diff --git a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/compose/RoutingScreen.kt b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/compose/RoutingScreen.kt
index 883347bd8..b3c67329f 100644
--- a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/compose/RoutingScreen.kt
+++ b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/compose/RoutingScreen.kt
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
 import androidx.compose.material3.IconButton
 import androidx.compose.material3.LinearWavyProgressIndicator
+import androidx.compose.animation.AnimatedVisibility
+import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.rounded.ExpandLess
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.rounded.ExpandMore
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.heading
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.semantics
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedTextField
 import androidx.compose.material3.Scaffold
@@ -119,6 +125,7 @@ import org.strongswan.android.ui.compose.components.ShxSection
 import org.strongswan.android.ui.compose.components.ShxSectionDivider
 import org.strongswan.android.ui.compose.theme.LocalShxStatusColors
 import org.strongswan.android.ui.compose.theme.ScreenPadding
+import org.strongswan.android.ui.compose.theme.ShxSpacing
 
 @Composable
 fun RoutingScreen()
@@ -246,6 +253,19 @@ private fun RoutingContent(snackbarHostState: SnackbarHostState)
 			modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = ScreenPadding),
 		)
 
+		/* kill switch + excluded apps: excluded apps are added to the VPN's disallowed list
+		 * (CharonVpnService.addDisallowedApplication), so the system lockdown does not
+		 * cover them - on a tunnel drop they keep using the normal network */
+		if (config.enabled && excludedApps > 0 && remember { context.isVpnLockdownEnabled() })
+		{
+			Text(
+				text = stringResource(R.string.routing_killswitch_note, excludedApps),
+				style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+				color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+				modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = ScreenPadding + ShxSpacing.xs, vertical = ShxSpacing.sm),
+			)
+		}
+
 		/* ---- dead direct destinations the engine keeps refusing ---- */
 		val deadTargets by produceState(initialValue = emptyList<DeadTargetUi>())
 		{
@@ -322,55 +342,6 @@ private fun RoutingContent(snackbarHostState: SnackbarHostState)
 				onCheckedChange = { ruList.setEnabled(it) },
 				onUpdate = { refreshGeoip() },
 			)
-			if (ruState.enabled)
-			{
-				ShxSectionDivider()
-				RuModeSelector(
-					mode = ruState.mode,
-					onModeChange = { ruList.setMode(it) },
-				)
-				if (ruState.status == RuIpListStatus.UPDATING)
-				{
-					LinearWavyProgressIndicator(
-						Modifier
-							.fillMaxWidth()
-							.padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 4.dp),
-					)
-				}
-				GeoipChipsRow(state = ruState)
-				RuDetailsDisclosure(mode = ruState.mode)
-			}
-		}
-
-		/* ---- force-tunnel prefixes: always through the tunnel ---- */
-		ShxSection(title = stringResource(R.string.routing_force_section))
-		{
-			if (config.forceTunnelPrefixes.isEmpty())
-			{
-				Text(
-					text = stringResource(R.string.routing_force_summary),
-					style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
-					color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-					modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 6.dp),
-				)
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				config.forceTunnelPrefixes.forEachIndexed { index, entry ->
-					ForcePrefixRow(
-						entry = entry,
-						onToggle = { manager.setForcePrefixEnabled(entry.id, it) },
-						onEdit = { forceDialogId = entry.id },
-						onDelete = { manager.deleteForcePrefix(entry.id) },
-					)
-					if (index < config.forceTunnelPrefixes.lastIndex)
-					{
-						ShxSectionDivider()
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			ShxSectionDivider()
-			AddForcePrefixRow(onClick = { forceDialogId = "" })
 		}
 
 		/* ---- rule sets ---- */
@@ -410,6 +381,89 @@ private fun RoutingContent(snackbarHostState: SnackbarHostState)
 				AddRuleRow(onClick = { addNewSet() })
 			}
 		}
+
+		/* ---- advanced: userspace mode, GeoIP list, force-tunnel prefixes ---- */
+		var advancedOpen by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(false) }
+		Row(
+			verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+			modifier = Modifier
+				.fillMaxWidth()
+				.clickable { advancedOpen = !advancedOpen }
+				.padding(horizontal = ScreenPadding + 16.dp, vertical = 16.dp),
+		)
+		{
+			Text(
+				text = stringResource(R.string.routing_advanced).uppercase(),
+				style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+				color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+				modifier = Modifier.weight(1f).semantics { heading() },
+			)
+			Icon(
+				if (advancedOpen) Icons.Rounded.ExpandLess else Icons.Rounded.ExpandMore,
+				contentDescription = null,
+				tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+			)
+		}
+		AnimatedVisibility(visible = advancedOpen)
+		{
+			Column {
+				if (ruState.enabled)
+				{
+					ShxSection(title = stringResource(R.string.routing_section_ru))
+					{
+			if (ruState.enabled)
+					{
+						RuModeSelector(
+							mode = ruState.mode,
+							onModeChange = { ruList.setMode(it) },
+						)
+						if (ruState.status == RuIpListStatus.UPDATING)
+						{
+							LinearWavyProgressIndicator(
+								Modifier
+									.fillMaxWidth()
+									.padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 4.dp),
+							)
+						}
+						GeoipChipsRow(state = ruState)
+						RuDetailsDisclosure(mode = ruState.mode)
+					}
+
+					}
+				}
+				/* ---- force-tunnel prefixes: always through the tunnel ---- */
+				ShxSection(title = stringResource(R.string.routing_force_section))
+				{
+					if (config.forceTunnelPrefixes.isEmpty())
+					{
+						Text(
+							text = stringResource(R.string.routing_force_summary),
+							style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+							color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+							modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 6.dp),
+						)
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						config.forceTunnelPrefixes.forEachIndexed { index, entry ->
+							ForcePrefixRow(
+								entry = entry,
+								onToggle = { manager.setForcePrefixEnabled(entry.id, it) },
+								onEdit = { forceDialogId = entry.id },
+								onDelete = { manager.deleteForcePrefix(entry.id) },
+							)
+							if (index < config.forceTunnelPrefixes.lastIndex)
+							{
+								ShxSectionDivider()
+							}
+						}
+					}
+					ShxSectionDivider()
+					AddForcePrefixRow(onClick = { forceDialogId = "" })
+				}
+
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* ---- rule set editor, hosted outside the scrolling column ---- */
diff --git a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/compose/SettingsScreen.kt b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/compose/SettingsScreen.kt
index b7bff8d2b..a56c9ce87 100644
--- a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/compose/SettingsScreen.kt
+++ b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/compose/SettingsScreen.kt
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ private fun updateStatusText(state: UpdateState): String
  * Checks whether the system-level lockdown ("Block connections without VPN") is
  * active for our package. Returns false if not determinable.
  */
-private fun Context.isVpnLockdownEnabled(): Boolean
+internal fun Context.isVpnLockdownEnabled(): Boolean
 {
 	return try
 	{
diff --git a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
index d794091b0..af4628d26 100644
--- a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
+++ b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
@@ -491,4 +491,6 @@
     <string name="home_manage_profiles">Управление профилями</string>
     <string name="availability_expand">Показать детали</string>
     <string name="availability_collapse">Скрыть детали</string>
+    <string name="routing_advanced">Дополнительно</string>
+    <string name="routing_killswitch_note">Исключённые приложения (%1$d) всегда идут мимо VPN, в том числе при обрыве туннеля: kill switch их не блокирует.</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index a9eb360e5..062294e9d 100644
--- a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -496,4 +496,6 @@
     <string name="home_manage_profiles">Manage profiles</string>
     <string name="availability_expand">Show details</string>
     <string name="availability_collapse">Hide details</string>
+    <string name="routing_advanced">Advanced</string>
+    <string name="routing_killswitch_note">%1$d excluded app(s) always use the normal network, even when the tunnel drops: the kill switch does not block them.</string>
 </resources>