diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc
index 8907ce3e72..06c3a36715 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.cc
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ void SettingsWindow::showEvent(QShowEvent *event) {
   for (auto &[name, panel] : panels) {
     QPushButton *btn = new QPushButton(name);
     btn->setCheckable(true);
+    btn->setChecked(nav_btns->buttons().size() == 0);
     btn->setStyleSheet(R"(
       QPushButton {
         color: grey;