tici/pins.py
 selfdrive/hardware/tici/agnos.py
diff --git a/selfdrive/common/framebuffer.h b/selfdrive/common/framebuffer.h
index 1285b67c64..d60424d6ad 100644
--- a/selfdrive/common/framebuffer.h
+++ b/selfdrive/common/framebuffer.h
@@ -1,35 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
-
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include "hardware/hwcomposer_defs.h"
 
 bool set_brightness(int brightness);
 
-/* Display power modes */
-enum {
-    /* The display is turned off (blanked). */
-    HWC_POWER_MODE_OFF      = 0,
-    /* The display is turned on and configured in a low power state
-     * that is suitable for presenting ambient information to the user,
-     * possibly with lower fidelity than normal but greater efficiency. */
-    HWC_POWER_MODE_DOZE     = 1,
-    /* The display is turned on normally. */
-    HWC_POWER_MODE_NORMAL   = 2,
-    /* The display is configured as in HWC_POWER_MODE_DOZE but may
-     * stop applying frame buffer updates from the graphics subsystem.
-     * This power mode is effectively a hint from the doze dream to
-     * tell the hardware that it is done drawing to the display for the
-     * time being and that the display should remain on in a low power
-     * state and continue showing its current contents indefinitely
-     * until the mode changes.
-     *
-     * This mode may also be used as a signal to enable hardware-based doze
-     * functionality.  In this case, the doze dream is effectively
-     * indicating that the hardware is free to take over the display
-     * and manage it autonomously to implement low power always-on display
-     * functionality. */
-    HWC_POWER_MODE_DOZE_SUSPEND  = 3,
-};
-
 struct FramebufferState;
 class FrameBuffer {
  public:
diff --git a/selfdrive/hardware/base.h b/selfdrive/hardware/base.h
index 8df7d17825..c82610d93a 100644
--- a/selfdrive/hardware/base.h
+++ b/selfdrive/hardware/base.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public:
   static void reboot() {};
   static void poweroff() {};
   static void set_brightness(int percent) {};
+  static void set_display_power(bool on) {};
 
   static bool get_ssh_enabled() { return false; };
   static void set_ssh_enabled(bool enabled) {};
diff --git a/selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.h b/selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.h
index 0a607a90e9..70e9144c33 100644
--- a/selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.h
+++ b/selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.h
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <fstream>
 
+#include <gui/ISurfaceComposer.h>
+#include <gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h>
+#include <hardware/hwcomposer_defs.h>
+
 #include "selfdrive/common/util.h"
 #include "selfdrive/hardware/base.h"
 
@@ -24,6 +28,10 @@ public:
       brightness_control.close();
     }
   };
+  static void set_display_power(bool on) {
+    auto dtoken = android::SurfaceComposerClient::getBuiltInDisplay(android::ISurfaceComposer::eDisplayIdMain);
+    android::SurfaceComposerClient::setDisplayPowerMode(dtoken, on ? HWC_POWER_MODE_NORMAL : HWC_POWER_MODE_OFF);
+  };
 
   static bool get_ssh_enabled() {
     return std::system("getprop persist.neos.ssh | grep -qF '1'") == 0;
diff --git a/selfdrive/hardware/hw.h b/selfdrive/hardware/hw.h
index 542eee6141..0e0980f156 100644
--- a/selfdrive/hardware/hw.h
+++ b/selfdrive/hardware/hw.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "selfdrive/hardware/base.h"
+
 #ifdef QCOM
 #include "selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.h"
 #define Hardware HardwareEon
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc
index 87678f2d4a..2dc7b9fc6b 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <QMouseEvent>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
+#include "common/util.h"
 #include "common/params.h"
 #include "common/timing.h"
 #include "common/swaglog.h"
@@ -194,14 +195,32 @@ static void handle_display_state(UIState* s, bool user_input) {
   static int awake_timeout = 0;
   awake_timeout = std::max(awake_timeout - 1, 0);
 
-  if (user_input || s->scene.ignition || s->scene.started) {
-    s->awake = true;
+  constexpr float accel_samples = 5*UI_FREQ;
+  static float accel_prev = 0., gyro_prev = 0.;
+
+  bool should_wake = s->scene.started || s->scene.ignition || user_input;
+  if (!should_wake) {
+    // tap detection while display is off
+    bool accel_trigger = abs(s->scene.accel_sensor - accel_prev) > 0.2;
+    bool gyro_trigger = abs(s->scene.gyro_sensor - gyro_prev) > 0.15;
+    should_wake = accel_trigger && gyro_trigger;
+    gyro_prev = s->scene.gyro_sensor;
+    accel_prev = (accel_prev * (accel_samples - 1) + s->scene.accel_sensor) / accel_samples;
+  }
+
+  if (should_wake) {
     awake_timeout = 30 * UI_FREQ;
-  } else if (awake_timeout == 0) {
-    s->awake = false;
+  } else if (awake_timeout > 0) {
+    should_wake = true;
   }
-}
 
+  // handle state transition
+  if (s->awake != should_wake) {
+    s->awake = should_wake;
+    Hardware::set_display_power(s->awake);
+    LOGD("setting display power %d", s->awake);
+  }
+}
 
 GLWindow::GLWindow(QWidget* parent) : QOpenGLWidget(parent) {
   timer = new QTimer(this);