diff --git a/modules/widget_utils.js b/modules/widget_utils.js
index c674cfdf7..3440a01d2 100644
--- a/modules/widget_utils.js
+++ b/modules/widget_utils.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ exports.hide = function() {
 /// Show any hidden widgets
 exports.show = function() {
   exports.cleanup();
-  if (!global.WIDGETS) return;  
+  if (!global.WIDGETS) return;
   for (var w of global.WIDGETS) {
     if (!w._draw) return; // not hidden
     w.draw = w._draw;
@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ exports.cleanup = function() {
 }
 
 /** Put widgets offscreen, and allow them to be swiped
-back onscreen with a downwards swipe. Use .show to undo. 
+back onscreen with a downwards swipe. Use .show to undo.
 Bangle.js 2 only at the moment. */
 exports.swipeOn = function() {
   exports.cleanup();
   if (!global.WIDGETS) return;
-  
+
   /* TODO: maybe when widgets are offscreen we don't even
   store them in an offscreen buffer? */
-  
+
   // force app rect to be fullscreen
   Bangle.appRect = { x: 0, y: 0, w: g.getWidth(), h: g.getHeight(), x2: g.getWidth()-1, y2: g.getHeight()-1 };
   // setup offscreen graphics for widgets
@@ -65,17 +65,19 @@ exports.swipeOn = function() {
   og.theme = g.theme;
   og._reset = og.reset;
   og.reset = function() {
-    return this._reset().setColor(g.theme.fg).setBgColor(g.theme.bg);    
+    return this._reset().setColor(g.theme.fg).setBgColor(g.theme.bg);
   };
   og.reset().clearRect(0,0,og.getWidth(),og.getHeight());
   let _g = g;
   let offset = -24; // where on the screen are we? -24=hidden, 0=full visible
-  
+
   function queueDraw() {
+    Bangle.appRect.y = offset+24;
+    Bangle.appRect.h = 1 + Bangle.appRect.y2 - Bangle.appRect.y;
     if (offset>-24) Bangle.setLCDOverlay(og, 0, offset);
     else Bangle.setLCDOverlay();
   }
-  
+
   for (var w of global.WIDGETS) {
     if (w._draw) return; // already hidden
     w._draw = w.draw;
@@ -89,14 +91,14 @@ exports.swipeOn = function() {
     if (w.area.startsWith("b"))
       w.area = "t"+w.area.substr(1);
   }
-  
+
   exports.origDraw = Bangle.drawWidgets;
   Bangle.drawWidgets = ()=>{
     g=og;
     exports.origDraw();
     g=_g;
   };
-  
+
   function anim(dir, callback) {
     if (exports.animInterval) clearInterval(exports.interval);
     exports.animInterval = setInterval(function() {
@@ -130,7 +132,6 @@ exports.swipeOn = function() {
     });
     if (ud<0 && offset>-24) anim(-4);
 
-  };  
+  };
   Bangle.on("swipe", exports.swipeHandler);
 };
-