diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.cc
index 36f12c266..d0806e437 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.cc
@@ -92,6 +92,16 @@ bool MainWindow::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event) {
       // ignore events when device is awakened by resetInteractiveTimeout
       ignore = !device()->isAwake();
       device()->resetInteractiveTimeout();
+
+#ifdef SUNNYPILOT
+      auto *s_sp = uiStateSP();
+      bool onroadScreenControl = s_sp->scene.onroadScreenOffControl;
+      bool started = s_sp->scene.started;
+      bool timerExpired = (s_sp->scene.onroadScreenOffTimer == 0);
+      ignore |= (onroadScreenControl and started and timerExpired);
+      s_sp->reset_onroad_sleep_timer();
+#endif
+
       break;
     }
     default:
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.h b/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.h
index 8a118b0bb..63293d417 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.h
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 #include "selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/onboarding.h"
 #include "selfdrive/ui/qt/offroad/settings.h"
 
+#ifdef SUNNYPILOT
+#include "selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/ui.h"
+#endif
+
 class MainWindow : public QWidget {
   Q_OBJECT
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/onroad/annotated_camera.cc b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/onroad/annotated_camera.cc
index 1d5567161..f9b62b0ae 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/onroad/annotated_camera.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/onroad/annotated_camera.cc
@@ -18,4 +18,10 @@ void AnnotatedCameraWidgetSP::updateState(const UIState &s) {
 void AnnotatedCameraWidgetSP::showEvent(QShowEvent *event) {
   AnnotatedCameraWidget::showEvent(event);
   ui_update_params_sp(uiState());
+  uiStateSP()->reset_onroad_sleep_timer(OnroadTimerStatusToggle::RESUME);
+}
+
+void AnnotatedCameraWidgetSP::hideEvent(QHideEvent *event) {
+  AnnotatedCameraWidget::hideEvent(event);
+  uiStateSP()->reset_onroad_sleep_timer(OnroadTimerStatusToggle::PAUSE);
 }
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/onroad/annotated_camera.h b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/onroad/annotated_camera.h
index 8c0a38565..2e7609dae 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/onroad/annotated_camera.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/onroad/annotated_camera.h
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ public:
 
 protected:
   void showEvent(QShowEvent *event) override;
+  void hideEvent(QHideEvent* event) override;
 };
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/onroad/onroad_home.cc b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/onroad/onroad_home.cc
index 3f853e336..b26d1b828 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/onroad/onroad_home.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/onroad/onroad_home.cc
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ void OnroadWindowSP::updateState(const UIStateSP &s) {
 
 void OnroadWindowSP::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *e) {
   OnroadWindow::mousePressEvent(e);
-  uiStateSP()->reset_onroad_sleep_timer();
 }
 
 void OnroadWindowSP::offroadTransition(bool offroad) {
   OnroadWindow::offroadTransition(offroad);
-  uiStateSP()->reset_onroad_sleep_timer();
 }
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/ui.cc b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/ui.cc
index c021e0e95..2244e2319 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/ui.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/ui.cc
@@ -71,17 +71,19 @@ void ui_update_params_sp(UIStateSP *s) {
   s->scene.onroadScreenOffBrightness = std::atoi(params.get("OnroadScreenOffBrightness").c_str());
   s->scene.onroadScreenOffControl = params.getBool("OnroadScreenOffControl");
   s->scene.onroadScreenOffTimerParam = std::atoi(params.get("OnroadScreenOffTimer").c_str());
-  s->reset_onroad_sleep_timer();
 
   s->scene.turn_signals = params.getBool("ShowTurnSignals");
 }
 
-void UIStateSP::reset_onroad_sleep_timer() {
-  if (scene.onroadScreenOffTimerParam >= 0 and scene.onroadScreenOffControl) {
-    scene.onroadScreenOffTimer = scene.onroadScreenOffTimerParam * UI_FREQ;
-  } else {
+void UIStateSP::reset_onroad_sleep_timer(OnroadTimerStatusToggle toggleTimerStatus) {
+  // Toggling from active state to inactive
+  if (toggleTimerStatus == OnroadTimerStatusToggle::PAUSE and scene.onroadScreenOffTimer != -1) {
     scene.onroadScreenOffTimer = -1;
   }
+  // Toggling from a previously inactive state or resetting an active timer
+  else if ((scene.onroadScreenOffTimerParam >= 0 and scene.onroadScreenOffControl and scene.onroadScreenOffTimer != -1) or toggleTimerStatus == OnroadTimerStatusToggle::RESUME) {
+    scene.onroadScreenOffTimer = scene.onroadScreenOffTimerParam * UI_FREQ;
+  }
 }
 
 DeviceSP::DeviceSP(QObject *parent) : Device(parent) {
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/ui.h b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/ui.h
index 55dd43ad5..ba5de83ef 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/ui.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/ui.h
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
 #include "selfdrive/ui/ui.h"
 #include "selfdrive/ui/qt/util.h"
 
+enum OnroadTimerStatusToggle {
+  NONE,
+  PAUSE,
+  RESUME
+};
+
 class UIStateSP : public UIState {
   Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@ public:
       return user.user_id.toLower() != "unregisteredsponsor" && user.user_id.toLower() != "temporarysponsor";
     });
   }
-  void reset_onroad_sleep_timer();
+  void reset_onroad_sleep_timer(OnroadTimerStatusToggle toggleTimerStatus = OnroadTimerStatusToggle::NONE);
 
 signals:
   void sunnylinkRoleChanged(bool subscriber);