diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc
index 4b04357..8c54ea4 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ void HomeWindow::updateState(const UIState &s) {
     body->setEnabled(true);
     slayout->setCurrentWidget(body);
   }
+
+  if (s.scene.started) {
+    showDriverView(s.scene.driver_camera_timer >= 10, true);
+  }
 }
 
 void HomeWindow::offroadTransition(bool offroad) {
@@ -80,10 +84,11 @@ void HomeWindow::offroadTransition(bool offroad) {
   }
 }
 
-void HomeWindow::showDriverView(bool show) {
+void HomeWindow::showDriverView(bool show, bool started) {
   if (show) {
     emit closeSettings();
     slayout->setCurrentWidget(driver_view);
+    sidebar->setVisible(show == false);
   } else {
     if (started) {
       slayout->setCurrentWidget(onroad);
@@ -93,7 +98,6 @@ void HomeWindow::showDriverView(bool show) {
       sidebar->setVisible(show == false);
     }
   }
-  sidebar->setVisible(show == false);
 }
 
 void HomeWindow::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* e) {
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.h b/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.h
index 13d97b0..5ea4a16 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ signals:
 
 public slots:
   void offroadTransition(bool offroad);
-  void showDriverView(bool show);
+  void showDriverView(bool show, bool started=false);
   void showSidebar(bool show);
   void showMapPanel(bool show);
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc b/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc
index 24eb7cc..74e565d 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/ui.cc
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ static void update_state(UIState *s) {
     scene.blind_spot_left = carState.getLeftBlindspot();
     scene.blind_spot_right = carState.getRightBlindspot();
     scene.parked = carState.getGearShifter() == cereal::CarState::GearShifter::PARK;
+    scene.reverse = carState.getGearShifter() == cereal::CarState::GearShifter::REVERSE;
     scene.standstill = carState.getStandstill();
     scene.steering_angle_deg = -carState.getSteeringAngleDeg();
     scene.turn_signal_left = carState.getLeftBlinker();
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@ void ui_update_frogpilot_params(UIState *s) {
   scene.big_map = quality_of_life_visuals && params.getBool("BigMap");
   scene.full_map = scene.big_map && params.getBool("FullMap");
   scene.camera_view = quality_of_life_visuals ? params.getInt("CameraView") : 0;
+  scene.driver_camera = quality_of_life_visuals && params.getBool("DriverCamera");
 
   scene.speed_limit_controller = scene.longitudinal_control && params.getBool("SpeedLimitController");
   scene.show_slc_offset = scene.speed_limit_controller && params.getBool("ShowSLCOffset");
@@ -480,6 +482,7 @@ void UIState::update() {
   scene.conditional_status = scene.conditional_experimental && scene.enabled ? paramsMemory.getInt("CEStatus") : 0;
   scene.current_holiday_theme = scene.holiday_themes ? paramsMemory.getInt("CurrentHolidayTheme") : 0;
   scene.current_random_event = scene.random_events ? paramsMemory.getInt("CurrentRandomEvent") : 0;
+  scene.driver_camera_timer = scene.driver_camera && scene.reverse ? scene.driver_camera_timer + 1 : 0;
 }
 
 void UIState::setPrimeType(PrimeType type) {
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/ui.h b/selfdrive/ui/ui.h
index 70b035f..fd84d13 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/ui.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/ui.h
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ typedef struct UIScene {
   bool conditional_experimental;
   bool disable_smoothing_mtsc;
   bool disable_smoothing_vtsc;
+  bool driver_camera;
   bool dynamic_path_width;
   bool dynamic_pedals_on_ui;
   bool enabled;
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ typedef struct UIScene {
   bool parked;
   bool pedals_on_ui;
   bool random_events;
+  bool reverse;
   bool reverse_cruise;
   bool reverse_cruise_ui;
   bool right_hand_drive;
@@ -291,6 +293,7 @@ typedef struct UIScene {
   int custom_icons;
   int custom_signals;
   int desired_follow;
+  int driver_camera_timer;
   int obstacle_distance;
   int obstacle_distance_stock;
   int steering_angle_deg;