diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.cc
index 985021a5f..b6d90d47d 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.cc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ bool MainWindow::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event) {
     case QEvent::MouseMove: {
       // ignore events when device is awakened by resetInteractiveTimeout
       ignore = !device()->isAwake();
-      device()->resetInteractiveTimeout();
+      device()->resetInteractiveTimeout(uiState()->scene.screen_timeout;
       break;
     }
     default:
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc b/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc
index cbd5a167d..db2da0fd9 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ void ui_update_frogpilot_params(UIState *s) {
   scene.screen_brightness = screen_management ? params.getInt("ScreenBrightness") : 101;
   scene.screen_brightness_onroad = screen_management ? params.getInt("ScreenBrightnessOnroad") : 101;
   scene.screen_recorder = screen_management && params.getBool("ScreenRecorder");
+  scene.screen_timeout = screen_management ? params.getInt("ScreenTimeout") : 30;
 
   scene.speed_limit_controller = scene.longitudinal_control && params.getBool("SpeedLimitController");
   scene.show_slc_offset = scene.speed_limit_controller && params.getBool("ShowSLCOffset");
@@ -568,6 +569,8 @@ void Device::setAwake(bool on) {
 void Device::resetInteractiveTimeout(int timeout) {
   if (timeout == -1) {
     timeout = (ignition_on ? 10 : 30);
+  } else {
+    timeout = timeout;
   }
   interactive_timeout = timeout * UI_FREQ;
 }
@@ -610,7 +613,7 @@ void Device::updateWakefulness(const UIState &s) {
   ignition_on = s.scene.ignition;
 
   if (ignition_just_turned_off) {
-    resetInteractiveTimeout();
+    resetInteractiveTimeout(s.scene.screen_timeout);
   } else if (interactive_timeout > 0 && --interactive_timeout == 0) {
     emit interactiveTimeout();
   }
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/ui.h b/selfdrive/ui/ui.h
index 64901afb9..9b2dd87cc 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/ui.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/ui.h
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ typedef struct UIScene {
   int obstacle_distance_stock;
   int screen_brightness;
   int screen_brightness_onroad;
+  int screen_timeout;
   int started_timer;
   int steering_angle_deg;
   int stopped_equivalence;