diff --git a/src/v4p/main.c b/src/v4p/main.c
index 8cb58af1b..a30171686 100644
--- a/src/v4p/main.c
+++ b/src/v4p/main.c
@@ -172,17 +172,20 @@ static void _main_loop(void) {
 	dev->dma_required = true;
 
 	int once = 0;
+	ldf blank_at_ts = 0;
 	int drm_opened = -1;
 	while (!atomic_load(&_g_stop)) {
 #		define CHECK(x_arg) if ((x_arg) < 0) { goto close; }
 
 		if (drm_opened <= 0) {
+			blank_at_ts = 0;
 			CHECK(drm_opened = us_drm_open(drm, NULL));
 		}
 		assert(drm_opened > 0);
 
 		if (atomic_load(&_g_ustreamer_online)) {
-			US_ONCE({ US_LOG_ERROR("DRM: Online stream is active, stopping capture ..."); });
+			blank_at_ts = 0;
+			US_ONCE({ US_LOG_INFO("DRM: Online stream is active, stopping capture ..."); });
 			CHECK(us_drm_wait_for_vsync(drm));
 			CHECK(us_drm_expose_stub(drm, US_DRM_STUB_BUSY, NULL));
 			_slowdown();
@@ -190,18 +193,26 @@ static void _main_loop(void) {
 		}
 
 		if (us_device_open(dev) < 0) {
-			/*CHECK(us_drm_wait_for_vsync(drm));
-			CHECK(us_drm_expose_stub(drm, US_DRM_STUB_NO_SIGNAL, NULL));*/
-			CHECK(us_drm_dpms_power_off(drm));
+			ldf now_ts = us_get_now_monotonic();
+			if (blank_at_ts == 0) {
+				blank_at_ts = now_ts + 5;
+			}
+			if (now_ts <= blank_at_ts) {
+				CHECK(us_drm_wait_for_vsync(drm));
+				CHECK(us_drm_expose_stub(drm, US_DRM_STUB_NO_SIGNAL, NULL));
+			} else {
+				US_ONCE({ US_LOG_INFO("DRM: Turning off the display by timeout ..."); });
+				CHECK(us_drm_dpms_power_off(drm));
+			}
 			_slowdown();
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		once = 0;
+		blank_at_ts = 0;
 		us_drm_close(drm);
 		CHECK(drm_opened = us_drm_open(drm, dev));
 
-		once = 0;
-
 		us_hw_buffer_s *prev_hw = NULL;
 		while (!atomic_load(&_g_stop)) {
 			if (atomic_load(&_g_ustreamer_online)) {