diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc b/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc
index bbdd6d4f30..5eb1f9194c 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc
@@ -198,10 +198,13 @@ void UIState::updateStatus() {
   if (scene.started && sm->updated("controlsState")) {
     auto controls_state = (*sm)["controlsState"].getControlsState();
     auto alert_status = controls_state.getAlertStatus();
+    auto state = controls_state.getState();
     if (alert_status == cereal::ControlsState::AlertStatus::USER_PROMPT) {
       status = STATUS_WARNING;
     } else if (alert_status == cereal::ControlsState::AlertStatus::CRITICAL) {
       status = STATUS_ALERT;
+    } else if (state == cereal::ControlsState::OpenpilotState::PRE_ENABLED) {
+      status = STATUS_OVERRIDE;
     } else {
       status = controls_state.getEnabled() ? STATUS_ENGAGED : STATUS_DISENGAGED;
     }
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/ui.h b/selfdrive/ui/ui.h
index 382a7df5ed..49ced57ea2 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/ui.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/ui.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct Alert {
 
 typedef enum UIStatus {
   STATUS_DISENGAGED,
+  STATUS_OVERRIDE,
   STATUS_ENGAGED,
   STATUS_WARNING,
   STATUS_ALERT,
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ typedef enum UIStatus {
 
 const QColor bg_colors [] = {
   [STATUS_DISENGAGED] =  QColor(0x17, 0x33, 0x49, 0xc8),
+  [STATUS_OVERRIDE] = QColor(0x91, 0x9b, 0x95, 0xf1),
   [STATUS_ENGAGED] = QColor(0x17, 0x86, 0x44, 0xf1),
   [STATUS_WARNING] = QColor(0xDA, 0x6F, 0x25, 0xf1),
   [STATUS_ALERT] = QColor(0xC9, 0x22, 0x31, 0xf1),