diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.cc
index e978aaf104cdd5..e394d1248afe1b 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad.cc
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ void OnroadWindow::updateState(const UIState &s) {
   if (s.sm->updated("controlsState") || !alert.equal({})) {
     if (alert.type == "controlsUnresponsive") {
       bgColor = bg_colors[STATUS_ALERT];
+    } else if (alert.type == "controlsUnresponsivePermanent") {
+      bgColor = bg_colors[STATUS_DISENGAGED];
     }
     alerts->updateAlert(alert, bgColor);
   }