diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/x11/LoriePreferences.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/x11/LoriePreferences.java
index 8a00c28f8..aee98635f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/x11/LoriePreferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/x11/LoriePreferences.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.Display;
-import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.InputDevice;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -309,9 +308,9 @@ void updatePreferencesLayout() {
             setEnabled("enableAccessibilityServiceAutomatically", !prefs.dexMetaKeyCapture.get());
             setEnabled("pauseKeyInterceptingWithEsc", prefs.dexMetaKeyCapture.get() ||
                     prefs.enableAccessibilityServiceAutomatically.get() ||
-                    KeyInterceptor.isEnabled());
-            setEnabled("enableAccessibilityServiceAutomatically", prefs.enableAccessibilityServiceAutomatically.get() || KeyInterceptor.isEnabled());
-            setEnabled("filterOutWinkey", prefs.enableAccessibilityServiceAutomatically.get() || KeyInterceptor.isEnabled());
+                    KeyInterceptor.isLaunched());
+            setEnabled("enableAccessibilityServiceAutomatically", prefs.enableAccessibilityServiceAutomatically.get() || KeyInterceptor.isLaunched());
+            setEnabled("filterOutWinkey", prefs.enableAccessibilityServiceAutomatically.get() || KeyInterceptor.isLaunched());
 
             boolean displayStretchEnabled = "exact".contentEquals(prefs.displayResolutionMode.get()) || "custom".contentEquals(prefs.displayResolutionMode.get());
             setEnabled("displayStretch", displayStretchEnabled);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/x11/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/x11/MainActivity.java
index 72f468100..3129940aa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/x11/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/x11/MainActivity.java
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ public void onConfigurationChanged(@NonNull Configuration newConfig) {
     @Override
     public void onWindowFocusChanged(boolean hasFocus) {
         super.onWindowFocusChanged(hasFocus);
+        KeyInterceptor.recheck();
         prefs.recheckStoringSecondaryDisplayPreferences();
         Window window = getWindow();
         View decorView = window.getDecorView();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/x11/utils/KeyInterceptor.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/x11/utils/KeyInterceptor.java
index 88dc85fee..0b275ad7b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/x11/utils/KeyInterceptor.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/x11/utils/KeyInterceptor.java
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ public class KeyInterceptor extends AccessibilityService {
     LinkedHashSet<Integer> pressedKeys = new LinkedHashSet<>();
 
     private static KeyInterceptor self;
-    private static boolean enabledAutomatically = false;
+    private static boolean launchedAutomatically = false;
+    private boolean enabled = false;
 
     public KeyInterceptor() {
         self = this;
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ public static void launch(@NonNull Context ctx) {
         try {
             Settings.Secure.putString(ctx.getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.ENABLED_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICES, "com.termux.x11/.utils.KeyInterceptor");
             Settings.Secure.putString(ctx.getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.ACCESSIBILITY_ENABLED, "1");
-            enabledAutomatically = true;
+            launchedAutomatically = true;
         } catch (SecurityException e) {
             new AlertDialog.Builder(ctx)
                     .setTitle("Permission denied")
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ public static void launch(@NonNull Context ctx) {
     }
 
     public static void shutdown(boolean onlyIfEnabledAutomatically) {
-        if (onlyIfEnabledAutomatically && !enabledAutomatically)
+        if (onlyIfEnabledAutomatically && !launchedAutomatically)
             return;
 
         if (self != null) {
@@ -54,11 +55,21 @@ public static void shutdown(boolean onlyIfEnabledAutomatically) {
         }
     }
 
-    public static boolean isEnabled() {
+    public static boolean isLaunched() {
         AccessibilityServiceInfo info = self == null ? null : self.getServiceInfo();
         return info != null && info.getId() != null;
     }
 
+    public static void recheck() {
+        MainActivity a = MainActivity.getInstance();
+        boolean shouldBeEnabled = (a != null && self != null) && (a.hasWindowFocus() || !self.pressedKeys.isEmpty());
+        if (self != null && shouldBeEnabled != self.enabled) {
+            android.util.Log.d("KeyInterceptor", (shouldBeEnabled ? "en" : "dis") + "abling interception");
+            self.setServiceInfo(new AccessibilityServiceInfo() {{ flags = shouldBeEnabled ? FLAG_REQUEST_FILTER_KEY_EVENTS : DEFAULT; }});
+            self.enabled = shouldBeEnabled;
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean onKeyEvent(KeyEvent event) {
         boolean ret = false;
@@ -80,19 +91,14 @@ public boolean onKeyEvent(KeyEvent event) {
         if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_UP)
             pressedKeys.remove(event.getKeyCode());
 
+        recheck();
+
         return ret;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onAccessibilityEvent(AccessibilityEvent e) {
-        // Disable self if it is automatically started on device boot or when activity finishes.
-        if (MainActivity.getInstance() == null || MainActivity.getInstance().isFinishing()) {
-            android.util.Log.d("KeyInterceptor", "finishing");
-            shutdown(false);
-        }
-    }
+    public void onAccessibilityEvent(AccessibilityEvent e) {}
 
     @Override
-    public void onInterrupt() {
-    }
+    public void onInterrupt() {}
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/accessibility_service_config.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/accessibility_service_config.xml
index 21c0d8b3d..d481d58eb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/accessibility_service_config.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/accessibility_service_config.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <accessibility-service
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:accessibilityEventTypes="typeAllMask"
-    android:accessibilityFlags="flagRequestFilterKeyEvents|flagReportViewIds"
-    android:accessibilityFeedbackType="feedbackAllMask"
-    android:notificationTimeout="50"
-    android:canRetrieveWindowContent="true"
+    android:accessibilityEventTypes=""
+    android:accessibilityFlags=""
+    android:canRetrieveWindowContent="false"
     android:settingsActivity=".LoriePreferences"
+    android:packageNames="@null"
     android:canRequestFilterKeyEvents="true" />