diff --git a/firmware/application/event_m0.cpp b/firmware/application/event_m0.cpp
index 82f0e6bde..d32fa0d3a 100644
--- a/firmware/application/event_m0.cpp
+++ b/firmware/application/event_m0.cpp
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ void EventDispatcher::request_stop() {
 
 void EventDispatcher::set_display_sleep(const bool sleep) {
     // TODO: Distribute display sleep message more broadly, shut down data generation
-    // on baseband side, since all that data is being discarded during sleep.
+    // on baseband side, since all that data is being discarded during sleep.  -- DON'T TODO it, sincethe stealth mode want to send with screen off!
     if (sleep) {
         portapack::backlight()->off();
-        portapack::display.sleep();
+        portapack::display.sleep(false);  // when called the hw_sleep = true, the irq wont fire, so the EVT_MASK_LCD_FRAME_SYNC won't set.
     } else {
-        portapack::display.wake();
+        portapack::display.wake(true);  // not important, command not affect if already hw waken up
         // Don't turn on backlight here.
         // Let frame sync handler turn on backlight after repaint.
     }
@@ -180,12 +180,10 @@ void EventDispatcher::dispatch(const eventmask_t events) {
     /*if( events & EVT_MASK_LCD_FRAME_SYNC ) {
                 blink_timer();
         }*/
-
+    if (events & EVT_MASK_LCD_FRAME_SYNC) {
+        handle_lcd_frame_sync(!EventDispatcher::display_sleep);
+    }
     if (!EventDispatcher::display_sleep) {
-        if (events & EVT_MASK_LCD_FRAME_SYNC) {
-            handle_lcd_frame_sync();
-        }
-
         if (events & EVT_MASK_ENCODER) {
             handle_encoder();
         }
@@ -328,17 +326,16 @@ ui::Widget* EventDispatcher::getFocusedWidget() {
     return context.focus_manager().focus_widget();
 }
 
-void EventDispatcher::handle_lcd_frame_sync() {
+void EventDispatcher::handle_lcd_frame_sync(bool screen_on) {
     bool waiting_for_frame = this->waiting_for_frame;
 
-    DisplayFrameSyncMessage message;
+    DisplayFrameSyncMessage message;  // send framesync msg all the time, bc some apps relay on it
     message_map.send(&message);
-
-    static_cast<ui::SystemView*>(top_widget)->paint_overlay();
-    painter.paint_widget_tree(top_widget);
-
-    portapack::backlight()->on();
-
+    if (screen_on) {  // only draw when screen is on
+        static_cast<ui::SystemView*>(top_widget)->paint_overlay();
+        painter.paint_widget_tree(top_widget);
+        portapack::backlight()->on();
+    }
     if (waiting_for_frame)
         this->waiting_for_frame = false;
 }
diff --git a/firmware/application/event_m0.hpp b/firmware/application/event_m0.hpp
index f84ba1b46..94c1e6b97 100644
--- a/firmware/application/event_m0.hpp
+++ b/firmware/application/event_m0.hpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class EventDispatcher {
     void on_keyboard_event(ui::KeyboardEvent event);
 
     // void blink_timer();
-    void handle_lcd_frame_sync();
+    void handle_lcd_frame_sync(bool screen_on);
     void handle_switches();
     void handle_encoder();
     void handle_touch();
diff --git a/firmware/common/lcd_ili9341.cpp b/firmware/common/lcd_ili9341.cpp
index a353df4e0..1bdf2b6fb 100644
--- a/firmware/common/lcd_ili9341.cpp
+++ b/firmware/common/lcd_ili9341.cpp
@@ -77,13 +77,17 @@ void lcd_display_off() {
     io.lcd_data_write_command_and_data(0x28, {});
 }
 
-void lcd_sleep() {
+void lcd_sleep(bool hw_sleep = true) {
     lcd_display_off();
-    lcd_sleep_in();
+    if (hw_sleep) {
+        lcd_sleep_in();
+    }
 }
 
-void lcd_wake() {
-    lcd_sleep_out();
+void lcd_wake(bool hw_sleep = true) {
+    if (hw_sleep) {
+        lcd_sleep_out();
+    }
     lcd_display_on();
 }
 
@@ -394,12 +398,12 @@ void ILI9341::shutdown() {
     lcd_reset();
 }
 
-void ILI9341::sleep() {
-    lcd_sleep();
+void ILI9341::sleep(bool hw_sleep) {
+    lcd_sleep(hw_sleep);
 }
 
-void ILI9341::wake() {
-    lcd_wake();
+void ILI9341::wake(bool hw_sleep) {
+    lcd_wake(hw_sleep);
 }
 
 void ILI9341::fill_rectangle(ui::Rect r, const ui::Color c) {
diff --git a/firmware/common/lcd_ili9341.hpp b/firmware/common/lcd_ili9341.hpp
index 9add72f41..9bbc425d9 100644
--- a/firmware/common/lcd_ili9341.hpp
+++ b/firmware/common/lcd_ili9341.hpp
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ class ILI9341 {
     void init();
     void shutdown();
 
-    void sleep();
-    void wake();
+    void sleep(bool hw_sleep = true);
+    void wake(bool hw_sleep = true);
 
     void fill_rectangle(ui::Rect r, const ui::Color c);
     void fill_rectangle_unrolled8(ui::Rect r, const ui::Color c);