diff --git a/apps.json b/apps.json
index e5e9f8f02..364c68943 100644
--- a/apps.json
+++ b/apps.json
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@
   {
     "id": "qrcode",
     "name": "Custom QR Code",
-    "version": "0.04",
+    "version": "0.05",
     "description": "Use this to upload a customised QR code to Bangle.js",
     "icon": "app.png",
     "tags": "qrcode",
diff --git a/apps/qrcode/ChangeLog b/apps/qrcode/ChangeLog
index edcc41cfd..6d9cc0569 100644
--- a/apps/qrcode/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/qrcode/ChangeLog
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 0.02: Add posibillity to generate Wifi code.
 0.03: Forces integer scaling and adds more configuration (error correction, description, display)
 0.04: Allow scanning of QR codes from camera or file
+0.05: Change brightness on touch
diff --git a/apps/qrcode/custom.html b/apps/qrcode/custom.html
index bf95f261b..7ae3eb3af 100644
--- a/apps/qrcode/custom.html
+++ b/apps/qrcode/custom.html
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@
     <p>Additional options:</p>
     <input type="checkbox" id="preventIntegerScaling" name="preventIntegerScaling"/>
     <label for="preventIntegerScaling">Prevent integer scaling</label></br>
+    <input type="checkbox" id="preventBrightnessChangeOnTouch" name="preventBrightnessChangeOnTouch"/>
+    <label for="preventBrightnessChangeOnTouch">Prevent brightness change on touch</label></br>
     <input type="checkbox" id="boostBacklight" name="boostBacklight"/>
-    <label for="boostBacklight">Set backlight to max. while QR is shown</label></br>
+    <label for="boostBacklight">Set initial backlight to max. while QR is shown</label></br>
     <input type="checkbox" id="stayOn" name="stayOn"/>
     <label for="stayOn">Do not lock or dim while showing QR</label></br>
     <input type="checkbox" id="hideDescription" name="hideDescription"/>
@@ -287,6 +289,14 @@
             }
             var img = imageconverter.canvastoString(document.getElementsByTagName("canvas")[0],{mode:"1bit",output:"string",compression:true});
             var app = `var img = ${img};
+${ document.getElementById("preventBrightnessChangeOnTouch").checked ? '' : `var backlight = 0;
+Bangle.on('touch', function(button, xy) {
+  backlight += 0.3;
+  if (backlight > 1) backlight = 0;
+  Bangle.setLCDBrightness(backlight);
+});
+`}
+
 ${document.getElementById("boostBacklight").checked ? 'Bangle.setLCDBrightness(1);' : ''}
 ${document.getElementById("stayOn").checked ? 'Bangle.setLCDTimeout(0);' : ''}
 ${document.getElementById("hideDescription").checked ? '' : `var content = ${JSON.stringify(content)};`}