diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc
index 1b8543a..2424309 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 // HomeWindow: the container for the offroad and onroad UIs
 
 HomeWindow::HomeWindow(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent) {
+  _parent = parent;
+  // Start hidden at first
+  _parent->setVisible(false);
+
   // CLEARPILOT Sidebar set to invisible in drive view.
   params.putBool("Sidebar", false);
 
@@ -52,7 +56,9 @@ HomeWindow::HomeWindow(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent) {
     showDriverView(false);
   });
   slayout->addWidget(driver_view);
+
   setAttribute(Qt::WA_NoSystemBackground);
+
   QObject::connect(uiState(), &UIState::uiUpdate, this, &HomeWindow::updateState);
   QObject::connect(uiState(), &UIState::offroadTransition, this, &HomeWindow::offroadTransition);
   QObject::connect(uiState(), &UIState::offroadTransition, sidebar, &Sidebar::offroadTransition);
@@ -92,9 +98,11 @@ void HomeWindow::offroadTransition(bool offroad) {
     slayout->setCurrentWidget(onroad);
     uiState()->scene.map_open = onroad->isMapVisible();
   }
+  _parent->setVisible(true);
 }
 
 void HomeWindow::showDriverView(bool show, bool started) {
+  _parent->setVisible(true);
   if (show) {
     emit closeSettings();
     slayout->setCurrentWidget(driver_view);
@@ -121,6 +129,7 @@ void HomeWindow::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* e) {
   //   params.putBool("Sidebar", sidebar->isVisible());
   // }
 
+
   // CLEARPILOT - click ready shows home
   if (!onroad->isVisible() && ready->isVisible()) {
     sidebar->setVisible(true);
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.h b/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.h
index 978670d..8202b79 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class HomeWindow : public QWidget {
 
 public:
   explicit HomeWindow(QWidget* parent = 0);
+  QWidget* _parent = 0
 
 signals:
   void openSettings(int index = 0, const QString &param = "");