diff --git a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/ImcStateFragment.java b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/ImcStateFragment.java
index c6a80a100..a3cb245e8 100644
--- a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/ImcStateFragment.java
+++ b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/ImcStateFragment.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public class ImcStateFragment extends Fragment implements VpnStateListener
 {
 	private int mColorIsolate;
 	private int mColorBlock;
+	private boolean mVisible;
 	private TextView mStateView;
 	private TextView mAction;
 	private LinearLayout mButton;
@@ -65,7 +66,11 @@ public class ImcStateFragment extends Fragment implements VpnStateListener
 		public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName name, IBinder service)
 		{
 			mService = ((VpnStateService.LocalBinder)service).getService();
-			mService.registerListener(ImcStateFragment.this);
+			if (mVisible)
+			{
+				mService.registerListener(ImcStateFragment.this);
+				updateView();
+			}
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -149,6 +154,7 @@ public class ImcStateFragment extends Fragment implements VpnStateListener
 	public void onResume()
 	{
 		super.onResume();
+		mVisible = true;
 		if (mService != null)
 		{
 			mService.registerListener(this);
@@ -160,6 +166,7 @@ public class ImcStateFragment extends Fragment implements VpnStateListener
 	public void onPause()
 	{
 		super.onPause();
+		mVisible = false;
 		if (mService != null)
 		{
 			mService.unregisterListener(this);
diff --git a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/VpnStateFragment.java b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/VpnStateFragment.java
index 4042eb761..9c92463de 100644
--- a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/VpnStateFragment.java
+++ b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/VpnStateFragment.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class VpnStateFragment extends Fragment implements VpnStateListener
 {
 	private static final String KEY_ERROR_CONNECTION_ID = "error_connection_id";
 
+	private boolean mVisible;
 	private TextView mProfileNameView;
 	private TextView mProfileView;
 	private TextView mStateView;
@@ -72,8 +73,11 @@ public class VpnStateFragment extends Fragment implements VpnStateListener
 		public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName name, IBinder service)
 		{
 			mService = ((VpnStateService.LocalBinder)service).getService();
-			mService.registerListener(VpnStateFragment.this);
-			updateView();
+			if (mVisible)
+			{
+				mService.registerListener(VpnStateFragment.this);
+				updateView();
+			}
 		}
 	};
 	private OnClickListener mDisconnectListener = new OnClickListener()
@@ -154,6 +158,7 @@ public class VpnStateFragment extends Fragment implements VpnStateListener
 	public void onStart()
 	{
 		super.onStart();
+		mVisible = true;
 		if (mService != null)
 		{
 			mService.registerListener(this);
@@ -165,6 +170,7 @@ public class VpnStateFragment extends Fragment implements VpnStateListener
 	public void onStop()
 	{
 		super.onStop();
+		mVisible = false;
 		if (mService != null)
 		{
 			mService.unregisterListener(this);