diff --git a/android/src/ca/openprivacy/cwtch/ui/CwtchActivity.java b/android/src/ca/openprivacy/cwtch/ui/CwtchActivity.java
index 5936c34b..736c10ca 100644
--- a/android/src/ca/openprivacy/cwtch/ui/CwtchActivity.java
+++ b/android/src/ca/openprivacy/cwtch/ui/CwtchActivity.java
@@ -124,4 +124,11 @@ public class CwtchActivity extends org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtActivity
 
         }
     }
+
+    // handle root level back button push as a home button push: don't exit, just go to home screen
+    public static void rootHomeHandle() {
+        Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
+        i.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_HOME);
+        m_instance.startActivity(i);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/go/gothings/android/CwtchActivity.go b/go/gothings/android/CwtchActivity.go
index e0ae4050..a1cb826c 100644
--- a/go/gothings/android/CwtchActivity.go
+++ b/go/gothings/android/CwtchActivity.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package android
 
 import (
+	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/log"
 	"github.com/therecipe/qt/androidextras"
 	"github.com/therecipe/qt/core"
 )
@@ -13,10 +14,12 @@ type CwtchActivity struct {
 	_ string `property:"notification"`
 
 	_ func(string) `slot:"updateAndroidNotification"`
+
+	_ func() `signal:"rootHomeButtonHandle,auto"`
 }
 
 func (c *CwtchActivity) init() {
-
+	log.Debugln("CwtchActivity.init()")
 	c.createOngoingNotification()
 	c.ConnectNotificationChanged(c.updateAndroidNotification)
 }
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ func (c *CwtchActivity) updateAndroidNotification(n string) {
 	)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		println(err.Error())
+		log.Errorf("Error calling Java CwtchActivity.notify(): %v\n", err.Error())
 	}
 }
 
@@ -45,6 +48,19 @@ func (c *CwtchActivity) createOngoingNotification() {
 	)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		println(err.Error())
+		log.Errorf("Error calling Java CwtchActivity.ongoingNotify(): %v\n", err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *CwtchActivity) rootHomeButtonHandle() {
+	log.Infoln("CwtchActivity.rootHomeButtonHandle()!")
+	var err = androidextras.QAndroidJniObject_CallStaticMethodVoid2Caught(
+		"ca/openprivacy/cwtch/ui/CwtchActivity",
+		"rootHomeHandle",
+		"()V",
+	)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Error calling Java CwtchActivity.rootHomeButtonHandle(): %v\n", err.Error())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/go/gothings/gcd.go b/go/gothings/gcd.go
index e661f536..f708ac32 100644
--- a/go/gothings/gcd.go
+++ b/go/gothings/gcd.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ type GrandCentralDispatcher struct {
 	_ func(onion, nick string)         `signal:"savePeerSettings,auto"`
 	_ func(onion, groupID string)      `signal:"inviteToGroup,auto"`
 	_ func(onion, key, nick string)    `signal:"setAttribute,auto"`
-	_ func(onion string)               `signal:"deleteContact,auto""`
+	_ func(onion string)               `signal:"deleteContact,auto"`
 	_ func(locale string)              `signal:"setLocale,auto"`
 	_ func()                           `signal:"allowUnknownPeers,auto"`
 	_ func()                           `signal:"blockUnknownPeers,auto"`
diff --git a/qml/main.qml b/qml/main.qml
index 9bb29407..d4584884 100644
--- a/qml/main.qml
+++ b/qml/main.qml
@@ -195,6 +195,20 @@ ApplicationWindow {
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        focus: true
+        Keys.onPressed: {
+            if (event.key == Qt.Key_Back) {
+                event.accepted = true
+                if (theStack.currentIndex == theStack.emptyPane) {
+                    androidCwtchActivity.rootHomeButtonHandle()
+                } else if (theStack.currentIndex == theStack.userProfilePane || theStack.currentIndex == theStack.groupProfilePane) {
+                    theStack.currentIndex = theStack.messagePane
+                } else {
+                    theStack.currentIndex = theStack.emptyPane
+                }
+            }
+        }
 	}
 
 	PropertyAnimation { id: anmPopup; easing.type: Easing.InQuart; duration: 7000; target: popup; property: "opacity"; to: 0; }